tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63607580320461745722024-02-20T00:11:46.015-08:00Kickstand KaleidoscopeThoughts and ideas about small business, design and random happenings in life.Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-52316590271663261392014-09-17T16:34:00.000-07:002014-09-17T16:34:19.709-07:00The Urge to Surge<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">When I woke up to the news of a re-release of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surge-12-16-FL-Cans/dp/B00M2OGS08" target="_blank">short lived 90's soda, Surge</a>, the other morning I didn't think much of it... Just another, everyday internet publicity stunt. My boyfriend wanted to order it and when I heard the $14 price tag I thought it was a waste of good money. We could buy 3 giant delicious burritos or pay for nearly two months of hulu plus with that money! But, my arguments were too late, because he was already hitting the buy button as the initial announcement came out of his mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">How many posts are we going to see on Facebook and Instagram over the next few weeks of people drinking from lime green cans and climbing atop their sofas to prove their true devotion to the sugar gods? Believe it or not, I'm not trying to hate on those who genuinely love Surge, I'm just questioning the values driving humanity is all...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">I also recently discovered a popular YouTube vid cast called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/rhettandlink2" target="_blank">Good Mythical Morning</a>, where two lovely grown up southern gentleman sit at a table in what looks like your grandpas basement, talk about random topics and make cheesy jokes. Each episode is about 10 minutes long and seems completely unrehearsed. Last night, I watched one about Narcissism and they defined their generation (mid 30's) as the "I love me" generation and the current, younger group as the "you love me" generation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">This whole surge thing seems like a perfect example. I doubt anyone will just sip on that Surge while enjoying a family dinner. Why do I assume this? Because I know that I won't either. If I'm going to be a part of this Surge release, I'm probably going to post at least one pic somewhere on the internet. What irks me is that I'm playing right into the hands of marketing people! As a marketing professional myself, I hate to think that I've fallen for their master plan!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Anyway, see you and the other Surge fans on Friday. #picsoritdidnthappen</span>Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-43478727362943441662014-08-28T19:36:00.001-07:002014-08-28T19:37:24.232-07:00Welcome BackI recently had a moment where I recalled the fact that <i>I have a blog</i> and it has been neglected for a while. Then I went to look at my blog and realized it has actually been a full year since I last posted anything.<br />
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I know I've been a little busy, but this is unacceptable.<br />
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It's not that I don't have anything to write... here's the rundown of things passed:<br />
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Sad Days on Main Street</h3>
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I closed my business that had been open for a little over two years. It's strange to think about all the time, effort, passion, and money that went into making that project go, but for whatever reason it didn't fly. We still run a small online shop and have plans for local pop-ups but it isn't quite the same.<br />
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There are many feels about this and I will likely share as we move forward.<br />
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<b>Climbing the Volcano</b></h3>
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In April, while enjoying a beverage with my tortilla chips on my friend Nikki's deck, she very seriously said the words "you should come" as she told us about her plans to go to Maui in exactly 2 weeks. I laughed it off but then my boyfriend looked up the flight info and after an hour or two of debating the final decision fell on me. I set aside my extreme fears of flying across the ocean only to land on a small volcanic island and said "ok."<br />
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After only a mild panic attack and a complimentary bottle of wine (the good stuff) from our friendly Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant, we made it to the island and had a lot of fun. It was my very first tropical experience and my hair grew larger every day in the humidity, just like Monica's hair on that episode of Friends. I also got to see a sea turtle and realized that I am, apparently, the only person in the world who isn't really into snorkeling.<br />
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Or I think that's what happened while I was busy deep frying razor clams in my fancy Seahawks inspired attire (blue dress, green fake frames).<br />
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The game they played before the Superbowl happened while on Friendcation with about 10 of the coolest people I know. We rented a cabin in Leavenworth and I got completely enthralled with a very large and complicated wildlife puzzle. The cabin had a bear theme... although my fear of bears is very real, the stuffed ones are pretty fun to hang around on. Nikki and I spent the entire football game meditating for the win on a pile of giant stuffed bears. We also attempted to distract the group with cheeseball throwing. Obvs it worked because the Seahawks won.<br />
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What's It Like Being 30?</h3>
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Merely three days after I turned 30, I was asked "what's it like being 30?" That very same day, I had actually considered my potential answers to such a question and what did I come up with? Nothing really...<br />
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I do remember being 22 and being totally surprised when I would encounter someone that much older at a party. I probably even asked someone that question at some point!<br />
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I suppose at 30 things ache more and being drunk is a lot less fun (so it doesn't really happen anymore). Being 30 also means I've earned some wisdom and probably make better choices in life and I sometimes get tired and fall asleep at 9:30 pm on a Friday night.<br />
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Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-76673059335505646562013-08-15T19:12:00.005-07:002013-08-15T19:12:56.074-07:00The Sugru Story<div style="text-align: center;">
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We took pictures at the <a href="http://www.sunset.com/home/idea-town-seabrook-washington-00418000083095/" target="_blank">Seabrook and Sunset Magazine Idea Town</a> party last Thursday. I was super thankful to my friend, Jen, who thought of me while planning the party. She knows of my obsession with Sunset Magazine and my life goal to somehow be a part of it.</div>
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When she asked me to come in and take photos of the party, I was beyond excited. You guys, I was in the same room/patio as people who write/edit/whatever for Sunset!</div>
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I probably should have done more schmoozing, but we got distracted by this fun bathroom mirror.</div>
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I love boring stuff: eating scrambled eggs every morning, riding my bike on the exact same route to work and back, washing the dishes every night, filling in my calendar, making Tinderbox Matchbox Roast pour over coffee directly into my mason jar with the bicycle fabric cozy. I have a favorite bowl, a preferred seat at my favorite coffee shop, and a heavy level of commitment to the shows I watch on Hulu and Netflix. I actually wear through my shoes regularly and buy the exact same pair over and over again. My heart does not stray very far from these things. I'm the epitome of a brand loyalist.</div>
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However, I don't find these things very inspiring and I often get buried in these every day things that I love. It is so easy for me to fall into the trap of repetitively moving through my life and watching time fly by. I might have the best of intentions to get out and do all of the things I aspire to do (writing, photography, naps in my hammock, traveling) but I sometimes forget to actually<i> do them</i> because I'm caught up in the enjoyment of my cup of coffee. Suddenly, I realize that I've pinned more projects on Pinterest than I've actually accomplished in real life and I think "I've gotta do something!"</div>
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So, I'm on the hunt for an adventure. </div>
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Today I was thinking about how very little writing I've accomplished over the last week. There were so many potential stories brewing in my mind. I've seen so many strange sights. I drank a basil mojito while playing 4 on 4 badminton until my arms ached. I saw a woman carrying a wooden marionette over her shoulder LIKE A BABY (scariest thing ever). I experienced a nearly city-wide power outage and thanked the lord that I live next door to a hospital that has a generator to light my neighborhood (and charge my cell phone). I went kayaking in South Bend and achieved my second terrible sunburn of the season. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI" target="_blank">I apparently learned nothing from that one song I heard a thousand times in high school.</a> I went to Seattle to see a couple of my best college friends whom I hadn't seen in years. I also saw a rat scurry across the floor of an outdoor bar while I was there. I suppose there are a lot of rats running wild in city restaurants but I'd never actually seen one before. However, I have seen Ratatouille. This rat was not so cute. And it probably can't even cook. I've spent two Saturdays selling cute things at the Seabrook Saturday market. Walked on the beach. Ate far too much Mexican food. Played with fireworks. Even started running again and achieved my fasted ever average pace.<br />
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So, is it writer's block, a lack of time or the procrastinator personality of mine that has kept me from writing here in the past two weeks? Yes.Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-72922580826689041512013-06-28T12:45:00.004-07:002013-06-28T12:45:55.313-07:00This Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'll be out in Seabrook this weekend with <a href="http://www.graysgeneralstore.com/" target="_blank">Gray's General Store</a> selling t-shirts, Cuppow lids and making custom jar cozies on the spot!</div>
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<br />Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-15905996231625465412013-06-26T12:00:00.000-07:002013-06-26T12:00:06.809-07:00Here Goes EverythingToday is my last day working part-time at the local college here in Grays Harbor. It's been fun bringing in entertainment and putting on and planning events like giant bowling and lunch time karaoke, but it's summer time now (despite the warning email I got this morning about possible lightning strikes on campus) and I've got lots of other projects to get working on!<br />
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I've got three major goals or guiding values on my list:<br />
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1. <b>Quality > Quantity.</b> I will be focusing on taking all of the things that I do and figuring out how to slim it all down to the top quality projects, then making those things even better.<br />
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2.<b> Connect.</b> I love people. I love fast paced environments. I know that if I don't spend some time focusing on ways to stay connected to these things, I will become discouraged and end up spending my days watching The Wonder Years on Netflix and eating way too many burritos.<br />
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3. <b>Make some money!</b> Let's get real. I've got bills to pay...<br />
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Here's the short-ish list of things I'll be doing this summer:<br />
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<li>Use writing as an excuse to have more adventures in Grays Harbor. Drag my camera and friends along and post it all up <a href="http://kickstandk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gogograysharbor.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://lilhippocketguide.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.thurstontalk.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
<li>Relaunch <a href="http://www.graysgeneralstore.com/" target="_blank">Gray's General Store</a>... I've got some big ideas including an online store, new product lines and a co-working space!</li>
<li>More picnics. Fancy ones. <a href="http://www.portlandpicnicsociety.com/" target="_blank">Like how they do in Portland.</a></li>
<li>More hammocks.</li>
<li>Fill my brain with inspiring and educational books, podcasts and videos... like this one:</li>
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<li>More, more, more copywriting, marketing and advertising projects!</li>
<li>Get back into my running and yoga routine.</li>
<li>Ride my bike more so I can have thoughtful and deep contemplations on my place in this world <a href="http://kelly.hogaboom.org/?p=14789&cpage=1#comment-6223" target="_blank">like my friend Kelly Hogaboom</a>.</li>
<li>Host a backyard music festival/camp-out.</li>
<li>Try to help get a few businesses off the ground for friends and family.</li>
<li>Generally (and hopefully) not be too lazy.</li>
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Sometimes the things I read and see on the internets makes me very happy.</div>
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Do what you want. Be your damn self. Don’t be a terrible person. Be nice to others. Be supportive of your friends and allow yourself to give them the benefit of the doubt when they want to try something new, like rescuing shelter dogs, or making performance art in the nude, or dating terrible people. They’re your friends and you love them, and if they suck, stop being their friend. Show up for work. Pay your bills. Find some fucking purpose in your life, and figure out a way to share that purpose with others in a way that isn’t sanctimonious and doesn’t involve a picture of a woman laughing at an empty beach. Smile because something makes you smile. Laugh because you’ve surrounded yourself by people who make you laugh, and they’re funny fucking people, and you’re happy to be with them. <span style="color: purple;">Dance because you’re drunk at a big dance party with your friends and Michael Jackson is playing, not because ‘no one is watching.’ Everyone is watching. We’re at a fucking party. That’s how parties work.</span><br />Do whatever the fuck you want.<br />And the next time one of you has the kind of spare cash around to take a prancercise vacation to a tropical island, for the love of all that is holy please bring me with you. I am excellent at waving scarves around but even better at buying drinks with tiny umbrellas.</blockquote>
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<br />Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-33671620670729408572013-06-14T12:30:00.000-07:002013-06-14T12:30:00.459-07:00Weekend Reading List<div style="text-align: center;">
I have discovered <a href="http://angelsandancestors.blogspot.com/2009/05/spirit-animal-wolverine.html" target="_blank">my spirit animal</a>, via <a href="http://www.jerismithready.com/quiz/" target="_blank">an online test</a>. I had no idea it was so easy.</div>
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I've been wanting to make fun sleeping bags for years! <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-new2/27914191.jsp?color=012" target="_blank">Anthropologie beat me to it</a>.</div>
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<br />Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-35055165017990547172013-06-14T09:30:00.000-07:002013-06-14T10:17:15.859-07:00Rediviva: A Rustic RevivalIt was just after that<a href="http://kickstandk.blogspot.com/2012/11/lets-get-moving.html" target="_blank"> random Aberdeen planning commission meeting I went to</a> a while back, discussing ways to improve downtown, when I first heard the news that <a href="http://andrewbickar.com/" target="_blank">Andy Bickar</a> had plans to open a new restaurant. The "young people" (that's what they call us, I'm sure) from the meeting headed out to happy hour at Billy's for a debrief. There's nothing quite like commiserating with fellow business owners and community leaders over a beer and a salmon quesadilla, compliments of the chef. Andy was among us and dropped the news that he was in the process of buying the old Mallard's Restaurant building, a few blocks away.<br />
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<a href="http://kickstandk.blogspot.com/2012/11/lets-get-moving.html" target="_blank">That was back in November of 2012</a>. Now, we are mere weeks away from the opening of <a href="http://www.redivivarestaurant.com/index.html" target="_blank">Rediviva</a>. Named after the ship of Captain Robert Gray (yeah, hi, <a href="http://www.graysgeneralstore.com/" target="_blank">namesake of my store as well</a>), the name literally means "revived."<br />
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He is, very literally, reviving this old downtown Aberdeen building. I stopped by last week to see the progress and, let's be honest, to get a first glance at what will probably be my new drinking hole. Compared to the previous building's high-end restaurant, I'll say this is going to be anything but a "hole." During my visit, I saw a lot of scaffolding and drywall, but I could already tell that it will likely be one of the most beautiful spaces in Grays Harbor. High ceilings. Exposed beams. Talk of a chandelier and over-sized art work. I'm in.<br />
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Andy wants this place to look like it was plucked right out of downtown Seattle and dropped in Aberdeen. Now, I'm a sucker for <a href="http://fixpdx.com/" target="_blank">good interior design</a>, but I'd also be willing to bet that the food will be top notch as well. He told me about his plans to offer fresh, local and foraged food at reasonable prices. Fresh seafood and oysters. New American, he called it. And let's not forget about the bar: micro-brews, hand-crafted cocktails and Mexican Coke. Anybody who cringes at the idea of serving regular fountain Coke is ok by me.<br />
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On Tuesday, I was recovering from an all nighter. Something I don't do often, and only happens on those occasional nights that I either a) am feeling like a fun addict and can't seem to pull myself away from something awesome, regardless of how early I have to get up in the morning or b) worked at the youth shelter in town because a kid needed a place to stay for a night. On this particular Tuesday, it was the latter cause for my sleep depravity. I had <s>rolled</s> crashed into bed at approximately 7:30 am and set my alarm for 9:30 am. Ahhhh sweet sleep...</div>
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As I was pacing back and forth in my apartment, trying to figure out what I could do to calm my shaky self, my friend <a href="http://plankisland.com/" target="_blank">Krister Lile</a> saved the day. He had a project for me!</div>
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Apple wins again. They take an inspirational design philosophy and somehow turn it into an inspirational life philosophy... so, naturally, I must buy this thing (or things, I suppose) and cling to these ideals.</div>
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<b><i>if everyone is busy making everything</i></b><br />
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busy... it's like a dirty word. And, yes... my attention is really divided among so many things...<br />
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<b><i>how can anyone perfect anything?</i></b><br />
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what am I doing with my life?<br />
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<b><i>we start to confuse convenience with joy</i></b><br />
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Holy crap. Am I happy? Did a buddhist monk write this ad?<br />
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<b><i>abundance with choice</i></b><br />
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yes.... ok. I've been to the Cheesecake Factory. I've tried to order from their 20 page menu. Abundance is not always a good thing.<br />
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<b><i>designing something requires focus.</i></b><br />
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eeek. I need to focus. What do I want in life?<br />
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<b><i>delight</i></b><br />
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yes...<br />
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<b><i>surprise</i></b><br />
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want...<br />
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<b><i>love</i></b><br />
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need...<br />
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<b><i>connection</i></b><br />
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I suddenly feel like I need a hug<br />
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<b><i>then we begin to craft around our <u>intention</u></i></b><br />
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that's a word that seems lost in our culture. It sounds so serious... and... intentional.<br />
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<b><i>it takes time</i></b><br />
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I'm so impatient... I should work on that.<br />
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<b><i>there are a thousand no's for every yes</i></b><br />
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<b><i>simplify</i></b><br />
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I need to clean out my closet<br />
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I want to perfect something<br />
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<b><i>start over</i></b><br />
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life is so hard sometimes<br />
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<b><i>until everything we touch</i></b><br />
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where's that hug?<br />
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<i><b>enhances each life it touches</b></i><br />
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I want to change the world<br />
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<b><i>only then do we sign our work.</i></b><br />
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Oh, right. This is an ad. But I have so many feelings now. What do I do now? Buy the new Mac Pro? Maybe...Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-90786932757182117502013-06-10T10:32:00.002-07:002013-06-10T10:32:12.484-07:00Reminder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What finally hooked me was their show titled <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/7" target="_blank">Vocational Wheel</a> where they discussed a listener's so-called "quarter life crisis." I tend to have a quarter life crisis on an almost annual basis, so an entire hour and a half discussion on the topic really peaked my interest. After getting sucked into their (sometimes franticly) entertaining conversation style, I naturally felt the need to listen to every single one of their episodes from the beginning. I've made it through 10 so far and one recurring message has stood out dramatically.<br />
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Both of the guys in this podcast would be considered "inspirational" types. They have a lot of great advice and people (like me) spend hours listening to them talk about how to get stuff done (and other less useful topics), but I think their best advice is that<i> inspiration doesn't get anything done</i>.<br />
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Seems an idea fraught with irony... and potentially a dangerous thing to tell your faithful followers...<br />
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I've been in the midst of my yearly quarter life crisis and trying to figure out how to make my skills and resources work for me rather than pulling me in so many different directions and causing me stress. I want to find ways to be more successful, especially with the projects I already have in motion, yet I have been finding it difficult to move on many things. I was seeking inspiration when really I should have just gotten back to work (<i>ohhhh... now I get it</i>).<br />
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Merlin Mann says in his podcast that new ideas don't come from some external inspiration... they come from doing work. My favorite analogy he makes is that it's like someone who is always asking for tips on running but never actually goes out running... you're never going to get better at running. Run or move on to something else because, really, you're wasting your time worrying about something that will never happen. If you want to be a writer, stop spending all your time buying new notebooks and just write something.<br />
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I tend to be a big picture thinker. With big life decisions, I like to have everything figured out before I move forward. Sometimes, when I can't figure out the big picture, I just forget about the whole thing and move on to something else. I'm starting to realize how much this sometimes hinders my success. Sometimes a project gains momentum and I start to doubt the plan, freeze up until I can find my inspiration, then get overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do.<br />
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My big light bulb moment of the week. Do work. How did it take me 28 years to figure this out?<br />
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