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My Single Word Resolution For 2012

January 7, 2012 Adventure, Business, Featured, Health, Life 2 comments

First, let me just say this. I’m not fond of resolutions. I’m not on board with the mentality that you need a specific day of the year in which to try and make some grandiose change in your life.

I tend to subscribe to the thought that if you want to change something, then change it… Not tomorrow.. not at the end of the year… Just do it today.

With that said, I do have somewhat of a resolution this year… but only because it happens to coincide with the beginning of the year.

So, before I turn this into a novel, here’s my one-word-resolution for 2012: Read more

Another Snapshot: 75 Days Later

December 15, 2011 Adventure, Business, Featured, Health, Life, randomness One comment

Remember that time that I posted about where I was at in life?

It’s right here. If you haven’t read it, this post won’t make much sense to you really, but I’ll continue on anyway.

It was only 75 days ago that I wrote a post declaring a change.. making note of all that I had accomplished.. and eluding to a new life for myself due to my sudden influx of motivation and drive.

Well… it happened. haha. Read more

Snapshot: A Moment To Remember

September 30, 2011 Adventure, Business, Featured, Health, Life, randomness One comment

This is a blog post about me, for me, to me.. Read if you want, or don’t…

Every so often, it’s good to take a little snapshot on life. You know, take a step back and see where you’re at, where you came from, and where you’re headed.

My last snapshot was over 3 years ago.

It’s interesting to see where I was three years ago, and Read more

Get Excited!

June 20, 2011 Business, Life One comment

Get excited!

I could simply end it there, I suppose, but how valuable would that be?

Remember that blurb I posted a while back about a change coming? Well, it’s here..

I’ve been hovering… er… floating now for a long time. Just enjoying life and skirting along at bare minimum. Mostly because I had no direction. I didn’t know what I wanted. I didn’t have an end game. And I don’t believe in the deferred life plan… I like “now”. Read more

My List and The Death Of My 20′s

December 9, 2010 Adventure, Business, Life, randomness, Travel 5 comments

Here in a few days I will enter the home stretch of my 20′s.. I hate birthdays. I’ve always hated birthdays. This year is going to be different though.

This year, I am planning an all out assault on the last year of my 20′s. Not that 30′s are bad (old timers :P ) but damn it… I just don’t quite feel like I’ve lived my 20′s to all that they could be, and I’ll be damned if I’m hitting the grave saying “I wish I would have [insert amazing experience] back when I was in my 20′s”.

And so it was written…… literally.

My list

Ever seen The Buried Life? Well, you should. I initially ran across them when I was doing research on my cross country bus trip (that never happened). Not too long after that, they got picked up by MTV and now they’re pretty much exploding.

Point being, I made a list, er.. making, either way, things are on paper. It’s a “what do you want to do before you die (in your 20′s)” list, and it’s going to be my road map for this year.

My list was partly inspired by the show, but mostly inspired by me saying to myself “I wanna” and then never “doing”. I’m tired of living life from the side lines, and that phase of my life is over.

So, shortly after an amazing Christmas, I’m both ending and starting my year in Nebraska… Already bought the tickets. Can’t even afford the hotel yet… but I’m committing myself to going and forcing myself to figure it out along the way rather than camping out here at the safety of the dining room table watching life go by.

Then, over the course of the year I’m:

  • going to Tahoe
  • going to Chicago
  • going to Vegas (a few times I’m sure)
  • going to Florida
  • visiting all the major drinking festivals in the world
  • getting a tattoo
  • going on a cruise
  • going to a rave
  • composing at least 4 more songs
  • crashing a wedding
  • going to start vlogging and making YouTube videos like ShayCarl
  • get back into acting
  • transition from this blog to a new foundation
  • and the list goes on and on…

I have a lot planned. :)

Will I be able to accomplish it all? Who knows… But damn it, the answer is a definite no if I don’t get off my ass and start moving in that direction. So, I’m being unrealistic… and that’s a good thing.

I revisited a quote today by Will Smith (partly due to my buddy Mike, look Mike, I’m giving you credit) that goes a little something like this:

“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled path to mediocrity….. It’s unrealistic to walk into a room and flip a switch and have the lights come on. That’s unrealistic! Fortunately, Edison didn’t think so!”

I actually did a blog post on that video a while back.

That word, unrealistic, is exactly what my 29th year of life will represent.

Over the last year I’ve e-met/re-met some incredible people like Couchsurfing Ori, Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, Megan Matthieson, Mark Eckenrode, Randy Primm and many many others. And whether they know it or not, they’ve helped me get over the fear of doing things alone, and inspired a more “come hell or high water” attitude.

I’ve always wanted to travel, but always wanted someone to come with. No, not because I’m clingy… but because I want to have someone to share memories with. Well, fuck that. I’m tired of waiting and moving my life around to other people’s schedules.

This year is about ME.

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