The Glass is 3/4 Full… OR saying “YES” to optimism!

As of 07/10/2009, I received word of my impending layoff, come end of the month. To most people – especially in these times of troubled economy (and for a myriad of other reasons) – a layoff is not favourable news. For me, only one word came to mind: opportunity. It wasn’t personal; there was a shortage of work in the near future and I have a multitude of projects and interests on the horizon that I’m looking forward to bringing to the forefront.

While being employed as a project manager has certainly had its share of (+), it has also had more (-) than I would have preferred. After 1.5 years in this position, one definite conclusion I have come to is that I miss development – hence keeping myself busy in contract work (mostly php) in my spare time. I’m not certain if I will ever go back to coding in a full-time capacity, but any management position I consider in the future will need to be more technical in nature.

I can certainly appreciate that many people would have a different view of this situation than I do, but it just seems easier to embrace it than to grieve it. Read: embrace, not accept!

“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

I’m not interested in accepting; I would rather embrace my freedom for the time-being [*]!

[*] – Interesting that, to me, “freedom” means finishing up about 10 client web sites and studying for my ZCE (Zend Certified Engineer) designation.