Well, well, well… here I am returning to this blog after 6.5 years. What on Earth happened?! Let me give you the abbreviated version.
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by John Lee Dumas of Entrepenuer On Fire (EOFire), an inspirational podcast that highlights entrepenures all around the world. It was an awesome experience, and I'm grateful to have had it!
There we sat during both of our breaks. The classroom was cool, and no children were around. Only the sound of conversation could be heard. I tried to block out the nagging thought that the chair I was sitting in was covered in kid germs so I could better listen to Mister B.
As many of you know, this past weekend marked the deadliest mass shooting in American history. In the same state, a toddler was dragged underwater by an alligator at Disney World. Chicago continues to see victims of violence everyday, and I find it almost routine to check the news and see how many people died while I was sleeping. Reading about such events can be numbing, and I find myself sometimes questioning the meaning of it all. Why do bad things happen?
"Fear success. You don't deserve to be happy. You shouldn't have any of the stuff that you earned."
These sentiments seem to be pervasive in the minds of many. Despite whole industries rising and profiting off encouraging others to achieve their dreams, doubt still remains in many people's minds. There are lots of facets that relate to why people doubt themselves, but for today, I would like to focus on the rewards that come after successfully completing a project. The rewards that people deserve don't always come, but what may be worse still is when the spoils are voluntarily turned down.
They're here! After about a month of formatting and tweaking, physical copies for The Man on the Bench are now available through Books-A-Million!
“I’m actually going to do it this time! For real!” These words have probably been uttered since time immemorial. Quite honestly, I too have said them a lot. There was a point in my life where I wanted to buy a magic set because “I’m totally gonna use it!” I also knew that I wanted to make video games for a living, but that didn’t quite pan out either. These are just a few examples of some things I convinced myself I would do but never quite got around to after a week or so of letting it simmer.
