Last Friday was my first and last, last day of holding down a cooperate job…you still with me?  The last 5 months of my life consisted of a headset and three corrugated walls in which I threw up some pics of my girl and other places I would rather be (Paris, Cinque Terre, amongst others).  I called business people, investors and sales people and worked them towards a close every call, 80 or so times a day.  There was tea, lunch, HMO and other “perks”…but given all of that I thought about my project constantly.  Even when I was actually fully present in what I was doing in my 9-5, I was applying what I was learning to my 6-11 passion.

By no means was this a bad job!  It was actually a good job in which I worked along side some talented people and refined my sales skills far beyond what was comfortable.  However, it was a JOB and jobs although much of the time are necessary are at the same time painful when you have dreams.  The good news is that my project did not suffer and now I can dedicate much of my time and mind to developing my brand.

After reflecting on my short stint in the corporate world, I realized that I was constantly balancing between  conscious discipline and mind automation.  Thus, there are pros and cons of the corporate world…here are mine:

Pros

• Steady Paycheck
• Built in mentor system (sometimes)
• Perks (benefits, 401k, coffee)
• Social setting

Cons

• Steady Paycheck-caped
• Limited creativity
• Bureaucratic regulations (not too bad at my job)
• You’re in a cube!

I am not endorsing the reconstruction of the cooperate structure or our fundamental white collar lifestyles; instead I am simply stating that there are options.  Even in the state of economical turbulence where and how you work is still a choice.  Choice of how to live should drive us all!  Think beyond the norm and you will live beyond the norm.  As Tim Ferris says, follow what excites you.

-Brenton

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