SOME DUSTING OFF
This week we launched a new website for the commercial AV work that we do. That led to the reorganization of this PaulDexter.com site where I came across this forgotten blog. It was enjoyable to scan through the posts. Notably, the original post in 2012 which discussed the concept of embracing the many channels of my professional life.
A lot has happened since that post in 2012. New ideas have come and gone. Opportunities have paid off while others have failed. Consultants strongly urged me to focus on the one thing I do best, just like they always have. By 2014 I actually did take their advice and attempted to refocus solely on the AV business. As I should have expected, this only led me to discover a huge gap in the AV industry regarding estimating and proposing projects. The opportunity was too strong, so I launched Jetbuilt, a web platform to fill that gap. The point is, even when trying to focus on “the one thing” my instinct forces my hand again and again. Not in every case, however. I can’t count the number of opportunities to which I have said no. My children’s book for instance. I bet you have never heard of it. I did write it. I even had it edited. I even went so far as to hire an artist to create the cover image for it. In the end I shelved the project because I had too many plates in the air. Perhaps I will blog that book here in the future.
GET TO THE POINT
So in rediscovering this old blog, it reminded me of its purpose: Journaling. I have been told countless times the value of journaling for personal and professional growth. I have taken it up countless times over the decades. Just a few months ago I was cleaning out a closet and came across my last journal. Sure enough there were five or six entries, then hundreds of empty pages. Let’s face it, I am terrible at blogging or journaling with any consistency. For that matter, I may be terrible at it in a general sense. Still, I realize the value of it. It helps me to process my thoughts and experiences. This helps me remember them more clearly and then grow from them. Moreover, the older I get the more I occasionally hear that some of my stories have impacted those who are years behind me but on a similar path.
So I dust off this old blog and pick it back up today. It’s been over six years since the last post. The good news is that if I get in just one more post out by 2026, I will be blogging with far more regularity than I have in years. I’ve set an incredibly low threshold for success.
Cheers,
Paul
