Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

I often enjoy remarkable travels of Terry Starbucker and yesterday's post showed amazing scenery from a 500 mile stint across Wyoming! Breathtaking! Part of the fun of Terry's trips comes from his links between landscapes traveled and landscapes of the mind reached. Terry's post got me thinking about our career journeys.

In fact, I’ve just decided what I’d like to be when I grow up and the idea came from a recent trip to Ireland – where I toured Kilkenny Castle, and discovered the seat of the Butler family, formerly the Fitzwalters.

There I discovered that James Butler, 3^rd Earl of Ormonde, was offered a role as representative of Charles I in Ireland. Job description? As a friend of the king, he accepted the position of pouring the first glass of wine for each incoming monarch. In return for this cushy job, Butler received a 20% cut of all wine sales in Ireland. Not bad, by any standards.

More importantly  – Butler landed the career of a lifetime … and its storybook journey reminded me to appreciate my own international work in brain based leadership and learning strategies. Privileges and benefits runs neck and neck.

What did Butler’s job entail? Get dressed to the nines once every five years or so, and head down to the royal family's digs ... to pour one glass of wine. Benefits? Well, he bought the castle in this photo for starters… and the entire family benefited from his wine pouring effort.

My work allows me to pour new wine for the finest minds out there, and to realize royal dreams for others and myself. To use more of the human brain at work, is to walk toward the dignity and splendor of Kilkenny Castle. By the way, did you know you can rent Irish castles by the hour or week for rather reasonable price. I digress....

Last week, in Ireland though, I realized that when I grow up,  I’d like to be even better at what I do right now, with Dr. Robyn McMaster, here at the MITA International Brain Based Center.

How about you? Enjoying the work of a lifetime?  Does today find you walking with dignity and splendor toward any new castles in your career?