When I left my corporate career in December, I didn’t walk away with a perfectly mapped out next chapter. There was no five year plan tucked neatly inside my handbag. No fully thought out answer to the question all my colleagues asked:

So, what’s next?

What I walked away with was quieter and far more powerful than that.

I walked away with peace. And I walked away with a practice.

For too many years, corporate life trained me to move fast.

Find an answer. Have a plan. Work the plan. Meet the deadlines. Manage the demand. Have the next step ready before the question is even finished being asked. read more…