Hard to believe that ten years ago, I sat down at a keyboard and plunked out my first blog post.
What transpired was ten years of wonderful, magical, inspiring, brain-rotting drivel. And yet, here you are still enjoying it. This is why we are best friends.
Sometimes, chasing clout (a new, young-people term for doing things just for the attention) really pays off. But other times, I had to get a real job.
I will say, I'm quite blessed with the jobs I've had. If you hadn't Sherlocked it down yet (a new, invented-by-me term that means you used your brain to figure out something), I am a man of many words; some of the words I have are great, and other words I have not be great. It stands that a lot of the past jobs I've had were word-centric.
Here's some free advice that I learned the easy way: if you are a word person and like people, go into the field of Marketing. It has been pure fun since I began being a big shot professional.
A brand new venture has come to my desk that I have really enjoyed. You are now reading the blog of one of the members of the Greater Orange Community Arts Theater Board of Directors.
That's me: Mr. Board of Director member. Calling shots. Making decisions. Making motions and seconding others. It all might go to my head.
But fortunately it doesn't. I really recommend getting involved in orgs, associations, and causes that benefit your community and neighbors. It's a great feeling to build buildings, bring people together, and watch ideas take physical form.
Mr. Big Shot really comes back down to earth when he looks around and meets people who are just like him, in all walks of life. I sit around large tables in a coat in tie, then come home and have to empty my trash cans. I look over financial sheets and plot fundraising activities, then come home and still find holes in my socks.
I guess being a big shot is really more a frame of mind than anything else.