Stewart McCure

Writer, performer, management consultant

England

An Australian living in London.  A self-employed training consultant to the global health care industry.  A producer, director and performer of improv comedy.  A trustee of an adult education charity in West London.  A writer and occaisional blogger

 

 

Second acts

October 13, 2008  /  Stewart McCure

I have always been plagued by F. Scott Fitzgerald's observation that: -


'There are no second acts in American lives'

To me it sets out a particular challenge: how can you be successful at first one thing and then another in a single lifetime?

I'm talking about bona fide success here; not the mid-ranking executive who also sails competitively on the weekends or the lawyers who drop out and open that nice little B&B on the coast; not the sideline interest or the retreat from the world.  I'm talking about building some remarkable career then stopping.  Starting over from scratch and becoming remarkable again in some new way.

My travel schedule has settled down for the moment so I have two full weeks at home.  The plan is to spend the time fleshing out some 'Next Act' ideas; another book and a different type of performance project.

If not now then when?

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tags / Attitude, Be Your Own Brand, Momentum, Opportunity cost, Staying motivated