It was only a dream...

About ten years ago, I remember finding a book on the coffee table called, "Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow". My husband had picked it up, and it looked an interesting philosophy.

I, of course, never read it.

The concept, however, did stick in the back of my head, and now I sort of wish I'd read a bit more of it.

As time has gone by, I've spent more of my energy doing what I love, and the things in which I excel. I'm a problem-solver and a challenge-seeker. I'm an artist and a charmer. I am passionate and relationship-oriented. I am a schmooze, in the best possible way.

Having recently stumbled back in the direction of the arts, I find myself with a career goal for the first time in a very log time. I am planning, I am formulating. I am laying the foundation to return full-time to the creative world. I have finally come to realize that I can bring the structure of the left-brain world into a right-brain environment, and find a place where both sides converge into a comfort-zone. If I play my cards right, I will find myself in my own sweet spot.

Over the last few months, an intriguing opportunity has come about. An artist friend of mine is in the early stages of making an independent film. He is intelligent, driven, talented, and savvy. (This is the place where he would say, "Don't forget good-looking! I'm totally hot.") He is putting all of the pieces together in an organized, methodical way, and I am sure the venture will be successful.

The entire creative team for the movie is in place. From casting agents and acting talent to camera-men and colorists, he has his people lined up to do some amazing, innovative things. He is, however, missing one vital piece in his puzzle.

He's not as financially adept as he would like to be.

Bankers, attorneys, accountants, insurance agents...they speak a language that is completely different from that spoken in the arts. They are all about money, and how to make as much of it as possible. As much as I like most of my counterparts in the financial world, I must admit that greed is one of their primary motivations.

My friend needs someone who understands how to work with the finance people. He needs a team-member with whom he can consult, to manage the relationships between the left-brain people and the right-brain people. He needs someone who can go back and forth between the artistic needs and the financial requirements, and keep a balance between them.

He needs me.

So I have agreed to join the team as his consultant, and work with his group to enable the artists to continue doing what they do best - making art. I will keep the money-people in line, and play the translator as needed. I'll make great connections, learn some really cool stuff, and (if the movie makes money, which I have a feeling it will) receive a percentage of the profits when all is said and done.

I'm going to be doing what I love.

And you know what? It doesn't really matter if the money follows or not.