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Your Heroes
It's said by someone I'm sure, you should never measure yourself to your heroes. A quote I came across earlier this week though said that "you shouldn't be trying to network up, you should be networking across". I don't particularly remember where I saw this quote, as I have a shitty memory, but I know it's been at the forefront of my mind. I also think the latter quote has been the cause for my personal introspection, and now I turn that outwards to you. The idea is explained that you shouldn't be trying to network with those who are already established, yet with your friends and neighbors who are establishing themselves. To this concept I say yes. That's why I work very closely with a network of like minded individuals and groups like Mehji Ent. I myself run a blogsite I just started up called The Renaissance Project. It's an art initiative I started to follow happenings if the underground art communities in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania currently. I hope to cover more as I get the chance to travel and meet more artists. I have been inconsistent in my content upload though. Not because I don't have things to post. The Mehji's have almost ten tapes on Spinrilla alone. Most of which were uploaded in the last couple of months. It's because I have been doubting why I even do what I do. I look to others who are more established than myself and think that I am foolish to be doing it all. It makes it hard because there are peers I have, that are significantly more successful. And admittedly sometimes, I wish to reach out to them. Sometimes I feel guilty for even wanting to say hi. I don't want them to feel like I'm mooching off of their hardwork and successes, so I leave them be. Honestly though, I needed to. I needed to stop putting so much pressure on where I wanted to be as an artist and start focusing more on what I wanted to produce as an artist.
By Dan-O8 years ago in Motivation
Life Is More Than a 5-Year Plan
“Where do you see yourself in five years?” The dreaded question that forces you, in that moment, to pronounce your planned career trajectory, allowing the person to whom you address your response to judge your character, ambition, talent and several other of your most important traits.
By Josh Firmin8 years ago in Motivation
Failing to Succeed and Fulfilling Your Potential
A lot of us live our lives wondering if we are fulfilling our potential. We all have talents, hobbies, and things we enjoy. But not all of us pursue these talents. I have met many people who say the same thing. "What if?" and "I wish."
By Denilia Blue8 years ago in Motivation
Let Them Be Uncomfortable
The less you worry about what other people think of you the better everything will become. Of course, it is natural to be self-conscious during those awkward teen years, but the less you care about what others think about you the happier you will be. Wear what you want, give your opinion, and express yourself however you want! Just be yourself! If everyone on Earth was the same, the world would be a very boring place. It is your job to bring something unique to the world. Just be whatever you want to be. Be smart, be confident, be kind, be sensitive, be a badass. Just be unforgivably yourself because you are an amazing person, and there will never be anyone else who is like you.
By Kelsey Hein8 years ago in Motivation
Making Ends Meet
I think we all long for the days in our childhood when we had no concept of what money was. We didn't understand how much food costs. We didn't understand how much hydro and heating and water cost. We didn't know that gas prices would one day be the bane of our existence.
By Samantha Reid8 years ago in Motivation
Chosen One
The Universe Will Choose You. Life itself has a way of showing you the dark and the light. Experiencing being the chosen one allows you to do two things 1. find your purpose and 2. reap the benefits. It might not sound like much, but this past year the universe has shown me what it is the be chosen, what it is to have a purpose. See, in life, from the moment we are brought into existence our parents are already setting the vision for us, until of course we create a vision of our own of what or who we want to be.
By Queen Yve8 years ago in Motivation
How I Managed to Quit Overthinking
Overthinking honestly ruins you. It creates problems that didn't even exist in the first place. Over thinkers can make any situation worse, no matter how exciting/depressing it was before. It makes you more stressed, unpleasant, and also makes you question everything that happens in your life. It takes you away from the present moment and makes you worry about the future.
By Rahi Shah8 years ago in Motivation
Pay Yourself First
It's a parents job to help teach and grow their children, so that they are fully prepared for the real world. They spend 18 years sharing wisdom, life lessons, and knowledge on the inner workings of life. And if they are successful then the world gains a smart, mature, young adult to help shape it. Every life lesson is important. Every rule, strict or not, is important. Every word, thought, parenting strategy is important in a child's life. I'm sure there were some lessons that really stuck with you. And I don't mean the basic ones like "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it all" or "make sure to always save your money".
By Bryanna Burshnick8 years ago in Motivation
The Meaning of Life
Life. What is the meaning of it? Isn’t that the greatest mystery known to mankind? If it’s not, please share all of your enlightening perspectives - because one can never truly know anything for certain. Perhaps the greatest mystery is what lies beyond our planet, our galaxy, our universe, but that's in a completely different realm of things. I mean right at this very second, with the billions of souls on Earth with different beliefs, morals, ways of life, and perspectives on why they think the sun continues to rise every morning and shed beautiful light upon our planet, plenty of people are perfectly content waking up and going about their routines, never venturing outside of their minds to wonder such things. I envy those people. There is a thirst for knowledge that is unquenchable, and always will be for me I think.
By Jenna Lynn8 years ago in Motivation
Be Younique
Life is like a cookbook. There are so many choices on what to make. And every choice has a recipe made by someone who's lived before you. There's instructions for chocolate cake, strawberry, vanilla, coconut, cotton candy, ice cream, cheese, coffee, even carrot and fruit cake. There's teeny tiny ones, extravagant ones. Plain or decorated. For every occasion from birthdays to weddings, graduations, and all celebrations. Or just because it's yummy. Whatever the reason, there's options available. Sometimes it feels like you don't have the confidence or desire to make one of these. But there are people saying that this one is great and that one is good, amazing, delicious. But what if you don't WANT to be making ANY of those cakes? What if you decide to create; let's say something completely original. Like... a beef flavored cake. Or hamburger cake. Everyone says that idea is stupid or disgusting or weird. Some may say it's impossible or that it might take a long time to figure out how to make one that's actually tasty. But you decide anyways to not be bound by anyone's rules. You go crazy! Baking all types of mysterious things. It might take 10 times as long than just following someone else's opinion, but you come to realize it's not ABOUT them. This cake is for you and you only. YOU have to think it's wonderful. Because you want to be unique. You want to be different. Not like everyone else who takes the easy way out. So life is like that.
By Chasity Sosa8 years ago in Motivation
