Work as we knew it is over. Time to move on.

I know, I know. I'll take a lot of heat for saying that. But hear me out. If you didn't have to

1. Sit in traffic for 2 hours a day
2. Put your physical and mental health last
3. Miss your family
4. Waste time in meetings
5. Play office politics
6. Accept a salary you don't like
7. Get ready like its prom night in the morning

Would you? Would anybody? There is no return to work as it was. That's crazy. The genie is out of the bottle. To return to work as it was is to accept a lot of waste, stress, and very limited opportunity. Which, in the land of opportunity, just doesn't fly. How we work after Covid is forever changed. To return to work as we knew it is akin to saying one day we'll return to horses for transportation, blackberries for phones and chopping wood for heat. I get the nostalgia, I do. But I'm also not blinded by it. This is America. There is no going backward. It's not in our DNA. Just forward. It will be messy, difficult and full of friction. Change always is.?

And so the chatter continues.?

Will it by 3 days a week in office, 2 days off? Will we just work from home? Will it be all Zoom from here on out? We think the emphasis is on the wrong syllable there. Return to work isn't about where your booty is. It's about the very culture of work in America. It's about the role work plays in your life. Not the role your life plays in you work. See what we did there? We flipped the script.?

For our part, we envision millions of people, a lot like you, working in fractional roles when the dust settles. Working independently consulting and freelancing. Working in such a way that life is first, work is second. And through that, people bringing the most value to the market they ever have before. This isn't just visions of a shining city on a hill. It's already happening. Millions of workers and businesses are doing this very thing.?

And its working.

@jason

We're on TikTok. But still uncool with the kids.

Why TikTok? Well, we're big believers in keeping things snack size. Enough said! If the next gen doesn't like it they can go pound sand. We're GenX here in Voyageur. We do as we please. https://www.tiktok.com/@johnarms0?lang=en

Oh sure, let the Instagram guy go first.

This week I'm teaching fractional skills at The Digital Summit.?Right after Jon Youshaei from Instagram. By right after I mean the next day. Once again humbled.

Attend it here .

Nab the lesson.

Put me in coach.

For Fractional Everybody.

Part of sales is getting on a bench from time to time. We support that as a natural part of your sales cycle. If you're already a fractional exec but could use a lead or two, head over to?Fractional Leadership ?and sign up to get in their world. That's founder?Ben Wolf?right there, who I spoke with recently and found him to be a good dude with a great business model for fractional execs. Fractional Leadership is national with a Long Island home.

I'm ready to play.

For Fractional Marketers.Part of sales is getting on a bench from time to time. Is there an echo in here? If you're already a fractional marketer but could use a lead or two, head over to?Antenna? and sign up to get in their world. That's founder?Brendon Schrader?right there, who launched Antenna in 2006 right here in the Twin Cities.

Thank you Heather for opening our eyes on the "return to work."

Great session. Great content. Great ideas at our last round up. If you missed it, here it is recorded. Gem after gem in there.

Meeting Recording .

Critical links to connect business who need you, they just don't know it yet.

Small business catalog in the Twin Cities:

Small Business Catalog in the US.

Sarah is on deck.?

The independent life is built for DIY, scrappy, unconventional thinking and doing.?Sarah Kowal, ?the ultimate Biz Hacker, is going to open the hood on scrappiness for indys at our next round up. Lock it up on your cal.

Time: 4-5 pm

Date: August 26

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81827742866

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