stimulating me at the moment

one thing i realized being unemployed, it's important to stay inspired. personally i think finding those things that feed you are likely to be the things you should've been doing for a living all along.

for me, writing has always been a passion so i found a job copywriting. waaay different kind of writing though. sure, it exercised the same brain muscle and allowed me to get paid for banging on a keyboard, but somehow it didn't feed me the way i hoped. that isn't to say this was incidental to me getting laid off, but my heart wasn't in it. had it been, would i still have a job? that's a coulda, woulda, shoulda i'm interested in exploring.

i went to barnes and noble yesterday for tactile inspiration. man that's an interesting place. either it's full of people on their lunch breaks or everyone there is between jobs. it was so packed there wasn't room to sit and indulge in the following reads i picked up.

The December issue of Psychology Today for the article, Everyday Genius: How to Tap Your Passions.

And for, Zodiac Science: Why Your Birthday Matters because I'm a sucker for that sort of thing.

Small Business Opportunities Magazine. The monopoly house exploding with money is a bit much for me and the headline: Start Your Own Small Business, Profits Skyrocket screams Tony Robbins conference, but it promises quick-cash businesses to start for under $100. I have shoes that cost more than that, obviously I'm intrigued.

Monocle Magazine: Should you or shouldn't you? Go and launch your own business.

What, you may ask, prompted all this small business research? That remains to be seen. I just thought it smart to verse myself in some small business know-how in an economy that insists now is the time to start one.

And of course:

The Moleskin Notebook. Legendary notebook that held the inspirations of Van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway and the Professionally Unemployed.

-s