Stoic philosophy will tell us that tranquility can be found by trusting that we are generally on the right path rather than listening to the rabble and changing direction based on external factors.

Work has been tough lately. The company I work for is going through some changes and not insignificant ones either. There are a lot of people who don’t like the direction it’s heading and these are long term employees.

It has really concerned me near the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 as a couple of people that I’ve gotten to know have left, sharing their reasons with me. And they aren’t alone in these reasons, there are quite a few others whose justifications sound very similar.

It’s made me nervous, leaving me to question if I should be shopping the market and moving on as well… rather than being someone standing on the deck of the Titanic as it breaks in half before plummeting through the depths to the bottom of the ocean.

I think the wise advice that was given to me was that I have to judge for myself if I am at a place inside me where I need to move on. This rang true at the time and I feel is in alignment with the stoic philosophy that I try to live by. I am not at the same place inside as these other people are, at least not yet.

Will the market become more difficult should I opt to move later? Certainly. However chasing after what other people are doing has left me feeling a lot of anxiety about the present and the future.

I can’t let this derail me.