Working smarter

[juggynaut]

I have a social life. I don't feel like I've turned into some monk. I certainly do whatever I want to do and I get to accomplish my goals, and usually on time. But I am starting to hear that old familiar voice telling me "If I just take a break from writing and improv and everything but work, I'd have so much time to myself. It'd be like vacation". It's burnout approaching. Entertaining people takes up at least as much time as my full-time office job. Will it pay off? Will a publisher pick up all this content instead of me self-publishing another book? Will anyone ever hire me to write or act for television? It's impossible to tell. I'm confident enough to say that I'm a funny guy. I deserve to be paid for this work. And I love doing it. As muich as it takes up all of my time, I'd be bored just sitting around the apartment, seeing shows but never performing in them, enjoying a joke but never writing one. I can hack two jobs much better than I can hack one.

So I cope. I beat my writing deadlines by over a week these days, and that clears up some time. I have to start pushing myself to industry people. Get representation. Get paid. If I can find the time to just promote myself, I can live the dream. I can't let doubt or fatigue stand in the way of destiny. I was not given many talents, but I know how to make people laugh. I do it for free, and I'm happy doing it. Now how can I make my talent work for me?