If you're like 99% of global population, you adopted the notion of work being something of a necessarily painful process devoid of joy.

I've got a bold proposition, hear me out!

Let's face it, most work in the modern mill, the open space floor plan (which is but a fresh makeover of the cubicle era of the previous decade, is bullshit.

If you've ever worked in a large enterprise level leviathan, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

It's no wonder we are witnessing the Great Resignation, almost a quarter of the active work force resigning from work.

It's as if forced remote work provided an opportunity to question what we're doing with our lives.

Turns out that the majority of human beings don't enjoy their work.

Do you?

Have you also adopted the notion of work being something of a necessarily evil?

A painful process devoid of joy.

What if I told you that creative work (taking many forms) is really the pinnacle of human expression and purpose?

On my meandering journey of finding fulfillment in what I do “for money” as a separate pursuit vs. what I enjoy doing, I’ve found myself pursuing many different roles in a variety of organizations and markets.

Hopping on the next spark of inspiration only to find myself exhausted after a fairly pindownable average span of less than 2 years.

Giving it all I’ve got hitting the road and finding a sense of repulsive familiarity within those containers as the novelty gradually dissolves.

Pursuing this pattern and unraveling the knot, it eventually brought me from point A to point B.

The former being the question of what is the best suited team/organisation/product/solution for my personality traits and how I best relate to work.

And the latter being, where do I anchor my self-worth, how do I relate to myself and what is the environment most conducive to me thriving and enjoying what I do?

That’s why I place my bet on the heuristic:

When the quality of questions I ask myself improve, the results and my environment begins to improve/reflect back to me what I project.

Ultimately, the fear of not being enough, not being/having anything unique to contribute, was right in my face.

I could no longer avoid going into the depths of the lurking shadows and operating systems that got me to where I was, but were useless in the space where I truly desired to be.

The gap was obvious and the answer was: always forward.

Furthermore, I found a new sense of excitement by letting go of the image and desired “goal” and surrendering to the omnipotent source.

It’s an ongoing process but this temperament was further hardened by the increasing amount of pressure that I put on myself stepping into the role of provider and generator.

Will I be able to provide for my children?

Will I be able to sustain myself and “have a roof over one’s head?”

The questions gradually improved and morphed into:

What am I ultimately communicating to my loved ones with my behavior?

The vibration and energy that I generate around me, and what will they be able to learn from this behavior? examining whether it’s rooted in lack, fear and anxiety.

The obsidian mirror, once stared at, stares back.

I am increasingly reorienting myself towards perceiving myself as “the gardener”,

planting seeds and trusting the natural process to take care of germination, vegetation and fruition stages.

Knowing with certainty that my role is one of a curator, pulling out the weeds, ensuring that the environment is conducive to growth.

We have a serious hiccup with the definition of work, as if it’s something of a separate category from our doing in life.

And not to point fingers, but collectively we have made sure to separate work and play.

What a disastrous notion.

If you feel your joyous life force being sucked out of you in pursuit of security, I believe it’s time to reconsider.

Take stock of where you are and only observe your circumstances as a direct result of your thinking, doing and being.

A signals that if taken as an indicator of what you don’t want for yourself in life, reorienting you towards your desire and highest excitement.

I feel called to offer a gift to anyone that resonates with these words.

A 7-Day intensive transformational journey where I’ll be sharing a process and actionable tools and strategies to reorient yourself towards an aligned path.

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