Quo Vadis

[mbarrick]

Rather than look back on the year that was I'd rather look at the year ahead. I'm going into this year with a certain amount of anxiety. In this coming year my "day job" will only be bringing in half of what I've been earning the past few years, but it will only be taking less than half of my time. The thing is, what I had in mind a year ago when I started working toward this has changed. The idea of opening a store has fallen away as Elaine's online sales have increased. I'm making a moderate amount of money off my photography now and I have a moderate income from web programming work. Neither one of those income streams is particularly reliable at this point. I could build either or both to bring in more money, but that wouldn't make either any more reliable - I've already learned that lesson. They both collapse the instant I can't do the work for whatever reason. Somehow I need to build up something that satisfies me creatively and intellectually, but does not rely directly on my continuous effort to generate income.

My biggest problem has always been being a Jack of all trades and master of none. Whilet not really such a bad thing, it leads to a lack of focus and motivation. I bore easily. It's also led me down a few paths that I should have never bothered with - just because I can do something doesn't mean I enjoy it and want to keep doing it.

Comments

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

i'm with you on the lack of focus and motivation...and boring much too easily...if you can figure out how to lick it let me know, i could use the wisdom...i've been doing somewhat better at it, but lack of focus has always been a weakness of mine...i love ideas and even organizing and starting projects...but i could care less about finishing them or seeing them through...once i'm about half to three quarters of the way through i lose all momentum and have to force myself to finish something...if i'm lucky i can offload it and move onto something else...

Same Boat

[freaklegion.livejournal.com]

Ya, I've always gotten bored really fast, and never been able to concentrate on just one path.

When I do ponder a "Career" I always end up saying to myself, "So that's what you want to do for the rest of your life?" I could never do one thing, I'd prefer to do a lot of things well than 1 thing exceptionally well.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_darkpixie_/]

"My biggest problem has always been being a Jack of all trades and master of none."

Boy do I hear you there! Its the ADD side of us I think that gets us in this trouble.

[sciencequeen.livejournal.com]

Wow that's quite insightful! I totally hear ya on the Jack of all trades thing too...it's like "Well I can do a lot of crazy different things and be moderately good at them, but none of them *really* drive me."

Good luck with this year!!