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Do you guys ever do this totally vain thing of reading all your old blog posts? I just did it and I’m like “OMG I’m sooooo funny.” My dad thinks so, too, he wants me to write a novel. What should it be about? “101 Ways to kill time at work” and it could be like 101 hilarious stories of stupid things I’ve done.
Speaking of which, I have been having kind of a hard time at work. Not like hard like I’ve been working 24/7 (some people on my team have…so I’ve been more like the support/shoulder for them to cry on because they are delirious and haven’t slept in a week). But hard like, I’m so unmotivated and can’t get into anything I’m doing. I wanted to be in marketing SO badly for so long…and now I feel so ungrateful that I’m here and I don’t know what I’m doing and am just sucking.
Me and my coach (my work coach. She RULES) talked about what I like doing and how I could use those interests/talents to select something I wanted to work on. Things I like doing included: reading, writing, making funny puns, organization, travel, and talking to people. Surprisingly, we did not determine that I should be a novelist writing clever travel books; rather, we came up with some boring marketing project. Unfortunately, I did not get the project I wanted, instead I am working on developing partnerships. In related news, I recently described my ideal career to a date, and it was “Wake up late, have a pastry and a cappuccino, maybe go to yoga, talk to my friends and get my nails done” Him: “Wow, so you’re not very ambitious” (Actual date transcription. Why yes, I am still single, thanks for asking).
The good news is that the partnerships opportunity probably means I get to spend more time talking to people and traveling (to exotic destinations like Dayton, Ohio). The bad news is that I have no idea what I’m doing. And if there is one thing I hate doing, it is things I am horrible at. I guess I should look at it as more of a learning opportunity….if it is painful, that probably means you’re growing in some way, and that’s good for you in life- right?
Time to face the pain! (maybe that could be my book title).
xoxo
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Well, I do think you are a great writer, and if you put your mind to it you could write a good novel. You should use the partnership project as a learning opportunity. You get to travel and meet people. Take notes about the type of people you meet, how they talk, what they wear, unusual mannerisms. They may be inspiration for characters (large and small) and dialogue in your novel. Time to Face the Pain could be the title, depending on the plot. If the protagonist is a dentist it could be a great title, as could The Adventures of Noah Payne, DDS.
Comment by Matt July 17, 2010 @ 11:43 pm