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I’ve recently made some changes in my career, in my job, and really in what I “do”.

For almost the past 5 years, I have been nestled rather comfortably in the corporate world.  Within this world you really don’t have to worry about much as long as you go along with the machine.  Do what you are told.  Fill out the paper work.  Work within the system and you’ll be fine.  Heck, lots of times you learn to make the system work for you.

Now I’m no longer cloistered away to go develop mind shatteringly elegant, maintainable, and efficient software… *Cough*. Yeah, business software can easily fall into the cycle of “later, rinse, repeat” which can quickly numb the mind.

Now I have to to actually think about promoting my company, my ideas, and my skills.  Essentially, I have to promote and market… myself.   Granted I’ve been an integral player and leader on most of the projects that I’ve worked on over the years, but this idea of self promotion is quite odd for me because I’ve been an integral player in behind the scenes.

So now I’m starting over.  I’m secure in my ability to design, develop, and implement software.  It’s my favorite part of the job.  Now I have to stretch and grow to get my hands around this promotion and marketing thing I have to do.  Now I get to learn something new that isn’t so cut and dry.

That’s exactly one of the main reasons why I made the move.  Well, that and I got tired of seeing my life played out in stereotypical Dilbert cartoons.