Kyle Thomas

The Website of Kyle Thomas (KyleWith)

Meeting with the Clients

Feuilles de la passionYesterday I had the chance to meet with two different clients. It was great, because not only could I share my passion, but I could also see theirs.

What I love about working with clients and part of writing a community website, is you get to meet people from different walks of life. For some strange reason I love learning about what other people do. It doesn’t even matter what they do. Most of the time they are passionate about what they do as well, so the energy in the room just explodes.

Another thing I love about this job is how you never know what the next day will hold. Yesterday I worked with client on their projects, today I’ll be sitting in on a local talk show over at the radio station across the street from our office. Then I may be taking a camera down to a new kids entertainment centre, which is complete with laser tag, rock climbing and on.

Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll ever get bored.

Talent Comes to Life

I get such an adrenalin rush working yesterday. I wasn’t doing anything overly hard or out of this world, I was doing what I know.

I have done much what I did yesterday before but on a different scale. I’m use to working a long and on little project. I have never had the support of co-workers right there.

Now it seems like I’m unstoppable. I started noticing how I could do things and was efficient about it.

Long story short is, yesterday, I realized I am doing what I am suppose to be doing and discovered that with a little support and work available I can actually do it.

I’m sure others would have known I could do it for a long time, but I think this was a real self-confidence moment I had.

First Day of Work

So its me first day of work today. Like real work, where I actually make money. It is quite a surreal feeling knowing your getting paid to help people and connect with them.

I’m so happy that I have been able to take what I have learned and apply it to helping people discover new tools and new ways of communication.

It’s funny really, for the first time I don’t feel nervous about something. I feel 100% comfortable. I suffer from anxiety, so this is definitely a sign that I’m doing what I am suppose to be doing and am in the write place.

Quotes to think about

I love Disney and Pixar, they are my favourite. I often times think about the quotes they have in their movies and this got me thinking even more.

I’ll always remember the quote, which is right from Walt Disney himself, that goes something like this “We need to keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” I love this quote and live by it everyday.

The other quote that sticks out at me is one by Tow Mater of Car, which was created by Disney and Pixar, and it goes something like “don’t need to know where I’m going, just need to know where I’ve been.”

I think both quotes are great, but are contradicting. Ones says we should always be looking forward and the other says we should be looking at where we’ve been. This is no big deal and I guess they each have their own place in the world, just thought it was odd.

Thoughts?

The Decision to be Made

I feel it is now time to share what I have been keeping quiet for the last couple weeks. I’m normally a very public person and normally don’t hold much back (except Rants and my Personal Personal Life(which I want to change)) but this was something I truly had to think about. Something that will change the course of my life for the next 8 months, dramatically.

Do I have your attention yet?

Back on the eve of my 20th birthday (August 10th) I received an email from a guy (who I consider a friend) I had met about a year earlier. He owns a company in Northern BC and does a lot of cool things, that I feel are right up my alley of interests. Well, this email was essentially a job offer. The job would be for 8 months and then after that time we would evaluate it. When I first read it, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited, there aren’t even words to describe it. I hadn’t made a decision right then and there, what I as more excited about was that fact that after working so hard to build something for myself I was finally seeing some recognition. I know that sounds like bragging, but I was proud of myself. Especially since school didn’t work out for me and I didn’t really know what I was doing with my life.

The excitement wore off though, and reality set in. I had to start weighing my options. Do I stay or do I go. As many know, I have a lot invested into “local” here and I was afraid that if I left I would lose it. This investment is more than a product or service, it is me, it is the community, it is my passion. So I have had a hard time trying to decide. What I can tell you though is that if I do take the job, the information and knowledge I will gain in the 8 months I’m there will only help what I have going here at home.

What I have so far.

No final decisions have been made, but this is the most likely scenario so far. When I get back from my road trip at the end of September, I will head back down to Northern BC. Unfortunately I will have to borrow some money to get settled (place to live, food, etc.) but after the first month I *should* be alright. I will still be in contact with everything that is happening back here at home, in fact nothing much should change. Although you will see less of me, and more of people helping while I’m away (let me know if you can help). I want to make it crystal clear that I do not want to abandon anything, I am still dedicated to what I have going on here and only think that what I will be doing while away will help me grow these projects down the road.

The people who know about this opportunity already tell me I would be stupid not to go. I hope everyone understands that although this may not seem like such a big deal, it is for me and has been difficult. So what do you think?