Like I Was Saying...
When I woke up this morning, I didn't expect to get fired from my job.
So for the last year and six months, I've worked at SAAS company here in Austin.
It wasn't a bad gig.
The software the company sold helped merchants scale their business competing against the likes of Amazon. So I wasn't helping to sell ice to Eskimos, a huge plus.
The people I worked with were great. And the pay was more than I expected.
I won't get into all the sordid details, but things at the company are going south quickly. There were a couple of red flags here and there, but I had decided to see if I could stay on for the customary eight seconds.
Plus, the pay was good.
So today, I walked into an office to relay a message, and I walked out of that office without a job. It happened pretty quickly.
There is, of course, the initial shock of it all.
And the question is, well, what now?
That leads me back to my poor website and blog.
This post is my umpteenth attempt at keeping a daily blog. So yes, it's 2022, and blogs are so 2000.
I can't be unemployed, and banks like you more when you pay your mortgage.
Look, I'm good at selling. I also think I'm good at managing. As good as I am at those things, the one thing I would love to do is get paid for my creativity.
What that looks like, I don't know. I know there are a lot of avenues to get paid for one's creativity, but I don't know how to do it.
I had a chance a couple of years ago to make a go of it, but I felt like I didn't have the resources.
I now have the resources, but I felt like I never had the time.
And now, I have some time, but I'm running against a clock.
So I need to take this opportunity to do something.
Again, right now, I'm at a loss for what this journey looks like, but I have no choice but to commit to it.
So I'm starting fresh. Again.
Let's see how far I can take it this time.