Top Exec Blog (Web Log)

In a recent posting, you've seen comments about one of the many challenges that we can face on the Career Path Expressway™. Mine came and went in a whirlwind during the past thirty days, and I'm happy to report the prognosis is great and life goes on with a new appreciation for everything we so often take for granted. It cannot be stressed enough that taking care of one's health is absolutely vital for being successful at work, at home, at play and in all activities that we choose to pursue.

Having said that, it's also one of life's finer elements to stumble upon, or run into people or places who come to us by way of serendipity. This happened recently to someone I know, who took a phone call to answer some business questions having to do with an insurance policy. Pleasant person on the line, asked the questions, got the jokes and empathized with the needs and particulars of the client.

There's nothing particularly notable about that, except that in the course of the call, the two people exchanged a bit of information that led the one to tell the other about her need and desire for a new job. In response, the listener offered to introduce her to a company that's hiring. No promises made, but because one person asked and the other responded, serendipity showed up and allowed this insurance interaction to turn into a networking opportunity. Who knows? It just might be a brand new job in a brand new industry for the seeker.

The bottom line: never, ever stop networking. Always, and I mean always, have your eyes and ears open for that special element in life called serendipity*.

Thanks for reading, and  remember: enjoy every moment on the Career Path Express™.

* Serendipity - the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for ---Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed.

© Daniel A. Cabrera, all rights reserved, 2007