I was 29.
It hit me.
I wanted to be present in the life of my boy. I wanted to guide him. I wanted to have what I didn't have as a kid.
I wasn't prepared for this shift of mindset!
Since then I planned for having this in the future by starting a tech business on the side, moving to academia, getting a PhD, leading a business faculty...
I had a few wake-up calls, including the near death of my daughter at birth but I finally heard the last one last year:
I want to be in their lives NOW,
I have to make them a priority NOW,
and still enjoy my career!