Careers

I have been thinking a lot about what careers look like. I know many people that found their career very early and stuck with it for better or worse for 20 plus years. I think a great example of this was my Dad who served as a firefighter for almost 30 years and he is now retired enjoying his days fishing(though he is bedside now after knee surgery for the coming weeks). But as I have considered what a career looks like for me, I have come to an impasse. The past year I have worked an office job that is stable but long term it will take me nowhere or pursue a more risky opportunity presented to me. As I have looked for a new career path there are some criteria when I pursue work: is there room to grow and flourish, will I be able to support a family on this path, and is it something that I will enjoy and ultimately be able to give glory to God. So while songwriting fits two of those criteria I don’t think I could live on that type of living(though if I get picked up by a major label, I’ll count that as a win). But as I have prayed and actively seeked out jobs that meet those criteria, I was offered a very risky but opportunity driven job in the live music scene and the opportunity to apply to multiple music publishing internships this next year. That means leaving my safe job and entering into the unknown. But I think that’s the best part of this journey, the great act of faith. It’s this trust that I will make ends meet(even if it is really close), and that in the end everything will be okay. So as I pursue an eventual career(whatever that may be), I hold to the certainty that there is someone bigger than I who holds the future, even when there is a little risk.

PS I have some really great stuff I’ve been working on and I can’t wait to share in the coming months