Day 1 of my journey<br><br>I guess I should start with who I am and why I'm starting a blog... (I'll keep this bit brief, I promise)<br><br>My name is Mark and I am married to a wonderful woman called Kelly. We have two amazing children, Lily (4) and Max (2).<br><br>As the breadwinner of the family I shoulder a lot of responsibility. I'm not unique or special in that I want the best for my family and myself, but I know a lot of people who are just going through the motions and getting more robotic in their actions.<br><br>I don't want to be like everyone else.<br><br>I've been listening to the likes of Les Brown, Zig Zigler and Nigel Risner. I was lucky enough to see Nigel live as my company (I work in Recruitment) brought him in to motivate us. The reality is that he actually motivated me to aim higher than the job I was in and so I started looking for a new job.<br><br>My aim was to find a role that ticks the following boxes:<br><br>It had real promotional prospects - My current firm always dangle a carrot but nothing has ever really happened. Yes, I earned quite well but fulfillment in life is more than just money. I know that now.<br>It had some flexibility for my family - My most important job is that of a father. Recruitment is a long hours job and finding that balance between family and work is tough in this profession.<br>It paid a fair amount for the effort I put in - People at work couldn't understand why I didn't go out after work. Well, my salary had to support 4 people. Rent, food, school, clothes, etc all had to be paid for by me.<br>I want to work with grown up people - I do not work for beer money. Surrounding yourself with more professional people makes you a better worker. My firm have a policy of bringing in graduates who are more interested in the weekend. I'm not having a dig at youngsters. I did the same, but it's not where I am in my life now.<br>It needs to be challenging - I'm one of the most senior people in my company but I MUST get me out of my comfort zone if I want to move forward.<br><br>On Monday I hand in my notice.<br><br>This blog is going to be about my journey. Will I make a success of my life? Who will I meet along the way? What will my achievements and failures be?<br><br>This could go spectacularly wrong, but Nigel has inspired me and I am putting the IMPACT code into practice.<br><br>http://www.nigelrisner.com/<br><br>It would be great to hear from anyone else who is really trying to push themselves personally and professionally so I am not making this journey alone.<br><br>I have not yet watched The Secret or been to any Laws of Attraction seminars so any thoughts on this would be great. <a href="http://iamgoingnorth.blogspot.co.uk/">shoulder a lot of responsibility</a>