I don't normally talk about stuff that bugs me on a personal zone at all. because I figure it's my issues, and that's what private blogs and my written journal at home is for.
BUT!...
I do want to say, that last night as I was finishing up some freelance at 4 am, about to head in to my main job at 6am, which I messed up and got in here late an hour late,... I want to pass along some advice. Take care of yourself first.
I break this rule all the time, I work long hours because I have goals planned out up to 10 and 15 years from now, creatively, personally, and hopefully. To fund these things, I need to create art, write, act, edit, travel, and hammer away at all of these with curated abandon. As tired as I am, I have to be in the recording booth in like 3 hours, and I have to be as bright and upbeat as possible, even though I just feel like sleeping in a hammock outside for the next 8 days.
But not at the sake of my mental and physical health. As I sit here, taking a break before I jump back into my work, my eyes are fatigued, I'm not sure if I am hungry, and my level of idea debt is on par with an ant trying to repaint a ship the size of the Titanic.
It's too easy to get caught up in things, and too easy to fall behind. Happens to everyone at some point. There's no shame in admitting things are all about keeping your head above water, or maybe people aren't supporting you, or plans don't go the way they were supposed to. In the end, it's all alright. You don't have to apologize to people, and truthfully, few people even care. That doesn't make those people terrible, it just means they got a lot of things just as late or wrong as you do.
So the point of my post is this. I'm not going to be an idiot and say thank goodness it's friday. I work all days of the week. BUT... I will say this. Every single thing you do to get better does add up. Like raindrops filling up a rain barrel, you will soon have enough effort, ideas, to water many many new things moving forwards to completion. But you got to remember to collect that rain water and be patient.
- Mario, the Artisan Rogue
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BUT!...
I do want to say, that last night as I was finishing up some freelance at 4 am, about to head in to my main job at 6am, which I messed up and got in here late an hour late,... I want to pass along some advice. Take care of yourself first.
I break this rule all the time, I work long hours because I have goals planned out up to 10 and 15 years from now, creatively, personally, and hopefully. To fund these things, I need to create art, write, act, edit, travel, and hammer away at all of these with curated abandon. As tired as I am, I have to be in the recording booth in like 3 hours, and I have to be as bright and upbeat as possible, even though I just feel like sleeping in a hammock outside for the next 8 days.
But not at the sake of my mental and physical health. As I sit here, taking a break before I jump back into my work, my eyes are fatigued, I'm not sure if I am hungry, and my level of idea debt is on par with an ant trying to repaint a ship the size of the Titanic.
It's too easy to get caught up in things, and too easy to fall behind. Happens to everyone at some point. There's no shame in admitting things are all about keeping your head above water, or maybe people aren't supporting you, or plans don't go the way they were supposed to. In the end, it's all alright. You don't have to apologize to people, and truthfully, few people even care. That doesn't make those people terrible, it just means they got a lot of things just as late or wrong as you do.
So the point of my post is this. I'm not going to be an idiot and say thank goodness it's friday. I work all days of the week. BUT... I will say this. Every single thing you do to get better does add up. Like raindrops filling up a rain barrel, you will soon have enough effort, ideas, to water many many new things moving forwards to completion. But you got to remember to collect that rain water and be patient.
- Mario, the Artisan Rogue
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