A New Adventure

Recently I had to produce a resume' which I hadn't done in 15-20 years. I found this to be one of the hardest things to do, to tell my story in accomplishments. Painfully hard.

I've not cured cancer, nor saved the world from a mutant alien, but I am proud of what I have done. For some reason its hard to put it down, like I have wiped it from my memory because there is always something next that should be done.

My past work is very wide and varied based mostly on my choices. I like diversity and love a new challenge. I also have an issue with only doing one thing. I believe I am one of those guys that thrives when his plate is overflowing with things to do and challenges to overcome. These are the times I seem to step it up and deliver exceptional results. Give me just one small thing to do and it might take a week... gheez I am pathetic.

I've been a small business owner for 25+ years as a Real Estate Appraiser, I'm a Realtor, I've started/sold a chemical distributor business, I've taught diving and done blackwater construction, all the while being a student pastor for 15 yrs. I've been operations and membership manager for a global not for profit with a 100,000+ membership, I've worked on development teams as a tester, as a Product Owner. I have been a ScrumMaster and team member of team in our church while counseling parents and students in crisis. I've traveled all over the world assisting with large tech conferences, and working with small dev startups.

Juggling, I have practice.

And now, I  step into a new area for me - Agile Coaching.  In about 10 days I leave for Tallinn, Estonia to help with a large scale agile transformation. I will be intrenched at the customer for approx 20 days, listening, learning, inspecting, adapting, and I am sure being humbled. To be honest this new adventure has me a bit timid, hoping I can deliver value while embracing the heart of agile in the cold of eastern Europe.  I have a company that understands my background, and sees potential value in me, and what I might bring to the table to their company.  For that I am deeply humbled and grateful.

So this new adventure will take me away from my family longer than I have ever been, and to a place intellectually challenging for me. If I said I was not intimidated I would be lying. I am also excited for the adventure ahead.. as this could be a game changer for me and open a whole new set of skills I didn't realize I had. If it does, well, it's just more to juggle.  :-)