Minds are not parachutes, they're trapdoors.

strangely...

I am working on music again…

it’s good

I hate being sick.  Truth be told, I rarely get sick, as I am a vitamin popping crazy person. However, at least once a year my body betrays me and I get sick..

What’s so horrible is that I have very little energy to act on everything that pops into my head immediately.  The contradiction is that when I’m sick and have to sleep a lot - I dream a lot, and think a lot, which puts tons of new ideas in my head.  I can write them down sure, but I worry about losing them.  

When you have a creative business, everyone has ideas about how you should run that business, where you should take it, who you should approach.  I have a difficult time distilling that information and making practical decisions sometimes.  

But two exercises have been exceedingly helpful this month.  I have actually created a photography resume for myself.  10 years into this, and I finally took the time to write it out like I was applying for my own job.  And damn if I don’t look much fancier on paper than I thought I would.  I also have began keeping a file of these suggested business strategies, so that when I have the time (bed rest) I can go through them and analyze what actually may or may not be a viable strategy.  

I’ve decided that like my accounting work, I have to schedule myself meetings with this file weekly, or the whole thing takes twice as long to sort out next time.

So now, when I can finally get out of this freaking bed again, I will have a better course of action with strategic planning.  

Maybe I’ll write a book - Art School, Not Smart School - A How To Guide To Hacking It In A Smart School World.

finally...