As 2013 comes to a close and 2014 peers over the horizon, I started thinking about my goals for the coming year. My thoughts swirled… So, you wanna do some dumb resolution thing for 2014? No. That’s a bit tired. OK, maybe write out your dreams for the coming year then…or your goals. Well, which… Continue reading Dreams vs Goals
Category: day job
How to Cure People Pleasing
Sometimes I’m a people-pleaser. I think many artists are bent in that general direction. As artists, we often want applause, recognition or just the satisfaction of knowing we’ve made a difference. None of those things are innately wrong…until they become an obsession. I know I can be overzealous at times. I want to be wanted.… Continue reading How to Cure People Pleasing
The Project Driven Artistic Life
I can remember where I was when I realized I was a project-driven artist. My wife and I were having dinner at a local pub-estaurant we love and I was talking about how my day job as a corporate sales trainer was good, but not artistically fulfilling. Sure, I was thankful for the job, the… Continue reading The Project Driven Artistic Life
Day Job Dilemmas: Bathrooms, Sawdust, and Hovering Co-Workers
I was having lunch with my co-workers recently and we ended up talking about how shiny the floors are in our company’s bathrooms. So right now you’re thinking two things: 1) How did that topic come up and/or 2) I’ve noticed that too and it’s disturbing. You may even say to yourself (with a posh… Continue reading Day Job Dilemmas: Bathrooms, Sawdust, and Hovering Co-Workers
10 Reasons Your CURRENT Day Job is Creative (Really)
In a couple hours, I will don my costume for the day. I call it ‘business casual.’ I will sport a professional, corporate look. I shall spend the morning in a sales meeting and the afternoon strategizing, making phone calls and working with the marketing department. Ladies and gentlemen: I am a public relations manager.… Continue reading 10 Reasons Your CURRENT Day Job is Creative (Really)
How to Enjoy Your Day Job
I’m an artist. I love creating. I love those who create. I love the whole vibe from creative people. This past weekend I got to do 24 Hour Plays, where a play is cast, written and performed all the course of 24 hours. Awesome and challenging. It was such a thrill to experience that creativity… Continue reading How to Enjoy Your Day Job
Ch-ch-ch-ch Changes!
[box options]Today’s guest post is by producer Jason Mundok from the Wood Stove House. WSH produces creative projects such as house concerts, theater events, and a weekly performing arts podcast called Around the Wood Stove. You can also find Wood Stove House on Twitter.[/box] I had a big birthday last year. I turned 40 in… Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch Changes!
Why Your Dreams Die
Dear Me, Hey you! How ya doing? In Day 1 you read a letter you wrote and then ripped the lie apart that you had a crappy life and nothing to offer. In Day 2, you wrote another letter and figured out just when you stopped working for yourself instead of just working for others.… Continue reading Why Your Dreams Die
Dream Job Day Job Dojo
What’s your dream job? If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? What’s keeping you from fulfilling your dream job? It’s seems all the rage to talk about day jobs and dream jobs. It’s a great discussion and I’m so glad people are discovering passions, dreams, and purpose. I love the whole Quitter… Continue reading Dream Job Day Job Dojo