Its really been a while, hasn’t it? (asking question of self here in classic Bridget Jones style). I have been so busy that I wonder how I’ve managed to remember to breathe sometimes. It’s a good busy though. Keeps my mind off things. This post is going to be utter gibberish (or gobble-de-gook, if you may) so please bear with me. I will get to the title and purpose of this post eventually. I swear!
Firstly, I have a few updates for you that might lead to my point. Haven’t been in a poetic mood of late. Strange that. But I finally got Illustrator installed on my laptop and actually designed something after almost a year. Came out quite nice if I do say so myself. I have been juggling 2 jobs, one in advertising and the other at the NGO. In addition I’m acting & singing in a new play (please do come watch us next March – its called Hamlet at Elsie’s Bar) and I’ve been roped into the Solidarity Gaymes committee. Add to that finding time for friends, the dogs and myself have been a toughie. But like I said, it’s a good busy. At the end of this year I’m going to decide which ones of these busies I want to keep in my life in the long run. I think the double job was to analyze if I’ve really found my purpose in life or not at the moment. Its not always about what you love doing when what you love doesn’t really change things eh? I did talk about my rainbow coloured cape in a previous post if I’m not mistaken.
Maybe you can help me out in this one actually. What is a job supposed to do? Someone said find a job that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. There are the occasional days that advertising has seemed like work, but for the most part of it, I have loved my work. But I have been wondering about my dreams as of late. You know, the big ones. Not the ones where I want to be in advertising or pursue an artistic career of some sort. The non-personal ones. Ones that effect a change in the world. In people. I have always wanted to change the world. I know, that is quite a big one. Humongous if I may say so myself. Epic even? But that grandiose dream honestly has nothing to do with any personal gain other than knowing that I may have fulfilled my purpose in life. And I do wonder if I can do it in advertising. We change the attitudes and perceptions of the human race with what we do everyday. So if it’s a change I want, I guess I can say I have it already. I don’t want to sound all social servicy and noble here, but for me unless it’s a campaign for an NGO I don’t feel I am really affecting the change I want in the world. I don’t want to go into the details, but you know what I’m getting at right?
But here’s my point? My passion lies in advertising. So does my way of life. But I feel like I am not doing what I am supposed to. What I was put here to do. I feel like my passions and my purposes are drawing me in 2 different directions. I can’t continue the part time work on a long term basis. My boss in advertising is not going to tolerate it in the long run. And it is kinda difficult to switch from one mind set to the other from day to day sometimes. So I need to decide eventually what I want to do. I know this is something I need to work through myself, but I would really appreciate an objective point of view on this one…
Sandwich, over & out.
Hey Babe, I am for one tremendously confused. Is it that you want to quit Advertising and work in International/Human Development?
Or do you want quit everything and take a gap year in Thailand or something trying to find yourself?
You have however very clearly answered yourself in career choice, its glaringly obvious that it’s Advertising. Or you are trying to convince yourself of this.
Make a resolution for 2009, make yourself an expert in graphic design and html/dream-weaver/flash/website design, especially WYSIWIG code writing.
Then anyway you can just travel, see the world and consequently conquer it! Do it before you start to knock on the early 30’s.
What ever people may say, I can give you one piece of valuable advice at my tender age of 44, MONEY DOES BUY HAPPINESS! What the rest may say is bullshit.
I love you DD xx
Me again Babe. Something I saw on the net, thought it was really interesting. You should take some quiet time, sit down and maybe try to articulate who you are in this manner. And maybe the answer will come?
“I am every advertiser’s dream: a self-proclaimed label whore who has no problem paying upward of $200 for jeans. All of my music comes from my iPhone, and I drink Ethos Water because saving the planet is becoming trendier than Jen Aniston and her SmartWater.
I’m also a member of Generation Y.
We’ve grown up in a country obsessed with pop culture. We get our political info from YouTube and chronicle our lives on Facebook. With huge spending power, we are a burgeoning market just coming into adulthood.
So why am I blogging? Because the difference between me and many is that I’m aware of the catalyst for the majority of my purchases: marketing and advertising. Hence, the reason I’ve decided to make it my career.
Many people my age are fascinated with the media that we have grown up bombarded by, and now we want to be a part of it. So in the coming weeks, you can expect to hear from me on how to find, hire and keep the best of us.
As Gen Y-ers, we’re a different breed than our predecessors, but you’ll find that our skills are just as important to the life of your company.”
1) security is an illusion, a better job, a better position is like the proverbial carrot in front of a donkey.
2)do what you like doing – i chose networking over multimedia, and then ended up in advertising- trying to listen to my freinds about job opportunities
3) Being in advertising too, I burn with this passion to be of more significant use, like be a human right activist, a minister, a lawyer. But the world already has these, and they dont work miracles. I have found that my purpose may well be to love those who i come in to contact with, my mom when she asks for more money- AGAIN- my boss whether I think he’ll promote me or not, and others.
4)I somehow think creativity for the sake of creativity is a waste, so i dislike writing stories for fun, it just gives me an ego trip. I don’t know the answer to that. I feel slightly better helping out with ideas on my church youth group.
5) Life is to be lived one day at a time. One example of things we look forward to so much, is like those women walking a ahead of you on the road. They look fantastic from behind. But most often, when you see their face, it’s a let down. A lot of things, like relationships, projects, and money will probably lead to the same thing.
6)I dont rememeber any job beyond my first second and third good one maybe, just the highlights. I remember the people I worked with. When I go to sleep, I don’t sms awards, or talk to bank balances during heart ach, i talk to people. Im guessing at the end of our lives, people will be the our greatest wealth.
7) Forgive me for repeating some thigns already in ur head- hope some help.
8) Our creativity, and money is not the end, but a means to the end. The end, is people, working with them. People are not a means to creativity.
Confused in London…
Who pays the bills?
Thanks for your comments D, makes sense I guess and you too Ashan.
Ashan you said the world has activists and lawyers etc, but they also have ad people too ya? And there isn’t an overload of either. At least not in the sense of those who do a proper job. There are an overload of bullshitters everywhere I guess. 😉
And as for your question D – both. still.
Hey sorry Babe, the question re:bills was for Ashan…
Saw some of your pix on FB at some b’day party.
Oh I say…
Looking VERY HOT I must say! :)~ xx
You take good care of yourself. And keep everything in lock down. Contrary to popular belief, nothing in life is free! 🙂
The job pays the bills. The job helps you meet people. People are you life.
It has ad people as well. You’re right. What i left out was, you can fullfill your purpose wherever you are, I think. I THINK. Because, you can love people and give them priority over projects in work, rather than seeing them as cones to avoid on the highway to achievement or awards get it.
Also, if when it comes to changing things, I am so bold as to suppose, that I can help in a way a lawyer or an activist can’t, like by writing etc. Of course, Sandwitch, this is what you were talking about too- doing campaigns for NGOS you said.
Outside work I am also tryign to get this thing off the ground for beggars, but not happening at the moment, it’s hard to do thigns alone. I have got soemwhere through prayer thoguh. Sandwitch, I am sometimes in much the same place as you are worrying about career change and significance, I was just telling you a few thigns that put me at rest. Above all, take one day at a time. Love thy neighbour as thyself….