Comments on: Direction and Focus http://stevesaylor.net/blog/direction-and-focus Steve Saylor: New Media Specialist/Albino Podcaster/Writer/Techie/Geek Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:40:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Steve Saylor http://stevesaylor.net/blog/direction-and-focus/comment-page-1#comment-192 Steve Saylor Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:16:20 +0000 http://stevesaylor.net/?p=794#comment-192 @Keith you are so right on this. Honestly, I have been struggling creatively in my personal life mainly because I've been putting my creativity into my school work, which technically is what I should be doing. I love what Wil Wheaton says in his blog, it's tough to blog and write (fiction, articles, etc.) because your creative mind is in a different space altogether, and sometimes the two can't co-mingle. Actually, when you mention reward yourself after doing something creative, I decided to go out and see a movie. Technically I should be spending money elsewhere, but I deserved it! @Todd, I feel fro you man, if I didn't have my partner in crime Shane Shennan (yonderman.com) or my "Alfred" Keith Burtis, I don't know what I would do. It is tough to do something creatively and not have someone to share ideas with. My suggestion, take a look online for something creative in your area, try to seek out those people that's local to you. That may or may not be possible, but it's worth a shot. Then again we all live in an online space anyway, find someone online that you can connect with creatively and who knows what could happen. Wow, that almost sounded like dating advice. LOL @Jack - Anytime my friend, that's what I'm here for. To let my thoughts out there and to hopefully inspire those to do something creative. Thanks again guys! @Keith you are so right on this. Honestly, I have been struggling creatively in my personal life mainly because I’ve been putting my creativity into my school work, which technically is what I should be doing. I love what Wil Wheaton says in his blog, it’s tough to blog and write (fiction, articles, etc.) because your creative mind is in a different space altogether, and sometimes the two can’t co-mingle.

Actually, when you mention reward yourself after doing something creative, I decided to go out and see a movie. Technically I should be spending money elsewhere, but I deserved it!

@Todd, I feel fro you man, if I didn’t have my partner in crime Shane Shennan (yonderman.com) or my “Alfred” Keith Burtis, I don’t know what I would do. It is tough to do something creatively and not have someone to share ideas with. My suggestion, take a look online for something creative in your area, try to seek out those people that’s local to you. That may or may not be possible, but it’s worth a shot. Then again we all live in an online space anyway, find someone online that you can connect with creatively and who knows what could happen.

Wow, that almost sounded like dating advice. LOL

@Jack – Anytime my friend, that’s what I’m here for. To let my thoughts out there and to hopefully inspire those to do something creative.

Thanks again guys!

]]> By: Jack Staples http://stevesaylor.net/blog/direction-and-focus/comment-page-1#comment-191 Jack Staples Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:17:01 +0000 http://stevesaylor.net/?p=794#comment-191 Thank you for summing-up my life. I appreciate the insight and advice. I plan to try to use this to make improvements. Thank you again. Thank you for summing-up my life. I appreciate the insight and advice. I plan to try to use this to make improvements. Thank you again.

]]> By: Todd Meek http://stevesaylor.net/blog/direction-and-focus/comment-page-1#comment-190 Todd Meek Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:32:27 +0000 http://stevesaylor.net/?p=794#comment-190 I think the biggest problem holding me back can be summed up into one vaulger statement: I AM FUCKING ALONE! It is sooooooo hard to start a project when you really have no one around in terms of support. I love my friends but they can be real assholes on skipping dates and their amount of apathy. I have tried to start a lot of things and most of them have failed but at least I'm young and will be prepared for the future. I think the biggest problem holding me back can be summed up into one vaulger statement: I AM FUCKING ALONE! It is sooooooo hard to start a project when you really have no one around in terms of support. I love my friends but they can be real assholes on skipping dates and their amount of apathy.

I have tried to start a lot of things and most of them have failed but at least I’m young and will be prepared for the future.

]]> By: Keith Burtis http://stevesaylor.net/blog/direction-and-focus/comment-page-1#comment-189 Keith Burtis Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:58:29 +0000 http://stevesaylor.net/?p=794#comment-189 Steve, hmmmm - we have talked about this a bit at length huh. Let me see if I can bring another perspective. The Creative mind is the engine in the car that drives you. That crowd flowing against you is a lack of "intentions" Yea, we might call it focus, but being focused on one thing for the creative mind is boring. As a creative mind myself, I have t be multi-tasking and challenging myself everyday. So what am I saying here. Have "Good Intentions" Set your intentions on a piece of paper. How do you want to feel? Happy....Exhilarated. What do you want to have?? Money...Job...Work For Yourself? What Feels Right??? Answer these questions. Ask yourself a ton more questions. The answers are all there buried in your massive, creative Albino brain. Let your intentions steer you. If your creative mind says to watch YouTube videos all night or play on facebook, ask your intentions if that is in line. Reward yourself EVERY time you reach a goal! EVERY Time! It can be as simple as a day off or a stint at the sushi bar. So Steve, I ask you this. When you reach this goal that you are so illusive about. What will you do? How will you celebrate? Will you share it with us? Steve, hmmmm – we have talked about this a bit at length huh. Let me see if I can bring another perspective. The Creative mind is the engine in the car that drives you. That crowd flowing against you is a lack of “intentions”

Yea, we might call it focus, but being focused on one thing for the creative mind is boring. As a creative mind myself, I have t be multi-tasking and challenging myself everyday. So what am I saying here.

Have “Good Intentions” Set your intentions on a piece of paper. How do you want to feel? Happy….Exhilarated.

What do you want to have?? Money…Job…Work For Yourself?

What Feels Right???

Answer these questions. Ask yourself a ton more questions. The answers are all there buried in your massive, creative Albino brain. Let your intentions steer you. If your creative mind says to watch YouTube videos all night or play on facebook, ask your intentions if that is in line.

Reward yourself EVERY time you reach a goal! EVERY Time! It can be as simple as a day off or a stint at the sushi bar. So Steve, I ask you this. When you reach this goal that you are so illusive about. What will you do? How will you celebrate? Will you share it with us?

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