Allia DeAngelis

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@AmericaFirstFLD so over 2/3 of the crowd is still outside the venue. So much for moving people.

[VEO @vrexec]

You’re 30 or 40 something.

Maybe married, maybe some kids.

You’re well-to-do… maybe you’re a consultant or a lawyer or work on Wall Street. Maybe you’re an up-and-coming executive or sales leader.

From the outside, it looks like you’re on top of the world. Your parents are proud of you. Your family loves you. Your bosses have “big plans” for you. And your friends are in similar boats. Everything is great. Net worth goes up and to the right every year, and even more so lately.

But something isn’t right. You can’t put your finger on it exactly. Isn’t this what you’re supposed to be doing? Aren’t you finally successful? Soon enough you’ll be partner, MD, CFO, CEO, big swingin.

You start thinking, maybe too much. You’re distracted now. You’re having some kind of existential crisis. What is the point of all this?

You think you want to get involved in the “real world.” You’re growing jaded. You want out of the hand-wavy professional world of “performative” corporate work. Off the treadmill. Cast yourself out of the upper caste of the highly-paid 7-7 “elite.”

You see some folks jumping into SMB. Buying a business in a small town. You see some “going solo” and building their own things. You see some doing “micro-retirements” maybe even abroad and somehow doing just fine, if not better, despite the usual warning signs.

You want in.

You never want to wake up in the morning and have to check in with a boss again. Nor do you want to corral a bunch of corporate team members for whom you’re responsible. You never want someone else to make your schedule for you. You don’t want a “work family.”

You want to be able to shut it all down for a week or three to travel somewhere with your family. And tell nobody.

You want to build a little portfolio of SMB or startup investments. You want to trade your stock portfolio without worrying about compliance approvals. You want to write and share your thoughts without HR “checking in”.

You don’t want deferred comp. RSUs. Promises and more promises.

You want your cash, now.

You want your own clients, your own book that you own, in a business that you own too.

You want to wake up on a nice sunny Tuesday morning, and then putz around alone or with your partner or with your kids for hours… slow drink your coffee… make a nice breakfast, listen to the birds singing, feel the dew under your feat as you walk across the grass to grab your newspaper, watch what the talking heads are saying about the markets today. Slowly think about what you’ll do later that morning or afternoon.

You don’t want to rush to a train, ferry, or subway ever again. And also… no more ties and suits. Drop them at your local Goodwill.

Maybe you’ll go for a run or a bike ride from 10-12 then find a nice quiet lunch spot where you can “monitor the situation” while reading the latest issue of Monocle or Economist. Hey that little Greek island looks spectacular. Maybe you’ll book a trip there in a few months with the family.

You are in complete and total control.

Few years in, maybe you’re earning more than you ever have and maybe working half the time.

The only reason you still keep a LinkedIn profile is so prospective clients can see you’re a “real person.”

You can’t watch The Matrix anymore without thinking it’s an allegory for your life… you’re living in Zion — messy, dirty, yet free — while everyone else seems stuck in a concrete corporate jungle of the mind they claim, inexplicably, to tolerate or, worse, love.

Part of you wants to show them, free them. Part of you wants to get offline, disappear, and compete your transformation.

You “got out” and you’re happier now. But you’re a good person. You like helping other people. You’re a people person. What obligation do you have?

Are you Neo?

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

Billionaire gets his way & we pay 🤯 @RyanQualtrics! Word is the Abravanel demo committee meets tomorrow, but Utah is skipping the voters' input 🗳️ #WhatHappenedToDemocracy

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@SimGillDA You lost my support. Take this down-express dislike in a more classy way.

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

⁦@TigerWoods⁩ do u really need2 build a golf course here? There’s no water. Scientists fear a Great Toxic Dustbowl could soon emerge from the Great Salt Lake https://t.co/DrJ8n4Xc0H

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@slcmayor Pretty sure shame doesn’t fight shame. Rise above your ‘ashamed-ness’ Erin. #brenebrown

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@RUOligarchJets https://t.co/2l7r9RjkSu

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

Check out Limbo by Mario DeAngelis on @Kickstarter https://t.co/7RHWApWYu5

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@Delta What is going on! You force me to cancel my flight? What are you doing? Then I can’t get a hold of you.

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@jasonsvance I will make sure to drive by and admire!

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@slcmayor Crazy that UR willing 2b vocal about mask related violence but our homes being broken in 2 & robbed in SLC, UR completely silent. #Political

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@slcmayor @slcCouncil Why are you focusing on funding art when we have insane crime and homeless issues?

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

Check out my latest article: Reflections, Agile Manifesto 20th Anniversary https://t.co/Vwi2XJ9Q60 via @LinkedIn

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@andersoncooper I USED 2 admire U. But now I know UR just privileged. Thank UR mom for the $$ and opportunity.

[Dave Rubin @RubinReport]

Anderson Cooper makes about 12 million a year and is worth around 100 million dollars. Listen to what he says here.

They just can’t stop themselves.

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@elainaplott Duh!

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

Talking about diversity and inclusion is one thing. Inviting people to the table is another. But what is ACTIONABLE D&I?
How to Build a Team with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion https://t.co/9rSTYkjCqb via @LassondeInst

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

@Vanguard_Group This has literally cost me thousands.

[Allia DeAngelis @adeangelis]

Celebrate the small stuff. @seanwod

[Troy Magennis @t_magennis]

Oh great. They'll bounce because he'll declare bankruptcy for the seventeenth time.