Name one thing that everyone has but few complete ? Goals. Long term goals, short term goals, realistic and not so realistic goals, we have them in abundance but how many of those goals come true for us ? Should we prioritize all of our dreams & aspirations ? You bet your ass you should ! Every great plan has a better backup plan Why ? Because not everything goes according to plan and if it does you should be worried. Very worried. The backup plan helps serve the purpose of creating flexibility in your life cause if your gonna put all your eggs into one basket you sure as hell better hope it's one sturdy basket. The key to establishing a good backup plan Analyze your life and ask yourself the questions that intimidate every dreamer : "is what I'm doing working for me now ? Where do I...
Insomnia seems to be a common disease that plagues all designers,musicians,photographers and creatives as a whole. Is it really a disease ? If so then it's a great one to have. Insomnia seems to be the fuel used to light the flames of ambition that we need to bring our dreams to reality. We shouldn't look at our insomnia as time wasted being awake, but as timed GAINED by staying awake. Why sleep when you can grind ? Like what are you getting out of all that bed rest besides the possible severe weight gain in your later days ? You would be surprised....there is plenty to gain from a good nights rest !
The "industry" (whatever that is) is a funny place. Its almost like an alternate dimension, some bizarros world shxt where right is wrong and wrong is right. Obviously this confuses many of the young ones (including myself) entering the "industry" and it could be a nerve wracking process to adjust to it. Let me tell you, your not alone.
Im sure many of us are familiar with blogging and how it brought massive changes to the journalism world. We have watched people literally become famous (i.e. Perez Hilton) off of a blog, and many of us thought "I can do it to !". The sad part is many of us CAN'T follow in the footsteps of these journalist because of one key element. This element is none other than passion. Passion isn't something that you can buy in a store or learn in college, it comes straight from our heart ; our emotional center.
