No Restraint

I'm a bit like Peter Pan, I admit. I don't really know what I want to do when I grow up. The idea of limiting myself to just one thing makes me feel like the Cat Lady (without the Shelby). I mean, where do I start? If I had my choice I'd be a part-time Great White Shark biologist/folk artist/art car maker/antique store owner/book collector/coffee shop shrink/Graffiti Artist/Swimmer/Ghost hunter/Editorialist/Travel Writer/Serial Killer Behaviorist....

Anyway, the degree I'm working on is a B.S. of B.M. No, I don't intend upon spending my life observing chimps sling poo.

But I have no clue what is next. I keep finding these older, mentor-like people who really, really want to direct my path. (Insert soundbite: Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way"). The rebellious evil part of me runs when I find someone who gets a little too cozy in their advisement. I don't know why. I just really, really favor autonomy, and the idea that someone actually thinks that they have it down pat - so much so that they can shift the life of another person - that strikes me as BRING BRINNNNGGGGG........Hello? Ego? Are you there?

Jim Carroll has the right idea. His idea for a post-graduate degree is called a Masters of Business Imagination. His ideas make me smile and all of a sudden I feel optimistic. Love that. http://www.innovationtools.com/weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=690

and here is his essay http://www.jimcarroll.com/10s/10MBI.htm.

You know, Peter Drucker died this week. I haven't really talked about it because I'm still trying to comprehend all that he meant. His thoughts weren't limited, and he certainly didn't accept other people's own inner barriers.

I'm not sure where I am. But maybe that is okay. We can't all have a clearcut path in front of our feet. We'd be lazy and complacent as a result.








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