Tag: personal
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Long story short: I want all the pets. In fact, in my imagination, I pretty much already have them. In my short stories, I vicariously own a whole barn, complete with goats, horses, donkeys, chickens, a cat, a dog, and it seems to welcome a new animal every so often. I love animals. In real…
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I don’t think my experience was unique, but I do wonder if it’s becoming a thing of the past. Bear with me; it’ll make sense in a moment. I grew up during the rise of manga like Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, and I deeply identified with the heroes and their superpowers. I kid…
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There’s a lot I wish I was better at. But to pick one thing in particular, I wish I was better at practical skills. It probably stems from how I feel about them. It’s a combination of them boring me, meaning I’m not interested in them, which then leads to me not learning enough to…
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Picture the scene. Paris, France, a very long time ago. My toddler self managed to find his way onto the balcony of our flat. I don’t know exactly which floor we lived on, but in my memory, it looked like maybe it was the fourth floor. Edit: Checked with mum, it was the second floor.…
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If you’ve been walking this path with me, you’ll know the mission for 2025 was bold, verging on audacious: The Triple Impact. The goal was to make a significant dent on the music, writing, and website fronts. So, how did we do? We hit a snag. Then another. Then another. 2025 has been tough. Eventually,…
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Sometimes you bite more than you can chew. Sometimes it’s a costly mistake, but at least it tells you what your limits are. This year, armed with a drive unheard of for me, I launched into a multifaceted goal. It would have been attainable if circumstances stayed the same as they were when the goal…
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Lately, my creative well has felt bone dry. This quarter was quite different from what I’d hoped for, and it led me to make some tough decisions. I decided to shut down Rethink Inspiration and Rethink Entrepreneur. For a while, it felt like I was battling an invisible current, and I just wasn’t winning. Spread…
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We’ve officially hit the halfway point of the year, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on my theme for 2025: “triple impact” across music, writing, and websites. So, how am I doing? I’ve really been striving to walk my talk by being both consistent and prolific. The Music and Story Making Machine So far,…
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Things haven’t quite gone as smoothly as I’d hoped. I’ve been dealing with technical issues that are slowing down my output. So, the three songs I was planning to have released by now are still in progress. Creativity isn’t the problem at all. I have so many instrumental tracks ready that I could easily cover…
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I vividly remember the feeling of boredom settling in at a job a while back. I’d mastered the routine and felt stuck. Familiar situation. But that time I stumbled upon a book called “Tell it Slant’ (sorry, couldn’t find a clearer picture. There has been subsequent editions but this is the one I read, published…