Started Out Life As a Child
Started out life as a child
Cuter than the average bear if I do say so myself
Grew up in a small town across the river from Montreal
My teenage years weren't all that happy
Had an inferiority complex for some strange reason
Started working in a bank right out of high school
But knew I wasn't cut out to be a banker
Met an old schoolmate one afternoon
Told me he got a job as an apprentice in an commercial art studio
And that surely peaked my interest
Always enjoyed doodling in my spare time
To make a long story short, I took the Famous Artists Course
A correspondence course through the mail
Two or three lessons into it
Along came the opportunity to be hired as an apprentice
In the art studio of a large engraving company
I jumped at the opportunity and the rest is history
My career as a graphic designer was launched
The more successful I became
The more my inferiority complex gradually disappeared
My success gave me the much needed self confidence
That one has to have to successfully get through life
There you have it... my story, such as it is
Not the most inspiring but at least it was uniquely mine
I am no longer that insecure soul from many years ago
© Jack Ellison 2014
Copyright © Jack Ellison | Year Posted 2014
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