How do you follow your
dreams, when you also have to worry about being an adult? Paying your bills on
time, saving money for a down payment on a house (who am I kidding, a house?
More like a 500 sq.ft. apartment), climbing the corporate ladder to secure your
future, along with all the other worries of adulting.
Where do you have the
time or the resources to actually follow your dreams, whatever it may be?
As I sit here, typing
this letter, I’m smiling cheek to cheek (as well as being scared sh*tless),
knowing that in a few days, my world will change, drastically. This
will be the biggest voluntary change I’ve ever made in my life. I’m so excited
to say, I’m leaving my Monday to Friday job to pursue music. I’m following my
dreams. EEEEE!!
For those who don’t
know me, my name is Marie. I’m a singer, and have been singing professionally,
in front of crowds, be it 10 or 75,000 people, for 13 years. Throughout those
13 years, I have also been working a Monday to Friday job, trying to climb the
corporate ladder within the marketing realm, specifically in real estate.
I do admit, the job
I’m leaving now was a dream job when I first joined the team. The perfect
atmosphere for creativity – open space office, like-minded individuals with an
environment ripe for collaboration and teamwork, a kickass corporate culture
that bumped 90’s rap & R&B in the office all day long, and they
allowed their employees to bring their dogs to work – bonus! I love dogs!
Everything was perfect, but that powerful force, that higher calling, was
pulling me back into the direction of music.
The struggle was, and
still is, very real. I have cried more in the past three weeks than I have in
the past 10 years. All those “adulting” worries are still there, but I’ve taken
steps to ensure I’m not going to flounder or become a starving musician. This
has been a decision in the works for a long time….and I think I’ve been
subconsciously preparing myself for this day to come.
It always comes back
to music. Music is my life, and following the path of music is my dream. I have
been a working musician for 13 years, yes, but out of all the songs I perform
on stage, I can only proudly say I’ve created 8. Only 8!! I want to create
music, I want to create a legacy for myself, not just sing other people’s songs
for the rest of my life.
I’ve come to the
conclusion that I have a talent that not a lot of other people have. It’s my
duty to use this talent because I’m lucky enough to have it. It would be a
shame if I didn’t. I would be living a life of regrets, and life is too short
for regrets.
I’m fortunate enough
to be able to say I'm doing it. I'm following my dreams. I hope that one day the stars will
align for you, and you’ll get to tell me that you did the same.
Next step: start
writing. Also, take advantage of the last days of my motorcycle
insurance.
Love,
Marie
