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There was one moment in my career that was a defining line between having a human existence and having an inhuman corporate career.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you don’t remember a time before cell phones and laptop computers, but it was glorious because you could hide from your boss. Now, I was a hard worker and a responsible employee, but before the digital revolution, if you needed a mental health break, you could simply hide for awhile. If I was on the road, the only way for my boss to contact me would be over a pay phone some place. So I could just be “out of reach” for a little bit if I needed a breather.<\/p>\n

Then there was this moment that I will never forget. I received my first laptop computer, and a report was due to my boss. I was living in California, so I was working at night so he would have it when he arrived in his office on East Coast time. And I had strep throat. I was so sick I could hardly be upright but there I was, typing out this report at my kitchen table. And my wife said, \u201cWhat are you doing? The doctor said you had to be in bed!\u201d<\/p>\n

And in that moment I realized there was no more hiding. There was no more personal independence. I was now tethered to technology, bound to my work in an unavoidable way that introduced a new level of stress to every moment of the day.<\/p>\n

Some time in my 30s, I began to realize that I had to make different choices. I was working in a way that was making me sick and taking too much time away from my family. So I started removing myself from the rat race and began mindfully pursuing a path of personal peace. I made choices for contentment over money, and started working for myself 17 years ago.<\/p>\n

I’ve written about this journey toward personal peace from time to time, including:<\/p>\n

The single word that changed my life<\/a><\/p>\n

Why I stopped growing my business<\/a><\/p>\n

Mistakes along the way<\/a><\/p>\n

The meaning of life<\/a><\/p>\n

But I’ve never talked about this subject on a podcast … until now.<\/p>\n

Mathew Sweezey<\/a> has been on a similar journey, figuring out this tricky balance of peace and the natural stress that comes with work. On this new episode of The Marketing Companion, we compare notes and share our own progress and hurdles as we seek personal peace in a hectic world.<\/p>\n

We cover<\/p>\n