Has lockdown given you time to think about how your future life could look? Over the past few months I’ve been fortunate to use the slower pace of life thrust upon us to think about what really matters. Do I really want to return to a desk job and busy lifestyle? Could there be positive personal outcomes of the Covid-19 crisis – a re-evaluation of what is important to me and how I could shape my future life?
This is a common theme in video call conversations with family and friends at the moment, so I know I am not alone in having these thoughts. As I sit in my garden office, I wonder what I could change, how I could turn my passion for swimming into a vocation and a different more fulfilling way of life.
So I decided to delve into the lives of four women who work in the swimming industry. I hoped to understand why they chose to do what they do and what it means to them, to find out what avenues and career options there are, and to get some advice on how to manage a career change that might help me swim a different channel.