Brilliant essay that found me at a multi-disciplinary juncture of life: designer, artist, project manager, mentor, business owner, business partner, romantic partner, friend.
I’m bursting with a zest to do all the things, and feeling waves of grief for having to choose wisely. I want to taste all the “yes” I possibly can - but only if it’s in service to that larger horizon line you speak of.
Thanks for the reminder that roles can (and should) fertilize the others.
I recognise that tension very well: the excitement of seeing how many directions life could take and the difficulty of accepting that attention is finite ...
Thinking creatively and thinking entrepreneurially are two wildly different skillsets, but we do have to think about how to shed one identity and embrace another, going back and forth.
I think the ability to move consciously between those modes is a skill in itself. The difficulty is often not having multiple identities, but knowing which one needs to take the lead at a particular moment.
Powerful article. Personally I can recognise the increased confusion during mental transitions but I do enjoy fully the different roles when I become engaged. Thanks for your focus.
The transition between roles can be more difficult than inhabiting the roles themselves. Once we are fully engaged, the complexity often disappears because our attention has found its focus. I am glad the essay gave you something to reflect on.
Brilliant essay that found me at a multi-disciplinary juncture of life: designer, artist, project manager, mentor, business owner, business partner, romantic partner, friend.
I’m bursting with a zest to do all the things, and feeling waves of grief for having to choose wisely. I want to taste all the “yes” I possibly can - but only if it’s in service to that larger horizon line you speak of.
Thanks for the reminder that roles can (and should) fertilize the others.
I recognise that tension very well: the excitement of seeing how many directions life could take and the difficulty of accepting that attention is finite ...
Thinking creatively and thinking entrepreneurially are two wildly different skillsets, but we do have to think about how to shed one identity and embrace another, going back and forth.
I think the ability to move consciously between those modes is a skill in itself. The difficulty is often not having multiple identities, but knowing which one needs to take the lead at a particular moment.
Powerful article. Personally I can recognise the increased confusion during mental transitions but I do enjoy fully the different roles when I become engaged. Thanks for your focus.
The transition between roles can be more difficult than inhabiting the roles themselves. Once we are fully engaged, the complexity often disappears because our attention has found its focus. I am glad the essay gave you something to reflect on.
Thank you again, Fides.