I went to a networking group today. This one was different, this was a creative group. The gal who started it was right, you could feel a different energy in the room, different from other networking groups I've been to. This one was easy, I felt like myself. Like I didn't have to put on a 30 second commercial about myself, but I could actually speak my desires.
This was my first time there, and of course our table had to get up and speak first. I wanted to go last, to see what everyone else said , but I got up, said my name and told them what I do for a living, or what I've been doing for most of my career. By the time everyone else spoke I wished instead of telling them what I do, I could tell them what I desire to do. There's a big difference.
I love creative people, we are just on a whole different plane then non-creative types. As our leader put it, "we have a light behind our eyes that leads us to our passions." I like that concept and it's so true. How many people have you meant that are left-brain, obsessive types that have to cross all their t's and dot their i's just so or they can't sleep. They have a specific goal in mind and most often achieve it. Creative types on the other hand like to look at the possibilities of how else they can make the t or the i look. Perhaps we dot our i's with flowers or hearts. Maybe our t's are swirly or backwards. Ok, I'm not a flowery type person, and I'm not 12, so I don't dot my i's with flowers, my literal i's and t's are normal, but my perspective is different I guess. I look at the possibilities of things in many shades rather then sticking to black and white or right and wrong.
So next week when I go to the meeting I am going to speak my heart, not my resume'. I'm going to mention my love for writing from my heart, my longing for jewelry and interior design, my quest for natural health and spirituality. I want to use this opportunity with this rare bunch of right-brainers to see if any of them can help me find my passions and live the life I've only dreamed I could.
This was my first time there, and of course our table had to get up and speak first. I wanted to go last, to see what everyone else said , but I got up, said my name and told them what I do for a living, or what I've been doing for most of my career. By the time everyone else spoke I wished instead of telling them what I do, I could tell them what I desire to do. There's a big difference.
I love creative people, we are just on a whole different plane then non-creative types. As our leader put it, "we have a light behind our eyes that leads us to our passions." I like that concept and it's so true. How many people have you meant that are left-brain, obsessive types that have to cross all their t's and dot their i's just so or they can't sleep. They have a specific goal in mind and most often achieve it. Creative types on the other hand like to look at the possibilities of how else they can make the t or the i look. Perhaps we dot our i's with flowers or hearts. Maybe our t's are swirly or backwards. Ok, I'm not a flowery type person, and I'm not 12, so I don't dot my i's with flowers, my literal i's and t's are normal, but my perspective is different I guess. I look at the possibilities of things in many shades rather then sticking to black and white or right and wrong.
So next week when I go to the meeting I am going to speak my heart, not my resume'. I'm going to mention my love for writing from my heart, my longing for jewelry and interior design, my quest for natural health and spirituality. I want to use this opportunity with this rare bunch of right-brainers to see if any of them can help me find my passions and live the life I've only dreamed I could.
