Living Your Dream

The other night I was watching a show in MSNBC about all of these people who have quit jobs to follow their dreams. One guy quit his job as a lawyer, making nearly a million dollars a year to become a "lego artist". He builds famous scenes out of legos. The one that they were featuring on the show was the famous Iwo Jima sculpture...again, built entirely out of legos. Another lady became an Iron Chef.

Today while I was sitting at Wendy's, eating a nasty/stale hamburger bun, I started thinking about that. It all goes back to when I said that I am passionate about nothing. However, with this thinking pattern, I was thinking about all the things that I am not necessarily passionate about, but think that I am pretty good at. Or in other words, all the things that I would rather be doing.

I am great with kids. I am a good teacher. I am a natural at giving presentations in front of groups of people (if given enough time to research my topic). I'm a fun travel partner (right, Grainne and Thanet??? SAY IT).

So, what do I do with all of these talents that I have? How do I quit the job that I have now to pursue these things? I have to admit that I would not be good at managing my own business. I make a great #2 but I'm a lousy #1. If you want ideas, I'm your girl. If you want a great leader who is also a good delegator, you have to look elsewhere. I mean, if I was on "The Apprentice", the Donald would fire me before I even got there.

I guess the problem is that I don't have a clearly defined "dream". I guess that's the first step....to know what you want. That has always been my problem...