Been offline the past 3 weeks in Cabo and Cancun in Mexico. I facilitated a piece at Awesomenessfest in the Mayan Riviera, so I only had to work for 20 minutes. But it was worth the trip.
Lifestyle design means different things to different people. I met a bunch of successful entrepreneurs and internet marketers in my time in Mexico and even though they knew how to party hard, they also know how to work hard.
Yet they still wrestled with the idea of work/life balance. I found that fascinating; Here are a group of people one would think have more freedom and choice in life.
They do, but they choose not to use it. They are committed to something greater than just ‘work’. You could say money doesn’t matter so much to them anymore.
See, the notion that you are tied to one form of work is outdated. It is the age of the portfolio career and a corporate trainer is perfectly positioned to optimize this lifestyle.
You are the focal point, the store, the operator, the delivery guy (or girl). You’re it. Jim Rohn says we should invest in ourselves before we invest in our business.
And this means taking the time to ‘sharpen the saw’ as Steven Covey puts it. If you fail to learn new things, fail to upgrade your skills, your competition will do it instead and you’ll miss out on the work.
That’s why I go to events like Awesomenessfest. High caliber participants from all walks of life, from all round the world who have defined success on their own terms.
So I guess I want to say that it’s a good life as a corporate trainer, but it takes work. How do you balance good work with living well? What’s your professional development?
