An amazing revelation

When was the last time you can remember actually being excited about going to work?  Can you remember?  Has it ever happened that you wake up prior to the alarm going off wondering if you were going to be TOO EARLY?  I have to tell you that for the last four weeks, I have been in awe of the motivation and pure focus that has engulfed me.

I started this position with an open mind, but I have to be honest it was a little bit of a salary cut, so I considered using it as a stumbling block.  That, ladies and gentlemen, has completely been washed by the pure excitement I have for this position.  Are there stressful days, long hours and situations I would rather not be in?  Of course, but it's challenging and the people I work with are amazing. 

Let me give you some background.  First of all, I have the title of Program Manager of the client facing team for the Infrastructure Consolidation Program at JP Morgan Chase.  I know, I know the first thing your probably wondering is, what the hell does that mean?  In simple terms, I manage a staff of four team leads who each have a team of eight project managers.  We have the responsibility of migrating over eight hundred clients from older, legacy platforms to upgraded and more secure systems.  I not only have the responsibility to make sure that all of our resources are taken care of but I only interface with technology, product and sales teams in order to move the clients within a specific time frame.  Basically, all of the clients are my responsibilty to be transitioned over the course of the project.  It is a huge challange and with also helping to lead the technology team to create a tracking tool that specifially meets the need of the program the challanges just keep getting more plentiful.  And you know....I am happier than I have been in a long time at work.  It's not that I haven't enjoyed my other projects, but it has been a really long time since I have been this happy at work.

So, it finally answers the question, can a huge paycheck make you happy?  Is financial security worth being miserable 10-12 hours a day, no matter how long the project is?  Sure, I am not making the amount I was making in New York, but I am happy and it's worth it. 

There is only one more thing that would make the way my life is more complete.  To be back on stage again.  To go from being excited at work to a rehearsal and acting again, well that would be....hmmm....I don't know if I can put that into words.  Maybe I can....I would say it can be defined as.....ORGASMIC!!!!

Love, life, peace and success!!!

-Brad

"Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds." - Oscar Wilde