The Not So Traditional Path...the Creative One That Is...

Being a creative person in a creative field sometimes makes you wonder if you should have went the more traditional route instead. You wonder if it would have just been easier to go to law school or medical school? If spending tons of dollars on additional education just to be a little bit more confident that a job will be waiting with your name on it, is a easier plan?

Going a route that doesn't land you big bucks by following an already concrete plan can be very challenging. If you are any type of artist you spend days trying to come up with the right song or painting that will wow the world or at least someone other than yourself. If you are into marketing, pr, or advertising, you know that you must start at the bottom and work your way up, hoping that you land on the right brand that helps you make a name for yourself. If you are into fashion, Devil Wears Prada is more than just a movie, it is the life that you live.

Although all of these fields can be quit fulfilling once something is truly accomplished, and at times can seem very glamorous when you are out covering an event, working with top designers, performing in front of thousands of people, or selling your painting at a top art gallery, it is a special kind of grind that few survive.

I remember being younger and the teacher asking everyone what they wanted to be when they grew up, and voices came from everywhere yelling "teacher", "doctor", "lawyer", "police officer"... You rarely heard someone say "writer", "dancer", "publicist"....

At some point while growing up you realized that the way your brain worked was meant to be used to decorate the world. You were suppose to create the clothes that help define who people are. You were meant to create the music that helps someone get through a sad moment in their life. You were meant to come up with the idea that would convince people to buy a product that could save their life. You were the one that was meant to write the book that would change someones life, or finally the painting that someone wakes up to every morning...making them smile just a little bit more.

If you picked this route, realize your path could never be straight, because the curve in the road is what is needed for you to create the next masterpiece of the world. People are not entertained by anything that seems regular or plain...why would you think your path wouldn't resemble what you were meant to create?

Keep going down the path you were destined to walk...

-The Socialite