The Road Not Taken

I majored in English and education at uni. As an English major, writing and reading filled my days. Having had to read hundreds of books and literary pieces, one of the pieces of writing that really inspired me and that has become my mantra was a short poem by Robert Frost called The Road Not Taken.

The Road Not Taken (also known as The Road Less Traveled) describes a traveler that coming to a fork on the road, had to make a decision as to whether to go right or left, one way or the other, choice A or B, sort of speak. The traveler decides to go where less had gone, the least traveled road. Years later, he or she remembers that having gone where others had not made a much greater difference. The deduction here is that that crucial decision proved more challenging, fulfilling and ultimately rewarding.

In your career or life mission, what if the road less traveled? What less explored route, idea, experiment or challenge could you try today that will make a difference in your working life?

The poem: