What do you want to be when you grow up?
24 03 07 - 18:41 - Bookmark this post
I recently received a new meme in my mailbox. What do you want to be when you grow up? You can find some answers here and here. Here are mine....As a kid
The thing I remember most is I wanted to be a comicstrip artist. I am a real product of the popculture 80's I guess. Growing up around lots of comics like Spiderman, Superman, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Tarzan, Korak but also great dutch comics like Suske and Wiske, Storm, Franka, Rik Ringers and De Generaal. I drew comics myself which made me into a graffiti artist in my teenage years.
As a teenager
I don't really know what I wanted to be as a teenager. I do remember that in highschool, I found history and biology really fascinating but didn't have much ambition in that direction. When I first saw a C64, I was hooked and tried some programming. When I was 17-18 years, I became very interested in advertising and marketing so I went to the school of Economics to study "communications". I wanted to do something in advertising.
Now
Right now I am a brand director at Rhinofly, finding new online concepts for our clients and working together with them on getting maximum results for their online efforts. I also do some lifehacking and try to be a good father for my girl. The biggest job in life :-)
Later
I am still not sure about that. I like the direction where things are heading now. I am more and more involved in the Dutch blogosphere with the Dutch Bloggies and I feel it is uncharted territory where I can be of some significance. Also my role as lifehacker still has some things I would like to do and last but not least I feel my role as brand director might and can evolve in something of a Social Media Master (tag on, tag off young Daniel-san!) where I can develop other projects and help other companies go forward in these exciting times
Alternative
When growing up, I had this deal with a good friend of mine. When we fail in what we do, let's start a bar. We are still both succesfull so I guess that's not happening soon. I have had a weakness for magazine stands. I always thought it would be great to have your own magazine stand and read all you want :-)
The best thing with a meme is you can forward it. So here it goes to Pascal, Matt, Jason, Michael and Brett!
Comics are cool, no doubt. Do you know about Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. ( http://www.superherosupplies.com/ )?
Matthew Cornell - 24 03 07 - 18:55
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