Dreaming

I used to be a big dreamer. It always seemed to make more sense to ask why can't it happen then why would we try. I often looked at things that way. I wanted to try new things and was always looking forward for a way to make it happen. I'm sure it's partly why I learned to fly as a teenager. I'm also sure it's how I was done my degree in four years. I thought I could do it so, why not?

Lately, I've been noticing that I'm not thinking up such grandiose ideas. My next step doesn't seem to have an element of fancy anymore. I'm not sure why.

My first thought was I'm getting older. I have attained a comfortable living. Maybe I don't want to upset the apple cart too much. I'm still open to new adventures but if they don't come with a pay cheque or I can't keep my current job, my excitement is dampened.

I also considered that I'm becoming less risk tolerant. When you are 20, it's easy to take a chance, if you stumble, it's not too bad. When you haven't amassed too much, complete failure and starting over doesn't seem too challenging.

Ultimately I'm not sure what has taken my big dreams away. I think I need to get it back. I need to dream big at work and away from work. I may not see anything come true but if I don't start dreaming about what could be, how can I make it happen?

Dream Job

I'll admit I have a great job. I don't write about my job but it is rather cool. That being said, I can dream. As I was riding the exercise bike at the gym today I started to think what would be my dream job.

I think for a job to be a dream job it needs to have a bit of an unobtainable quality. It needs to be a job that you really can't see how you would get there from here. It needs to be a job that there aren't too many or maybe only 1 of it in the world. It needs to have a cool factor. It needs to to be something that interests you.

For me I think my dream job would be Commissioner of the Canadian Football League.

I am and always have been a huge fan of Canadian football. I have a business degree and I can get things done. All that being said, I have no idea how to get there from my current place in life. I'm not sure if my mixture of education and employment experience is what they would be looking for. However, I can dream.

If you are going you might as well dream big. You should shoot for something that could be amazing. I think that job would be.

I don't know how or if I will ever be in a position to have my dream job, but that doesn't mean I can't dream.

Looking For Adventure

In the dead of winter in Winnipeg, one tends to have some time to think about what you are not doing. This time of year I find I don't do much and seem to let my mind wander about things that I would like to do. I have come up with a few things in no particular order that I want to do someday.

Attend a major College Bowl Game. I have watched many on TV. It looks like it would be an incredible experience. The pageantry, passion, and excitement would be worth the trip.

Fly a Beaver. I still think it is the coolest plane ever.

Fly a glider in mountain wave. Someday I will do some serious soaring and hit the pinnacle of the sport.

Play the piano in a public performance, again. I took lessons for years as a kid. Someday I will perform again.

Cross the equator. I want to see more of the world and flush a toilet and see it swirl the other way.

Make a documentary. I have no idea how at this time, but I will learn and tell a story worth telling.

There is a lot of other things I want to accomplish but these are the highlights. It's easy to get bogged down in day to day life. You have to keep some dreams alive or a part of you will die inside. I don't want that to happen to me.