Jason W. Moxon
I think sometimes even if people don't want to actively listen, you can't help but hear. And then it's stuck in your subconscious mind for you to ponder beyond your control, eventually leading to a change.
Heh, yeah I guess so but no day is a better day to tell someone something uncomfortable.
Eric Moxon
1:29am
Eric Moxon
like I said, I was in the weird mindset too, normally I probably would've bit my tongue, even though I have been wanting to talk to her about it. I think I planned to do a more thought out approach though, and then I guess she just caught me with a scared moment at the wrong time heh
Eric Moxon
1:30am
Eric Moxon
haha damn
both of those were good
good pieces of advice or what have you
You have acquired Pieces of Wisdom
Monday, December 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Money and Nothing
I've realized that while I had a well paying job and plenty of money to spare, I never used it wisely. That goes well beyond not investing in stocks and bonds, IRAs and other typical retirement plans.
Now that we've had to deal with a low income (nearly nothing) for the last two months, it actually helps to give me clarity on what I need to do with those extra bucks when the time rolls around that we're back in a more abundant lifestyle.
We need to use our money for advertising any and all ideas we have. There is no reason why I can spend $1,000+ a year on RedBulls but not dedicate the same dollars to ads online or even in radio spots. Spending $1,000 annually would be a great start for any business and while there is clearly a chance it will net nothing, the reality is the money is clearly a waste otherwise. The worst that can happen is that we learn from our advertising mistakes and get better and spending in the future.
Now that we've had to deal with a low income (nearly nothing) for the last two months, it actually helps to give me clarity on what I need to do with those extra bucks when the time rolls around that we're back in a more abundant lifestyle.
We need to use our money for advertising any and all ideas we have. There is no reason why I can spend $1,000+ a year on RedBulls but not dedicate the same dollars to ads online or even in radio spots. Spending $1,000 annually would be a great start for any business and while there is clearly a chance it will net nothing, the reality is the money is clearly a waste otherwise. The worst that can happen is that we learn from our advertising mistakes and get better and spending in the future.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Finding My Passion, Finding Your Passion
For the last couple of years, I've been reading more and more about wealth building. I've always had big hopes and dreams -- but I've never had the circumstances in place to dedicate myself to an idea for long enough to realize the full potential (or failure) of a given idea to learn from the experience.
That's a weak excuse and only six months ago I would have immediately corrected my mindset to a more positive perspective. And to some extent, I feel myself doing it internally as I type. I don't want to believe -- or even allow myself to believe for a short time -- that I don't have what it takes to push through to the big idea that's finally going to click in all the right places.
The cold hard facts show a pattern of getting excited about something and diving in head first, going strong for a week or two, then always get halted by something. Life happens. I tell myself, "You can take care of this issue, and then you'll be right back to work on your latest idea... this is the one."
But... life has a way of taking longer than you expect. One little distraction easily becomes two, and next thing you know... it's been almost three weeks since you touched your big idea. By then, my passion is always gone and I struggle to pick back up where I left off.
My rational mind quickly observes the obvious: "This wasn't your true passion. If you were passionate about something, it would show. You'd have the burning desire to make it happen no matter what you have to do."
There Are Too Many Awesome Things.
There are so many things that interest me. I could read for days at a time about random subjects that I stumble across online while searching for a totally unrelated subject... I'm sure everyone has been there once or twice.
I see things that are interesting and new. I feel the urge to explore it and learn it inside and out. I read all I can about the subject and I feel like I could take on the world. Silly I know. But deep down I'm a dreamer and a big dreamer at that... I have something big to offer; my guts know this to be true. I just have to figure out what, exactly.
Why can't I back away from everything - every distraction of life; and spend some time soul-searching for my perfect contribution to the world?
My passion is a moving target. I can only keep shooting and hope I hit myself right in the target some day.
That's a weak excuse and only six months ago I would have immediately corrected my mindset to a more positive perspective. And to some extent, I feel myself doing it internally as I type. I don't want to believe -- or even allow myself to believe for a short time -- that I don't have what it takes to push through to the big idea that's finally going to click in all the right places.
The cold hard facts show a pattern of getting excited about something and diving in head first, going strong for a week or two, then always get halted by something. Life happens. I tell myself, "You can take care of this issue, and then you'll be right back to work on your latest idea... this is the one."
But... life has a way of taking longer than you expect. One little distraction easily becomes two, and next thing you know... it's been almost three weeks since you touched your big idea. By then, my passion is always gone and I struggle to pick back up where I left off.
My rational mind quickly observes the obvious: "This wasn't your true passion. If you were passionate about something, it would show. You'd have the burning desire to make it happen no matter what you have to do."
There Are Too Many Awesome Things.
There are so many things that interest me. I could read for days at a time about random subjects that I stumble across online while searching for a totally unrelated subject... I'm sure everyone has been there once or twice.
I see things that are interesting and new. I feel the urge to explore it and learn it inside and out. I read all I can about the subject and I feel like I could take on the world. Silly I know. But deep down I'm a dreamer and a big dreamer at that... I have something big to offer; my guts know this to be true. I just have to figure out what, exactly.
Why can't I back away from everything - every distraction of life; and spend some time soul-searching for my perfect contribution to the world?
My passion is a moving target. I can only keep shooting and hope I hit myself right in the target some day.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Random Thought of the Day
I get these feelings of purpose when I see numbers that increase with sets or groups.
For example, this morning I was looking at the pricing structure of this game development platform/framework called Moai. They have tiers of price packs which include, among other things, the number of API calls included with each level.
They go from a free tier of 100,000 to a paid tier one step up that increases to 2,000,000. Something about these numbers and this jump reminds me of the time I spent playing EverQuest.
I like progressive numbers.
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