Reconstruction

Out of bad comes good, rewiring, evaluating of self & wisdom

This week I watched the documentary on the Discovery channel about the rebuilding of Ground Zero in NY.

So emotional, so inspirational, so sad & happy at the same time.  The building of the first new tower is emotional for me to watch.  After all these years of so much pain and an empty hole, it is nice to see that there is finally restoration taking place.  In a way, it’s like spending years not knowing what you are going to do with your life and then out of nowhere, things start taking shape.  One brick at a time.  We are always rebuilding.  Whether its highways, buildings or our inner soul.  I think of my voiceover career this way.  Like I’m building a tall skyscraper, one floor at a time.  Each floor has a goal.  An objective.     

Resilience- In the voiceover business, it’s easy to get down on yourself when you are having a bad day, week, month or even year!  Focus on what has worked in the past but don’t be afraid to try new things.  Success will come back to you like a boomerang.  Some weeks are great, some weeks are tough.  It’s like a musician who makes it to the top of the charts and then has to work twice has hard to back there again. 

It seems every day there is this fine line between good & bad.  There will always be people trying to take us down, intentionally or not. Spreading negativity, trying to break down what we are trying to build.  It can be challenging because now we have social networking sites, where people can either choose to be supportive and positive or cynical and discouraging.  The beauty is that we can decide who we are going to be connected with.  This is the same in the real world.

So remember it is always your choice. Your choice who you are connected with, your choice to not be afraid, your choice to wake up every day & decide what brick you will add to your tower of life.

Build the life you dream of.....

 *Special thanks to Tracy Blowers for contributing to this blog.