Career Conversations

Sitting here at the airport waiting on a flight to Peoria. I have not ever been there, so it will be good to go to a new place. Even if it is only a few days.
So it is that time in my career that I have to start having those conversations with my bosses about where I want to go from here, and what I expect to achieve in my current position. How long do I want to stay, or the question will actually be when can we move you? I have been working for this company for 11 years, and I have moved 8 times. I have been in Dallas now for 2 and ½ years. The longest I have been anywhere, and I can sense they are getting itchy fingers to move me again. I am not sure what I say to this. Do I tell them I would like to stay in my current position for at least another year, and will they actually grant my request. I don’t ever know what is going to happen in my life when it comes to where I am going to live next year. It has been a hard road for trying to plan for the future, but it has also put me in many great places that I would have never chosen on my own. I have also lived places that I know I will not ever choose to live again!
So back to the original reason for this post. I am flying with a leader in the company who has a lot of control over where I go, and how quickly I get there. So this is my chance to speak with this person face to face outside of the office to allow here to gage my readiness to go back out into the field, as well as what she feels I can handle. She is the one person who can say yes I want her in my Region, or no thanks, I don’t think she is the type of manager I want!
I actually have enough faith in my ability’s to not fear that she will say no, but I would like to have a candid conversation with her about my current situation, and ask that I not be moved for a little while, so I can get my life back in order, and not struggle just to get out of bed in the morning.
I also would like to put in a few suggestions on where I would like to live for the next few years of my life.
So these next few days could make a huge difference in the next few years of my life. I hope that I am up to the task of proving that I am able!