My wife and I used to love watching Scott Bakula leap every week when we watched Quantum Leap together. I'm not sure it was for the same reason.I loved how he'd often find himself painted into a corner, and at exactly the right time, be extricated (leap) whole and mostly unscathed. Deus ex machina! A time honoured Greek theatre tradition.
My best career leaps have happened because in real life I didn't get to exit at exactly the opportune moment. Sometimes we have to stick around to clean up our own mess - in fact I highly recommend that to the young manager who knows everything. Stick around and find out how wrong (and sometimes right) you were.
Looking back over 3 decades of promotions, terminations, lateral moves and taking the odd step backwards; of ego boosting and ego crushing outcomes; of fearlessness and anxiety - I'm kind of glad I'm not Scott Bakula.
My wife, I understand, may occasionally feel otherwise.
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