The road less traveled.

After much soul searching and talks of fear of the unknown, HB will be resigning from his current employer today.

I spoke a few posts back that he was interviewing with a competitor and had hopes to attain the position that he left behind many years ago. Well - after a few lunches and meetings with other key employees, HB was offered a fine position. He accepted.

HB has a tough time making decisions of the heart. Work decisions fly from his mouth like a drill sergeant on a mission. But today he fears that the company that employed him many years ago will flounder and die without him. I seriously doubt that will happen as they have been in business for over 25 years, 20 of them without him . He feels a commitment to them. So much so that he accepted the position at the other company two weeks ago but wanted to help his employer finish out their quarter and hit their sales target before his exit.

Generally in our business a two week notice letter is followed by an immediate request to exit the facility. Top secret business stuff, ya know (whatever).

But, he didn't want to leave them high and dry so he has waited until today to break the news.

I guess its good that he overthinks personal matters. He weighs all sides and talks to many, many people. Even when he makes a decision though the fear of the future weighs on him heavily, hoping that he made the right choice, took the right path.

Robert Frost is a favorite poet of mine and I refer to him and one of his poems regulary. So, as I spoke to HB last night, once again about his fears of the unknown I said to him...

"...And I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference in the world."

He smiled and knew that use that line when I speak about my personal experiences . Everything has a way of working out, sometimes for the better.

So HB - I wish you luck and congratulations on your new endeavor. I will stand behind you and be your personal cheering squad. I know your starting this company from nothing but I remember a man who left the safety of a huge corporation many years ago with a friend and turned it into a multi-million dollar company that was traded on the NYSE.

Your still the same man. Older and wiser. Better.

Follow the road less traveled.