
Getting Good At Endings
Yesterday, Theo said ‘we’re going to get good at endings’. I think he’s right. With this new nomadic lifestyle we’re choosing, every two to four weeks, we’ll be packing up ourselves and moving to the next space where we’ll do what we do – whatever that is at the time. It still means running my business, him doing his music, us cooking, laughing and playing together. But in different settings, moving on regularly. House hopping.
I suspect we’ll start affecting the way our minds work too… not so much when but where will influence what prompts our memories. I’ll keep you posted.
It did get me thinking. As entrepreneurial and creative folk, getting good at endings is a really good skill. We have to say goodbye or at least postpone ‘good’ ideas regularly. We have to create space and get good at leaving behind the idea of something big, in order to focus on something in the now. Ending one task, starting another. Ending with one client, in order to make room for more people. Ending the way in which we create or communicate via a system or software, to take on something more simple that works just as well.
Ending makes room. It creates the space for other things to get attention. It also means that when you get good at it, you’ll start being able to create drafts with more ease, you’ll start to collaborate and connect with others’ ideas with more openness than simply wanting your own way. It’s a great ‘state’ to be able to embrace. To let go is one of the ultimate nirvana’s of today’s world. Ending things gets you used to doing that.
I’m looking forward to getting really good at ending things. I think it’s going to mean I train myself out of perfectionism for starters. It’s going to mean I get good at holding things lightly, and trusting my own creativity and resourcefulness more. These are great for ALL of us. Imagine you, more chilled, more creative, more adaptable, more light. What’s not to love about that?!
So, what about you? Are you good at endings? Or do you hold on to things (for far too long in some cases?) What do you think or know you could get better at ending (other than the unconscious scroll – because we should all get better at ending that!!)? How might getting better at ending things be useful.
I’d love to know your thoughts on endings. I’d love to open up a conversation about that, because I’m here at the beginning of exploring it.
Thanks for reading. I’m glad you’re here.