"You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."
~ Warren Beatty
That having been said, I'm ready for success! I already love what I do. I could work 12 hour work days, six days a week, and you would never hear the hint of a complaint. Computer animation and, really, any computer related art is the most rewarding way to spend my day. I can lose all track of time while enthralled in a project. There have been times where I'd stop for a lunch break, only to realize that the sun had set a couple hours ago. Now I just need a place to work.
Waiting for the perfect job is like being grounded from something I love. Since work for me is like playtime, not having the opportunity to exercise my skills irks me. I am irked! Much to my consternation, I have found that my dream job might not exist yet in Birmingham, Alabama. Still, I know this is the place I'm meant to be, and so I'm working to bring new opportunities to this city. Moving away, would be leaving my calling for this time. I'm in limbo, waiting for the tea kettle to whistle, and let me know new opportunities are on the horizon.
While I'm waiting, I'm opening my own business so that I can work in my industry. There are several advantages for trying this now. The state of the economy has left a lot of room for competition. Businesses are afraid to hire new employees, and so they can't grow and take on extra projects. That means business for me! My line of work can be done with minimal overhead too, so that is a great advantage in spite of the country's lackluster economic status. Also, I can work with clients all over the country, not just here in Birmingham.
Whatever happens over the next few months, the one thing I have decided is that I refuse to get caught in a state of suspended animation. Forgive the pun, but I am an animation artist. I will work on projects, even if they are only for myself. Art is like the "red queen" game. Not sure how many Lewis Carroll fans are out there, but there's a part where Alice is presented with this statement by the Red Queen:
"It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."
I can't afford to remain stagnant. Like so many things in life, if you aren't growing, then you are dying. Lucky for me, I love what I do. It's the thing I'd do for free, even without a paycheck. And right now, I'm proving that. Ha! Let's just hope that paycheck kicks in soon so I'm not a complete derelict.
~ Warren Beatty
That having been said, I'm ready for success! I already love what I do. I could work 12 hour work days, six days a week, and you would never hear the hint of a complaint. Computer animation and, really, any computer related art is the most rewarding way to spend my day. I can lose all track of time while enthralled in a project. There have been times where I'd stop for a lunch break, only to realize that the sun had set a couple hours ago. Now I just need a place to work.
Waiting for the perfect job is like being grounded from something I love. Since work for me is like playtime, not having the opportunity to exercise my skills irks me. I am irked! Much to my consternation, I have found that my dream job might not exist yet in Birmingham, Alabama. Still, I know this is the place I'm meant to be, and so I'm working to bring new opportunities to this city. Moving away, would be leaving my calling for this time. I'm in limbo, waiting for the tea kettle to whistle, and let me know new opportunities are on the horizon.
While I'm waiting, I'm opening my own business so that I can work in my industry. There are several advantages for trying this now. The state of the economy has left a lot of room for competition. Businesses are afraid to hire new employees, and so they can't grow and take on extra projects. That means business for me! My line of work can be done with minimal overhead too, so that is a great advantage in spite of the country's lackluster economic status. Also, I can work with clients all over the country, not just here in Birmingham.
Whatever happens over the next few months, the one thing I have decided is that I refuse to get caught in a state of suspended animation. Forgive the pun, but I am an animation artist. I will work on projects, even if they are only for myself. Art is like the "red queen" game. Not sure how many Lewis Carroll fans are out there, but there's a part where Alice is presented with this statement by the Red Queen:
"It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."
I can't afford to remain stagnant. Like so many things in life, if you aren't growing, then you are dying. Lucky for me, I love what I do. It's the thing I'd do for free, even without a paycheck. And right now, I'm proving that. Ha! Let's just hope that paycheck kicks in soon so I'm not a complete derelict.
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