Go Team Chiang!

After almost 8 years in a stable, well-paying job, I’m about to start one of the biggest, scariest adventures yet. I gave notice at my job, and I’m transitioning to part time/contract work so I have more time to spend with my family. I don’t really write much about my work here, but I often work long hours. Most weekdays I only see the kids for an hour at best, and it’s not uncommon to not see them at all one or two days a week. I love the work, and I have an amazing team. But I love my babies more, and it’s become very clear that they need me home more in this season of life.

So I am stepping forward in faith and taking charge of my life. [side note: if you want to work with me, learn more at www.whitneychiang.com].

I would be lying if I said I was 100% comfortable in this decision. I have been the primary income in our home for a while now. This will be a big shift in our family dynamics, and likely, in our overall income level, at least for a while. To be completely honest, these next steps are utterly terrifying. But as confident as I am that this is scary, I also have no doubt that it is the right decision. In my work, I am very good at problem solving, strategy, and making the right moves to get an organization closer to its overall goals. It’s a skill I’ve honed over much study and many years of experience. If I step back and apply that lens to our family, this is the move I’d counsel leadership to make…and here, I’m 1/2 of that leadership team.

So here we go.

In high school and college, I had this quote from Walden posted everywhere – on my walls, in notebooks, and computer screensavers. I was driven by it’s message, but somewhere over the years, I kinda forgot about it. But it seems to have come back into my life with this next adventure.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you’ve imagined!”

Henry David Thoreau