Life is what YOU make of it!!!

The official move.

2006-07-30T12:44:00.000-07:00

I have officially moved my main blog site to: http://www.lifeiswhatyoumakeofit.com/

Dreams into Reality

2006-07-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

Life... There are tons of things that can be done. There are tons of things that we do that we don't feel like doing, but we still do. There are things we think of, but don't have the passion to do. There are things we want to do, but don't do. There is the old saying would of, should of, could of and that kind of thinking has to stop.

I love talking to people, seeing what they want out of life, getting an idea of what they like to do, and so on. I have realized that everybody doesn't want my dream. However, I do want people to realize their own dreams and go for it. So that will be part of my life mission. To give people encouragement, direct them to oppurtinities they didn't think that was possible, and simply enjoy the sweat, tears, joys, misfortunes, and satisfaction of living their dreams

The Importance of Meetings

2006-07-11T21:11:00.000-07:00

I didn't like meetings much until recently. The reason why is because there was nothing really important that came afterwards. I would attend, listen, give my input, but nothing really was vivid. There have been so many meetings that I have gone to that didn't need me being their and I could have been informed of what happen in the meeting. I think my biggest gripe of the whole meetings saga is that 9/10 nothing really got implemented and it was just a trick of showing that the company/organization cared about the employees/members.

However, just recently I have grown a better appreciation of meetings. The business ventures that I am involved in now have had a meeting a week and now that it is getting closer to launch day we are having meetings 2-3 times per week. The partners are giving feedback and advice and things are really getting done. It is really a breath of fresh air to see progress and to hold everyone accountable for their task at hand.

Bar-B que pits vs. Taco stands

2006-07-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

It is crazy and amazing to see taco stands and bar-b que pits all over the place that I live. I get annoyed at times because there are so many of them. These mobile eateries have a mission to provide homemade food that people are interested in. They would set up shop anywhere there is high traffic or a nearby burger joint. The whole concept is truely entrepreneural and the simple fact that people are working for themselves. However, after a while all of the taco stands and bar-b que pits will become all the same and no one would care which one they purchase food from. Then again these eatery spots can be satisfied with the amount of traffic that they are generating and won't care about expanding their market to make even more money.

So the lesson to take from these people are that if you have a plan or idea, then take charge and make it a reality, don't let a chance pass you by.

My first entrepreneurship endeaver...

2006-06-28T15:36:00.000-07:00

I really didn't think about the first time until my best friend and I were talking about our childhood. It was a great one and cherished it. However, the time that we had as really young entrepreneurs was having our own lawn mowing business. It was 8 of us, 2 lawn mowers, and 1 edger. I really didn't care about the money, it was pure fun doing something we taught could work. We made flyers, went door to door, and recieved phone calls. Our first job was cutting this lady's yard with grass that was 3 ft tall and tons of ant beds. Just craziness. One of the lawn mowers broke down and we had to come back the next day to finish up the back yard. We didn't care how long it would take, we wanted to complete the job. We made $67 dollars, I don't know why I remember the amount, but we earned every single bit of it. I believe we did 2-3 more lawn jobs and that was the end of the endeaver. The business ended for various reasons; some were money hungry, some wanted to use the money for a group purchase, some wanted to do more lawn jobs, and so on. Some people even broke from the group to form their own lawn company. But in the end we were still friends. There are quite a bit of things that I have learned from that experience, they are:

1. Think an idea out and see if there is a market for it.
2. When things start to go to hell, stop and rethink the process and fix what the process is.
3. Enjoy the business oppurtunity, not the money. The money will come later.
4. When you know the market attack it if your life depended on it.

what really drives business

2006-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:00

Today was an usual monday, nothing spectacular. But still a learning lesson nontheless. After lunch at work we discussed examples of how we can improve our job. It was interesting because there were so many topics thrown out. Most of the people generating the questions were management people. Most of the "workers" were sitting back listening. Didn't really have anything to say. But that is besides the point. It seemed like all of the topic questions were related to each other, but one thing that was said during the meeting that was mention that stuck with me. Which was marketing and that was truely it, marketing was what all of the things related to. It was kind of funny and also crazy because all of the books I have been reading lately talked about the subject matter at hand. And the great bit of what was said was about doing things for free, going to extra mile for the client in order to get the job done. I can see that the younger people didn't really care about that. In other words, there was nothing they were going to get back from the situation except going out into the community and being the companies spokesman. I feel wholeheartly of what the company is trying to do and trying to give more back to the client, because in affect that will lead to more projects and then more profit and so on.

But there is something that is equally important. What is the company going to give back to the employees? Just can't say the employee should be gracious for an opportunity like this. See it really comes down to what the employee is getting back in return and how the employee is treated. If you shower the employee with encouragement, incentives, and tools to complete their jobs. They will have no problem going to extra distance. Well that is one's man thoughts, but I am sticking to it.

long time no see

2006-06-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

It has been along time. Been busy with work and business stuff on the side and just learning alot lately. It is crazy how time just flys when you are doing facinating things. There are a couple of exciting things that I am working on and some of them will be discussed in my coming blog post. So stay tuned.

F1 perished heroes, a lesson learned...

2006-06-13T22:08:00.000-07:00

Been quite busy with work and the business on the side, but thought it would be a great time to write something. I have been doing alot of things that have been on my mind, but putting a stopage on somethings that brought joy to my life. The one in particular is racing, mainly autoxing, but still a joy. This particular thrill is a classic case of the 80/20 rule, where you race your vehicle through a course for 20% of the time at the event, while the other 80% you are preparing the car, waiting until you start, or talking to new and old friends. However, when you are racing you put more than 80% of your concentration on driving. Well that is besides the point, but the main point of this whole discussion is about losing passion of something you love while learning new and exciting things.

Well one video that brought inspiration and joy to my heart is called F1 perished heroes; view here.

The video brought back the desire to race again, but more importantly the love for life that all of the racers that died. These men didn't fear anything and I know if they would have been given that same moment in time where it was their last they wouldn't change one bit of it. They trained hard throughout their lives to get to that very stage to show their families, people who doubted them, and the world that this was their mission in life and that there was nothing no one could do to take their passion away.

So I challenge you to think for sometime to see what your passion is in life and also methodically come up with steps to experience that passion.

Be who you want to be

2006-06-09T19:37:00.000-07:00

If you are the minority of the majority then you are screwed. Well sorta! People think that you are crazy because you want more meaning out of life and that you don't want anyone to write your own destiny. Well in my case I am witnessing how people really are and seeing who believes in what I am doing as taking hold of Life. So this foundation of this blog I am going to let everyone know that I am ENTREPRENEUR and will always be.

The reasons are this:
1) Ever since I have been growing up I like the fact that I did things the way I wanted to. However, I did listen to people on the way that wanted the best for me. However, as I have been in my 20's I have really noticed people telling me what is best for me and giving me reasons why. I am now a person of reason and do things if and when I want to because I want to. People telling me who to marry, to go back to school to get more education, people telling me to never give up my day job, and so on. Fuck that, I will listen, analyze the situation, take it for what it is worth, and in the end do what I feel like doing for myself.

2) As I think about my life when I was a little kid I really didn't know what I wanted to be. I really didn't think of something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was simply a Toys R US kid, "I never want to grow up". That is still true to this day, I don't want to grow up into other people's creation. For the longest I wanted to be in the NBA, and kept on practicing and then just got lazy. But still I was happy to be a kid and loved life. But I still had no clue of what I wanted to do and for some odd reason I didn't look ahead into my 60's. The reason why I say this is because I couldn't see myself doing one job for 40 years. I guess the reason was because my parents constantly did different jobs and wasn't born around that kind of atmosphere.

3) This last point will probaly shock some people but this is the truth of the matter which I realized at the beginning of the year. What I want to do in Life cannot happen in my current career path. This is because my life plan is not determined by my career path. The true persons that I am are an inventor, thinker, compassionate for other people, adventurous, stays outside the box, driven, and open to new ideals, personality, and concerns of the world.

So everyone watch what I say I will do, but also live your life to the fullest and don't take anything for granted.

Thinking and not doing... What is the point?

2006-06-07T21:18:00.000-07:00

My head is spinning out of control and don't know what to do. So i will do the simplest thing and just stop. Yep, thinking about doing can make you go crazy and it is not worth my sanity. Thinking is probaly the biggest thing that gets people for not doing what they really do. Over analyzing situations can really kill someone. Hell I think it is more worse than not doing anything, because at least you know that you want to do something, but don't because you are thinking. Alot of people may think that this is a simple concept and it really is, but the majority of those people don't do shit about it also. The reason why is because of habit. People want to change, but don't because they are satisfied with the habit. It is alot harder do actually do something new because it is new. That is why so many people don't meet new new people, lose weight if they wanted to, travel around the world, or hell just do anything that they say they would.

So now is the time. No time is like now. Because you don't know if you will have tomorrow and hell there is no more reasons to make another shameless mistake of just thinking and not doing.

I lost the love...

2006-06-02T13:10:00.000-07:00

She was very good to me. Never talked bad and supported me with all of the stupid ideals I had. I thought that I would stay for her the rest of my life. We would help each other through everything, but she turned on me. Or did I loose interest in her?

I don't really know, but I found someone new that challenges me and keeps me on my toes. See it is not that I still don't love the old one it is that she let me do whatever I wanted, was very passive, and she always wanted to do the same things even though I wanted to spice things up. I don't think I will ever give up the new love because things are always constantly changing; however I am learning each and everyday something about her. And as I continue to grow she is learning something about me that she didn't know once before. It is so much of an adventure for both of us I look forward to smelling her perfume and seeing her beautiful face each and everyday.

That is how life is and the sad part about it all is that there are people that change for the better or worse OR simply settle for whatever life presents them. I used to be the settling type, but not anymore, because life is made of so many things and you simply can't experience them by settling.

Starting over...

2006-05-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

Don't really know why I decided to write so soon but it is just on my mind. Starting over can mean alot of things, however it is good because the individual has realized some fault in him/her self and that it is only right to turn a new leaf on a particular part of their character that they feel that is flawed. I don't think there is a need for me to say what it is, because it doesn't really matter as long as the situation is fixed permanently until some other flaw arises.

So for now on I am going to say what I really feel and also respect people for their opions, but also put myself into their shoes. I will also suggest things when I think it because most of the time I believe that it can help someone out. This may seem like rambling, but it is really all thought out, it has been inside of me for awhile and today just showed that I am not changing and I am just still doing the same shit. So for now watch out, might surprise you of the person I will turn out.

The cube with the window view

2006-05-30T17:31:00.000-07:00

I still haven't got the phenomenon of the window view. Yeah it is usually a nice view and it is something to look at. But still it doesn't matter, all of the people out there are doing something other than what you are doing. It makes me think alot about the outside and not so much about the view.

There is something else about the window view that people feel that it gives and it is respect and seniority. There are people that will get mad because someone younger or not as much experience gets the window view. To me personally it doesn't matter. You tend to forget what is outside after being in an office 8-10 hrs a day. I really wonder though how many people have looked outside during the day and wondered what it would be like to be out there doing what they love?

Oh well, if you ask them at work they would probaly lie, but if you asked them in a casual setting they would probaly tell you the world.

Who really cares, most of the people won't do shit about it and at times will seem like talking to a dead horse.

Don't let life "malt" away...

2006-05-28T20:04:00.000-07:00

It has been a good weekend for me. Hell most of my weekends are good. When I am not at work I tend to catch up with some friends, chill and relax, and be on the internet. There is more that goes on, but I think that my time is very productive. Today is the day that I want most of my days in the future to be like. I will explain what I did today in a later writing, but it really doesn't matter now. I will live the life i really want to live. This weekend was also interesting because one of my friends was in town because he got a couple of job offers. So his girlfriend wanted to celebrate which was cool. It got me thinking about what people are really passionate about. My friend was explaining at his previous employer that he was not growing as an engineer in the direction he wanted to go. And really wanted something challenging and will keep his mind compelled. I was thinking the same about myself, but I already know what I really want out of life and each day I am coming into reality of that particular life style. It seems as young professionals start "their desired" career they want to be challenged and feel that they are contributing to the company. And older professionals are used to the swing of things and do their job and it seems like they don't feel much of anything.

Well I just finished my malt and it was very good. Here is a history lesson for yall. Where does malt come from?

new coworker's first week of work...

2006-05-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

Just finish work for the week. Feels great being done before noon. It was something interesting at work today that got me thinking. There is a new guy there and he just finished his first week of working in the "real world". One of our coworker's asked him what did he think about his first week? He told her that it was fun and then she said you are such a liar. That makes me think of two persective.

#1: Coworker- She obvious knows that he didn't do much and at times during the week was bored as hell. But she probaly still feels that way right now in her present state. At times it may that she likes coming to work, but still feels a resentment towards it. I don't really know but oh well.

#2: The New Guy- Well who knows what he thinks but it seems that he likes it so far. Hell, it has only been a week. Nothing can really go bad in a week and still don't know what to look for of what is good and bad about a particular company, but he will figure it out. However, he did ask me a question about people coming and leaving and I think that I lied to him already. I told him not really and that people are here usually for a long time and then they want to go somewhere else. In reality that is true, but still if he would talk to people on a keepin it real attitude there will be mixed feelings and that will only take time.

I think back of my first week of work. It was pretty fun to tell you the truth. Being on my own and making my own money. I felt that I was somebody and felt that I was making a difference in the world. Everyone was pretty cool and friendly. But I was tired and really needed rest because I wasn't used to working those hours. Hell I still am not used to it, but that topic is for another day...

It is Thursday night

2006-05-25T19:17:00.000-07:00

Man oh man, there is so much to life to be continuing being in a routine. Not just I'll do this on monday, tuesday, wednesday, and so on night, but hell I will do this every single day. I am glad that I have also started this blog. I have been talking about starting and never did until now, I believe this is a breakthrough for life not just today.