Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. - Napoleon Hill
I have the blessing of being able to actually do, as a profession, something I love. I am extremely grateful for that. The process of meeting with a client, discussing their needs and their vision, and then coming up with a tangible, creative, practical, well designed result that meets or, better yet, exceeds their expectation really “floats my boat” as the expression goes.
Graphic design is where my creative itch usually gets scratched (I am full of similes today I guess.) But yesterday I did something different – a diaper cake for a friend’s baby shower. I had a vision for how I wanted it to look, and I shopped at the dollar store and assembled all my components and put it all together. TA DA! I am really pleased with the way it turned out!
Though I really don’t do much in the craft department as a general rule. I found much enjoyment, again, in the process of bringing an idea that is just rattling around in my head, into reality. The novelty of doing something different than what I am used to made it even more fun, and reminded me how broadly I can apply my creativity if I choose to.
What do you love to do? Is there a way you can apply your talents in a broader sense than you are right now? Could you make a profession of it? If you can you will derive a tremendous amount of satisfaction in your work and I can guarantee you that you will deliver a better product or service to your clientele.
(If you want instructions on how to make a diaper cake contact me and I will send them to you.)
22/10/2009 at 2:51 pm Permalink
Nice blog. I especially enjoyed the “how-to” posts.