The Do’s and Don’ts I’ve learned along the way that drive how I live my life and where I’m headed. Also, the varying definitions of Success I’ve encountered along the way.
Success. Accomplishment. Most of us crave them in some form. My question is…Do we recognize them when we achieve them? Often, no. Without knowing what you’re looking for, you’ll never know if you’ve found it. Story time: Seven or eight years ago now, I had a conversation with my mother which involved both of us… Read More »Accomplishment & Success: Can’t Have One Without The Other
Ever tried to catch a shadow? I remember as a kid seeing shadows, mine and other people’s and playing a game with them. Looking back, the best term is probably Shadow Tag. I’d try to jump on the shadow to get either the shadow or the person to stop moving. I truly believed I could… Read More »Shadow Games of Belief and How We Self-Sabotage
How do I succeed? How do I become a success? I don’t know about you, but I’ve asked myself both questions in a thousand ways over the course of my life. Mostly because once you’re accused of failure enough, success starts feeling like this. I agree, Tulio. I agree. So, I skated by high school… Read More »The Strangest Secret to Success. The Worthy Ideal
It’s that time again. The one where we sit down, take a sheet of paper and write out ALL THE RESOLUTIONS! How about no? Yes, this’ll be short. My brain’s a bit fried, with another move coming, but I’ll let you in on three reasons I’ve not made any New Year’s Resolutions. 1. Not another one!… Read More »Top 3 Reasons I Don’t Have A New Year’s Resolution
So, as I lay me down to sleep last night, I realized…yesterday’s post encouraging any creative type – be you graphic artist, writer, sculptor, web designer – to assassinate your muse left out one critical point. At the risk of sounding a little too much like a bad rendition of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, YOU… Read More »Inspiration Abyss: Turning The Heart Of Your Dead Muse Into Passionate Drive
Are you ready for your first time in the ocean? No. Let’s go! With that, a dear friend and I dashed down a short sculpted sand slope of Silver Strand Beach, and into the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. I drew two conclusions that day. The ocean is both beautiful and deadly, even when… Read More »Travel, Moving, and Diving In Not Ready
I woke up with a smile on my face this morning. Then read a depressing article linked to Facebook. And I’m still smiling. It’s one of those moods that’s going to be tough to kill. I never really understood all those articles about getting enough sleep before. Really, though, it’s a vital, non-skippable thing if… Read More »Wake Up Smiling, and Have Some Lemonade
Ah, video games. Most of them, I’m easily bored with, as they either force me through a story, or have no story and pointless objectives, and I get easily lost and don’t care. Then there’s Minecraft. That silly little eight-bit sandbox revolution that seems to have taken over the world. Thank you, Notch and Mojang.… Read More »5 Lessons Playing Minecraft in Hardcore Taught Me About Life
I swear, I had a plan for today’s post. I had a plan for today. Unfortunately, no left over Olive Garden awaited me after today’s walk, and Jenny made me stretch. Okay, I made me stretch, but I asked her to Hangout with me on Google, because, well, there are some things I’m bad at… Read More »Motivation, Staying Power, and Why We Get It Wrong
You know it’s a good morning when cold Olive Garden pasta tastes amazing for breakfast. First two mile walk I’ve taken in a while. I grant you, my body is attempting a protest, simply because I haven’t done anything that physically active in a while. Now, darling denizens of the internet, I owe you all… Read More »Jenny Ulrich: The Woman Who Disproved Impossible