January 16, 2017: 1000

I was going to talk about the Cubs visit to the White House wasn’t I?  Yes, I was, but then I looked up, and saw that this blog will be my 1000th.  That’s kind of a milestone, so let me talk about that.

What does it all mean?  Well, it means that I’ve been writing an article about Chicago sports (mostly) every day for the past 1000 days; pretty simple.  Don’t get technical with me; I have fallen behind a couple days, like now, but I always get them back.  I’ve stuck with this thing almost 3 straight years; not too shabby.  Where do we go from here?  Maybe it’s best to take a look at where this all started to figure that out.

It started as I was watching a Cubs game… the 100th anniversary of Wrigley.  If interested in that initial post, read it here:  http://www.thelocalsportstalk.com/april-24-2014-an-anniversary-celebration/

It started as some therapy for me; you’d think after the Cubs won it all, I wouldn’t need it any longer, but…  I’ve always liked writing, and I love Chicago sports, so it seemed like a logical match.  At the time, I was kind of in a rut at work… just coasting along… thinking what I want to be when I grow up.  Does a corporate job suit me?  How about UBER?  All my other job ideas like professional gambler, blackjack dealer, eBay salesman all kind of fell to the way side.  So, a Chicago sports blog!?!  How about that?

I agree with the thought process you should do what you love… something you have a passion for… something that when you do it, it doesn’t seem like a job.  Writing this sports blog checked off those boxes, but it hasn’t checked off another…  the one that says:  financially support your family.
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So I stick to my day job… and that day job turned into a bigger, more important day job about 20 months ago, making this “side gig” that I do, a little harder to keep up with.  Now, 20 months later, I’m still at it…  what does that mean?

I guess that brings me back to the question, where do we go from here?  And I guess that’s the question that I still haven’t answered… kind of like, what do I want to be when I grow up.  I enjoy writing, and I still love Chicago sports, so although challenging at times, I’m still able to make it happen, because these are both passions of mine.  How do I get these passions to check off that other box?  Saying good bye to my day job wouldn’t be that difficult; focusing more time and energy on this would be easy.  The thing is… I think more time and energy needs to be sunk into this now, to actually see what I got here… to actually see if this can check off that other box.  I guess that’s the real crux of the matter.

And then there’s the whole, I don’t want to blink, because I don’t want to miss a minute of my life right now.  My little boy will be all grown up soon; I hate missing any of these “right now” moments with him.  Sharing those with my wife are very precious to me.  Spending time with family & friends, watching all my other nieces and nephews grow up is pretty cool too.  Life moves pretty fast around here.

But I’m surely not alone in this balancing act.  It’s hard to take a step back and look at things, when there is so much going on in the moment.  So I smack myself back into reality, and keep pushing.  Is there a better way to push?  You know, work smarter not harder type stuff.  Maybe.  Maybe 2017 will be the year I finally figure all that out.  For now, next up, 1001…