Rediscovering My Purpose Through Travel

This year, I've had the opportunity to travel for work more than I ever have in my 13-year career. From Tampa to Milwaukee to San Francisco and beyond, getting a change of routine has been restorative.

Connecting with colleagues who I normally only interact with virtually gave me an opportunity to be fully present and gain a deeper understanding of the communities where initiatives and programs are being implemented.

Photo from a spring retreat in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with MENTOR National and affiliates to pilot mentoring training frameworks.

These conversations and experiences allowed time for some deep self-reflection and questioning as I approach four years of consulting. Are my services in alignment with how I like to lead? How can I think expansively about business growth? Am I living my purpose?

I've realized that I'd like to include a larger share of social impact-focused arts and culture clients in my portfolio as I believe that art can advance movements of change in unique and powerful ways. I'd like to support creative teams and independent artists who understand how vital having a strategic and supportive team behind you is.

Check out the additional artist services WordSpark now provides and please reach out directly if need help for an upcoming special project or are a creative yourself!

Artist credit: Nanibah “Nani” Chacon, a Dine (Navajo) and Chicana artist, most recognized as a painter and muralist.

P.S. I found this mural outside MoMA PS1 on a trip to Queens, and the quote has stayed with me as I embrace this evolution. The text says “As we destroy these oppressive structures, what will we grow from our fires?”

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