I want to take a risk this year.

So hmmmm I'm used to doing what other people want me to do (even if I don't always do a good job at it >.<)
But since I've been in Korea and primarily alone (I am a English teacher here, I just started from Feb.) I've been able to focus in a way I haven't in months. Having all this alone time has really allowed me to reflect and get more in touch with my (as Ms. Oprah would say) authentic self. At first I was terribly lonely and wanted to leave!! But now I am fine and more adjusted. I hope I don't get too adjusted though because I've decided that next year this time I need to be in New York networking away.

I was thinking about the best places for me to be in terms of career development and continual mental sanity and NYC although it's expensive it offers me comfort and career development opportunities out of this world. My back-up is either Atlanta or Los Angeles but I'm also thinking that having a back-up location might be detrimental to the continual advancement I want to take towards moving to NYC. Someone suggested I go and concur the Broadway stage because there are not a lot of people who can do Broadway, but I am one of them. Of course I felt this was an amazing compliment but musical theater is not exactly my number one goal. However if I were to be casted in any ongoing production musical or not at this point in my career it would be only a benefit.

OK but let's get to the topic at hand here. Drum roll please ........I'm going to move to NYC after my contract is over here (Feb. 2012) and I'm going with the mentality to go for my dreams-for real! What do I mean by this? Well I'm going to take all of my savings (oh this is RISKY but it is what I WANT to do) and I'm going to move to New York holding tight to my dream and not looking back. I'm giving myself a year to be there looking for entertainment based work only and within 6 months if I have no apparent successes then I will begin to prepare myself to teach English overseas again, as well as apply to various full-time opportunities in NY. I am trying to build a career and I know that is not something which is going to be easy, but I have never given my dreams my compete and entire attention, focus, or energy so I have decided to.

Please send me prayers. And continue to support my endeavors. I haven't nearly expressed my appreciation enough, but every single message and word of encouragement, support or complement has helped me and affected me in the most wonderful of ways.

~ Olivia