For the past several weeks, I\u2019ve been talking about (when I\u2019m not working on) my big summer project which I call Transforming World Headquarters. I\u2019m not just tidying up, however. This project requires going through files, piles and boxes.<\/p>\n
Every book, every file, every note to myself is being examined to see if it belongs\u2014or needs to relocate to a more congenial environment.<\/p>\n
One of the more tedious\u2014but eye-opening\u2014parts of the project has been going through stacks and stack of magazines. In many instances, I can\u2019t begin to fathom why a publication was saved in the first place.<\/p>\n
My biggest collections are back issues of Ode<\/a><\/em> and Fast Company<\/a><\/em>. I began to notice that\u00a0 much of the content of Fast Company<\/em> seemed weirdly dated, even though the issues are less than six years old.<\/p>\n Another thing that caught my eye in both magazines were the full page ads for upcoming conferences and events. There were ads for huge events, with celebrity speakers, for social entrepreneurs, green businesses, alongside spiritual retreats guaranteed to be life-changing.<\/p>\n Grand, lofty undertakings.<\/p>\n That\u2019s where I began to grow uneasy. After all, \u00a0I\u2019ve spent that past several months discussing, planning, eating and sleeping the upcoming Joyfully Jobless Jamboree. I don\u2019t know when I\u2019ve been so excited about an idea.<\/p>\n But now I began wondering, \u201cIs it lofty enough?\u201d This event is about celebration and connection. We\u2019re talking about fun and play and creativity. Are we being frivolous?<\/p>\n Doubts were swirling and I began to feel a bit shaky.\u00a0<\/p>\n