Right now, the title of my blog is 'The Years Before'. I chose that because it's a description of how I think of this time period of my life that I am currently in: the years before I build all the skills I need and I'm GOOD.
So a couple of things.
During orientation for college, the dean spoke to us, and he said, "You have four years to become the best of the best."
And that stuck with me.
It's set in me a 'game on' attitude. Because these four years at school, these are when people learn things, hopefully set a food in the industry... but, if you think beyond that, if your goals are a bit bigger, then you CAN be better. If you take the steps that other people are saving for later... YOU CAN BE BETTER.
And that's what I'm shooting to do. I'm trying to do everything I can, and it might wear myself out, but I think I have this passion that not everyone has. For as long as I know what I want while other people still aren't sure, I'm going to run with this. And I'm going to do my best so that I can be among the best.
Also, the musical 'Kinky Boots' came to town earlier this semester, and I got really emotionally attached to it, partially because one of my favorite Broadway actors stars in it, partly because - through a mix of seeing the show twice, stage dooring, and sneaking into a put-in rehearsal - I formed small (but existent) bonds with some of the actors, whether that happened because I got them cookies, had a mutual friend, or just talked to them at the stage door when no one else was talking to them... it was like I was so close, though I knew I was so far. Because they were just there for a week. They belonged to our city for one week, and, even then, they didn't really belong to us.
So because that experience meant a lot to me, that musical means more to me than the average show. There's this song from it - probably my favorite - called 'Step One' and it goes, "We may be facing the impossible, we may be chasing after miracles ... but this is step one."
And that's right.
This is Step One.
Before you get anywhere, you need to pound the pavement. Before you get anything, you need to make those steps towards what you want.
So this is Step One.
And that's what I'll be renaming my blog, at least for now.
