Love the Work. Work to Love.
I've realized that my career is a constantly shifting target, and perhaps that's just the nature of being a creative. There's always this underlying drive to strive for better, to push boundaries, and to seek out work that truly resonates with our souls. I once heard someone say, "Your days are your life," and it struck a chord with me. Today, for the first time in almost two years, I have the luxury of working from home. Instead of braving an icy bicycle ride into the office, I found myself lingering in bed until 8:00 am, reflecting on the very reasons I chose the path of a designer.
Lately, when I think about work, it's become a laundry list of tasks to complete rather than a source of inspiration and fulfillment. I yearn for the kind of work that used to ignite my passion and energize me every morning. So, I've realized that it's time for a change. Every journey begins with a single step, and I've already taken that step in the right direction—now it's time to pick up the pace and charge forward!
It's time to envision the kind of world I want to inhabit and the work that truly excites me. I know it looks vastly different from what has been consuming my life in recent months. I was recently inspired by a talk by Tiffany Pratt, where she posed the question to her audience: "What are you synonymous with? What is authentic to you?" It got me thinking—what content would friends forward to me on Instagram? What would they think of when something reminded them of me?
Pratt's words reminded me that I need to bring spontaneity back into my life—to create the right environment for new opportunities to flourish. I want to collaborate with people who are just as excited to work with me as I am with them. Those people are out there, and it's time I stopped turning them away because of my overloaded schedule. "Find your tribe and love them hard”. As cheesy as this meme has become, I'm determined to live by those words.
It's time for a revolution—a revolution of passion, purpose, and authenticity.