#44: Understanding that growing never ends
Thursday 8/29/24
We're just gonna chat today. I’m not even going to proofread this.
Yesterday I started teaching private voice at Centenary University as an adjunct faculty member for theatre students. This opportunity came to me because I know some of the theatre faculty as I did 2 shows in the school's professional series - A Christmas Carol in 2015 and Beauty and the Beast in 2019. I got to know some of the professors and the head of the program well. They all know that I coach and we’ve tried to make it work in the past but couldn’t line up. This time… it worked! I’ll be there on Wednesday morning/afternoons for the semester!
Centenary is out in Hackettstown so it is a bit of a commute for me. 55 miles, 55 minutes. Luckily, I was able to schedule everyone I’m working with on the same day and so I only have to go one day a week. Honestly, I think it was a good choice for me because I’m truly sick of sitting in front of my computer all day every day. As my mom says, sometimes you need to change the slide in the projector.
And, wow, I was nearly emotional when I left campus yesterday. I never wanted to be a teacher in a school or a professor… I still don’t see that in my future. I have zero interest in going back to school or getting certifications. But I have always loved teaching. It is definitely something that is innately inside of me.
But since I work for myself, I don’t have anyone to give me a pat on the back so I have to do it myself. So here I go:
I’m really good in person. I’m good on zoom. But I’m REALLY good in person.
I had 6 30 minute coachings all back to back and we used nearly every millisecond and even on the first day we were able to quickly get to know each other and assess goals and concerns. I wasn’t tired - I was inspired. I was energized and enthused. It makes the 2 hour commute time worth it.
All this to say, we are lots of things. We can be actors and business owners and producers and content creators and bloggers and coaches and literally anything else we want to do or try. I’m doing this to “change the slide in the projector” but I also am trying something new. One thing about me is that I’m not going to say YES to something I have lukewarm feelings about. I’m only doing things that I’m enthusiastically running towards with an aggressive YES.
Dreams Don’t Die
Julie