Old Doogie and his Mac invented blogs I think. His computer was pretty cool with the instant boot and he kept his diary on it, typing something profound at the end of every show. I bet if you looked at what he typed on it’s own, it just looks like a bunch of stupid one liners. Not much different than this and most blogs I guess!
I was just wondering if Doogie, the 17 year old doctor, ever worried about getting laid off? Probably not, he was a doctor who lived with his parents, who had a nice house and somehow afforded to send him to medical school. I get so many calls these days from friends and folks I have worked with, looking for work. There’s a lot of layoffs going around, and no telling when things will get better.
I was watching some movie the other night on TV, about a boxer in the 30′s who lost all his money in the stock market. It was snowing and they shut off the power to his apartment. The wife sent their kids off to live with relatives. Now that was a bad time! None of my friends are without food, power or shelter…things suck but can be a lot worse.
Life is never without risk. Risk and reward does not mean you risk more and you get rewarded more. Damn sure though if you risk nothing, you get nothing. I’ve lived the last 8 years putting things off because I was worried that I was gonna get laid off. My last boss said he wanted someone who would do what was right, or get fired for trying…I did. I have a different perspective now, it’s not the end of the world…in fact it can be a great opportunity if you look at it that way. It’s a clean sheet to what you want the next phase of your life to be, all you have to do is figure out how to get it and bust your butt to get there. Or get fired for trying.
So, despite 2009′s impending doom I’m charging head first into the year to focus on songwriting and commercial placement. I achieved year one’s goals and now it’s a 4 year plan with higher stakes. I keep reminding myself if I didn’t put this off for 2 years I’d either be done or successfully going into the 4th year now.
If they get me again at work, I’ll focus hard on it like I did early this year, for as long as I’m out…if they don’t, I’ll commit whatever time I can to achieving this year’s goals. It ought to be pretty clear whether year 3 is worth chasing, or if I can finally hang up the dream. We’ll see what happens in this quest to answer a question from long ago. There’s a boat, a drink and a sunset waiting for me in either case! I just don’t want too many unanswered questions when I get there.
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