Comments on: When Should You Quit Being a Personal Historian and Move On?

By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:37:39 +0000

@memoryman. Your experience is true of so many personal historians who’ve found their calling. Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Denis.

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By: memoryman

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:24:03 +0000

When I taught high school I felt I was living someone else’s life. I hated it. When I started doing personal history work, t felt like I had come home to myself. I have been at it for almost 25 years and sometimes now I consider retiring. But, I love the spark I get, the involvement with so many lives.

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By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:05:46 +0000

@Peter Savigny. Thanks for this, Peter. Loved your notion of my “creeping” inside your insecurities.;-) I think if you’re self-employed in any venture, insecurities are bound to rise. They certainly have for me over the years. Getting the passion/income balance mastered can be a challenge especially in a field such as personal histories. For me passion trumps everything else. I’d rather be excited to get up every morning to begin work I really loved than stagger out of bed to some job that paid me handsomely but left me brain dead. As a consequence I’m not wealthy but I’m happy.

Keep me posted on your Piscean perplexities!

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By: Peter Savigny

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:46:22 +0000

Dan, how is it you can creep inside my insecurities and post to them? Did I give you the password? LOL

Love what I do – passion. Get paid well – infrequently. Tons of energy – much spent on other things. Nothing but time – should I go back to art?

Typical Piscean perplexities!

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By: Dan Curtis

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:45:56 +0000

@Bernadette Hardaker. Congratulations on ten years! I agree with you that the APH is a great organization for learning and support.

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Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:02:33 +0000

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By: Bernadette Hardaker

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:31:49 +0000

No quicker way to kill passion than exhaustion. I thought I had run out of gas for personal histories a few years ago, but joining my peer group in APH filled up my tank and then some. This year is my tenth anniversary officially as LifeStories (though labour and delivery was five years prior). I am so grateful to be doing this work. It’s definitely what I was meant to do. It’s so positive! Thanks for the reminder.

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