Before I retired I thought the joy in that would lie in not working - in simply putting my feet up and starting each day with a blank slate. And there is something nice in that - in having whole days with "nothing much" on the agenda.
However, the real joy is in working and choosing to work only on the projects I want to work on. It doesn't even matter where that "want" comes from. It can come from "Wow - that excites me!" or "Wow - that's good money!" or "Wow - I can be a hero if I pull this one off!"
Doesn't matter - the satisfaction is terrific.
This really came home to me this morning when I noticed a former client that I could probably work for again if he knew I was available. Then I thought about my experience with that client. And I quickly thought, "Nope - don't need to do that."
And that's really nice.
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