Lately I’ve discovered that the greatest enemy of the unemployed architect is not a bad economy, but malaise.
Over the past 6 months I’ve managed to pull together some work to get my new firm off the ground, but not enough to make a profit yet (what with the cost of startup expenses). I would love to say that these jobs have come my way through genius marketing and relentless pursuit of new clients, but it has been more a combination of networking and chance. But hey, I’ll take work any way I can get it right now.
Couple this stream of work that doesn’t feed me with my ineffable ability to bite off more than i can chew (I am now officially writing for two different blogs, also unpaid) and you can start to understand why I see the ugly specter of malaise around every corner. It is not that I am lazy, jut not motivated. When faced with the option of overcoming inertia and starting work on a project or giving into Newton’s first law of motion I am more likely to choose the latter out of sheer lack of motivation.
Obviously, I need to find a way to motivate myself and I have already completed the first step, identifying the problem. The problem is one of routine. While I was employed I got into a routine of working during the day on my employers work and at night on my own projects. Now that I don’t have that routine and my day can follow any pattern I choose I am much less likely to achieve my goals. What this means is that I need to start creating my own schedule and routine. If I can, I will be successful, and this blog will start being updated regularly again.
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