A year ago my fondest wish was to be employed. Okay, been there and done that. It was a stepping stone to opening doors to bigger and better things. But that never happened. It didn't happen because I love to dig down and sink in deep, I got SO involved in learning my current job that it took all the wind out my sail and I lost sight of my original goal. And this isn't what makes my heart sing.
Funny thing is, at this point I don't know what my dream job is. I do know that I love to write, and so I write when I can, when I am inspired, but apart from that I feel like I am in a vortex. One day leads to the next, the routine is driving me crazy. I realize that the 4th of July only comes once a year, but I want more, much more.
The job market is dicey at best, and it challenges us to keep up with the voracious change in technology. I think of all the wonderful ideas I had to start my own business: (the drive-in deli concept; the talent and casting agency start up; the personal male shopping assistant), the list goes on.
When I get down and dirty, and my life slows to a halt, I can take the time to get frustrated enough with myself to make a change. I am coming out of that vortex and looking forward to scaling that next opportunity, wherever and whatever it may be.
I have made all the classic baby-boomer mistakes, including not socking away savings, living large, and not planning for retirement. So I don't have a great hand to play. However, I do still have high expectations, (shame on me at 60). Retirement is not an option, I want to do something I love, to ease into a comfortable lifestyle, but not fade into the sunset,
I look around me and see enormous talent, and this talent has been compromised because of the current market. People just settle for less. Expect less. We all "sell out" on different levels. I can't continue to settle for less.
I ponder what marginal options I have...but I still have those dreams that are keeping me awake at night...
Funny thing is, at this point I don't know what my dream job is. I do know that I love to write, and so I write when I can, when I am inspired, but apart from that I feel like I am in a vortex. One day leads to the next, the routine is driving me crazy. I realize that the 4th of July only comes once a year, but I want more, much more.
The job market is dicey at best, and it challenges us to keep up with the voracious change in technology. I think of all the wonderful ideas I had to start my own business: (the drive-in deli concept; the talent and casting agency start up; the personal male shopping assistant), the list goes on.
When I get down and dirty, and my life slows to a halt, I can take the time to get frustrated enough with myself to make a change. I am coming out of that vortex and looking forward to scaling that next opportunity, wherever and whatever it may be.
I have made all the classic baby-boomer mistakes, including not socking away savings, living large, and not planning for retirement. So I don't have a great hand to play. However, I do still have high expectations, (shame on me at 60). Retirement is not an option, I want to do something I love, to ease into a comfortable lifestyle, but not fade into the sunset,
I look around me and see enormous talent, and this talent has been compromised because of the current market. People just settle for less. Expect less. We all "sell out" on different levels. I can't continue to settle for less.
I ponder what marginal options I have...but I still have those dreams that are keeping me awake at night...
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