Intern Chick

The professor talked, for a very long time, about how he came to be a professor of the music business.  Turns out he started out as a high school band director, went to grad school, then had his own, very successful, recording studio, ended up filling in for a professor at my college and was hired, all the while performing as a professional musician.  20 years later, he's still here, but the interesting thing was that he said he truly enjoys teaching and it wasn't until his 40's that he started.

Forty. Years. Old.  Can you imagine?

He assured us we will try on many things before finding the perfect size in the music industry and most importantly, he told us that this was O.K.  Personally, I can't imagine doing anything different than what I'm setting out to do, but what I really took away from this lecture is that it's okay if you don't know what to do or how to get there.  Sometimes, all the little things you're doing don't add up in your big picture, and its hard to see how an economics class, or organizing your boss' filing cabinet matters at all.  But eventually, each tiny piece of the puzzle connects and you've finally achieved your masterpiece.  It's not going to be easy, its not supposed to be.  If it were, everyone would be doing it!  It's a constant struggle to not only achieve your goal, but to silence the voices in your head telling you that it's impossible.  

So maybe you don't know exactly where you'll end up, how you'll get there, or how long your stay will be.  Its more important that you know it's okay if you don't; eventually we'll all come out on the other side better than we were.