Imagine that you're on a boat and you are going down a river.

Management is when you're fighting against the river.

But when you're in that effortless flow of the river,

there's an enjoyment to it.

What you have to do is you have to be listening to that river deeply.

You have to be listening to that impulse.

Welcome to the art of accomplishment, where we explore how deepening connection with ourselves and others leads to creating the life we want with enjoyment and ease.

I'm Brett Kisler, here today with my co-host, Joe Hudson.

We are told all of our lives that if we want results, we have to manage ourselves Joe Hudson.

We are told all of our lives that if we want results, we have to manage ourselves and the world around us in order to get what we want.

But what if that isn't true?

What if intention and determination are critical, but managing life gets in the way?

What if the way to get the life we want is to focus on enjoying our life, not only by

doing what we enjoy, but also by learning to enjoy whatever is happening? This is what Joe and I

will be getting into today. So Joe, what makes this an important topic for you? There's a personal

story behind it. You know, when I was really young in my career, I did international stock lending for a while and I was

you know still sorting through so much of my personal issues at the time and I decided in my

head what I really wanted was to have a creative career. And that was something that I decided also

was like far out there that I had to like attain instead of realizing that it was really available

if I had the right perspective. And so I quit this great job as far as money goes and as far as career path goes and I went for seven years

trying to have a creative career and there was this place where I was um where I had basically reached it.

I was working on this TV show,

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