USA sucked and so did The Royals

Friday during the day I really worked hard to focus and try to get my mental dexterity up. I can tell now how crappy my mental focus is during long periods of work or trying to pay attention. I think I can work my brain like a muscle and really try to stay on tasks even though they might not feel good. I really can see now it isn't always about the work in front of you. If I can build my mental focus I can play guitar for longer and I can work longer and make more money. It will be a goal of mine to be able to focus long periods of time on whatever I am doing so I can keep growing my brain power.

I am really studying Malcom Glidewell's book outliers. I can see now the B.S. that is people saying "Oh I rose from nothing to be successful. People who are successful take advantage of so many breaks and they make their own breaks as well. I really caught a break going to Leblond. You could be the dumbest person in that school and still have a pretty good shot at making middle class. Thanks mom and dad for those sacrifices! I also caught a break being too dumb to realize how hard it is to move away. I am glad I got away from St. Joseph where you have to sink or swim. I learned so many lessons the hard way. Obviously I caught a huge break finding Raymond. I needed a dude I could relate too and it took his calmness to get me to realize that praying really is the way to cope with life. So is meditation, but I always strive to get hours of praying in a week. I really had to see that if I continue to only focus on myself then I will never be happy. Man is supposed to help other people. I think it is in my DNA for sure to think of other people and try to make sure everyone is fed. I also think that people...no matter how annoying or ugly...deserve someone to talk to.


10,000 rule is a huge one. I can see now if you can get to 10,000 hours of focus and stressful direction, you could really be a master at your craft. You have to really be honest with yourself and change and grow. Hopefully Moostakas gets to 10,000 hours of hitting.

Segway into the Royals. They were crappy tonight. U.S.A. Soccer was also crappy. That was a bummer. Jason and I had free tickets to the Royals game and we watched them get killed, we went out and also saw USA get killed. I talked to a bunch of ladies. I made it a point to go up to the hottest girl I saw and talk to her. She didn't like me, but the point was to keep my courage strong and to realize that what people think of you don't matter. I always strive to be friendly with people and to talk to people and always try to grow my skills with people. I think long periods of being with people and working with them provides great value to society.

I am starting to feel better about myself and the things I am trying to do. Lots of times I am too tired to feel good about myself, but I take notes into my mp3 player about the people I help and the work I put in. I noticed tonight that I really have good information and I really put in long hours with people. I was called stupid and fat lots in my life, but when I listen to mp3's of myself talk about helping people and being able to execute tasks...I can say that I sound like a smart and sharp dude. I mean I really got called stupid and dumb lots in my life I got called smart or sneaky smart by a couple people a couple years ago, but now listening to the mp3 I am like...wow this is good and in depth. I really think you are who you surround yourself with. There are so many mental layers in the mind and growth is so slow that it is hard to tell what you are getting done with your life, but I can say that writing about goals...taking good notes...and asking tough questions... are good steps into executing your life goals. I have tons of life goals, one of which is to be a respected musician. People are starting to want to play more because I am professional. I also have a decent ear for what sucks and what doesn't.

I am not sure why MP3 is showing up as a mis-spelled word. That is weird. I realize that my blog is not so much tales as it is about me hammering home basic ideas that help me to get up and provide value to society. I guess Iam good with that.