I know what success can cost.
I spent 25 years building a successful career in corporate technology, eventually becoming a Global Senior Director at Credit Suisse.
From the outside, everything looked good. But behind the success, I was increasingly frustrated, exhausted and questioning whether this was the career and life I wanted.
I knew something needed to change. But I also knew how much I had to lose.
Why I do what I do.
“Why are you always such a grumpy dad?”
Outwardly I was a successful Global Senior Director at Credit Suisse, but internally I was restless because I wanted to do something else, but didn’t know what.
Day and night, I would think about doing something else but changing anything felt terrifying. So, I stayed put.
Every day I would bring work stress home with me and guilt back to work with me.
Until one evening, my young daughter angrily asked, “Why are you always such a grumpy dad?”
That was the moment I realised something had to change. But I couldn’t see how.
Eventually, I sought confidential help. That wasn’t easy for someone used to solving problems themselves.
It changed my career and, more importantly, how I lived my life.
