When I quit my career as a “computer guy”, I walked into the future not knowing what to expect.  I didn’t have a “plan”, but I did have a goal.  That goal was pretty realistic, as I promised myself, at 25 years old, that I would be working in animation by the time I was 30.  At 28 years old, life has allowed me to achieve this goal.  I’m 32 now and have since pushed even harder to make my career foundation even more solid.

At what cost?

As time passed, I set myself new goals.  These goals were constantly being pushed back and eventually they became plans and intentions.  My job, my health, my relationship…  all 3 were unbalanced.

2008 was great for my career.  I know that most everyone that has worked with me appreciates everything I do to make their lives easier & fun!   Though there are a few that didn’t agree with my methods, in the end they realized my intentions were always the best…  and I was eventually given the opportunity to prove myself.  Apologies exchanged and new levels of respect were built.

Does this apply to my personal life as well?  Considering that my personal life should not be a “project” and it’s impossible to predict an “end date”, you could agree that it does not apply to my loved ones.

I spend so much time at work promoting alternative planning methods.  Agile techniques that can promote creativity and adaptiveness.  Art will not bend at the wills of a spreadsheet.  Art is the accident in a medium when trying to communicate ideas.  Without freedom, there is no art.  Without freedom, there is no life.

The technology that has helped us realize our freedom is the same technology the burdens us.  It’s too often misused.  I’ve personally misused this technology and eventually realized that it needed to change.  Some things we can ease ourselves out of.  Some things we have to stop immediately, with intentions to encounter “face to face” at a later time.

That time has passed, yet it is not too late.  That “plan” has proven to be pretty useless to me.

Time to be free of my plans.  Time to be free of my career.  I’ve been holding off adventure for far too long.  It’s been waiting in the fridge, and now it’s past it’s due date.

Luckily it hasn’t yet spoiled.