Hot, hot, hot!!
Ugh. Another sticky, warm day. After a VERY productive Monday, I haven't been very productive at all today. In fact, all I've done so far (other than IM tenner and respond to LJ posts) is pack a box of stuff from the bathroom, run the dishwasher and vacuum/clean out/wash JM, our 2000 Civic. Now she is all pretty! :)
Oh, and I drank a large DD's iced coffee. Go me. :)
I've decided that I need to find a more interesting career than I what I've been doing. I look at my resume, and it bores ME. Which isn't good. I realize that my jobs have been "safe": I can get decent jobs, but they tend to be tendious work. They are stable, and while good for a person who has a chaotic home life, not good for someone who is looking to grow and gain skills quickly.
I want a job that incorporates more risk on a daily basis. I want something that engages me, that is different than anything I've done up until now. I've done a number of risky things in my life up to now... I came from a tiny school in the Midwest, having never taken calculus, to excel at a tough engineering school. I didn't do it because I wanted to be an engineer, rather I did it to see if I could make it. Now I'm looking for something like that. I want something that forces me to live closer to the edge.
I'm considering a career that involves sales, because eventually I think I'd enjoy working in the business side of a non-profit organization. By that, I mean the people who organize fundraisers and take care of the money that is needed to ran a non-profit. The problem is that I need experience, experience that sales could give me.
The problem is that I don't want to be dishonest. I want to sell things that benefit people, and I want to feel good about what I do. I don't think I want to do a job like this forever, just for a year or two to get some skills that push me in another direction. I LIKE to be in the spotlight. It forces me to perform at my best and keeps me in the top of my game. And I like being rewarded for the work I do.
So there you have it. The latest in my world.
Now back to my bag of microwave popcorn.
Oh, and I drank a large DD's iced coffee. Go me. :)
I've decided that I need to find a more interesting career than I what I've been doing. I look at my resume, and it bores ME. Which isn't good. I realize that my jobs have been "safe": I can get decent jobs, but they tend to be tendious work. They are stable, and while good for a person who has a chaotic home life, not good for someone who is looking to grow and gain skills quickly.
I want a job that incorporates more risk on a daily basis. I want something that engages me, that is different than anything I've done up until now. I've done a number of risky things in my life up to now... I came from a tiny school in the Midwest, having never taken calculus, to excel at a tough engineering school. I didn't do it because I wanted to be an engineer, rather I did it to see if I could make it. Now I'm looking for something like that. I want something that forces me to live closer to the edge.
I'm considering a career that involves sales, because eventually I think I'd enjoy working in the business side of a non-profit organization. By that, I mean the people who organize fundraisers and take care of the money that is needed to ran a non-profit. The problem is that I need experience, experience that sales could give me.
The problem is that I don't want to be dishonest. I want to sell things that benefit people, and I want to feel good about what I do. I don't think I want to do a job like this forever, just for a year or two to get some skills that push me in another direction. I LIKE to be in the spotlight. It forces me to perform at my best and keeps me in the top of my game. And I like being rewarded for the work I do.
So there you have it. The latest in my world.
Now back to my bag of microwave popcorn.