Thought Bubble: Job Security, Youth and Age... 💭🎓💼⏳
I was talking to a local mum the other day. Our kids have grown up together, and she was telling me about once being a university dropout. I laughed along, telling her about my Bugger All (BA) 🎓🤣 ...which wasn't particularly useful for getting a job in the 80s, because there were no jobs! It feels a bit like that now.
Thought Bubble: Job Security, Youth and Age... 💭🎓💼⏳
I was talking to a local mum the other day. Our kids have grown up together, and she was telling me about once being a university dropout. I laughed along, telling her about my Bugger All (BA) 🎓🤣 ...which wasn't particularly useful for getting a job in the 80s, because there were no jobs! It feels a bit like that now.
I remember snagging a job interview at Radio New Zealand to be a copywriter... but I just didn't have enough confidence to pull it off, and I didn't get the job. 😬
And I wanted to be a musician anyway... 🎸🎶
So I did a lot of part-time work to get by.
"Delivered fish to restaurants, sold gold and bling and rings, I've cleaned a lot of hotel rooms, sold beer in dirty bars, packed records in cold warehouses and polished lots of cars" (From my song 'Love and Conviction' 🎵)
Here's the thing... it took me until I was 40 before I really knew what I wanted to do. And even though I felt like a bit of a loser at the time, all those part-time jobs helped me get to where I am now. And right now, I feel like I'm just getting started! 🚀✨
What I've figured out is that the hardest thing to come to terms with was not having a clear goal when I was young. I didn't think you could make a living out of music and art. 🎨 So that became my reality.
I spent a lot of my life wanting to be a musician and writer, but not having the courage to do what I think I was put here to do.
So, if you really want to do something, 'keep your eye on the prize', because in the end, you do get there. 🎯🌟
But if you have to sweep a lot of floors, kiss a lot of job frogs 🐸💋 and do jobs you don't particularly want to do in the meantime... it's OK!
If you have a clear idea about what you want to do, you'll find a way.
The hardest part is knowing what you want. After that, it's all about the zigzag until you achieve your goal. ↗️↘️↗️
And sometimes, along the way, you segue into something else that's even better. 💫
As for me, my BA did come in useful in the end. 🎓🤣
And the university dropout has carved her own way into a job she loves now. ❤️
Never underestimate how well your dreams can carry you. ✨💫
And perhaps that's the thing about getting older... you realise that all those detours weren't necessarily detours after all... they were training wheels. 🌿❤️
#jobs #careers #goals #dreams
*photo - the making of my music video "Geraldine" - St Kevin's Arcade x