So here I am.
After getting to know a few people in the city, I have reached a conclusion. The word occupation is an ugly, yet accurate, word. It is incredibly true that many folks are occupied. They go to work, do something that they don't necessarily hate, but definitely don't love.
I don't want to be occupied at any stage of life.
I want to live.
Whatever I end up doing, I want to enjoy it, love it, and do it with a passion. So,"Nice work, Cameron. You have spent a month and a half figuring out your future and all you know is that you don't want to hate what you are doing? Bravo."
So what?
I need to explore some options.
Bartending. I know that a lot of people have objection to me choosing this, but I think that it is something that would be redeemable and valuable to my list of life experiences. I don't think that it would get boring, and I definitely have a desire to do something that is people oriented. (Sorry Datawise)
Baking. Wait a second... did Cameron just write Baking? Yep, while I am here with World Impact I am asking Hendrik to teach me to bake bread. I figure that, at the least, it is a cool skill to have going forward. I also think that a bakery could be a place to work when I am seeking a new place of employment (wherever I end up). Interesting people and food in the same place, you can't tell me that's not heaven.
Entrepreneur-ing. Ever since, I don't know, 7th grade or so, I have dreamt of opening a coffee shop. Having already worked in a couple, I have some pretty neat ideas for a shop but I won't share those on the internet since I know all of you are just dying to steal my ideas! It would be fun to be self-employed and have unlimited creative license in my place of employment. Even so, I have no illusions about how challenging it would be. I once heard that some 70% of small businesses fail within their first three years.
Art. So, there is a reason I am leaving this one for last. I don't really think I am good enough to make art a way to support myself, nor do I think that I will be in the future. But hey, I am in the dreaming stage and I have plenty of folks cheering me on here. I love to imagine a big white walled room with hardwood floors dedicated to my art... in the middle of New York City.
Dreams.
3 comments:
dude. awesome. dream big. and please, please o' God! dream bigger! Anything that you can plan out or are able to understand without supernatural involvement, that's selling yourself short of God's dreams for you... BTW When God Dreams conference in May... it's going to be amazing and you should definitely figure out a way to make it happen.
You are so smart. I wish everyone was willing to be as open minded as you.
Bar tending would be very exciting, great for people watching :)
No matter what you go with, you'll be great at it. And you've got a ton of people, includung me, supporting you.
Miss you!
What's funny is that I can see you doing any of these things. Consider opening a coffee bar with baked goods and your art on the walls.
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