My Age of Hard Times Blog Two

It has been over a month since I have been working with the parking company I’m working for now. Normally, anyone else would pull a “no call, no show” on a company that has not paid them for the time they worked. I found out that despite what wrong my company is doing, pulling a “no call, no show” would technically get me fired. In a better economy, I would walk away with my head held high and my pro-bono lawyer on speed dial, but we’re not living in that perfect world. Finding a pro-bono lawyer who is willing to fight tooth and nail for you is almost non-existent and finding another part time or seasonal job is almost impossible. For that, I ask myself one thing, “What exactly am I holding onto?”

This is the moment when all that my family taught me comes into play. Although they taught me the “worker’s values”, I still learned to become an entrepreneur so that I can survive anything that is thrown my way. This situation I’m in is telling me that I do need to keep in mind that at least I’m holding up my end by being a good employee (showing up on time and on every day I’m scheduled, not complaining, asking questions kindly, and even groveling in a pitiful manner for the money has been owed to me for over a month – and encounting). You would say the way I’m allowing myself to be treated is sickening and I do concur. It is sickening to be in such poverty I would allow myself to be treated as a corporate world slave who doesn’t even get table scraps for behaving. That is exactly how this feels. If it weren’t for the chance to make any money online, I would literally be starving.

As terrible as all of this is to go through, I spent the last few hours creating projects that allow me to take my talents and earn an income off of them. I created a strategy that integrates like media with like media. Before I explain what this means, a little background. When creating any kind of media, in general, you must create a concept the media is based on. This leaves the door open for a multi-media project (video, photos, written articles) to give life to your concept. I have come up with two concepts I will be working on in the coming months. The biggest challenge is figuring out how to integrate everything in a concise way so to not confuse those who come across it. Consistency is also important. Anyone can come up with concepts, begin to act on them, and then drop the whole idea like a hot potato. I have been guilty of doing this, but now I’m in a position where it’s do or die. So, any concept I think about acting on must be planned with care and must be something I will never get sick of.

I know that one thing I enjoy doing is taking photos of different things from different angles. I like trying to make more than one use out of one thing, so to speak. Getting out doors and spending time outside or in nature is very relaxing and inspirational. You can find so much when you slow down and look at every detail. That’s when you learn how to literally capture moments. I plan to make this an ongoing project so that I can create virtual galleries out of my work and eventually create art out of photo shopped shots. This is just one of two projects I was able to come up with in the midst of my turmoil. As always, I will keep you updated on my progress and thank you for reading.