Mar 2, 2021
THANK YOU – T-SHIRTS/STICKERS/SWEATSHIRTS THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN AMAZING! I STILL HAVE 2 MORE LARGE HOODIES AND A HANDFUL OF SHIRTS LEFT, BUT I THINK I AM RESERVING THEM FOR NEW GUESTS. SPEAKING OF….
GUESTS COMING UP WILL BE FOCUSED ON SOMETHING UNIQUE AND IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO COMPLETE. ONE OF THOSE REAL IMMERSIVE PIECES. STAY TUNED. PLEASE KEEP CHECKING IN ON THE BLOG AS THIS WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY, BUT THE NEW PROJECT IS GOING TO BE WORTH THE BIG WAIT. I HOPE TO RELEASE IT OVER THE SUMMER FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE ON VACATION OR SOMETHING. I WANTED THE BLOG TO BE DAILY, BUT IT IS VERY CHALLENGING KEEPING UP WITH THE BLOG DAILY ON TOP OF ALL OF MY OTHER ENDEVOURS. I AM MORE OF THE MINDSET THAT THIS IS A ‘DAILY’ BLOG, BUT SOLELY DONE BY ME. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CONTRIBUTING WRITER TO THE BLOG OR WOULD LIKE TO HOST YOUR BLOG ON OUR SITE, WE ARE TOTALLY OPEN TO THAT HAPPENING. THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO YOU AS AN ARTIST AND YOU WOULD HAVE A ROCKING WEBSITE YOU CAN DIRECT PEOPLE TO INSTEAD OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
WE ALSO HAVE A STORE UPCOMING ON THE SITE SO YOU CAN GET YOUR STARS SWAG THERE SOON. REALLY NEED TO GET THAT SET UP. PRIORITIES.
WE HAVE THE GOGGINS 4X4X48 CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND. I AM PREPPED, BUT NOT QUITE READY TO GO. I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL JOIN ME FOR A LITTLE BIT OF THE RUN THIS WEEKEND BUT WOULD NEVER EXPECT YOU TO DO IT ALL, UNLESS YOU WANT TO. I AM NOT RAISING MONEY FOR ANYTHING THIS TIME AROUND. I AM GOING TO BE POSTING A LOT DURING THE ADVENTURE AND HOPE THAT YOU ALL JOIN IN MY JOURNEY TO COMPLETE A CHALLENGE THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I HAVE WANTED TO DO FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I HAVE ALSO HAD A HUMBLE PIE SERVED TO ME THIS WEEK. I MADE A MISTAKE THAT IMPACTED QUITE A FEW OTHERS. MY FEELINGS ARE SIMPLE ABOUT MISTAKES. DON’T MAKE THE SAME ONE TWICE AND IF YOUR MISTAKE HAS AN EFFECT ON OTHERS ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB, THEN I NEED TO FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, REMEMBER I LIKE TO WAIT 24 HOURS AT LEAST ON BIG DECISIONS. NOT ON MISTAKES THOUGH, I FLY OFF THE HANDLE AND TRY TO FIX FIX FIX. THAT IS NOT A GOOD DECISION. I AM MAKING DECISION IN AN ELEVATED MOOD, WORRIED. THOSE ARE NOT THE TIMES WE NEED TO BE MAKING DECISIONS AND SENDING EMAILS. HOWEVER, I DID/DO IT. THANKFULLY I AM GETTING BETTER AT BEING OPEN WITH MY WIFE IN PARTICULAR WHEN THINGS ARE BOTHERING ME. IT IS WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE, BUT I HAVE TO VERBALLY SAY IT BECAUSE IF NOT I WILL BE A JERK AND HAVE KNEE JERK REATIONS WITH EVERYONE UNTIL I SORT OUT MY ATTITUDE. LATELY, IT DOES NOT TAKE TOO LONG. I GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHICH I AM STARTING TO REALIZE IN MY POST FREAK OUT BREAKDOWN. I GET THE NEWS I MADE A MISTAKE, I IMMEDIATELY THINK NOWAY- COULDN’T BE. THEN I REALIZE, YEP I DID. I GET HOT IN THE NECK AND THEN MY MOUTH GOES DRY. I NOTIFY EVERYONE OF MY MISTAKE VIA EMAIL *EXTREME OWNERSHIP* AND THEN I DIG INTO HOW I DID IT. HOW COULD I MAKE SUCH A BLUNDER AFTER BEING SO DILIGENT? WELL, I AM NOT SURE HOW I ACTUALLY MADE THE MISTAKE AND THE MISTAKE IS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL FROM AN OPS STAND POINT. I CATASTROPHIZE THE ENTIRE SITUATION BECAUSE I KNOW ITS ANNOYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH SOMEONE THAT IS INCOMPETANT AND I NEVER WANT MY CUSTOMERS TO THINK ANYTHING OTHER THAN ADMIRATION FOR ME AND MY COMPETANCE. I HAVE ALSO REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THAT SPECIAL AND I MAKE MISTAKES. EITHER WAY, AFTER TALKING TO MY WIFE ABOUT THE SITUATION SHE SAID TALKING TO YOURSELF AND CALLING YOURSELF AND IDIOT AND THAT YOU MUST HAVE A BRAIN DISEASE IS NOT HELPFUL. I DIDN’T LAUGH THEN, BUT I JUST LAUGHED NOW. OH AND MY DAUGHTER GOT TO WITNESS GOOD OL DAD HAVING A BREAKDOWN ABOUT A STUPID MISTAKE THAT LITERALLY NOBODY WILL LIKELY CARE MUCH ABOUT. I CAN SAY THIS, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE JOB BEING DONE RIGHT MORE THAN ME. HERE IS MY NEW PROCESS WHEN A MISTAKE IS MADE – SLOW DOWN. YOU’RE NOT DUMB. YOU’RE SMART. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THEIR BUSINESS. SLOW DOWN. THEY HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY LIKE YOU AND THE SOLUTIONS YOU SELL. STOP MAKING THIS A BIG DEAL. HAVE YOU DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE FROM OTHERS? YEAH? OKAY, YOU’RE NOT SO DIFFERENT. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. EVERY SINGLE DAY. ALSO – WHERE ELSE DO THEY GO FOR YOUR SOLUTIONS? HARD TO REPLACE YOU. YOU’RE ENTRENCHED. BE HUMBLE, BUT YOU’RE FINE. OWN THE MISTAKE AFTER YOUR EARS ARE DONE BEING HOT AND YOUR STOMACH CAN TOLERATE EATING. WE LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
I HEARD A COOL STORY THE OTHER DAY AND HERE IT IS:
A DOCTOR WAS OPERATING ON A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAD O- BLOOD TYPE. THE HOSPITAL WAS OUT OF THAT BLOOD TYPE WITH NONE THAT WOULD BE READILY AVAILABBLE. THE DOCTOR TURNED TO THE FAMILY FOR HELP. LUCKLY, THE YOUNG GIRLS BROTHER WAS A MATCH. AFTER CLEARING IT WITH THE PARENTS HE DONATED HIS BLOOD TO HIS SISTER. WHEN HE WOKE UP AFTER GIVING BLOOD TO HIS SISTER, HE ASKED … IS THIS HEAVEN? AM I DEAD? THE DOCTOR REPLIED, WHY WOULD YOU BE DEAD? THE BOY REPLIED “ BECAUSE I GAVE MY BLOOD TO MY SISTER”.
I also heard a quote from my wife who found it on Kat Arnett’s twitter feed “There are two types of people: those who believe in doing whats best for everyone even if it means personal sacrifice, AND THOSE WHO SEE THEIR OWN INCONVENIENCE AS UNACCEPTABLE NO MATTER WHAT.
I DON’T CARE HOW MANY MISTAKES I MAKE IN LIFE, I JUST WANT TO EMBODY WHAT THIS LITTLE BOY DID FOR HIS SISTER AND WHAT THIS QUOTE SPEAKS TO ME ABOUT. SELFLESS EMPATHY IS A KEY TO UNLOCKING A LOT OF POTENTIAL IN OUR LIVES!
#ENJOYTHEJOURNEY