Hello! I’m Rebecca Wise Girson, artist and Creator-in-Chief at Artist with a Day Job and here’s my story.
The year was 2002, and I found myself increasingly discontent with my middle-manager role at a global call center organization. I had my reasons. Many reasons. But I won’t bore you with those. Suffice it to say, I had reached a point in my life where I had lost my joy.
So, in an attempt to remedy the situation, I called our employee assistance line and made an appointment. During that appointment, I was asked a simple question that would change my life:
“What did you used to do for fun when you were a kid?”
My mind immediately went back to the days when I spent hours drawing princesses and eyeballs. Those were the days.
So she encouraged me to pick up some paints and brushes and just play.
I took her advice. And somewhere along the way, I rediscovered a part of myself I had forgotten.
I was more than my job. I was an artist.
An artist with a day job.