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50 questions that free your mind: No. 7

September 23, 2011

As part of my Day Zero Project, I will be answering the 50 Questions That Free Your Mind. For each of these, I will blog an answer and then it will be linked here as well. Some of these will have longer responses, some will be extremely short. But by the end of the Day Zero Project, I will have answered all of these.

No. 7: Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?

At this point of my life, neither.

For the most part throughout my life, probably the latter.

See, with the realization that I am unemployed, it’s hard for me to say I am doing something that I believe in or that I am settling for something I am doing. I am doing what I can to move ahead, to get to where I want to be. I am trying to better things and get to a point where I am doing what I believe in.

I’ve been trying to start that now, too.

With this blog, I realize I have a tool that can help me beyond an outlet to write about whatever. Truthfully, I don’t know if I could ever get thousands and thousands of daily followers to this blog. I don’t understand some things in regard to getting it out there and I don’t really follow one niche. Still, I think I could get some sort of a following, just based on the different topics. So, I have some things I am working on in the backgrounds. I also have some writing projects I am working on to go with the blog. Though they are in the early stages, if they come to fruition as I hope they will, it will be a different feel to the blog at times.

The reason I think that this would be doing something I believe in is because it’s the type of writing and reporting I like. It’s not all negative. There’s no swirl on it. It’s just honest reporting. It helps me build my blog. It helps me build my portfolio. It helps me build me, personally. Maybe it will lead to something. Connections. Employment. Happiness. Who knows.

Basically, I’m eventually looking to re-brand my blog and myself.

Though it will keep a lot of the things I do now (as I discussed in my recent State of the Blog address), it will add a few new dimensions. When I did the State of the Blog address, I kept these things under wrap — as I am doing now for the most part — as I don’t want to jinx anything. I’m excited about this. And this is something more of what I believe in.

If this doesn’t happen, I won’t be any worse for trying. There’s only so much I can do. But it’s helping me change my outlook on things, which, in turn, shows I am trying to do more things that I believe in, rather than settling for the status quo.

Through all of this — the re-branding and changing of my blog in the hopes of having it grow — will help me individually. It will help me grow. It will help me focus, get a grip and realize in this world I need to take things myself. I can’t sit back. I’ve applied for countless numbers of jobs out there and received little or no feedback. The ones I have heard back from have fizzled out. I have my thoughts on some of these and, unfortunately, in the end I didn’t fit with these companies wants and needs, for whatever reason. That’s fine. I keep plugging along. I refuse to think that this will end in anything other than something good.

So, now I’m going to really step it up to see what I can do about improving my chances, my odds and my life. Maybe my idea with this blog will eventually lead to bigger and better things. Maybe it will just crack open a door. Maybe it will just give me some peace of mind (which is fine, too!). But in the end, it’s time to start taking a few more chances in life. Maybe, hopefully, this direction of doing what I want to do here will eventually help me realize what I am going to be doing moving forward — if that makes sense.

So the short answer to the question is that I’m doing neither. I was doing the latter. And, now, I’m truly looking to be doing the former. If that all makes sense.

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Filed Under: 50 Questions that free your mind, Day Zero Project, My world Tagged With: 50 questions, 50 questions that free your mind, 50 questions to free your mind, day zero project, my world

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Everybody’s working for the weekend…

March 25, 2011

Ah yes, the weekend is upon us, isn’t it?

I am spending my Friday working, to an extent. It’s work for me, anyway. I have a goal of sending out five applications today and I have a pretty good start on it, so I’m taking a small break to write my daily blog post. The cover letters are starting to flow a little better today, so that’s good. Maybe I’ll start hearing back from some of these places. The big thing is tweaking the resume a little for each gig.

Ahh well, enough of the job stuff.

What’s on the calendar for the weekend for all of you?

The weather here is supposed to be cold. Brrr. In the mid-to-upper 30s, but sunny. So that’s not too bad. Still, I’m ready for spring to be here. I could even deal with temps in the high 40s for a little while. At least that makes me think spring. As I look outside now, it’s been back and forth between sun and clouds and some snow flurries and squalls.

Spring sure would be welcome.

Still, this weekend seems to have a few things on tap.

Originally, this weekend was supposed to be our fantasy baseball draft. Some people had things Saturday and some Sunday. So we pushed it back to next weekend, which comes after the season starts — but that’s OK.

So, time to re-plan.

Today, I’m finishing these applications and probably going to throw a few discs to practice a little bit. I’m hoping the weather kicks in soon as I’d like to hit a few courses and start playing some disc golf. With the days being longer with light, it’s easy enough to put in the job stuff for several hours in the morning and early afternoon and then head out to play a round or two of disc golf.

The annual road rally in our area is Saturday, so I think I am going to head to Walton on Saturday and watch some cars buzzing around the back roads. I haven’t taken photos in a while, so it would be nice to take some shots, especially with my camera and zoom lens back from Canon. I’m excited to get snapping again, but some better weather would be nice to really push me to get out and shoot. That and finding some new spots. I can only take so many photos of the local covered bridges… and I love covered bridges!

On Sunday, I’ll head to the annual March baseball card show in White Plains. Unfortunately, I won’t be in a position to spend too much, but I think I can afford to split a box of cards with the person going with me and maybe grab a few odds and ends that I’ve been looking for/at. I haven’t done much by way of cards recently, so it will be nice to see some new products.

… I’d also like to kind of get mine all together and in holders, too. Some of my more recent finds haven’t been put in holders, so I’d like to do that and get it all set. Then maybe I can do what I’ve wanted to do for a while and that’s organize my cards somewhere online so I know what I have etc.

My hopes for Sunday:

  • A few bargain game-used or authentic autographed Phillies cards
  • Game-used or autographed cards of players I used to cover when they played in Oneonta (or other teams).
  • A hobby box of cards

As many who know I collect know, I don’t look at these as an investment of sorts (though if I need to sell down the line, I hope they sell well!), it’s more of a collection of certain players and cards that I want to nab.

Hopefully I can land some at decent prices.

Maybe I can even grab a cache or two on the way down to White Plains or on the way back. That would be nice as well. Even a park-and-grab or two would work for me.

That’s my weekend — how about you?

More later!

Filed Under: My world Tagged With: baseball draft, disc golf, fantasy baseball, my life, my world, plans, weather, weekend, working

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