Dream Jobs that Aren’t Happening

I have always wanted to sit center stage in front of a crowd as I play the rhythm through an army of speakers. I want 50,000 people to lose their minds as they suck in and embrace every second before I drop the bass. I want to party with a crowd like that forever and ever. I have never been a DJ because I have not found the time to pursue this dream. I have never looked into this dream job as a reasonable career path. While I love to feel the beat of this music and the roar of a crowd, I have always settled by simply being a part of it. I suppose telling myself that I will forever be “musically handicapped” is not beneficial in my case to reach the day I could call myself a DJ.

I have always wanted to let people publicly laugh at me as I tell about my life’s problems, interesting things I have encountered in my everyday life, and peculiar things about my girlfriend that drive me insane. I want to entertain couples as they sip their cocktails and giggle at a person who some may describe as “tall for no good reason.” I want to share my humor, clown around, and develop content that really makes a person laugh uncontrollably. I have never been a comedian because I receive these same little joys in life from those around me. People have always looked at me as a smartass and someone who runs their mouth more than the next person does. Nevertheless, I like my life better that way. I suppose telling myself I will strive to be a stand-up comedian when I retire has prevented me from chasing this dream of mine for now.

I have always wanted to paint a picture for what people would call “style.” I want to explore an array of available materials while designing something people put on their feet. I want to create the performance on the soles of a person’s feet and craft the product that makes them stink. My creativity as I was growing up shined for shoe design in the same ways it did for advertising. I wanted to bring my ideas to other people and impact their lives for what they might invest in. I didn’t continue down this dream path of mine because I feared that I wouldn’t get hired to do exactly what I wanted, as soon as I had wanted to. I also feared that my pace with art would limit me in developing performance basketball shoe designs. I suppose telling myself that I should broaden my dreams has not helped me pinpoint any complete satisfaction.