Friday, June 02, 2006

Perfect Job






It takes some people 2 years...some 30 years..and some never get it.

Their perfect job.

Imagine if you could do anything in the whole world as an occupation..what would it be?

And if you don't have that job, why not?
What could be better than springing out of bed and every nerve in your body being electrified by the thought of going to work that day.
What is stopping you? REALLY...

Can you imagine coming home every night basking in the glow of enjoying a day doing exactly what interests and excites you.

Take Roger Clemsns...the 43 year old baseball pitcher who is tossing the ball with his son in the minor leagues this week. He is getting paid to play a game...and being paid a pretty couple of pennies too!

He only has to play about every 4 or 5 days...
He doesn't have to worry about dressing in expensive GQ suits...his play clothes are provided for him at work. He doesn't even have to get them dry-cleaned...they do that for him.
What other employment provides everything including shoes, socks and supoprt underwear?
He arrives at his "office" wearing sweats and a smile.
No brief-case..nothing.

He doesn't have to know the latest in computer technology. He just has to throw a baseball. And even then he only has to be in a real game every 4 or 5 days...tossing the sphere only about 100 times for that day ~ taking about 60 - 90 minutes. His income for that effort? Roughly $67,000 per throw based on $12 million dollars for 15 weeks. ($670,000/game.)

He isn't pressured to hit the ball when he's up to bat..in fact in 21 seasons, he's only had a few hits and no home runs.

Roger had retired from his job...actually a few times, I think. But he can't stay away from his passion. He started out in 1984 making a mere $140,000...but he kept at it and now came out of retirement to play with his kid ~ and cash a $825,000 check each week. Hmmm..I wonder if he has to wait until payday to go grocery shopping?

By the way, his temporary team-mate son who is in the Minor League A farm club for The Houston Astros, has recently returned from nursing a broken pinky finger. His third time up to bat in practice against his Dad...he managed to hit a home run.
Even at 43, Mr. Clemens knows how to be a Dad....a very wealthy Dad with a perfect job.

Go pursue your dreams...Roger makes it look pretty easy.

Or at least get your kid to start throwing the baseball early.

4 comments:

ylmurph said...

is it nepotism if your dad throws a 85 mph fast ball right down the middle of the plate?

Peggy Murphy said...

Kinda..especially since the ball was clocked at 55 mph

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Anonymous said...

comment to ylmurph - Only if the plate is part of a Lennox service for eight.