What’s the saying, “God laughs at our best laid plans”? Or something like that. At any rate, life did not work out quite the way I imagined when I made plans to move, temporarily, to Boston. A few days before my scheduled move, the director of the mini-series I was scheduled to work phoned to say that the movie we were documenting didn’t make it off the ground. The advance team of producers were packing up and heading home. Buzz kill. What to do?
Midway into December I decided, “I will not drink soda for three months starting next month.” I still am not entirely sure what possessed me to make such a bold declaration, but I do know that only a few days in, I was already counting down the days. Now, sixty five days into my personal challenge, time has flown and yet also, it seems like I kicked the can a lifetime ago.
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Greetings Friends & Readers,
This is my first personal update since I began writing Redefining Normal. As you may know if you’ve read my About Brian page, I am a filmmaker, media designer, and social activist. I worked in entertainment news, children’s television, and left a job at a national television network to launch a freelance career in the midst of the recession. I bill my work as Be Gee M (sound it out), and I conspire with visionary individuals and organizations to change the world through media. Mostly, I collaborate with a handful of non-profits, small businesses, and individuals to harness the web, film, social, and new media to build and share their work.
While considering any major life decision, it’s natural to ask, “am I ready?” I am preparing to transition into a freelance livelihood, and that question is constantly on my mind. As I wait to hear back from a major client, I struggle with a two-fold anxiousness:
My friends gently encourage me to not worry, that I have received exuberant feedback from them thus far and that they have seen my work in action and trust that I’m up to the job. Still, I worry.