Perspective

Yesterday, I paid a visit to my friend and hairdresser at Rage Salon in Campbell. We did the usual catch up, standard hairdresser small talk, but then the conversation turned towards how we felt about where our lives were going.  I told her about my intentions to move back in with my parents to 1) save money and 2) be able to take a part time/contract position if the opportunity came about in a great company.  I have come to realize that I don't really have an area where I excel.  I think that I have the personality and knack to be great in project management and marketing and communications, or some combination of the three.  However, I have had the threat of my mortgage hanging over my head since I was 24 and have never been able to take contract positions when they were offered (need a steady paycheck... responsibilities.. yadda yadda). This has led to a scattered job history and no real skill development.  Well it's time for that to change.  If I want to grow and develop my skills in marketing, I need to find a job that will do that.  At this point in the economic turmoil, people are starting to hire again, but slowly.  I have been told that for some reason, it is easier to get a new job when you already have a job.. which seems odd to me... anyways, I am committed to this new job search, and if a part time / contract / other position is my only option then so be it.

Now it was my friend's turn to tell me her story.  She is 4 years younger than me, but has been operating her own business since she has been 20 years old.  Our birthdays are 3 days apart, so while I am lamenting over turning 29, she is freaking out about turning 25.  She was talking to me about how she wasn't sure that she wanted to be on her feet 8 hours a day and working her ass off like this when she was 40.  She wondered if it was time to expand her horizons and focus more on her art and her other passions.  She makes good money at what she does, probably because she is extremely talented, but the fact that she was making these decisions at 25 made me feel that I was making this "big dramatic change" a little late in life.  Still, it is good that I am doing this. I am convinced of it. If I truly want to become a marketing professional, I need to train myself, gain work experience, and dedicate myself to turning my career around.

Until next post...