Professional Freedom

So what the heck is professional freedom and how will you know when you have got it?
What will it actually feel like? For you?
What will it actually look like? To you.
One thing is certain. If you can’t speak it, you can’t have it.

If you can’t decide what being free and happy in your career truly means,
then how can you ever get there?

So let me offer you a clue by telling you what it means to me.
And if that gives you some ideas, then I encourage you to run with them.
Because when your work becomes your play, the fun just never seems to end.

To me, absolute freedom in my profession means the freedom to create, the freedom to explore, and the freedom to express “The truth of my identity.” It means having an unlimited field of opportunity to share and experience the very best within me, in any way I choose. It means being able to tap into my own highest power, my highest creative potential, at any given moment.

It means being solely and absolutely responsible for my own success and failure. It means having nobody else tell me what I can or cannot do. And it means having total mastery of my mind, and also a healthy body, so that I can accurately assess information, while feeling passionate and vital, and focus my daily efforts in ways that truly serve God, myself and others.

I believe everything must be relative in order to have meaning, so freedom never comes without opposition. I learn, I grow, I open doors for myself and other people by working against resistance. By facing my daily challenges, I develop super-hero powers! And as every super-hero knows, with great power comes great responsibly. Being subject to the laws of God and Nature keeps me in my place. It keeps me humble. It sets the conditions, parameters, and even the limitations which are necessary for me to grow and be the best that I can be.

Professional freedom means having infinite possibilities within the constraints of finite boundaries. An environment or arena where certain options have been removed, and a limited range of motion has been set. To feel totally free in my work, and for my efforts to have any value or meaning, there has to be some opposing force to work against. For the drama to unfold, there has to be a playing field with uncompromising rules and standards, where the stakes are really high.

Running my own business I already have all of that and more, and my life is simply wow. Great beyond description. But once upon a time, not that long ago, it began with a description. A clearly defined vision of how I wanted my professional life to be. And now I no longer have to work, because everyday I make money while I play.

So what does professional freedom mean to you? If the big picture is still too much to grasp, then start with a view of something smaller. What is your vision for an ideal day of work? Go ahead and write it down right now. I dare you. I double dare you.

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Once you have written down a dream or vision of your ideal job or day, send me an email. Tell me the biggest obstacle to making your dream come true,
and I will help you overcome it.

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Email: mhighstead@gmail.com

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