| I believe that all of us want to express | | | | withstanding all the years of 'reality |
| something: an idea, a theory, an opinion or a | | | | checks' that ensued. They may have actually |
| statement. I also believe that the majority | | | | finished a painting, or have just sold one. |
| of human beings would love to be creative in | | | | They maybe strutting on a catwalk or maybe |
| the expression of these ideas, theories and | | | | they are designing a client's logo this very |
| statements. Creativity permeates in | | | | minute. Or perhaps, it could be something |
| everything our mind does and is challenged to | | | | preparatory like preparing the first exhibit |
| do. I am certain that if given the chance, | | | | in their portfolio or reading a book to learn |
| most or all of us would love a career in the | | | | how to protect their copyright. Regardless of |
| creative and entertainment industry because | | | | what the effort is, big or small, as long as |
| it is there where we can express ourselves in | | | | they are taking active steps, a person will |
| the most creative of ways.Thus, there are | | | | belong to this group.In the first phase, we |
| many of us who are into art, acting, music, | | | | experience a very frustrating and |
| photography, modeling, writing, designing or | | | | demoralizing event in our 'careers'. We |
| crafts. We enjoy doing these for many unique | | | | cannot help but feel defeated when our work |
| combinations of reasons and it would be ideal | | | | does not get the reaction we have hoped for |
| if we could do it for a living for the rest | | | | or expected and perhaps we begin to believe |
| of our lives. Why do we need to go to work | | | | that we are only fooling ourselves and that |
| every day, doing something we do not really | | | | we should give up our foolish hopes and |
| like as opposed to something that we do | | | | dreams.However, doesn't it turn out that |
| enjoy?So if one has something: a talent, an | | | | eventually, you start taking action again (in |
| innate skill, or even simply years of | | | | the 3rd stage) after you have been brooding, |
| knowledge and experience in one of the arts | | | | perhaps even making tons of excuses for a |
| of expression, it would seem to be a waste if | | | | while (in the 2nd stage)? You come to |
| all of a sudden, that person decides to stop | | | | realize, time and time again, that no matter |
| dreaming and hoping altogether.At any point | | | | what, 'it' is still what you want to do |
| in time, an individual in the creative and | | | | regardless of what has happened in the past |
| entertainment industry can be categorized | | | | and what may happen or not happen in the |
| into one of the three groups described | | | | future.After years of experiencing this |
| below:1) Those who have given up on the idea: | | | | cycle, I have decided years ago that |
| This group may have already conceded that | | | | regardless of what I was doing, and |
| being say, a rock star was just their teenage | | | | regardless of whatever 'career' decisions I |
| dream and that their hours of singing and | | | | may have to make, it must be to advance or |
| songwriting had its purpose. However, for it | | | | support my creative endeavors. It makes more |
| to be a career now would already be too late: | | | | sense because every time I have tried to |
| now that they are married or now that they | | | | suppress it, tried to ignore it and tried to |
| have children, etc... etc. If we are not | | | | pretend that the urge is not there, all I |
| careful, we may stay in this phase for the | | | | ended up doing was wasting my time. I have |
| rest of our lives and always wonder what | | | | learnt to embrace my urge to express myself |
| might have been and perhaps even become | | | | in creative ways and have accepted that it is |
| bitter because of it without even knowing | | | | part of me and the less time I spend |
| why.2) Those who are still hopeful but are | | | | defeated, the sooner I could get to work |
| not doing anything about their goals | | | | towards what really matters. Perhaps you can |
| presently but would like to get back to them | | | | use something from my experience and if what |
| later on: They are doing something else now, | | | | you are experiencing is the same, hopefully |
| like selling, working in a call center, or | | | | you would not spend too much of your life |
| maybe even managing a manufacturing plant, | | | | thinking that your 'passion' is not really |
| however they are not setting aside time, | | | | what you want to do. Because honestly, what |
| money and effort to their goal of being able | | | | would be better than doing things to make |
| to create music or take photographs for a | | | | your life happen the way you dream it?Marquez |
| living. They can always go back to it later, | | | | Comelab is the author of the book: The |
| I suppose, 'when there's a bit more time'. | | | | Part-Time Currency Trader. It is a guide for |
| Perhaps after they get married, after the | | | | working men and women interested in trading |
| first child, after the second child, after | | | | currencies in the forex market. It explains |
| they get promoted or after they pay their | | | | everything you need to know to create your |
| debts, whatever their unique circumstances | | | | own trading methodology; touching on the |
| may be.3) Those who are willing and able to | | | | basics and preparation before expanding onto |
| allocate time, effort and money to progress | | | | the topics of market analysis, tools, trading |
| their art and talents: The people in this | | | | systems, risk management strategies, |
| group are doing something with their art and | | | | discipline and psychology. See: His other |
| talents. They still believe in the idea that | | | | articles can also be found at along with |
| they can become who they want to be -- that | | | | other helpful trading, business, investing |
| life can be the way they once saw it, not | | | | and self-improvement articles. |