An absolutely crucial part of every learning process is the moment when you recognize that you have something to be taught. For as long as you feel you have all the answers, you cannot expect to be interested in asking questions.I never update this, if you're a friend active on here I'm sure you know this. I write in a moleskin journal as I try to ( Read more... )

Odd to think the last time I posted in this journal was just after the beginning of Q2, and we just started Q3. I must admit I've taken to keeping a leather bound journal rather than posting my thoughts on here. Really, at the moment... I feel like Brandon 2.0 ( Read more... )

I set a number of goals back around New Years for the first quarter of the year. Out of that list I accomplished about two-thirds of the items, and a few others are still in progress. I think it's important to set deadlines, even if you don't meet them as long as you keep the list tallied you're always making positive progress ( Read more... )

Please join us in Utah so all my friend's can stop being so depressed.

With love,
Brandon

I was reading the news about more gang violence on the west side. I started thinking about how fucked up it was to grow up a teen without great parental guidance out there, and how easy it was to fall into the 'ghetto trap' of getting caught up in cliques and violence ( Read more... )

What is there to do once a race has been won? You can celebrate briefly, but pretty soon you've got to start preparing for the next race. It's the same with any achievement or accomplishment, no matter how gratifying or beneficial. Even if you are still reaping the rewards, you can't just rest on your laurels. Life demands that we all keep ( Read more... )

So that meet-up at Desert Edge ended up being far more informative than I expected. I got there just a couple minutes early, had a chance to meet the folks who organized it and we went upstairs to a private area... they bought drinks and appetizers, I ended up devouring nachos and had about 4 beers ( Read more... )

Life is full of influences; It's your application that sets you apart. That's something I wrote to myself and completely believe in. You can't be scared to set out to do something in life because you believe it may be similar to something, or because you don't know the clear cut path on how you're going to accomplish your goal or dream! Just take a ( Read more... )

If people are born to be happy, why do so many of us spend the majority of our time feeling miserable ( Read more... )

It all seems so clear now... there really isn't any other way.