One of the reasons I live in New York is because I love the craziness during the day and the calm, quiet at night. I come alive at around midnight and my thoughts get the better of me. I’ve had some time to think about my personal and career goals and sometimes feel like I’ve been trapped by my own impossible expectations. I currently have a few things on my mind. Here are some that I can share with you.
Recently, I have been in search of the perfect job. It’s extremely tough. It’s a choice between amazing, short-term work that I may never, ever get to work on again or something long-term that I know well since I’ve been doing it for the past 5 years. In the end, I just love a challenge and absolutely nothing frightens me. I’m excited what the next few weeks may bring. I can’t wait to see.
I’ve also been working on a non-fiction book for the past few years. It’s about my experiences in the digital advertising industry as a producer/project manager. There are funny stories, insight into different kinds of agencies and valuable lessons that I’ve learned. It’s been a bit rough completing the book because I’m clearly not a writer. There’s so much competition out there in the publishing world so I’m trying to figure out what is my best strategy for being heard. My next step is to write proposals and send them out in hopes of finding the right publisher and editor to help me wrap this baby up. I know it can be a huge success but my gut is telling me it’s not ready yet. Maybe I am not ready yet.
The last thing I’ve been thinking a lot about is art and creativity. Being an only child, I had to entertain myself and dream up of new things everyday. I had to balance a structured life that my mother wanted me to have versus the innate urge to break free from everything mundane around me and explore life. I attribute most of my creative, wild side to my father. He taught me that loving film, art, music and food is all we really need to be happy. My parents are the 2 most fascinating people on the planet to me. They are so different but compliment each other so well. Of course, it was not always easy between them, but now I know that they’re made for each other. I think my dad really encouraged me to be unique and not take life too seriously. My mom definitely taught me to be a perfectionist and strive for the best in everything I do.
So that’s a little insight into where my head is at these days. There is a lot more going on but if I told you everything then you wouldn’t be intrigued to learn more about me. Come back soon for the next installment.
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