I really think the point of this blog is to look at how to deal with your work when you'd rather be doing something else. Obviously, it would be very difficult to do what I do if I were not self employed. My employer might go looking for me and wonder where I'd gone. Where's Steve, he might ask. Steve is in Costa Rica, would be the reply. And you could carry this conversation on in your head about Steve is supposed to be at his desk. Right but he's not. He's in Costa Rica. I mean Barcelona. Then the conversation turns to, well, where the hell is he? Costa Rica or Barcelona? He's in Lisbon. Or, maybe he's just out taking a walk or driving to Seattle.
So maybe that's what this is all about. Getting away. Seeing somewhere, someplace new but, at the same time, doing your work. I don't want to wait till I retire to see the world. I want to see it now, dammit. BUT, maybe I just want to take a walk or a ride. I don't really want to look at my home office today.
Yesterday, I decided to run to the post office, literally run. I would walk back. But there was work to do. Soooooo. Once I started walking after that run, the work began. Out came the iPhone and the emails started flying, a few texts, too. I made a few calls but passing car noise was a problem so the calls were few. I did call my assistant, Susan, and asked her to make a few calls for me and request some docs I needed. All the while I am cruising down the road, taking in the sunshine. I think, though, that driving would be best. Quieter. You don't fall off a curb because you're texting. Of course, there is no texting while driving. Really.
I also have found in doing this (the driving part) that you really need an assistant. You may be having a conversation with a client but you may need someone to type the notes or look up a piece of info.
This is crazy stuff. I know. But the idea that I can go. That I will not miss a beat in my work. The idea is liberating. Off again tomorrow on the run/walk/work or drive to Seattle/work. We'll see.
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