More rumination on my eagerness for my 2018 FIRE
I realize that eagerness for FIRE probably needs less explication on this site than on most, but still, we keep reading ALL those many articles saying "think twice, you'll lose your sharpness, you'll die younger," etc. etc. But, yesterday, I was at a meeting where an activity for fall 2018 was mentioned and how much of an "asset" it would be that I would be there to run logistics. And all I could think of was, "Heh, heh, no I won't," (FIRE is 8/1/18, barring an economic collapse. And I'm telling people only gradually starting around the end of the year.)
And I suddenly realized that for me, a not too high level administrator, FIRE means moving TO power FROM powerlessness. Right now, I'm at the beck and call of three different units, all detail work, all cajoling people to fill out forms, filling out forms myself, remembering where to check when they don't go through, constantly needing to go back to people 3 times for responses.
It's far from the worst work situation, but I've had enough of the powerlessness. I am feeling incrementally better every day in terms of letting go of stress, since I already passed my magic 25th year of employment. And looking forward to feeling more, dare I say, powerful. For me, it's really FI, financial independence, and not RE so much.
I wish the Day were here, but I'm trying to make this [-]last year[/-] 10 months journey where I learn on the road, both new skills and more about myself. And this nugget - that I was moving from powerlessness to power BECAUSE I was exiting my job, was a new thought to me.
Sorry for the length, hoping to read others' ruminations on the last miles as well.
I realize that eagerness for FIRE probably needs less explication on this site than on most, but still, we keep reading ALL those many articles saying "think twice, you'll lose your sharpness, you'll die younger," etc. etc. But, yesterday, I was at a meeting where an activity for fall 2018 was mentioned and how much of an "asset" it would be that I would be there to run logistics. And all I could think of was, "Heh, heh, no I won't," (FIRE is 8/1/18, barring an economic collapse. And I'm telling people only gradually starting around the end of the year.)
And I suddenly realized that for me, a not too high level administrator, FIRE means moving TO power FROM powerlessness. Right now, I'm at the beck and call of three different units, all detail work, all cajoling people to fill out forms, filling out forms myself, remembering where to check when they don't go through, constantly needing to go back to people 3 times for responses.
It's far from the worst work situation, but I've had enough of the powerlessness. I am feeling incrementally better every day in terms of letting go of stress, since I already passed my magic 25th year of employment. And looking forward to feeling more, dare I say, powerful. For me, it's really FI, financial independence, and not RE so much.
I wish the Day were here, but I'm trying to make this [-]last year[/-] 10 months journey where I learn on the road, both new skills and more about myself. And this nugget - that I was moving from powerlessness to power BECAUSE I was exiting my job, was a new thought to me.
Sorry for the length, hoping to read others' ruminations on the last miles as well.