Some may find it weird, some weirdly wonderful. The magic is real. Thank you for the reminder, Sibylle.
In Sibylle’s post, Why Curiosity Matters in Business, I was taken on a trip into my inner 5-year-old. I remember having a tea party with the little boy next door. Doing what Mommy always did, I placed the teabag in (erm…cold) water, added the milk and sugar, and then handed him the cup. It must have tasted foul, but I watched him consume it all.
He may have forgotten it… or maybe it was his first experience of a dominant woman, lingering to be unpacked in therapy years later. For me, it was a moment of stepping into what I believed was the epitome of a powerful woman. I savoured the joy of making the tea and serving it.
Coming back to business, that playfulness often takes a back seat as we “adult” our way through life.
Recently, I’ve come face-to-face with my own fear of disappointing the people I love. If I’d had that same fear when handing the boy next door a nasty beverage, we wouldn’t have shared the joy of pretending to be adults.
As Sibylle says, curiosity brings simplicity. It also transmutes anxiety, uncertainty, and worry into wonder.
So I, too, am choosing to embody the 5-year-old me in my business. Curious. Fearless. Handing out tea because it brings me joy.
And yes… here’s the cliché: It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok too.
I love tea and will join you at any time for a Mad Hatters tea party…arriving on my Unicorn of course ☕️
Somewhere in a quantum reality, this exists!