Time to move on

I’m leaving the “corporate world” to completely focus on photography and writing: let me share here my “farewell message” that I just sent to my closest colleagues

Tomorrow is my last day in Accenture, ending a professional life that started back in 1996, bringing the total time spent in the corporate environment to a remarkable number of 43 years.

Time to move on. 

Time for a different life.

I had an amazing career, dense of diverse experiences, exposing me to thousands of different people around the world, traveling in any known continent and Country. I have been enjoying each single day, including the more difficult ones, been in control of my life, steering it into different roles, multiple organizations, uncountable offices. 

I have no regrets for what I’ve been doing or even for what I did not do. I started and ended any of my days with a smile on my face, strongly believing that life is beautiful, feeling I was adding value to my colleagues, to my Company, and at the same time to my family and myself. 

I cannot precisely see what my future will be: my brain muscle memory will need to be re-educated, and I’m sure that will take some time. The direction I’m taking is to dedicate more time to my family, and follow my passions and my dreams, spending more time in photography and writing, which was, funny to say, the very first job of my life: I’m alike closing a circle.

Several times, and even more recently, I have been asked what would be my legacy: it is “respect”.

Respect for yourself, for your partner and your kids. Respect for your colleagues, your Company, your clients. Respect for the person standing close by you at a boarding gate, coffee shop, or sitting in the car next to you. Respect for the nature, the environment, the laws. 

Respect: if we would all start with this, probably we would be building a better world.

Thanks to you all for the amazing time we spent together!

Mau