revolutionary in training

“There’s just not enough time in the day to go to work and then pursue my passion on the side.” Does this sound familiar to you? Perhaps these words have even been uttered from your own lips. Well, if that’s the case then you’re definitely not alone. Trying to find time to make your dreams come true while you’re doing the 9 to 5 grind is challenging to say the least. But it is possible and some friends of mine are proving it with their independent sitcom Break a Leg.

Written by brothers Yuri and Vlad Baranovsky and produced, filmed, edited, and acted (and everything else it takes to make a TV show) by a gaggle of friends and fellow artists, these guys and gals have made a serious commitment to making their TV show dreams a reality. And their hard work is starting to pay off. Break a Leg is rapidly gaining popularity from its comic online episodes following the many misadventures of writer David Penn as he tries to make a success of his new sitcom deal.

Before you get all excited by this group’s inspiring accomplishments and run off to get started on your own dreams, let me remind you that Break a Leg didn’t get a following overnight and it’s taken a lot of work to make it happen. We’re talking about 12-hour days of shooting on weekends, late, late nights of editing, and endless details to be thought over, finessed, and worked through. And all this after coming home from a full day’s work.

But I guarantee you it’s worth the effort and my friends wouldn’t give it up because they’re making they’re dreams happen. After a year of developing their show, they have committed fans, great reviews by the media, and have even been picked up by a marketing company. Things are happening, but only because some ordinary people got together to do the ordinary, everyday work needed to pursue their passion.

But hard work isn’t enough in itself. Unless you happen to be one of the lucky few whose passionate about their job, chances are a day’s work feels like a lot of, well, work. The difference is that working at something your passionate about enlivens you, fills you with energy and motivates you to keep at it. That doesn’t mean it never gets frustrating or tiring to pursue your passion, but that even if it’s labor intensive, overall you’ll feel excited and fulfilled as you make your dreams come true. You might even be willing to break a leg to do so.