Self-Pity: Someone close to me was going through an episode earlier on today and I had to give a speech about self-pity and what it can do to us if we succumb to it. It’s probably the worst addiction; worse than cocaine, marijuana, alcohol or anything else you can think of. Once you convince yourself that everything is so bad and nothing will ever go your way, it’s over for you.
I’ll spare everyone the speech but here are some quotes related to the subject (Straight From The BlackBerry Notepad As Usual):
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”
“The secret to being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation”
“Self-Pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything else in this world”
Unappreciated: I read on J.Cole’s blog where he said he’s under most people’s radar right now and plans on sneaking up on the game. I understand exactly what he means but my goodness!!! If being signed to Jay-Z and getting recognized by most of the world wide web is under radar, I must be submarine right now.
How Do You Survive?: Number 1 question I get asked when I meet new people. Even my own mother asks me from time to time and I honestly don’t know the answer. It’s been that way since middle school. I’ve always just found ways to stay above water and even when I sink it’s usually brief. Not bragging or boasting because Lord knows it’s not easy at times but I’m still standing and that’s all I can ask for. That’s easily the best part about where I grew up; you learn quickly how to survive.
Music: I’ve been listening to The Dream Love Vs Money cd a lot recently. I’ve had it for two months now and it’s like I recently just rediscovered it. The man is a genius.
No Longer A 5 Percenter: First of all, I saw on Kanye West’s blog where he said he only blogs about 5% of what happens to him. Now anyone who’s been reading my blog for the past year knows I’ve been saying that exact same thing since day one. So Ye, I need my royalties. I’m less than a 5 percenter now though. I like to share things after I fully grasp and understand them; that way I don’t steer anybody wrong. I’m currently in a learning process and making a lot of adjustments; won’t be too smart to share things I’m unsure of so bare with me.
Out Of The Public? I: Maybe I’m returning back to my introverted ways but I’ve also decided to make Da Fam Inc. an ‘out of the public eye’ company. Meaning basically I don’t even know if we’ll have a full functioning website or a twitter page or any of that. This whole online stuff is real shaky to me. It allows people/companies/groups to create this ‘big fish in a small pond’ image and mislead people. And if not careful, one can start to buy into the hype and forget that there’s actual work to be done. A lot of the companies I’m studying and emulating are very low key. No one knows who owns them, what their logos look like or none of that. Still they’re extremely successful.
Need A Vacation Not A Fake-ation: I need a real vacation. A real one. The last time I went somewhere and didn’t do anything career oriented was probably back in 2006. 3 years straight and not a single day where I was completely care free and just relaxed.
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