My Brain is Full
So many of you know that I'm working on finishing my Executive Business Management Degree at the moment. I've been pondering what is to be done with it, and there are a lot of options at the moment, and many open doors to even more options and it's making my head a little dizzy.
1. First and foremost I want to start a business with damagedmuse. This will always be the first priority, and I remind myself of that fact when I start getting a little overenthusiastic about all the other things going on that are little more recent. This is and will remain the plan not only because he wants to open a business too, but because I think we'll be kick ass business owners together.
2. Dance: I want to teach again. This will take time. But I feel like I'm making great strides towards that goal. I know it will take time. To be a good teacher, I MUST take time. And I'm enjoying the road there. I think I'm researching well, and exploring a lot of good certification options, as well as unique experiences. The biggest thing is that I need to keep my pursuit of my degree, as well as my first item here foremost in my mind. Sometimes we have to be careful not to let our dreams eat each other.
3. As I look at the teaching path, I see many dance teachers who are also personal trainers. This really resonates with me. From seeing girls who didn't strengthen themselves and wait who bent and deformed legs and toes dancing, to rehabilitating after an injury and feeling confident that strength has been regained and going back into dancing won't be more harm than help. I want to develop weight training for tribal dancers, resistance training for aerialists, balance and core training for sword balancing. It just *sounds* like such a wonderful challenge!
I am not the most amazing dancer,performer, show stopper....but I know I am an excellent teacher. I have the ability to be technically proficient, and transfer that knowledge on to others in a way that lets them use it and grow. I think all the things I want have a way of fitting together. I'm still playing with the puzzle pieces to find the ultimate configuration, and I think it's going to take at least another year before I get there. In the meantime, I need to keep myself focused and get the first step done first.
In retrospect, I think doing the first step first is always the hardest part for me. =)
1. First and foremost I want to start a business with damagedmuse. This will always be the first priority, and I remind myself of that fact when I start getting a little overenthusiastic about all the other things going on that are little more recent. This is and will remain the plan not only because he wants to open a business too, but because I think we'll be kick ass business owners together.
2. Dance: I want to teach again. This will take time. But I feel like I'm making great strides towards that goal. I know it will take time. To be a good teacher, I MUST take time. And I'm enjoying the road there. I think I'm researching well, and exploring a lot of good certification options, as well as unique experiences. The biggest thing is that I need to keep my pursuit of my degree, as well as my first item here foremost in my mind. Sometimes we have to be careful not to let our dreams eat each other.
3. As I look at the teaching path, I see many dance teachers who are also personal trainers. This really resonates with me. From seeing girls who didn't strengthen themselves and wait who bent and deformed legs and toes dancing, to rehabilitating after an injury and feeling confident that strength has been regained and going back into dancing won't be more harm than help. I want to develop weight training for tribal dancers, resistance training for aerialists, balance and core training for sword balancing. It just *sounds* like such a wonderful challenge!
I am not the most amazing dancer,performer, show stopper....but I know I am an excellent teacher. I have the ability to be technically proficient, and transfer that knowledge on to others in a way that lets them use it and grow. I think all the things I want have a way of fitting together. I'm still playing with the puzzle pieces to find the ultimate configuration, and I think it's going to take at least another year before I get there. In the meantime, I need to keep myself focused and get the first step done first.
In retrospect, I think doing the first step first is always the hardest part for me. =)