March 2010
17 posts
Don't Care About The Outcome
I’ve come to realize that once you are putting your full efforts into something, the healthiest and best way to do it is to work without caring about the outcome. I used to be very headstrong in trying to make my band successful. I worked hard, but I was impatient, anxious, and negative. Finally, I gave up the dream. Mind you I’m still going to be a rockstar, but I don’t care...
California
California feels great. The North East has taught me to be competitive, intelligent, and get ahead. California is teaching me to relax and remember to have fun while I figure this life out. There’s a lot of balance in life. I’m still trying to figure out that balance. I hope you are too. Be happy and/or be productive.
The Herd Mentality
From what I’ve come to realize in this life, the best way to get ahead is to shake up the “status quo”. You have to swim against the stream. There are too many followers and too many people thinking with the herd mentality. People have to learn more discernment in their life. Have their own logical reasoning, instead of agreeing with their friend or the majority. The majority is...
Respond
I’m feeling lonely. Comment and say nice things.
Discipline
Sorry I haven’t gotten on here everyday. It takes discipline for me to get on here and say something, even when I feel too busy, lazy, or tired to write. Discipline is the one of the most important qualities in a person. It what makes someone a good worker, a good friend, a good husband, and a good person. You want to be happier in your life? You want to be more in control? Find what you...
Laughing
Laughing is good for your body, soul; and mind. Lighten up. Laugh more often. It’s the logical thing to do.
South By Southwest
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a couple days. I have been at South By Southwest. Austin sucked all of my time and efforts out of me.
It was a great time. I didn’t realize the festival was really mainly for bands. There were hardly any fans there. It allowed me to meet a lot of new people. I befriended a lot of new bands. You can never make a enough good impressions on people in your...
Coldplay
I’m listening to Coldplay while driving across Texas in the van. It feels good. It feels right. It’s a cool, cloudy day.
I used to sprint to get to my goals. It was tiring. It left me burnt out and winded. Now I just jog through this life. Now I can go on forever. I can feel good at this steady pace. I can see the hurdles and obsticles up ahead. I have time to figure out how to get...
Soccer!
I woke up and wanted to play soccer. So we found a soccer field and played soccer. Jason, Zack, Gable, Emily (our Texas friends) and myself. Jason and I played against Gable and Emily, and Zack played goal. We won 7 to 8. They were up by three at one point, but then I threatened to elbow them in the noes if they tried to take the ball from me. So they stepped off. It was a great workout. Much...
Acoustic
We are in Plano, Texas today at our friend Gable’s house. We’re spending the next couple of days recording acoustic versions of a bunch of our songs. I like playing the acoustic. It breaks the song down to the core elements. It brings out vocals more too. Not that my voice is that great, but you get to hear the vocal parts more. It becomes more personal that way. They should be out in...
Free Stuff
I love getting free stuff from friends. I just got 2nd free iPhone (my 1st free iPhone was a little busted). This is my 1st tumblr post from it. Getting free things and free help feels so much better than having to buy it.
Think about it. I could have all the money in the world and buy all the things I wanted. But I’d rather have all of the friends in the world that are voluntarily willing...
Jason's Birthday
It was Jason’s birthday yesterday. So I woke up and wrote out a list on a notepad of all the things he could choose to do and threw it at his sleeping face. I drew boxes next to every activity and he checked off what he wanted to do. The choices were:
Shower
Look good
Eat ice-cream cake
Laser Tag
Rock Climb
Stare at Zack
Shop at a mall
See Alice and Wonderland 3D
Love your neighbor...
Tour!
I’m on tour now. It’s awesome. It’s so freeing. It’s Jason’s birthday today so we bought him an M&M cake (because Eminem is his favorite rapper) and now we are going to play laser tag, going rock climbing, and seeing Alice and Wonderland 3-D.
I like feeling like I don’t have to worry. The feeling that, by constantly being productive in my life and working...
What I Do
So I decided that on top of being a touring musician,a songwriter, a music teacher, a motivational speaker, and an author, that I’m a philanthropist. All of the other stuff falls under that category. I’m a philanthropist. Don’t you forget it.
Learning
I’m doing the band thing full time. But since last fall I’ve been taking online college classes. I really like them because they make me feel like I’m being productive even when there are problems with the band. I realized that I really like to learn. Sure it’s boring, but I find a lot of my classes really interesting and really good to absorb. I loved my communications...
Friends
Hey. I really appreciate all of the comments you guys left me yesterday. I didn’t realize that you guys really like what I say and take it to heart. I mean I hoped it did, but now I know for sure.
I’m starting to realize people matter a lot in life. Without people, what are we living for? The more friends you have, the better of you are. Period. If you are going through life acting...
Why I Haven't Blogged Daily
Hey guys
I know I said I’d write on this daily but a few things have held me back and I want to overcome them. They have all been internal. And I know to overcome problems, you have to admit them to yourself and others. So here is the stuff that is holding me back:
1. I feel like I don’t have enough interesting/entertaining things to say everyday. I feel people will get bored of me...