The Greg V Miller Blog Spot

The process of discovery, but even more so the process of self-discovery is a beatiful thing. I haven’t posted anything here in quite some time which is actually a good thing, means i’ve been busy and I wanted to let my readers know exactly what I’ve been up to.

My IT Consulting business is moving along, not as fast as I thought it would but never the less I’m headed in the right direction. The website is finally up and running, http://lilmanIT.com. And while I don’t have any official customers yet, that’s because I haven’t begun to fully market it which is the next phase. During the past 3 months i’ve learned a few things about myself and about who I am, or rather who I thought I was. Some of you may have already figured this out or some of you may also be in the process of self-discovery but nevertheless take what you want from this.

Action and Not Thought Helps You Figure Out Who You Are

I have always been a thinker. Someone who pondered what was beyond the stars, where I would be in the next 5 years, what to do with my life. Thinking and ideas are great, they’re the seeds of creativity, but you can’t create without action, no matter how small and insignificant you may think it is. Even if it is one step you can take in reaching your goal such as buying a domain name or reading something that increases your knowledge, you have to take that step and not be afraid. I’m not saying that i’m over my fear but I am learning how to manage it.

We Are Never Who We Seem To Be

I thought I was the guy who had it all together. I’m 28, married with my own place, I have a career and am doing what I dreamed of doing when I was 18. But is that who I really am? Am I really just the IT guy? Am I not more? You bet your ass I am, and I didn’t figure this out until I took action towards my goals. Who did I discover that I really am? Someone who likes fixing computers but doesn’t love it. What I do love is the challenge, the troubleshooting, the investigative part of IT. It makes me recall when I was in college and I interned for a hospital with a group of other desktop support technicians. If you know most IT guys and you go to their house, they’ve usually got some kind of network setup, a couple of computers, their running a server or a linux box ya know…just doing some crazy stuff. Most of the technicians there were like that except one. When the interns asked him so how many computers do you have at your house and what kind of network do you have? His response, just one desktop that I barely turn on. He liked his job, but for him it was just a job, and he was very good at it. And I discovered that I’m that same guy. I don’t think it’s a bad thing as long as you have other interests and passions.

Passion Can Sometimes Be Overrated

You hear all the talk about passion, find your passion, do whatever is your passion, do what makes you want to stay up late and wake up early. I don’t have a problem with passion. I think we should all do what we love. But I also think we should also go in the direction that steers our curiosity. I was never passionate about IT and computers, but it’s what I was curious about, what I wanted to learn. I certainly don’t go to sleep dreaming about computers and wake up thinking about computers. Part of the reason its lost a bit of its lackluster to me is because I know a lot more now than I did when I first started. But through the process of taking action in pursuing my company, through reading, and just the journey of self-discovery I’ve discovered something I am passionate about and have taken steps to also go down this new road, this new venture.

So the key to unlocking your true desires is to do, don’t think, do. Take steps no matter how small. And you’ll discover your more creative then you gave yourself credit to be. I know that’s what I found out.

What about you?