Don't Stop Believing

At times we all become dejected, disillusioned, despondent, and it would be the easiest thing in the world to throw in the towel. Whether it's to do with work, relationships or any other part of our lives, it can sometimes seem like there's no point in even trying.

I haven't worked since the end of December. In fact, tomorrow is my first gig of the year. I've enjoyed the time off, but there's always a little voice in my head saying ‘You should be working. Go work in a pub,’ or ‘Apply to local gyms,’ etc.

That voice is there, even when I'm incredibly busy with entertainment work. I think it's because ‘that's how it's supposed to be’. You get a decent job, with a regular, steady income and grow old.

There's nothing at all wrong with that.

But it's not the only way. I have had over twenty jobs since leaving school. I've been a postie, a sailor, a cook, a security guard, a personal trainer, a bar manager, a retail worker…

It wasn't until I started entertaining that I felt I had found something I would be happy doing for a long time.

It's not because I ‘don't want to work’, because, believe me, this is work! It's because, despite having less work/money some weeks than a real job would offer, I believe we only get one life, and we need to make it as enjoyable as possible.

If you have a passion, chase it. Follow that dream, as far as you can. Let it start as a sideline to your other job/study, in fact, let it stay as a sideline if that's what will work best, but never, ever give up on your dream.

Don't look back on your life thinking 'I wish I had at least tried’