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“Each man’s life represents a road toward himself, an attempt at such a road, the intimation of a path… But each of us — experiments of the depths — strives toward his own destiny. We can understand one another; but each of us is able to interpret himself to himself alone.” ― Herman Hesse

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#1 Keep the first date short. This one is nearly impossible for me, especially if things are going well. I want the night to go on forever and may try to make that come true. Usually sending the prospective partner practically running out of the car for her front door.

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Recently while trying to monetize YouTube a lie told myself was uncovered that I believed for 11 years “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac Asimov Blind Spots It easy for me to recall when I was first introduced to the idea of blind spots. Our blind spots cause a failure to recognize that emotions, such as fear and distrust, change how we and others interpret and talk about reality. We think you understand and remember what others say, when we really only remember our thoughts about about gets said. And that is not all… Today, I was working on my YouTube presence trying to attract enough followers and subscribers to monetize my channel. I uploaded the first video there 11 years ago! Wow. Over a decade and it only has 625 views. It’s kinda whimsical, one of my first attempts at making a video from sill pictures. Read the entire article on Medium at Real Window Creative

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The acquisition creating a catalyst to inspire a thriving business flipping storage units “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” ― J.K. Rowling Running Out of Options Back in early 2005, I had a hole to crawl out of. Without getting too far into the details, struggle, a major injury and a geographical transition led me to a place with little resources. Still having rent to pay along with food to buy and other expenses. My bank account had a meager $150 left, I was unemployed, no benefits or help was available. It became clear I had to do something and do it fast. Literally living in what used to be a chicken coop, one day during a brainstorming session, an idea arrived. The website eBay, had been my friend, knowing how to list, sell and ship, my efforts were focused on finding something to sell. But how, with only $150 left and food needed in the pantry? My memory does not serve me well enough today for sharing exactly how I came up with the plan, but here it is. “If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo Dialing for Dollars Sales were easy with my knowledge of selling online and an established eBay account with several thousand positive ratings from selling my art. Products can be turned into cash in just a few days. If you have the inventory, but I didn’t. AContinue Reading

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Just my luck literary pursuits can bring about a whole series of dangerous maladies “Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.” — George Orwell The Roller Coaster It’s been a full 10 months since I seriously took on this writing journey. The addition definitely filled in the last bit of available time. Just in the last few weeks, I doubled my efforts, while noticing some new health issues. As usual for me, living leads and informs the writing, a story idea appeared. Doing some research, some of the findings have been troubling, to say the least. Franz Kafka apparently put himself through both physical and emotional turmoil while trying to write. His work took 10 hours out of his day leaving little time for writing. All the activities he jammed in pushed him to the verge of collapse. In a weakened state he unfortunately contracted Tuberculosis which lead to his throat swelling until it closed. He died. Leo Tolstoy of War and Peace fame, suffered from depression. As he aged and his questions became more serious about inquiries into the human condition, the debilitating depressive episodes worsened. He died shortly after collapsing at a desolate train station. And then, there are all the suicides to consider. Hunter S Thompson, Virginia Woolf, Earnest Hemingway, and many more. What is it about seemingly innocuous writing that can create depression and suicide? My own issues have seemed to pop up since taking writing seriouslyContinue Reading

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Many people come to me asking for help then never start “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” —Paul Samuelson The Hardest Part Like in many things, getting started can be the toughest obstacle. Especially if it’s new to us or unknown. I knew this 20 years ago when I asked myself, “how can I” become an investor. The memory is fresh of how daunting it seemed. I did not really understand any of it, all I did know was my desire to create something more from very little. So, I just keep pushing forward. Back then, I had a Yahoo account that came with a free email and some other tools. It still does today, but I’ve moved over to Google, same tools only better. Both platforms have a finance page that looks something like this. “I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett Baby Steps I’ve fielded many comments from people around a lack of money. The thought causing them to stop before ever getting started. That beginning point is actually more perfect than they can imagine. It’s where I started from 20 years ago. With a simple and free Google or Yahoo finance page you can create portfolios and track how they grow or drop in value. I started by watching the marketsContinue Reading