The Symphony Orchestra and the Construction Industry

I'm so proud of my daughter!
Of course I am proud of my daughter, as parents, we all are proud of our children and all of things that they do. Every once in awhile we get surprised and out of nowhere things happen, let me share.
My daughter, Erin, is a musician, literary freak and all-around very bright woman. All through high school she was a very artsy and unique young lady. She went to college and got a degree in music and business and had a bright future in front of her. She played viola, loved costumes and theater and had a direction in her life. When she got out of college she got a job with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and was having the time of her life. One day she had a mishap at the costume shop and severely broke her left wrist. She was devastated! Her left wrist and fingers are needed to play her instrument and she couldn't do it. At the age of 23, she felt lost.
Five years have passed and she hasn't played, and she got out of the orchestra and theater arena and tried some different things for employment. I could tell she was not happy but the person that had to realize it was her.
This week she started a new job with Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, http://www.westmorelandsymphony.org/ in the marketing department. She is back in the arts and she told me that she is going to play her viola again. I am so proud of her!
Erin had a dream and a vision, when she was young, about something she wanted to be and as life would have it, some obstacles got in the way. It took awhile, but I think she's back! She hung in there and kept her vision and her dream. I believe that this week, this new job, this new opportunity, is the beginning of something great for a person that always had greatness within. How lucky she is, how happy am I!

So how does this tie in to the construction industry? I think of that very typical construction contractor at a young age having a dream and of being self-employed, having skills and talents and wanting to apply them. The idea of having one's own business and being able to apply the skills learned from trade school, a parent, or from on-the-job training, is a driving force. There are many obstacles that get in the way of success and sometimes it seems as though it is out of reach. But here's the commonality; it's the clear vision. If we don't have an absolute clear vision of where we want to be we will never get there. The only way to overcome the obstacles is to know what you want and never give up.

I think of my daughter and her skills and talents and I know that a young age she had a clear vision. It takes more than skills and talents, it takes an absolute burning desire along with the wisdom to know that you must make changes in your life in order for that vision to come to fruition.

Is your vision clear and if it is, are you willing to make the changes necessary to accomplish your goals?