Last night I made my way through the glooooom to The School of Life to consider my potential! They run all sorts of course and even conversation dinners, all done in a slightly quirky but thought provoking way. They are generally interesting as you meet people, complete strangers who challenge you as only strangers can. And with any luck you walk out with a small germ of an idea to mull over at least until you slide your key into your front door.
Yesterday eve though I couldn’t find my Potential. It had appeared to have got up and gone! I couldn’t do anything but feel cynical about the books they recommended, many of which I had read or were really people who had made shed loads of cash in their 20′s and could now make you feel guilty through their virtuous life spent recycling motorbikes or something similar. You will be relieved to hear that I kept my mouth closed, and did not rain anyone else’s blossoming potential.
There were people who were clear about what they dreamt of doing, what they need the push for by a group of strangers. Sadly I had nothing….. nothing to get a push for really. Primarily I think this is because I have made so many fundamental changes in the last few years – MBA, 3 jobs, a different country, new friends. It made me think that I had been busy and maybe it is okay to “chill out” or at least to chose a more simple and less work focused thing to sink my energies into.
The problem is what on earth would that be? How and where is that next potential peak?
