So, my salary is being cut by 2/3, but not for six and a half months. I kind of saw it coming, so I'm not shocked. I work for a non-profit that doesn't fundraise, so it just makes sense. Yes, but now what?
I want to stay in Manhattan. We're happy in our neighborhood and we're truly at home in our apartment, so I need to replace my income. Ideally, I'd like to even increase it, but first thing's first.
I'm going into this confident and faithful that HaShem will provide, that this is just another step on the path He has laid out for me. I have time, I have resources, I have ambition and I have talent. My "disadvantage," is that I have spent the last three and a half years serving the community in a meaningful way doing a job that I love and I only believe in moving forward. I can't go from a satsifying, meaningful occupation to something menial that just pays the bills, I owe myself better than that. As always, I work to live, I don't live to work, but I refuse to spend eight hours a day miserable to support the other sixteen.
My main hope is writing. I already have several freelance projects going, but I have always wanted to write a book. I'm reading Thinking Like Your Editor, in the hopes of getting the guidance I need to put together a proposal and push my writing career forward. My speaking career is off to a good start and I have high hopes in that arena as well.
I've consolidated all of my professional ventures at http://www.hiimyael.com/. I'm accessable, I'm flexible, I'm ready to roll. Let's see what's out there
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