I’ve always had stressful jobs. I know everyone feels the same way. We all feel our own pain. Still, when I have been completely stressed out, I have always said I was going to dump it all and go sell t-shirts on some random beach in Mexico. I’ve heard different people declare they were going to leave it all and do different things. One person I know says he’d open a donut shop, another that he’s going to take up cross country truck driving. I also said I’d go sell t-shirts. I guess everybody has their escape fantasy. Of course, in reality you are just trading one set of stresses for another.
Well, how about learning to Go Slow so you don’t have to do something drastic to get relief from the stresses of the corporate world! I laughed to myself when I read the reason Mad Gringo started selling hawaiian shirts and named his new enterprise Mad Gringo. I read it after I wrote the first paragraph of this post. He apparently had the same escape fantasy as I have had. Rather, he learned it from a man on a beach in Mexico. Generally speaking, we Americans don’t know how to Go Slow very well. It makes us successful in business, but we die from stress.
The Mad Gringo sells beach wear. Its not just about the hawaiian shirts though, its about a mindset and a way of life. Its about learning to Go Slow so you don’t die young.
Great philosophy. Great business model. Great shirts. Great lifestyle. I think I’ll get me a sarong and put it on when I’m feeling overwhelmed and stressed to remind myself to Go Slow.