18 Years Later: How Uncertainty Became My Greatest Career Asset

Throwback to December 2004. Finally got my first job, as a temporary salesman for a Telecom shop. My colleague Caroline Guillemin and I were having a Glühwein during the night opening of the shop for the Christmas Market in the city.

I would NEVER have thought that in the following 18 years :

• The company would offer me a permanent contract after these few temporary weeks
• I would go through 4 mergers and acquisitions and always keep my job
• Without changing employer, I would have the biggest fun doing a job I never heard about at that time
• Those rectangle-shaped glasses would look some awful today
• Most importantly, that my colleague would become my wife ❤

The point is : You can do all the long-term life or career plans you want, you NEVER know what to expect. As long as something doesn't entirely depend on you, there is always a part of uncertainty. So better feel confident with it, and increase your adaptibility... this is one of the most valuable assets in the everchanging world that surrounds us ✌