A career in curiosity

I have had 16 different jobs in seven different industries, working in five different countries, which means I have said ‘yes’ many times to things about which I didn’t know much (or anything). Taking career risks is something I know well. And on reflection (thanks to having many years of examples to reflect on) the risks I took had nothing to do with me being a daredevil, they were quite simply because of my curiosity and this belief I had that you don’t achieve your dreams by playing it safe. My first job was in commercial radio. I was 17 years old living in a town of just 60,000 people in New Zealand. I had almost finished my last year of high school so was pondering my future and I didn’t know what to do:

• Should I be the first in my family to head to university to do… I don’t know what?

• Should I follow many of my friends and go travelling for a while… not sure where? Or,

• Should I just get a job and start earning money while I think about my future?

Typical of my age, I loved music – a wide range but especially current, and