April 14, 2011
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62 Days
I never liked Disney.
That is, up until about the start of my college freshman years. My family grew up on Pixar, but we never watched anything other than that. Of course, we watched the classic Disney but I never really seemed to care much about it until recently. Some might wonder, so why did you convert?
Well, to humor you all, I did it partially for a girl. Then the addiction became a monster of its own, I started watching Disney movies by myself, singing along to them, laughing at them and just having a ball. I think there was even a time where I put in Beauty and the Beast so that I could fall asleep to it.
Okay, now some people are probably thinking that I’m a complete nut job! I promise you, my love from Disney simply comes from the fact that I just want to be happy doing the thing that I am meant to do.
One of the defining moments for me in the past year was when I came back from my internship with a big four accounting firm. When I entered the firm, I thought I was literally the best person in town and nobody could stop me. Until, that is, when my performance manager came to me and handed me a letter saying that if I kept this up, I would not be offered a position back at the firm. Back then, this job meant the world to me so I shaped up and got to work, did what mattered; put in the hours, worked with my supervisors, learned from all of them. Unfortunately, it wasn’t good enough and I probably was already put in my place after the meeting I had with my PM.
I had no direction, especially after investing most, if not, all of my time into what I thought was my path and calling. Yeah, part of it was the idea of making really big money, but I realized that I was lacking one of the biggest things in my life during that summer; happiness. Here was what a typical day looked like in my life: Wake up, go to work, work, come back from work, eat, juggle a soccer ball, play on my PS3, go to bed. Sounds like a great life yeah?
Well, I can’t say that juggling a soccer ball wasn’t fun, because that’s how I got to be a (somewhat) decent soccer player now.
I wanted to find direction in my life, and I took a year off from seeking any sort of internships just to see what I could find away from the professional world. That led me to Disney… in Chicago.
I worked probably what I could probably say is the shortest job I’ve ever had. But I had a taste of what I wanted. I had joy, happiness and excitement. Not too sure if those were all the same words, but people said that I had a different viewpoint on life and that I simply wanted to enjoy life for what it was. It wasn’t about the money, it wasn’t about sucking up to get higher up into management, it was just about me and what I wanted to do in life.
Back to the video. I was pretty close to tears by the time the video ended. The words ring so true to my ears. The harmony as well, but those are just fine details. I know I got a taste of what will come in the next six months. I’m excited to see what the real Disney holds and if everything is as amazing as the pictures show. I’m sure it will pay off in the end, I’m more than excited, I’m thrilled.
Maybe it’s just best to say, “Words can’t even describe”.
You don’t even know!
