While I'm in Fallon, Nevada on yet again another business trip I
realized I could dedicate a post to Life Lessons. I feel these points
here can really apply to anyone who wants to put their best foot forward
on goals you wish to make.
I guess this could be considered in the blog-sphere as my blogs "NEW YEAR RESOLUTION POST." However, I don't stoop so low to New Year Resolutions. I simply don't believe in them. I remember when the dawn of a new century came. I thought it would be so cool to begin doing New Year Resolutions.
The obvious problem was the fact I was 12 years old and had no idea what to do.. My Evil Egg Donor would always say she wanted to lose weight. I'm sure a lot of people can relate with her to the extent of starting with good intentions. Then sourly gaining 30 Lbs. by the time next year rolls around. Granted she would never work out. However, the first month of food for the year would consist of "Healthy Foods." Mine on the other hand were kinda simple. Examples being:
Get Straight A's at least ONCE!
Perform in at least ONE play.
It was never something too serious. Except for the moment when I was 18 and realized a lot of my "resolutions" were fucking retarded. I pretty much knew I was never going to get Straight A's. Instead I would just try to get as many B's as possible. As for working in plays, I realized in High School there's not much competition if you take your "talents" outside of the school. I was always nailing some production by the time High School was over with; through the course of making these goals and living life. I realized there wasn't much need for Resolutions. Just long term goals and aspirations work better for me. I think resolutions at this point in life sitting at 25 years old. I think it's pointless to make resolutions. I've come to know myself well enough to know resolutions don't work for me. Hell, I'm not saying they work for everyone.. I'm just a glitch in the MATRIX. Without much further adieu here are some life lessons I've held to my life and seemed to work for anything I set my mind too. I think if you've been on board with me about New Year Resolutions so far, you'll appreciate these Lessons.
Find your passions in life. I found my passion in life at the right moment and time. This will bounce back in other life lessons. However, I found my passion in life is in writing, producing music. I started off practicing and experimenting at a young age. Then it wasn't till I was in High School when I joined my first band Yama. Then at one point I decided to just do my own thing and learn to compose for all the instruments of the world. Thus began my passion of composing music. It's been a fun, exciting, frustrating, and beneficial passion. There are a lot of aspects to it which are fascinating to be a part of as well. In essence, having a passion makes your life more exciting and filled with doing something other than sitting around the house.
Life is no fun without risk. I personally like to make physical and financial risks every so often. Example being my job sometimes is considered one of the top ten most dangerous jobs. I've also poured excessive amounts of money into my passion by buying pianos, flutes, violins, paper, and of course buying copyrights. Get this; you have to pay iTunes in order to sell your music. They apparently don't just let you upload and then take out 10% because of their services. One song alone is an $8.00 drop. A full length album on the other hand is like $43.00. Do I expect to make this money back? Not in an instant. However, I do believe time will show progress. So, take risks which you are comfortable with. Like the one time I jumped out of a plane and sky dived. Best day ever!!!
A mistake is an opportunity to learn. This is my cop-out for fucking up at anytime. It goes hand in hand with "no question is a stupid question." This is fucking ridiculous. I had a professor tell the class 'no question is a stupid question.' I raised my hand and asked, "If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of coconuts, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?"
Granted, to this day we still don't know if Gilligan escapes the island. However, it's safe to assume it maybe the same island found in LOST.
Don't lie to children. I think for the most part I've been straight forward with my Nephews and Niece. Okay, maybe not the Niece. Only she's so innocent. She's not litteral like the youngest Nephew. Nor is she mature enough as the oldest Nephew to understand things. However, if it's one thing I wish I had back when I was a kid was someone who would tell me the hard core things in life. Then I could just live vicariously through those experiences and try to not fuck up the way they did. Which is why I don't lie to children about the stupid shit. Like when the Evil Egg Donor kicked me out of her house when I told her she shouldn't be with her (then) boyfriend. Which ended with a pre-packed ADIDAS bag and nowhere to go except for Aunt Kelly's house.
Always have an Alter Ego scape goat. I have an Alter Ego named Christopher. He's me, but not me. My mother kicked me out when I was 13 and ever since I made it a point to be able to be noticed and still have my privacy. So, when you're looking up Sean Graves. You maybe looking up a football player from Collumbine who got shot. Alternatively you may also stumble upon a dude who's an American Composer for a band called PostOmnis. Who also has an alter ego named Christopher.
Never look back on bad business partnerships. I recently looked up an old business partner whom worked with me on a demo session of PostOmnis. It was a moment between Insomniac People and Equilibrium when I was composing music which was kind of in the same vain of the fourth album. The album was titled "Love, Life and Silence." It was a more agressive Ambient album nailed in by foot notes of yelling, screaming and chanting vocals by two dudes (myself and the other composer) whom then split ways after a tiny mishap in a recording session. He was working on his solo project which he wanted to mimic a whip cracking sound. Great, all for different styles and if a whip sound was what he needed I was bound and determined to find a sample. However this mother fucker thought it would have been cool if someone whipped his back while the mic was on.
...
...
...
As soon as I realized he wanted me to do this I got up and walked out. I've never looked back since then and don't care to. I'm sure his solo career is Zooming compared to mine. I guess it is what it is. Some people would tell you to let go of the past. What they don't tell you is to learn from it. In this example, I learned to back the hell away from a business partnership when crazy jumps out of the bag.
Always give 110% otherwise everything you do in life is worthless. I put 110% into my job and into my side career as an American Composer. I think it's also important to be self sacrificing to your friends. If you're going to do it. Do it 110% because people will notice and be genuine about it. I would list examples, however it wouldn't be propper and koothful.
It's okay to have serious relationships. Without them life wouldn't be interesting and you wouldn't feel good inside. It took me three years to this date to realize how special it feels to have someone who cares for you in your life. Granted the last one was devistating, I do feel it was worth the weight to chillout and have some 'me time' and regroup my feelings. I may have become a little bitter hearted as time progresses. I know though I'm not the kind of guy who would let the new girl get the short end of the stick because of the past.
Be positive about the past. You survived and learned from it. Now brag about it and whine about the present. Nobody likes people who have drama-mama issues. Yes, it's okay to complain about life. No one likes MONDAY and paying bills. It's one thing to talk to someone about a situation because they maybe able to relate or console you. The opposite can occure when everyday there's 'something' negitive and not progressive.
Tin Foil wraped Ding Dongs taste better. It's a proven fact because back when I was a 10 year old boy. My sister was knocked up with her first child. At the time she was watching Days of Our Lives and told me to run to the store down the street and get her a box of Ding Dongs. I got her money, went to the store and got the Ding Dongs. I was so proude of my accomplishment at the time. It was a huge deal to be trusted with money at this age, as well as to walk five blocks without a parent. Wow, the 90's were different. Anyway, I got home and handed my sister the box. She opened it and found plastic wrapped Ding Dongs. While I walked away from her she proceeded to chuck one of the plastic wrapped Ding Dongs at my head. Not only did this hurt (it didn't hurt for real), but it also taught me a valueable lesson. Tin Foil wrapped Ding Dongs taste better.
I guess this could be considered in the blog-sphere as my blogs "NEW YEAR RESOLUTION POST." However, I don't stoop so low to New Year Resolutions. I simply don't believe in them. I remember when the dawn of a new century came. I thought it would be so cool to begin doing New Year Resolutions.
The obvious problem was the fact I was 12 years old and had no idea what to do.. My Evil Egg Donor would always say she wanted to lose weight. I'm sure a lot of people can relate with her to the extent of starting with good intentions. Then sourly gaining 30 Lbs. by the time next year rolls around. Granted she would never work out. However, the first month of food for the year would consist of "Healthy Foods." Mine on the other hand were kinda simple. Examples being:
Get Straight A's at least ONCE!
Perform in at least ONE play.
It was never something too serious. Except for the moment when I was 18 and realized a lot of my "resolutions" were fucking retarded. I pretty much knew I was never going to get Straight A's. Instead I would just try to get as many B's as possible. As for working in plays, I realized in High School there's not much competition if you take your "talents" outside of the school. I was always nailing some production by the time High School was over with; through the course of making these goals and living life. I realized there wasn't much need for Resolutions. Just long term goals and aspirations work better for me. I think resolutions at this point in life sitting at 25 years old. I think it's pointless to make resolutions. I've come to know myself well enough to know resolutions don't work for me. Hell, I'm not saying they work for everyone.. I'm just a glitch in the MATRIX. Without much further adieu here are some life lessons I've held to my life and seemed to work for anything I set my mind too. I think if you've been on board with me about New Year Resolutions so far, you'll appreciate these Lessons.
Find your passions in life. I found my passion in life at the right moment and time. This will bounce back in other life lessons. However, I found my passion in life is in writing, producing music. I started off practicing and experimenting at a young age. Then it wasn't till I was in High School when I joined my first band Yama. Then at one point I decided to just do my own thing and learn to compose for all the instruments of the world. Thus began my passion of composing music. It's been a fun, exciting, frustrating, and beneficial passion. There are a lot of aspects to it which are fascinating to be a part of as well. In essence, having a passion makes your life more exciting and filled with doing something other than sitting around the house.
Life is no fun without risk. I personally like to make physical and financial risks every so often. Example being my job sometimes is considered one of the top ten most dangerous jobs. I've also poured excessive amounts of money into my passion by buying pianos, flutes, violins, paper, and of course buying copyrights. Get this; you have to pay iTunes in order to sell your music. They apparently don't just let you upload and then take out 10% because of their services. One song alone is an $8.00 drop. A full length album on the other hand is like $43.00. Do I expect to make this money back? Not in an instant. However, I do believe time will show progress. So, take risks which you are comfortable with. Like the one time I jumped out of a plane and sky dived. Best day ever!!!
A mistake is an opportunity to learn. This is my cop-out for fucking up at anytime. It goes hand in hand with "no question is a stupid question." This is fucking ridiculous. I had a professor tell the class 'no question is a stupid question.' I raised my hand and asked, "If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of coconuts, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?"
Granted, to this day we still don't know if Gilligan escapes the island. However, it's safe to assume it maybe the same island found in LOST.
Don't lie to children. I think for the most part I've been straight forward with my Nephews and Niece. Okay, maybe not the Niece. Only she's so innocent. She's not litteral like the youngest Nephew. Nor is she mature enough as the oldest Nephew to understand things. However, if it's one thing I wish I had back when I was a kid was someone who would tell me the hard core things in life. Then I could just live vicariously through those experiences and try to not fuck up the way they did. Which is why I don't lie to children about the stupid shit. Like when the Evil Egg Donor kicked me out of her house when I told her she shouldn't be with her (then) boyfriend. Which ended with a pre-packed ADIDAS bag and nowhere to go except for Aunt Kelly's house.
Always have an Alter Ego scape goat. I have an Alter Ego named Christopher. He's me, but not me. My mother kicked me out when I was 13 and ever since I made it a point to be able to be noticed and still have my privacy. So, when you're looking up Sean Graves. You maybe looking up a football player from Collumbine who got shot. Alternatively you may also stumble upon a dude who's an American Composer for a band called PostOmnis. Who also has an alter ego named Christopher.
Never look back on bad business partnerships. I recently looked up an old business partner whom worked with me on a demo session of PostOmnis. It was a moment between Insomniac People and Equilibrium when I was composing music which was kind of in the same vain of the fourth album. The album was titled "Love, Life and Silence." It was a more agressive Ambient album nailed in by foot notes of yelling, screaming and chanting vocals by two dudes (myself and the other composer) whom then split ways after a tiny mishap in a recording session. He was working on his solo project which he wanted to mimic a whip cracking sound. Great, all for different styles and if a whip sound was what he needed I was bound and determined to find a sample. However this mother fucker thought it would have been cool if someone whipped his back while the mic was on.
...
...
...
As soon as I realized he wanted me to do this I got up and walked out. I've never looked back since then and don't care to. I'm sure his solo career is Zooming compared to mine. I guess it is what it is. Some people would tell you to let go of the past. What they don't tell you is to learn from it. In this example, I learned to back the hell away from a business partnership when crazy jumps out of the bag.
Always give 110% otherwise everything you do in life is worthless. I put 110% into my job and into my side career as an American Composer. I think it's also important to be self sacrificing to your friends. If you're going to do it. Do it 110% because people will notice and be genuine about it. I would list examples, however it wouldn't be propper and koothful.
It's okay to have serious relationships. Without them life wouldn't be interesting and you wouldn't feel good inside. It took me three years to this date to realize how special it feels to have someone who cares for you in your life. Granted the last one was devistating, I do feel it was worth the weight to chillout and have some 'me time' and regroup my feelings. I may have become a little bitter hearted as time progresses. I know though I'm not the kind of guy who would let the new girl get the short end of the stick because of the past.
Be positive about the past. You survived and learned from it. Now brag about it and whine about the present. Nobody likes people who have drama-mama issues. Yes, it's okay to complain about life. No one likes MONDAY and paying bills. It's one thing to talk to someone about a situation because they maybe able to relate or console you. The opposite can occure when everyday there's 'something' negitive and not progressive.
Tin Foil wraped Ding Dongs taste better. It's a proven fact because back when I was a 10 year old boy. My sister was knocked up with her first child. At the time she was watching Days of Our Lives and told me to run to the store down the street and get her a box of Ding Dongs. I got her money, went to the store and got the Ding Dongs. I was so proude of my accomplishment at the time. It was a huge deal to be trusted with money at this age, as well as to walk five blocks without a parent. Wow, the 90's were different. Anyway, I got home and handed my sister the box. She opened it and found plastic wrapped Ding Dongs. While I walked away from her she proceeded to chuck one of the plastic wrapped Ding Dongs at my head. Not only did this hurt (it didn't hurt for real), but it also taught me a valueable lesson. Tin Foil wrapped Ding Dongs taste better.
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