Why not take the less traveled by path and make the difference... ?

in a famous inspiring poem ("the Road not taken") Robert Frost writes : “I took the one (path) less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”

This philosophy has shaped my career, made of unexpected moves, rebounds and dives in the Unknown.  It has become a golden rule for my photography practice, and  I cannot count the amazing things and people I discovered,  the wonderful pictures  I shot by exiting large avenues to narrow back alleys, for instance in China or in India.

The Future of Work and the evolution of professions are sketched by technological evolution, global challenges, by the promotion of diversity and the emergence of younger generations. From what I see, I am convinced that careers will become less and less linear and predictable, sources of uncertainty but also of promising opportunities. Hybrid and borderless roles will become the new normal, as well as heterogeneous teams; Career drift the new career path.

Walking the less traveled by path is exciting, a rich experience, a unique way to challenge who we are, our worldviews, our certainties. People going that path take risks, face unknown situations, they have to revisit social interactions, and develop self-esteem and self-efficacy. But it can destabilize, and questioning oneself may be difficult. It may not be comfortable, but it can reveal undervalued facets of our identity and of our personal story, if we take the right amount of time to look at them.

I am not suggesting to systematically choose this path. But at least, to pause  and scrutinize the landscape to identify new paths, to consider and explore these options and decide. Its worth’s a try and this is where I assist you as a coach.
What about you? Your trajectory is unique, where do you want to bring it to now? Are you ready to take the less traveled by path?

The road not taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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Robert Frost