The hole
Another day, and another opportunity. I try to make the best of it but it isn't easy. I never expected to be in this hole but I am in it because of several reasons.
One, I know what I do not want, which is why I am kind of avoiding getting jobs that will only distract me from my eventual goal. No more being an ass wiping project manager. If I am going to ass wipe, it had better be for myself and my own gains. I have also avoided advertising jobs for they do nothing but bombard the public with their own incessant commercialism. I don't mind if an ad conveys a great idea or concept, but I am unlikely to find it in advertising here. When was the last time an advertisement inspired you? Made you laugh? Made you think? Made you feel? Can't remember? Neither can I. And 9/10 times I'll bet the good ones aren't from Singapore.
Two. I don't know yet what I want. This is somewhat true. While I have figured out that I want to create something, I have no idea what. My ideas are in the infancy of testing and I do not know the market well enough to know what is needed/wanted out there. While being original and innovative is great. There must be a way to quickly find out. Inwardly, continuing to develop my own ideas/products/skills is a sure way to increase value. Outwardly, getting exposure and feedback for what you have done is going to be the next important step.
Three. I am hampered by the lack of financial stability. Money is like the lubricant of life. Everything becomes much easier because of it. Say you want to eat a burger. You could wait around for someone to leave behind a partially finished one (Yuck), or you could work in the place to get one free. You could ask someone to donate it to you. Or you can snatch it from some unsuspecting fool. The point is, if you had money, then you just need to hand the money over and take the burger. It is THAT easy. The key is to reduce the dependence on working in order to get money.
One, I know what I do not want, which is why I am kind of avoiding getting jobs that will only distract me from my eventual goal. No more being an ass wiping project manager. If I am going to ass wipe, it had better be for myself and my own gains. I have also avoided advertising jobs for they do nothing but bombard the public with their own incessant commercialism. I don't mind if an ad conveys a great idea or concept, but I am unlikely to find it in advertising here. When was the last time an advertisement inspired you? Made you laugh? Made you think? Made you feel? Can't remember? Neither can I. And 9/10 times I'll bet the good ones aren't from Singapore.
Two. I don't know yet what I want. This is somewhat true. While I have figured out that I want to create something, I have no idea what. My ideas are in the infancy of testing and I do not know the market well enough to know what is needed/wanted out there. While being original and innovative is great. There must be a way to quickly find out. Inwardly, continuing to develop my own ideas/products/skills is a sure way to increase value. Outwardly, getting exposure and feedback for what you have done is going to be the next important step.
Three. I am hampered by the lack of financial stability. Money is like the lubricant of life. Everything becomes much easier because of it. Say you want to eat a burger. You could wait around for someone to leave behind a partially finished one (Yuck), or you could work in the place to get one free. You could ask someone to donate it to you. Or you can snatch it from some unsuspecting fool. The point is, if you had money, then you just need to hand the money over and take the burger. It is THAT easy. The key is to reduce the dependence on working in order to get money.
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