I finally ditched Corporate America! Actually...it is more accurate to say that they ditched me. A few weeks ago, I was informed that my company were having cuts and that my role in it was being eliminated.
No matter who you are...no matter what position you may hold in a company...this news puts you in one of two buckets:
The first one is the "Holy (bleep)...I just lost my job...what am I going to do now?" bucket. The second one is the "I just lost my job and the possibilities are limitless!" bucket. Fortunately for me, I found myself squarely in Bucket #2.
Over the years, I've had many people close to me go through similar situations. In thinking back on those, I remember all the terrible cliches that get thrown around:
"One door closes but another one opens."
"Things are never as bad as they seem."
"A new and better opportunity is just around the corner."
The challenge is...as corny as they sound...they are all true! Almost immediately after my "corporate career" ended in the advertising industry, a new opportunity opened up for me in the surf industry. Are you kidding me? That's a dream come true/bucket list check off moment for me! I would have missed this moment if I had been in Bucket #1.
Luckily, I just stayed focused on the fact that, there's challenges, there's a reason for those challenges, there's a pathway to get past the challenges, and the challenges DO go away. That gave me the balance to remember that the universe REALLY does give you what you need, as long as you know where to look for it, and don't miss the signs. Some of the signs and/or things the universe may give you seem terrible, at first glance, but, often times, they really aren't.
One door may close...but another one really does actually open up...
Namaste.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Importance of Disconnecting
The digital age we live in is amazing. Numerous devices offer us incredible connectivity and access to amazing discoveries. Art, culture, sports, food, entertainment, science, KNOWLEDGE...is available at our very fingertips these days. It's amazing, and also dangerous if not used right.
There is a delicate balance between spending the appropriate amount of time "connected" along with an appropriate amount of time being disconnected. We still owe it to ourselves to be able to interact on a personal level with each other, and with nature. We have a tribal connection to this planet while we are on it, and, on some levels, a responsibility to maintain points of that connection without the internet.
Go surf instead of watching a surf video. Go do yoga (or whatever workout you prefer) in a class or gym instead of streaming the workout on your device. Go out and listen to live music (or go play some if you are so inclined) instead of streaming it from your device. Go watch a sporting event live and enjoy the atmosphere and spectacle instead of catching the highlights on your ESPN app. Go visit an actual museum instead of googling what the art looks like on your phone!
Social media and the digital age are fantastic, so I don't want to be hypocritical here (especially since you landed on this blog via those channels)! It is simply vitally important to strike the right balance between being 'connected' and disconnected. Disconnecting provides an important element of balance, and 'connects' us back to our basic tribal human instincts, which can only be good in the long run.
Namaste
There is a delicate balance between spending the appropriate amount of time "connected" along with an appropriate amount of time being disconnected. We still owe it to ourselves to be able to interact on a personal level with each other, and with nature. We have a tribal connection to this planet while we are on it, and, on some levels, a responsibility to maintain points of that connection without the internet.
Go surf instead of watching a surf video. Go do yoga (or whatever workout you prefer) in a class or gym instead of streaming the workout on your device. Go out and listen to live music (or go play some if you are so inclined) instead of streaming it from your device. Go watch a sporting event live and enjoy the atmosphere and spectacle instead of catching the highlights on your ESPN app. Go visit an actual museum instead of googling what the art looks like on your phone!
Social media and the digital age are fantastic, so I don't want to be hypocritical here (especially since you landed on this blog via those channels)! It is simply vitally important to strike the right balance between being 'connected' and disconnected. Disconnecting provides an important element of balance, and 'connects' us back to our basic tribal human instincts, which can only be good in the long run.
Namaste
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