Report From The New World - Day 1

Well, I completed my first day on the new job, receiving some excellent 1-on-1 training from the head of the company. Rather looking forward to working in this small, entrepreneurial environment, and being much more in charge of my future than in my past lives. As a loan officer, I will be in a sales role - one that my many years in the engineering company had never crossed my path. Even though my previous assignments required me to "sell" concepts to employees within the company, I don't consider it the same thing. In the end, they had no obligation to "buy" what I was selling.

So, I'm looking forward to interacting with people in the real world - with all their problems, issues and challenging situations - and providing them with a service that might help them sleep a bit better at night; with a little more financial peace of mind.

That said, my nights and weekends will still remain focused on my pursuit of the passion. I spent the better part of last Saturday and Sunday completing some demo Flash animations for what could turn out to be an extremely influential presentation. Last Thursday, had dinner with Jeff of the BigBlueBall and brainstormed some killer ideas on a series of Flash FAQs. Excited about it and have jotted down a few notes and sketches on what they might look like. Promises to be a kick!