Here’s why visiting museums between Christmas and New Year’s makes me a better leader |
My working days often unfold in either Zoom minimalist workplaces or glass-walled conference rooms with sleek windows, filled with entrepreneurs pitching ideas. As a marketing executive and startup mentor, I lead strategies for companies of various sizes, guide founders at startup accelerators TechStars and Founder Institute, and serve as an awards jury member. My calendar overflows with executive consultations, brand campaign planning, and deadline sprints.
But between Christmas and New Year’s, I trade those sterile spaces for museum halls alive with color and history.
It wasn’t easy getting out the door the first time I did this in 2021. I was filled with fears. What if a startup stalled? What if a client bailed?
Eventually, though, I did it. I carved out full days for museums. No notifications mid-visit, no news feeds. Just art—and a notebook.
This wasn’t a lazy holiday stroll. I didn’t set out to make this a blueprint. I just craved difference. What I didn’t expect was how profoundly it refueled me. I feared it would derail momentum; instead, it unlocked clarity.
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