"The king is dead, long live the king," is an old, odd saying that I have never quite understood, but chuckled over in the past whenever it came to mind. It comes to mind now because of the circumstances in which I find myself.
What's Up, the magazine of my imagination that became a short lived reality, is now dead. It was a brief, but wonderful ride, helping me to realize that all things are possible, they just aren't always profitable. And that was the case with WU. Blame me, blame the economy (a wonderful scapegoat, by the way), blame whomever you like, or I like, it just was not meant to be. So, "the king is dead." Yes, the little king that seemed like such a good idea has now passed into the "wow, that was fun, wish I hadn't done it" category of all failed ideas...and yet, much was learned through the process. I am a better person for having done it and now I know one more thing that won't work, at least for me.
Ideas can come at an amazing rate, filling my brain with possibilities, at least in theory, and thus begins my lesson. Can't do everything. I've tried. Learn, if you will, from my experience. It has been a longstanding issue with me...my eyes are bigger than my stomach, my reach exceeds my grasp. Do one thing, do it better than anyone else, is the oft cited wisdom of the ages. Argh. That's hard for me. Lesson learned, I hope - "long live the king!" That lesson is now burned onto my psyche and I have opted to do one thing, at least for the next three years. I know, I know, it will be hard, but that's how we learn, by taking the hard lessons and applying them to our life.
So, I will be focusing solely on one major project that has been a mainstay for me for the past two years and I will take the lessons learned this year into my future, allowing the "king" to live long after his demise. To quote Mark Twain on reports that he had expired, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." My magazine may have passed into the good, but failed idea category, but I live on, fighting until I can no longer raise even my voice to make the world a better place in which to reside.
2 comments:
Yes, I understand where you're coming from and what you mean... been there myself. What will you do instead of WU? Concert and show promotions as you've done in the past?
I am looking at a number of shows right now to bring in, but also looking at producing another musical theater piece with an old producing buddy. That'll be fun if we can do it. Plus, I produce a business conference each year in October, which, if I make the changes I want to make, should be quite fun!
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