I recently caught up for dinner with friends, who are ex-colleagues and who I hadn't seen for a while.
After the first round of the usual "how are you, what's up" type of questions, one of them then asked me: "how's the business going?"
I paused and said: "Which one?"
"Ah, that's right,", she said smiling, "you have quite a few! The podcast, the music, the training programs, the consulting, the coaching, the writing. You don't seem to be that active on LinkedIn anymore so I'm wondering how are all your activities going"
"I decided to let them go ." I said with Zenitude while having another sip at my strawberry margherita and enjoying the astonished looks that followed.
It took another round of drinks to explain what I meant by that.
Once you decide to leave a certain working environment made of tight deadlines, business goals, profit, power, money, endless meetings and competition, it takes a while to slow down and see the world of work differently.
It takes even longer to be true to oneself and seriously reflect on where you are in your work-life journey, what work means to you now and what's important for you moving forward.
For those who jump into entrepreneurial adventures, be very clear on what you want. For me it's clear that I do not want my new world of work to be an entrepreneurial version of my previous one. It makes no sense.
My businesses are not businesses in the traditional sense of the word. They are my creative moments. Some of them I share through my music, others I transform into training programs and retreats for people who are seriously thinking about their future, and some others simply belong to me.
Once you find that fresh, new voice and perspective on life and work, which is untainted by the past, you look at your life with a new sense of vitality, and watch the wheels go round and round.
#PGCreativebusinesses #theworldofwork #meaningandpurpose
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Meaningful lyrics from one of the greatest songwriters of our time: John Lennon. This is his song of freedom. He chose to no longer ride on the merry-go-round. He just had to let it go.
©John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
People say I'm crazy
Doing what I'm doing
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin
When I say that I'm okay, well they look at me kinda strange
"Surely, you're not happy now, you no longer play the game"
People say I'm lazy
Dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice
Designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
"Don't you miss the big time boy, you're no longer on the ball?"
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions
Lost in confusion
Well, I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions
Well, they shake their heads and they look at me, as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry, I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
#musicinmeaning #beinspired
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2moLove this!!! Wish it was in Toronto. Can't wait to see Taylor in July!