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Monday, January 24, 2011
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Do You Feel Lucky
by Successful life
Do you feel lucky Kid "Anyway?, I think more in terms of the general question of the particular situation. I mean in a broad sense, I always feel lucky. No, I do not gamble. I mean my whole life. If I list all the bad things happened to me, it will look pretty bleak. It was worse than some, not near as bad as other people. But if I listed all the good things, people will say I'm blessed! And that's how I feel.
I'm not rambling on about me to be selfish, I just use myself as an example. My point is, you can see the glass half full or half empty. It's really up to you. But I do not just feel lucky and grateful for what I have, but I feel fortunate about the future. I saw an opportunity and I felt like I had just as good a shot at goal given as the next person. I hope to succeed. I do not expect to fail. I think that's the difference between successful people and those who fail.
I have not succeeded in everything I do, but I have with a lot of things.
When I look back, I can see all the rest I'm lucky and the time when things work out right so I can move along the process. But then I realized that I put myself in position to receive a 'lucky break' issue. But even more than that, I expected that lucky. I do not mean in an arrogant manner. I just figure when I start a project that I will succeed, that I'd be lucky.
I am also grateful for the success I had. I do not feel arrogant like "Look what I made all by myself!" I feel grateful that I have the resources I need at the right time to finish whatever it was. I am grateful for their 'lucky breaks' along the road. I feel like I deserve my success, and I deserve to succeed in the future. This does not mean that success just fell in my lap. You must work at it. But I always felt like if I worked on pretty hard, I will succeed.
And failure? Well, actually the failure is only successful project that I never finished. For one reason or another, I decided to stop doing the project. I strongly believe if I continue, I'll succeed. Here's an example: When I was about 18, I decided I wanted to be a rock star-n-roll. I know how to play guitar and I even sang a little in my Dad's band when I was young. But mostly, the idea of being paid to play loud music in the stadium and get drunk and have a girl chasing me is what I want. Is not that the dream of every man's 18-year-old?
Anyway, I started trying to figure out what I needed to do. After several years of playing a song with the band on a group of biker bar, I left the idea that some men with big cigars that will come and find me. So, I decided to record his own music and send to record labels. I've put together a small recording studio with extra money from playing in bars and I started to really learn the songs from the artists I like. I took apart chord progressions, lyrics, and melody. I experimented with different recording techniques to get different sounds that I heard on the record I liked. I taught myself to play bass guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, and violin to fill the songs I write. I did not play any of them are very good, but I can imitate the sound that I heard on the record to achieve the same sound on my recordings.
To make a long story (8 years) a little shorter, I recorded two cassette albums and received over 30 rave reviews for my music and writing songs from local and national music publications. I also discovered I love the process of writing and recording music. At that time I play for many people. I even walked out on stage in front of 1500 people with only a guitar and played 45 minutes of music I own. Yes, it's scary and yes, I love it!
After all this, I'm finally getting some small offering of two small record label. But in a span of 8 years, I also quit drinking, moved out on my own, and found that although I love to write and record songs, I do not like playing live too, and I hate to travel. I really enjoyed staying at home. A dream away from me in 18 years.
Being a successful recording artist requires a lot of travel, tour and not very 'normal' life. In fact, it's hard to really ever have a home life. I found that in 26, I have grown to really love music (art) but hate the lifestyle (dream). I have to let go. I have no doubt in my mind that I continue to work, I'll become a successful recording artist now. Perhaps no other Bruce Springsteen, but I'll make a living. But that's life I no longer want. So basically I failed to achieve my goals, but only because my motivation changed.
All together though, I hope to be successful. And when I started my business I also mail order. Again, not an arrogant way, but in feeling tenaciousness. I feel that if I try hard enough, and keep my eyes wide open, willing to learn everything I could, that I will be successful. In fact, I felt there was no way I could not if I follow up.
I've said all this about me because it is the same for you. YOU CAN SUCCEED IN ANYTHING YOU SET OUT TO DO IF YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH! It's really simple. Of course be realistic play a part as well. At 32, if I decided that tomorrow I want to be a world class tennis player, I think I have to look at it realistically. I never played tennis in my life, my past year's most major big players', and I do not look good in white shorts. I have Andre Agassi's hair though. The point is, it's not very realistic that I will be successful in tennis.
So I hope that this tidbit selfish has inspired you and motivate you. If you start doing anything and you think it will not work, will not be! But if you expect success, if you feel lucky, and you put in the effort, you can not help but succeed!
I'm not rambling on about me to be selfish, I just use myself as an example. My point is, you can see the glass half full or half empty. It's really up to you. But I do not just feel lucky and grateful for what I have, but I feel fortunate about the future. I saw an opportunity and I felt like I had just as good a shot at goal given as the next person. I hope to succeed. I do not expect to fail. I think that's the difference between successful people and those who fail.
I have not succeeded in everything I do, but I have with a lot of things.
When I look back, I can see all the rest I'm lucky and the time when things work out right so I can move along the process. But then I realized that I put myself in position to receive a 'lucky break' issue. But even more than that, I expected that lucky. I do not mean in an arrogant manner. I just figure when I start a project that I will succeed, that I'd be lucky.
I am also grateful for the success I had. I do not feel arrogant like "Look what I made all by myself!" I feel grateful that I have the resources I need at the right time to finish whatever it was. I am grateful for their 'lucky breaks' along the road. I feel like I deserve my success, and I deserve to succeed in the future. This does not mean that success just fell in my lap. You must work at it. But I always felt like if I worked on pretty hard, I will succeed.
And failure? Well, actually the failure is only successful project that I never finished. For one reason or another, I decided to stop doing the project. I strongly believe if I continue, I'll succeed. Here's an example: When I was about 18, I decided I wanted to be a rock star-n-roll. I know how to play guitar and I even sang a little in my Dad's band when I was young. But mostly, the idea of being paid to play loud music in the stadium and get drunk and have a girl chasing me is what I want. Is not that the dream of every man's 18-year-old?
Anyway, I started trying to figure out what I needed to do. After several years of playing a song with the band on a group of biker bar, I left the idea that some men with big cigars that will come and find me. So, I decided to record his own music and send to record labels. I've put together a small recording studio with extra money from playing in bars and I started to really learn the songs from the artists I like. I took apart chord progressions, lyrics, and melody. I experimented with different recording techniques to get different sounds that I heard on the record I liked. I taught myself to play bass guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, and violin to fill the songs I write. I did not play any of them are very good, but I can imitate the sound that I heard on the record to achieve the same sound on my recordings.
To make a long story (8 years) a little shorter, I recorded two cassette albums and received over 30 rave reviews for my music and writing songs from local and national music publications. I also discovered I love the process of writing and recording music. At that time I play for many people. I even walked out on stage in front of 1500 people with only a guitar and played 45 minutes of music I own. Yes, it's scary and yes, I love it!
After all this, I'm finally getting some small offering of two small record label. But in a span of 8 years, I also quit drinking, moved out on my own, and found that although I love to write and record songs, I do not like playing live too, and I hate to travel. I really enjoyed staying at home. A dream away from me in 18 years.
Being a successful recording artist requires a lot of travel, tour and not very 'normal' life. In fact, it's hard to really ever have a home life. I found that in 26, I have grown to really love music (art) but hate the lifestyle (dream). I have to let go. I have no doubt in my mind that I continue to work, I'll become a successful recording artist now. Perhaps no other Bruce Springsteen, but I'll make a living. But that's life I no longer want. So basically I failed to achieve my goals, but only because my motivation changed.
All together though, I hope to be successful. And when I started my business I also mail order. Again, not an arrogant way, but in feeling tenaciousness. I feel that if I try hard enough, and keep my eyes wide open, willing to learn everything I could, that I will be successful. In fact, I felt there was no way I could not if I follow up.
I've said all this about me because it is the same for you. YOU CAN SUCCEED IN ANYTHING YOU SET OUT TO DO IF YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH! It's really simple. Of course be realistic play a part as well. At 32, if I decided that tomorrow I want to be a world class tennis player, I think I have to look at it realistically. I never played tennis in my life, my past year's most major big players', and I do not look good in white shorts. I have Andre Agassi's hair though. The point is, it's not very realistic that I will be successful in tennis.
So I hope that this tidbit selfish has inspired you and motivate you. If you start doing anything and you think it will not work, will not be! But if you expect success, if you feel lucky, and you put in the effort, you can not help but succeed!
