Loving the Work Life

As I've adjusted my work style away from the day-to-day corporate rigidity, I'm really coming to appreciate the ups-and-downs of entrepreneurial life. Last week, we were so busy with meetings, and proposals, I worked 70 hours just jumping from deadline to deadline. This week is a bit more relaxed. After several hectic days, last Friday morning's New Economy New Rules seminar was the first hour I had to just sit and process some data. I'm sure the woman next to me thought I was furiously scribbling notes on the telecommunications deregulation panel, but in reality I was downloading thoughts and ideas from our week of meetings, follow-ups, and book concepts. Unlike class in college when you couldn't zone out (but wanted to), this was really liberating. I processed unrelated information with no threat of reprisal (except embarrassment when I had to admit I wasn't paying attention) and let my mind wander and think and operate on that wonderful creative plane that let's you generate ideas without limits. I took five pages of notes!

I still have absolutely no idea what's going on with the details of telecommunications deregulation in Indiana, but it was a very valuable session.