I want to be REMARKABLE!

Quote of the Day

Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time.They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined ~ David Allen LETS GET IT!!!

The Verdict

So its Friday, a week has pasted and as the weekend dawns I feel good about my efforts this week. I finished a design contest t shirt and I feel really good about my chances of winning. I stumbled upon a few t shirt designers whose work and story has further inspired me to keep up my efforts and design. One is a line called Paperplates.com and another is Johnnycupcakes.com . While Paper plates seems to be early in its journey Johnny Cupcakes has been around for awhile and has gathered quite a following and his story from the beginning is also very inspiring. And as I continue too on my own journey I know I'll be looking to more designers like these to see how they progress and how their progression can help me along my way. LETS GET IT!!!

Rise & Grind

As I look to pick up pace in my life and my work I find myself forced to x out the unnecessaries. To my surprise initially there wasn't much really I thought I needed to do... initially, but as time moves on I am seeing there is so much more to do. Its all about persistence & consistence and putting all the bull shit aside and getting to what really counts because at the end of the day my timeline for my success is up to me. So as I post this at the beginning of the week April 12th 2010 lets see where I am come Friday. LETS GET IT!!!

"You will resemble, tomorrow, the dominating thoughts that you keep alive in your mind today!"-Napoleon Hill

Go get it PERIOD.

Paradigm Shift

As I continue to learn more about myself and strive to change the things about myself that are holding me back, I came along a group of videos which explain why sometimes it is so difficult. This is the first video of a 3 part series by Bob Proctor that talks about "Paradigms"

FILM PROJECT: Learning the ropes of a filmmaker

So the projected day of TAKE MY HAND film release came and went w/ no film to show. "Worst nightmare" right. More than that as someone who has never showed up with a unfinished project it hurt. And yes there were extenuating circumstances, but come on. It was out of my control so I gotta go with the flow. I realize the trust and belief I put in others may be a fault I have much like being "too nice, but I really just want people to prove to me they are legit and not just a good mouth piece.

As I take my licks going through the process of making a film I realize everyone down the line has to buy into the vision and if you're aboard because it sounds fun or its an experience you've never had well be prepared for a wake up call that will make you think twice. You gotta be passionate about it. Be willing to have to stay up till 3am or have to get up at 3am to really be down for the project. And for those who do it independently damn, be prepared for more of a commitment and beating down.

I realized in this process that as much as I love the creative process there has to be a structured side that makes plans, executes the plans in an orderly fashion and makes sure everyone is in good spirits and the whole process is conductive of getting things done on time... they call this a producer. Here I found a position that will always test me, but I'll be damned if I let another production come in late and miss its premiere date.

LETS GET IT!!!

FAITH

As another week comes to a close with the weekend on the horizon I realized a few things this week that I'd like to share. As the count down to my next show comes closer this week I realized fear and anxiety are physical they take a real toll on your body by making you uneasy and unable to focus. The day I was feeling a fearful anxiety I had no real issues to be dealing with, but looking back it just wasn't my day my communication with others was off, people I was to be meeting were late, while some weren't going to make it. And putting myself in a leadership role where everyone turns to you for what to do next or when things go wrong they question you process, that in itself will make you feel uneasy at times. And as it turned out my day could have been more successful if my attention was placed squarely somewhere else. Yet how could I have know that, how could I have for seen the series of events? Looking back I don't think I really had a chance, I mean the day itself wasn't all bad I got to know someone I've been trying to work with for sometime now and she is aboard for the next project and can't wait to see how this one comes out. I've surely bonded with another and even put in a little photo work. And that's looking at the positives, which leads me to the next issue "FAITH". Struggling through that day made me realize that we all peruse certain paths because on some level we believe that is how life is supposed to be none of us know how life will really turn out we have "FAITH" our actions will lead us to the good in life, but there really is no guarantee. Some go after high paying jobs, some go for what makes the heart feel good, while others start and raise families and none of these are more right than the other, but we each and everyone of us have faith, and be it as small as a mustard seed, as it says in the bible "faith the size of a mustard seed" and if we believe those good things will come to pass. So my point here is as much as we sometimes look at our lives and think maybe we're not making enough progress or enough money, meeting enough people, whatever you feel you not making enough of if you have the faith and the desire to achieve it through the ups and downs bad days and good at the end of the day you went through what you had to to strengthen your faith and focus for the next day.

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Its About Focus Again

So much has been going on with me and it is just about to be three months into 2010. I have a show coming up at the 1078 Gallery here in Chico, Ca March 12th. I will be showing a photo series called "Reveling the Alter Ego" and a short film called "Take My Hand". These past few months have been a great experience for me as well as a learning process, but not like the learning process of before. This time around I know how to work with people, I know how to schedule events and the importance of writing it all down, I even now carry a planner (Whoo rayy!). What I am learning is the clarity of focus you have makes a major difference in you outcome... better yet to have a pin point, crystal clear idea of what it is your after, your goal, your dream makes it that much easier to weed out all the other distractions and see them for what they are and stay focused. Now when I am faced with a road block or something unexpected pops up I worry less or sometimes not at all its as if I am so focused that when things get in my way I don't even see them, or as a photographer, I'd say my focus is on the subject and all else is out of focus and less important that I'll find a way to resolve the unexpected issue and re frame my subject, my goal, my dream so that it becomes the most important thing I see... it becomes what I am about. And if I've learned that in 3 months imagine what I'll be doing in 6.

LETS GET IT!!!

Staying Persistent & Consistent

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.

-Miguel de Cervantes

As we enter the last week of the month of January I see myself really paying attention to my thoughts, how I'm feeling, and if I am feeling in a negative way what is its cause and how can I change that. Through out a day I may begin that dialogue with myself a few times a day and it has really kept me on track with thinking positively and staying focused on my goals. My morning papers matched with my mind movie has also boosted my mornings giving me that shot to really get after the day and I must say I've been pretty damn productive in January. Rewards do help, I've at the end of a good week treated myself to either a new t-shirt or two and even a night out for sushi. I think this week it may be a movie "The book of ELI" "Legion" or that shirt I saw in the mall the other day... hummm its a tough choice, but we'll see how the week goes.

LETS GET IT!!!

The Second Time Around

Well as the first full week comes to a close I look back over 2009 and all that came along with it. I s see many patterns of things I did and areas where I did very well and those that I didn't. And as everyone speaks on New Year's resolutions I just listen. With my look back in reflection over the past year I don't need to make resolutions I need to make improvements. Last year wasn't that bad and if the best of 2009 is the worst of 2010 I'm bound to have another good year. Yet if I want to be GREAT in 2010 I'm going to definitely improve in some areas and make less mistakes. Ultimately a GREAT year would entail that I stand for my beliefs and my goals in an uncompromising stance so as that all efforts are used in making progress and achieving my goals. To do that I need to pin point what I have to do to hit targeted goals and make my dreams reality. If 2009 was the year of Dream Realization, then 2010 for me is the year to GET IT. So as I continue to read, plan, dream, take action, be me, love, focus on how to improve from 2009. Let everyone else make resolutions and whether they follow through or not I'm looking to maximize my good and minimize the bad in my 2010 and be GREAT, I wish you the same. LETS GET IT!

2010

Wow did time fly by. Well since my last post I know its been awhile and my goal of posting through the whole year fell a little short, but I'm back for 2010 so lets do it again. And the quote that I'll leave you with is "What you do EVERY DAY matters more than what you do ONCE IN A WHILE."

LETS GET IT IN 2010