Random Thoughts

The goal is hard to see in the current moment. Hatred is a great way to push yourself to become stronger. It's still, and always will be, about how hard you're fighting -right now- for what you want. Use, and also be wary of the word, "content." :D

What Success Should Lead To

Success is a funny thing. It means you've achieved your goals, it means you've overcome whatever was holding you back, it means you've beaten whatever you challenged yourself with. The bad part is it makes you relax, get fuzzy, and not really think about how things could be better. It induces a feeling of comfort. It makes you feel like there's nothing left, and right here and right now is the best thing that's ever been, like you should never worry about anything ever again. It's worse than being drunk, it's worse than being exhausted. Takes all the drive right out of you. You've finished your task, and now you should rest, or even celebrate. Honestly, there's nothing wrong with resting, or celebrating. However, I'm of the opinion that the mentality of the hard work that got you in the first place is what gets lost when you celebrate. That's the worst part of success. Perhaps this is the biggest challenge of all: being continuously successful. Shrug off the mental fog of success, and forge ahead just as hard as you had done before, when you were still just on the verge of success. What should success lead to? More success.

Feeling Inspired

Just last I'd been feeling quite... down? I'd been playing some really uninspired starcraft, and couldn't seem to be excited or "authentic" with my gameplay.

But then I read TheOgnis' s blog, and was.... confirmed? in believing that nothing is coming to help us. (Basically his blog says that he kept expecting that "something" to come along and help him, maybe unexpected money, or somebody famous, but that in reality you shouldn't expect anything of that nature. You should FORCE the world to recognize you.) Then I read day9's posts on TL, and was inspired again :) this seems simple/stupid, but the man is brilliant and I'm not going to say anything else on it. Going to go play SC :) bye bye bye

I've got to make sure

to never have to come back to anything like this. Places, areas, people, things I don't want to be around have no place in my life and I'm going to try to get rid of all of them. I hate to have to use any bit of time to do something that does not directly interest me. It doesn't make sense to throw the one resource away that one owns. There has to be a better way, and I'm going to find it.

BOSS Quotes:

"When I'm skating on the streets, I can feel people questioning my right to skate. Their opinions are meaningless to me." "Last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I'm so mean I make medicine sick." "You can't emphasize enough how much you need to be a paradigm shifter." "And if people think, well, that’s shortsighted, that’s what happens when you’re struggling to get by." "The goal is to play as excellently as possible." "Self-doubt does not win games; positivity does."

"A god who doesn't grant wishes is completely useless humans."

"Greatness in progress looks like failure.

More to come....

List of Inspiring People

This list will be edited probably frequently, and doesn't include family. In no particular order: Charlie Hazzard Amy Cuddy Sean Plott Ilyes Satouri More to come..

Going Forward

This is from Junior year of college (undergrad, will it matter?), specifically about the information i received from a source today (Dale Brimer). Master's in Finance isn't enough: since 2008, there have been a surplus of finance majors with experience that are taking entry-level pay jobs. Thus, according to Dale, I need not one, but 2 master's degrees, an MBA and a master's in computer science. Is this true? Can I not pull a Marcelo Somers and get a good job with just an undergrad degree? I'd be facing against both Dale and Hazzard. Better work on my inner game. :))