Monday, January 31, 2011

Life is Boring as Ever

At least on the running front. I’m sure glad I don’t have any races on my calendar right now. I’m plugging away a couple or three days a week. I wish I could do more, but I have some things happening on the life front that are higher priority. I thought I would share that with you today. The story begins…..

…about 11 years ago. Yours truly came up with a little software idea right at the time of the Internet bubble, managed to raise some cash, and took a prescription writer product to market. The dreams were huge, the execution was tough, the success was limited. It made me a decent living. It didn’t get me rich.

Fast forward to mid 2010. Meeting with my largest customer. News that their new legacy software includes the functionality that my software provided. Heads up that they would be migrating away from my product. Add to that the fact that larger medical groups (the kind that can afford to pay for services) are moving toward fully integrated electronic records. The writing was on the wall. Time to start polishing the resume. I had become what I never thought I would become. A mid-fifties executive in a down employment market.

But – I’m not the kind of person who shys away from things that are challenging. I polished the resume. And started looking for a job. It took me about two seconds (well okay, maybe about a month) to realize that things were way different than they were the last time I looked for employment, that was back in 1996.

So – I’m going to change up on the subject matter in my blog for a few posts. It won’t be as much a running blog as it will be a “learn from my mistakes” blog. The good news is the jobs are there. The bad news is it’s a lot of work to uncover them. If you all don’t mind, I’ll talk about my trials and tribulations in finding those elusive jobs. Believe me – there’s a lesson for all of us in what I‘m about to write. And thank you for putting up with me for the next few days!

12 comments:

  1. thanks for sharing this Glenn. Can't wait to read about it all! Pray that it all works out for ya though!!!

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  2. This is GREAT! My hubby has been looking...with not a lot of luck...I am very interested in what you have to say!

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  3. I'm always up for change, Glenn, bring it on! I'm sure the running will sneak it's way in as well, I know you too well...
    GOOD LUCK with the whole process!

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  4. Glenn, I look forward to reading your upcoming posts. Sounds like we are in somewhat similar industries, so I am interested in hearing what you have to say. I wish you all the best!

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  5. I hope things work out for you, Glenn.

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  6. I am really looking forward to your upcoming posts. You don't think there's much intersection w/ running, but I bet many of us are wondering about our jobs and positions in life as we run through the anxiety.

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  7. I was wondering what had happened (saw some tweets). I'm actually really interested in hearing about your searches and "digging". I hope it's going well. You can always move to SC... ;)

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  8. Hope you can find a new job Glenn. Good luck!

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  9. Hoping for guidance on your path and a quick journey through the uncertainty for you Glenn!

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  10. Will be a Nice change for you, looking forward to your future posts.

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  11. Good luck, Glenn. Connect with me on LinkedIn - maybe you will be able to get some leads through my network.

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