Transitions – The Power of Choice admin2023-01-31T16:17:25+00:00 Willemien de Rie - 1965 - Netherlands - Running away to Australia and back I was standing on London Bridge, a balmy summer eve in 1999. Looking at the water. Would I be missed if I jumped in? Would someone notice? I was 34. Professionally well on my way to a great career in finance. I felt lonely, unseen and detached. Didn’t really see the point of it all. A song playing in my head, that I had heard too many times already: Is this all there is, is that all there is ………… Fast forward to January 2001. My last project had been an enormous success. As a result, I was allowed to pick my next role and location. I chose Australia. Burying myself in my work allowed me to hide from my misery, and now it was allowing me to run away further than I had ever done! My first choice: Running away Sydney. Working hard – for those of you that think all you do in Australia is sit on the beach, catch a wave, and throw another shrimp on the barbie: think again. Partying and adrenaline kept me going in my spare time. To the outside world I worked... Read more...
