Let the light in

56 days remaining.

I am not entirely sure the purpose of this post to be fully honest, I just know that I needed to assist my thoughts in escaping from my brain. A recap of my week…it was intense but liberating, exhausting but well managed, overwhelming but incredibly productive. Let’s recap a little bit to catch you up on what’s what, so let’s rewind several months.

Years ago I knew I would return to self employment. I had a 5 year plan and my plan was that I would continue working for a company I adored and for a leader that was worth following for 5 more years and make the official move to Central America before I turned 50 (holy crap bag). I have known this for years…it was decided. But in making that move I knew that I would have to return to full time self employment with my Digital Analytics and Marketing company, Get Jacked Marketing.

Then 2020 happened.

And the world as we know it changed for ever.
I know a lot of people are struggling with confinement and lack of socialization. I am no doctor, but I know humans are social and we need a connection to each other that runs much much deeper than just a Zoom chat. We need to laugh authentically with each other, feel a hug, share space and energy with those who are important to us. But like many other people, as the days turn into months a person starts to take more and more moments of introspection and these moments become daily if not even more frequent occurrences.

I feel like we have all been taking a back seat to our lives due to the pandemic and the love in my eyes, my lust for life has been fading. I need to give it a swift kick in the pants and I need to be outside my comfort zone pronto. I know exactly how to feed my soul, I know what I need to do, and I need to make a change to let the light in.

During this examination of one’s soul you start returning back to the basics and have profound realizations of who you are, what you want, what you need and how to accomplish that.  For me, this is when a plan starts to take shape and when I start making a plan, I will see it through.

My 5 year plan just became my 3 year plan. Queue more introspection and my 3 year plan just became my 2 year plan. Queue fate and my 2 year plan just became my NOW plan.

The short story is the most amazing opportunity fell in my lap. A full time 1 year contract that is 100% remote for a company that is ground breaking in my field and I will be able to flex my muscles and massively contribute to some incredibly ground breaking Digital Analytics Implementation Tech advancements. (yeah yeah, I know it sounds like full fledged nerd. That’s because it is, but this nerd wears a freaking cape.)

So when this contract came knocking on my door, I said “Heck yes please”.  This enables my plan and puts it in motion this year. But the next step was a devastating one, I had to say goodbye to a team I wasn’t emotionally prepared to say goodbye to yet. Luckily due to my schedules and time zones I am able to slowly say goodbye instead of ripping off the band-aid and I am helping them get through a very busy of time of year for e-commerce companies. Sounds like I get to have my cake and eat it too for a short while.

Aside from this, I am moving apartments in just under two months in prep for my 1 year Nomad adventure. So along with that comes all the fun chores of deep cleaning everything and packing and tying up loose ends before I fly out in December.

So what’s next?

As the title of the post suggests, it’s time to let the light in. My plan is in motion and my introspection has been replaced with conscience intent and driven by my severe need to consume sun rays, my critical need to change my seemingly beige and muted world into a kaleidoscope so scintillating that even my eyes will be capable of smelling the colours.

Seriously, haven’t you ever seen a blue so blue you know exactly what it smells like, or tastes like just by the vividness of its colour? This is what I want and since we are the makers of our own moves, I am shaking it up and changing my narrative into a story that has the potential to be a best seller. Well not really, but my new narrative will be epic, that I guarantee.

So, what better place to start than 2 months in Cartagena, Colombia.

As Chandler might say…”Could there BE any more colour?”