It's a little late and I think I'm just writing to get in the habit of doing it more often.
I've been using twitter lately (rossdave) and have enjoyed the very immediate, bite-size nature of it. It's a neat way to get these little, random stream-of-consciousness blurbs from people I know. Amidst all the "I'm eating lunch."-type chaff I've been able to glean some neat, little insights into the lives of the people I care enough about, or find interesting enough, to follow.
I've been in a slump lately and I did some real work today in regards to researching the medical imaging stuff I've been thinking about pursuing. Feels good to put some effort into taking care of my future.
A friend of mine recently spouted some quote from some "really successful" guy and the gist of it was that you get success in this life not by doing what you love, but doing what you're good at. It was a real refreshing change from the usual type of "chase your dreams and success will follow" stuff I hear all the time, especially from other Christians.
What if my dream is success? Not in the Cartier/Lamborghini/mansion way, but in the "I have a meaningful job where I affect people in a positive way while earning a reasonable wage that allows me to take care of a family" kind of way. Doesn't it then make sense to look at my skills and strengths and then determine what job would be best served by those skills while fulfilling the aforementioned criteria?
Health care starts making a lot of sense right about... now!
I love music and I love brewing. A lot. But they don't really stack up when you consider the things I must have in a career. I can't just do what I love and hope that it accomplishes what I need and want it to.
If I have a picture to hang up, I need to consider what the best way to put a nail in the wall is, not just do what I like to do and hope that the picture makes it up there somehow. I could play a song for the nail, cover it with a dry rub and throw it on the grill or toss it in my brew kettle. Those are all things I love to do, but they have nothing to do with solving my problem.
I'm off to go get a hammer.
6 comments:
Love it! And I totally agree about success following the daily pursuit of something that you're good at. I do happen to love what I do, however, I'm really here because I discovered I had a knack for it. I'd rather chuck it all and tour with a great band. But alas...bills :) Maybe someday.
(Quotable moment) What if my dream is success? ..."I have a meaningful job where I affect people in a positive way while earning a reasonable wage that allows me to take care of a family" kind of way."
I heard a sermon recently on Ephesians 5 about how the man is called to Love his Bride as Christ loved the church, and practically that looks like SACRIFICE. Chasing after dreams are for our youthly selves. But living sacrificially is the call of the Godly man. And these thoughts Dave, show your heart as one of a real man. It's what you do now that will prove it! I heart this post!! And I'm praying for you.
I like the way you think! I hear all the time, "you must have to really love school to decide to do it for 4 more years". But I actually don't love school; I just want to be a vet (because I like vet med and I'm good at it), and I'm good enough (and stubborn enough) at school to make it work. I don't think I could do something I hate just because I'm good at it (i.e., a PhD in history), but I also can't follow a dream which I don't have the talent to follow through with (i.e., Olympic 3-day eventer).
Blah blah blah, Jeni's talking about random stuff, blah blah. I agree with you. The end.
Just found you on twitter. Couldn't be more thrilled. Well, maybe I could. But why would I say that?
Hi Dave! I was clicking around on the Price's blogs and found you! Love the post, totally agree with Jeni's comment...I feel the same way about vet school.
Dave! I'm so glad to be having some coffee this morning and reading your blog! Woot Woot! It was great to see you on Halloween, and I love the example about the picture -- so true!
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