Wednesday 22 September 2010
Jumping to Conclusions.
If you look at my school report from 1969, you will see how good I was at jumping, a career opportunity that I have so far failed to capitalise on.
Clearly this represents both a missed opportunity for me and a savage indictment of any career advice I have ever received.
To be honest though, I haven’t received a lot; apart from the occasional look at the week’s horoscope I can only remember one such occasion.
I was fresh out of university, working in a town and country planning office and holding a possibility to return and finish my studies in the same subject.
But I was unsure.
So I thought I should seek advice, went to the bureau of career’s advice and was handed a form to fill in whilst I waited.
After successfully completing sections headed “name” and “address” there was an important question – “What career would you like”.
Now it was obvious, I hoped, to them and me, that if I knew the answer I might not be seeking their advice so I decided the key part of the question was not the “what” but the “like” and so I answered honestly.
International test cricketer.
Perfect.
An intensely competitive friendship with a few selected, like minded individuals in different and beautiful parts of the world. Outdoor job, lots of sun and travel.
Ok, no jumping - well a little - but a fair bit of running at which, as you can also see on my report card, I was fairly good.
I gave the form to the young confident adviser as I sat down for my interview.
He looked at it.
He looked at me.“Do you play cricket?”
“No”
“Have you thought about banking?”
I decided to go back to the horoscopes.
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I distinctly saw some jumping in a video of you at the Hackney Empire both on and off stage - off uni cycle and when any child in audience says boo - generally xxx
I wonder if it was jumping - or falling with style?
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