THIS IS INTERESTING

SO, YESTERDAY, I POSTED A VIDEO, WHICH REALLY REMINDED ME OF WHAT I AM DOING AND WHY I BEGAN IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.  YOUR MIND IS THE BIGGEST BATTLE GROUND THAT YOU WILL EVER STRIVE TO MAKE PROGRESS, BUT, IT IS IN THE MIND THAT IT ALL INITIALLY HAPPENS.  IN THE BEGINNING, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.  WE MAY SAY, "I WANNA BE A PHLEBOTOMIST", OR, "I WANNA BE A HAIRSTYLIST", BECAUSE WE KNOW IN THOSE FIELDS, THERE IS A POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY.  HOWEVER, THIS MENTALITY LEADS TO THE SAME RESULT OF US REALLY NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE EVENTUALLY, YOU GET BORED OR BECOME UNHAPPY.  YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.  NOW, YOU MAY SAY, WHAT IS IT THAT I WANT TO DO?  THE WAY TO DISCOVER THIS, IS TOO LOOK DEEP WITHIN YOURSELF, AND SAY, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WOULD DO, IF YOU NEVER GOT PAID, OR NEVER RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR IT?  MOST PEOPLE GO AFTER THE CAREERS AND JOBS THAT LEAD TO MONEY, AND END UP SETTLING IN THE MIDDLE SOMEWHERE.  FOR ME, AND I'M USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT FOR ME IT IS DRAWING.  I WOULD DRAW, REGARDLESS.  I LOVE DRAWING.  I DO IT FOR MYSELF, AND GETTING RECOGNITION AND OCCASIONAL MONEY FOR IT, IS A SIDE BENEFIT.  I ENJOY THE RESULTS OF DRAWING, BUT IT IS NOT THE REASON I DRAW.  THEREFORE, I HAVE BUILT A CAREER/BUSINESS AROUND THE FACT THAT I DRAW OR AM BEING CREATIVE.  I GET THE DEEPEST SATISFACTION FROM IT TOO.  I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LIVE IN MY OWN WORLD, BECAUSE I AM THINKING ABOUT OTHER STUFF, RELATED TO THE BUSINESS.  IT MOTIVATES ME, AND KEEPS A SMILE ON MY FACE, BECAUSE IT GIVES MY LIFE A SENSE OF MEANING AND PURPOSE.  I WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND I KNOW IT WILL TAKE TIME, SO I TRY TO BE PATIENT AND POSITIVE.  ALL THE WHILE, I AM DEDICATING TIME AND EFFORT TO THIS GOAL.

THE REASON I POSTED THE VIDEO, WHICH WAS INTERESTING HOW I EVEN CAME ACROSS IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED A REMINDER.  I WAS WATCHING SOME VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, ON UFC AND STAND UP COMEDIANS, AND THEN I SAW THE VIDEO, CLICKED IT, AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR.  IT WAS AS IF THE UNIVERSE WAS TELLING ME WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR.  I HAD BECOME, OVERWHELMED AND AGITATED, BY SOME THINGS GOING ON IN MY LIFE, AND STEADILY BECOMING INCREASINGLY UPSET.  THAT VIDEO, WAS LIKE A MESSAGE FROM THE OTHER SIDE, TELLING ME TO RELAX, KEEP POSITIVE, STAY PATIENT, BECAUSE WHAT YOU WANT IS COMING.  YESTERDAY, BECAUSE I SAW THE VIDEO SUNDAY NIGHT ACTUALLY, I WAS IN A GREAT MOOD.  I COULD FEEL WHAT WAS SAID IN THAT VIDEO, RESONATE WITHIN ME.  I KNOW THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME, AND I DON'T NEED PROOF OF THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS.  I HAVE LEARNED THAT, WHEN THINGS GET QUIET, THEY ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE, BUT, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THINGS AREN'T MOVING.  ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STAY THE COURSE, AND I WILL, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I WANT, AND I KNOW WHY.  MY DREAMS ARE GROWING ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS KEEP WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL WITH POSITIVITY AND PATIENCE.  I DON'T MEAN THAT IN THE ARROGANT STANDARD, THAT MOST PEOPLE SAY IT TODAY, I REALLY MEAN IT.  EVERY TIME, THAT I HAVE FELT MY LIFE'S DREAM BECOME STAGNANT, SOMETHING COMES ALONG AND REMINDS ME, IT'S COMING....  THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE CASES.   - 925