Marketing Your Creativity

As many of you know, I love to learn.  So, I am taking a 6-week online Soul Restoration course put on by the Brave Girls Club (www.bravegirlsclub.com).  I took the course for a number of reasons, but mainly because it sounded like fun – 6 weeks of crafting projects exploring your own inner child (what more does a girl need).  I am 4 weeks in and I have to say I am having fun creating and writing, but I am also learning a lot about myself.

This week’s topic is looking back at women in our own history who did it anyway – despite the odds against them.  I have a lot to draw from as some of my relatives came across country in covered wagons – leaving friends and family behind – to fulfill their dreams of a better life.

As I gave this more thought, I realized that I also came across country leaving friends and family behind to fulfill my dreams.  Of course, I had an air conditioned car and there were lots of Motel 6’s along the way – as this brave girl does not “camp.”  I moved to Los Angeles in 1992, just after the riots.  People said I was crazy, but I did it anyway.  I had a dream of working on movies and television that was far greater than my need to stay stuck back east.

And, I was able to fulfill that dream.  Within 6 months of moving to Los Angeles, my new friends had helped me get a job as a Production Assistant for a television show called, “Shame On You.”  I then learned the ropes of the business as I moved from show to show and up the ladder.  I became a Script Supervisor for movies and then a writer for several cable television shows.

At some point, though, my dream got interrupted.  I guess you could say I grew up and got a real job.  It’s not that I don’t like my job, I do.  It’s very fulfilling and it provides well for me.  But I don’t ever remember saying, “When I grow up, I want to teach people how to use the computer.”

And, then, a gift was given.  I learned that I could paint and create beautiful works of art from clay.  Suddenly my dream evolved and morphed into something new.  Instead of picturing myself winning an Academy Award, I began dreaming of becoming a world-renowned artist and writer.  And, I’m doing it anyway . . .

What have you “done anyway” – despite what people said or the odds stacked against you?

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