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My move to New York was executed in a rather funny way. Most people, if they had to move, would sell their house, get a new job, and then move. When I moved, I kept the house, and started working remotely.
Some people thought this was for a safety net. “Oh, so in case things don't work out, you can come back,” they said. One person, of whom I had great respect, said (of me), “Oh, he'll be back in six months.”
My keeping of the house was never intended to be a backup plan. I kept the house simply because it would expedite my moving to New York. I'm still not totally sure what to do with it in the long term, but for now, keeping it and renting it is working fine.
My keeping of my Michigan job was never intended to be a backup plan. Moving to a city is always easier with a job than without. Since working remotely was offered as an option, I took it. I would have moved without the job.
I've written about misunderstanding my motivations before. But people who talk of backup plans are making perhaps the most crucial misunderstanding of all.
I am not going to fail.
That's it. So get those ridiculous ideas of “backup plans” out of your heads. There is no such thing. “Do, or do not. There is no try.” I am doing, not trying.
So get out of my way.
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I think tho' you somewhat misunderstand what was being said as well. You are associating moving back to Detroit as failure, whereas some people who are speaking about moving back as a backup plan are not. Having a backup plan, I think, whether or not falling back on it is just a good idea. Failure is a totally different discussion. Of course you are going to put your all into the move, that wasn't even the point. Perhaps someone who says, 'oh, he'll be back', "they" may be speaking about failure. But I think that as far as having a backup plan in general, I wouldn't get too excited about people mentioning that part.
All the best.
love ya.
Posted by: Shira | June 22, 2005 12:26 PM