With a growing career I’ve found that a few things truly ring and help make my year more tolerable. Not that I’m a grouchy person or anything, but let’s face it the world is rapidly becoming faster and information is abundant which can leave us all tired and sometimes over worked. I have found out I really do it to myself. I volunteer for extra projects, and take on a lot in my free time but I would rather do that and learn to push myself. I hope to look back, when I’m older, and see that I’ve maximized my time with my friends and family. Where were we? Oh yeah, the point. My first vacation of the year is upon me and I’m really looking forward to unplugging from my Apple products and unwinding with one of my best friends. No Photoshop, no Illustrator, no iChat, and I will not miss tuning a guitar a billion times for one riff.
I love how those feelings stay consistent as we grow up...
When you have a deep sense of purpose of mission, you live from the inside out. This means who you are triggers what you do.
On the recommendation of a great friend I’ve been reading a book called “Success Is Not An Accident” by Tommy Newberry. I can say it’s a really addicting read. I love learning new aspects or ways to grow as an individual. In this case Mr. Newberry reflects on all aspects of life and lays out some tools to help you not only understand and define, but to implement ways to a better existence. If you’re anything like me you’ll appreciate and enjoy the writing.
All I heard were the kids making friends, dogs barking, and lots of outdoor activity.
As Spring approaches I can’t help but think about how the weather plays a huge role in our days on this earth. Sure this topic is usually reserved for “I don’t have anything else to talk about moments while at dinner” but I’m trying to connect to something that is a bit deeper here. In my mind contrast makes me love things so much at the age of 32. When winter sucks the life out of me I really appreciate the day that I replace the glass door on the front of the house with the screen door that’s been in hibernation in the basement. Yesterday was that day.
As we move forward into this next decade it’s interesting to revisit the work-week debate...
I keep seeing this work week / life balance conversation flying around and it’s quite interesting. I love getting the Herman Miller email subscription, mostly to look at the chairs I want and will more than likely never purchase. “As we move forward into this next decade it’s interesting to revisit the work-week debate…”
Check out the reading and decide for yourself.
I will finish the day doing the one thing my heart loves most...
I had a great impromptu dinner this evening with a few friends. After about 7 hours of talking about myself I found myself feeling really thankful for all the situations my eyes have gotten to see just by the reaction of my dinner company. Most of the time I try not to flaunt some of the experiences I’ve gotten to be a part of. Let’s just say there’s been some good times, with really cool people. However, that’s not the point.
But, then, challenging my own beliefs makes me feel more capable. It fits the story I tell me about myself.
After having my fair share of challenging moments to work through, I really related and enjoyed this article, especially this quote “What we believe about ourselves affects how we react to people who show us that we are wrong about something.” I think it is very challenging to look someone in the eye and take what they see as your weakness and move forward.
I want to work with honest people, that have a passion and drive within themselves...
So last night I sent of the final No Resolve’s tracks to Tom Baker for mastering. I’m really excited about this project and how far the band has progressed since meeting them in January. I enjoy this feeling of reflection with this one. It’s a pretty cool story on how things started, what I’ve communicated, how I’ve gained trust with the band, and how they’ve came into my studio with an open mind to make the best recordings as possible. That does not happen without getting the right people involved.
I'm excited to evolve the content and showcase my most recent everything to my network.
With the good help of my friend Nick I’m finally online with this new site. I hope for it to be a personal hub for all my work from Design to Producing music out of my studio. I’ll throw some of my random thoughts, points of interest, twitter worthy shares and a ton of shameless self promotion through this hog. I’m excited to evolve the content and showcase my most recent everything to my network. Til next time…
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