Even the most optimistic of endeavors will not work out exactly as planned. We make mistakes like we breathe air. Inhale, exhale, anywhere and everywhere. Even some of the things we think are great at the time can turn out to be a mistake later on. So it goes without saying that as I enter the next chapter of my career, I walk in while exhaling a lesson learned.
Not to say that every breath you take is a mistake, for that would have make Sting an unhappy songwriter. No, much like the air in a block proximity of a construction site pouring concrete, you don’t know that concrete dust is in the air until you taste it in your mouth. Nevertheless, no matter where I go in my career, I always choose to enter with an optimistic outlook. I take a breath because I have made the conscious decision to do so. One cannot walk around with a clothespin on their nose and their mouth taped shut, and hope to ever survive.
Thus, tomorrow begins the third breath of a Manhattan job for me. I am optimistic about it because I believe that like a good software upgrade, it has taken the best parts of versions 1.0 and 2.0 and combined them. I hope I have not put too much on the position description’s shoulders, but I suppose it is only natural when you have your “new job high”.
In the end, work is still work. But my goal is to feel like I have done something fulfilling each day, to come home every night not seeking to decompress, but to carry over the good vibes of the day into the rest of my life. Is that too much to ask for? I certainly hope not. Cheers.
Josh Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 11:03 pmVisit Josh
All right, M. Sahm, let’s get a status report then. Are things trending in an upward trajectory for you?
I’d love to hear about the creative percolations going on in the House of Sahm. What are you working on these days?
Signed,
The Quitstay formerly known as DJRadiohead
Mark Sahm Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 12:15 amVisit Mark Sahm
I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how it’s going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin.
I’m going to end this blog comment and show people what you don’t want them to see. I’m going to show them a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible.
Where we go from here is a choice I leave to… my magic 8-Ball phone, provided it survives the move/storage/move.
Mark Sahm Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 12:18 amVisit Mark Sahm
Seriously though, between the new job and the new house, we’re in over our heads in transition, with a lot to dig out of.
I don’t expect much of anything creative to emerge until late July at best… but damn, how I cannot wait for that time to come!
Josh Says:
May 24th, 2007 at 3:57 pmVisit Josh
Well, you do have a lot going on. Sounds like once you get these decks cleared you might have a real chance of redirecting your energies back to your creative work.
In the meantime, I have Linkin Park fans to argue with.