Nothing can stop me, impossible is temporary, the future is tomorrow.: It All Began In Starbucks...

I gathered that If I want people to know the exact motivations and actions I took to be sat on a couch in North Yorkshire instead of sat on the beach in Dubai, then I realized I need to tell everybody the exact story of how it happened.

It was Wednesday 8th February and it was my day off. I had a lot of thoughts and feelings about work and the way it was going at work. I was very unhappy and uncharacteristically demotivated towards my job, I was unsure at the time on what the best options for me to do so I went and cleared my head, I bought a notepad and pen and found a small quiet Starbucks in the back of a Borders store in The Mall of The Emirates, I figured that If I need to make a decision on what to do next, I first need to get everything out of my head onto paper so I can see it in front of me and decide what the best option for me is.

There was three headings on the page;

Move back home and re-evaluate.
Move straight to the US.
Stay in Dubai but move company.

Next to each point I had written the pros and cons of each one. It seemed very clear which would be the best option for me, move back home and re-evaluate. Lets look at the pros; I get to spend time with my family and friends getting their valuable advice, I would have no stress of having to find and pay for a new place to live, I would have plenty of time to re-evaluate exactly what I want to do within my career and the best point I made, I could be able to see the birth of my sisters baby, Mia.

After talks with my friend in Dubai, Azad, he was thoroughly trying to convince me to stay in Dubai but move company, he said that we hadn't given Dubai a chance and that there are plenty of fantastic opportunities out there for us, but I knew and had done for a long while, that Dubai wasn't for me. There was no hustle and bustle, there was no vibrancy, just dessert and slave labor everywhere.

Wednesday 8th February was the day that I decided that I was leaving Dubai and travelling back home. It was one of my brightest days in Dubai, as I had no pressure on my shoulders, and I knew that I was making the right decision. The point I'm making is, that even if you think you've made it in your career, you haven't, the road to success is always under construction. Making big decisions is one of the molding qualities of life, if you don't learn how to make big decisions fast you will get nowhere.

Soon after many very deep intense discussions on our future and what moves to make next, me and Azad, booked a flight for 4:35am on Sunday 12th February 2012 to Cairo. We were getting out of Dubai. I went to work on the Saturday knowing that it would be me last day there, just nobody else knew that. We caught the connecting flight to London and arrived at Heathrow on Monday 13th February 2012 at 12:39pm.

Back in the UK, Its good to feel the cold again.

People, don't be scared to make the right decisions, just because it will mean you'll be taking a small step backwards. It will ultimately help you succeed in the future. I always had this is mind and will always remember those few simple words.

Any questions bloggers, you know the score,

Jordan ;)