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Life is full of influences; It's your application that sets you apart. That's something I wrote to myself and completely believe in. You can't be scared to set out to do something in life because you believe it may be similar to something, or because you don't know the clear cut path on how you're going to accomplish your goal or dream! Just take a step towards your belief daily - fearlessly, wholeheartedly, digging and dreaming within yourself, believing that as you push on through sacrifice, you will one day stand alone on top of a hill that you created that now encourages and inspires others to chase their dream. Knowing that through tenacity and patience anything can be achieved.
-- Charles "Mask" Lewis
I feel like I've lost touch with a lot of aspects of what makes me who I am. I feel so disillusioned about my life, the path I've taken, and where this road is going. It's odd to realize what promoting parties really did for my state of well-being. It's unfortunate I have so many moral qualms about that side of my life. It gave me so much in the way of fulfillment; from thinking up the idea, designing a flyer, organizing everything and seeing it through to the finish. As stressful as all that could be, it really gave me a lot more than it took away from me.
However, I know I don't want to be the 30-something year old rave promoter and I'm confident with that decision. I only hope I can find my fit with my new business concepts and start to find some success. I know I have what it takes, it's just getting everything in place. *sigh*
A quick summary on the life of el Brandino: I took up bass guitar this week and I've been teaching myself and jamming out for a few hours each night. Work is going great! It's nice to be in a good company and secure in the economy. I'm struggling to find a good situation to move into this next month when it comes time to leave my house, but I have faith. I'm supposed to travel to Portland and San Francisco next month for work and play, but that all depends on being moved and settled. Hopefully that pans out...
I'm going to a meet-up at Desert Edge Brewery tonight. One of the guys who spoke at the conference in Vegas, a local internet millionaire, invited me out. There will be some noobies and a few "super affiliates" who totally kill it in this industry. It should be good to network, learn a few things, and hopefully share some of my knowledge. Nachos and beer are always good as well.
I'm still struggling with depression, but realistically this winter was far easier than most. Gotta keep trudging forward... I'm excited for the coming spring and summer.
-- Charles "Mask" Lewis
I feel like I've lost touch with a lot of aspects of what makes me who I am. I feel so disillusioned about my life, the path I've taken, and where this road is going. It's odd to realize what promoting parties really did for my state of well-being. It's unfortunate I have so many moral qualms about that side of my life. It gave me so much in the way of fulfillment; from thinking up the idea, designing a flyer, organizing everything and seeing it through to the finish. As stressful as all that could be, it really gave me a lot more than it took away from me.
However, I know I don't want to be the 30-something year old rave promoter and I'm confident with that decision. I only hope I can find my fit with my new business concepts and start to find some success. I know I have what it takes, it's just getting everything in place. *sigh*
A quick summary on the life of el Brandino: I took up bass guitar this week and I've been teaching myself and jamming out for a few hours each night. Work is going great! It's nice to be in a good company and secure in the economy. I'm struggling to find a good situation to move into this next month when it comes time to leave my house, but I have faith. I'm supposed to travel to Portland and San Francisco next month for work and play, but that all depends on being moved and settled. Hopefully that pans out...
I'm going to a meet-up at Desert Edge Brewery tonight. One of the guys who spoke at the conference in Vegas, a local internet millionaire, invited me out. There will be some noobies and a few "super affiliates" who totally kill it in this industry. It should be good to network, learn a few things, and hopefully share some of my knowledge. Nachos and beer are always good as well.
I'm still struggling with depression, but realistically this winter was far easier than most. Gotta keep trudging forward... I'm excited for the coming spring and summer.