Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
It won’t be easy. In fact, it will only ever get harder.
You’re going to be knocked down. Repetitively.
And you will always get back up. Because one day you will break through and bask in glory. You will laugh or cry – or both – while you look back at all you had to go through to get where you finally are.
Will the pain ever be convenient? Of course not. It will never be.
Will it be worth it? Of course. Always.
Stay Positive & Collapsing Doesn’t Cease The Pain
Garth E. Beyer
They say life is a game, so why not continue with the analogy?
Life is a game that many people just repeat levels. They do the same work (their best) at different locations. Becoming a professional has been entwined with producing the same amount of value across the board.
Ruckus makers, the artists, those who make the most out of life, though, don’t repeat levels. They just so happen to complete each level in a different way. No, maybe it’s not their “best” work. No, maybe they took too big of a risk. And, yes, maybe – just maybe – they failed.
Beauty of it though, is you just pick yourself up and try a different way.
There’s no “replay” button, but there is always a “restart.”
Stay Positive & Most Artists, Though, Never Have The Need To Press It
Garth E. Beyer
That’s the biggest problem for the members of the creative class – there is no one there to tell you what to write on, what to create, who to connect with, how to develop a tribe or when to launch a product.
Sure, you can read suggestions on a blog, watch a tutorial on YouTube, or follow Wiki’s how-to list, but that is the opposite of what defines you as part of the creative class. The toughest part is meant to be self-assigning work – creative work that matters, I might add.
Creativity, by my definition, is interaction with ambiguous results. There is no one there to tell you exactly how to interact or specifically what the results will be – it’s up to you to set the goals, to trailblaze your way to success, and discover what works best for you.
No one tells me to write every day or to interact with 10 people a week on Twitter or to repeat the process of consuming > producing > sharing, I simply do it because not doing it doesn’t lead me to become the creative person I want to be.
When you stop looking at your creative actions as optional, it’s as if you don’t even need anyone there to tell you.
Stay Positive & Be Your Own Boss
Garth E. Beyer (sure, you will think your boss is an asshole at times, but at least he delivers.)
The other day I caught myself with Twitter opened up to interactions. I was sitting and waiting for someone to interact with me. I would tweet an interesting idea or question and wait for someone to notice, someone to reply. Boy, was I doing it wrong.
After realizing this, I switched back to my Twitter feed and started interacting with others. In minutes I was in the middle of conversations with a handful of people.
It seems that on Twitter – and in life, really – more people sit and wait rather than seek what they want out. Often times, what you are waiting for, is more or less, exactly what hundreds, thousands, millions of others are waiting for. Almost everyone I interacted with obviously had there interactions tab opened, waiting for someone to reply.
People seem to be classified as one of two people: either you move or you wait.
This blog post is about a little of both.
A partner and I are getting together a team of creative, passionate, and communicative people. Some ideas we will be producing this summer is a community art event where everyone can be an artist, as well as an online news website where people can go to discuss ethics in regard to recent events, e.g., Boston Bombings.
We are based in Madison, Wisconsin, so first, if you do not live in Madison, I would like you to share this post with anyone who does that you think would have interest in participating. We are very open to ideas and odd talents. If you do live in Madison, right on!
Secondly, I want to note that if you want to be part of the team and do not live in Madison, that’s not a problem! Obviously, we will need tech and organization tasks fulfilled. In this world, distance no longer prevents the important work of getting done. We need you.
Ethics, Energy, And Enigma
We aim to create a positive enigma. We plan to puzzle people in a way that they wonder why people have not put on events like ours before, or surprise people by connecting them with other like-minded people they have been waiting for. Through this transfer of energy, we will make a ruckus that leaves a ripple effect into the thoughts of everyone involved. The way one views the world will be brightened and we are changing the way ethics are influenced in this post-industrialistic connection economy. It’s the time of the creative class. It’s the time to stop waiting and start moving. We are here.
You can get in touch with me through email at: thegarthbox@gmail.com
Stay Positive & Be Bold
Garth E. Beyer
I love when I hear from someone working that they are the only one working the position. Because I know they are lying.
In reality, they aren’t working alone, they have people from different groups, departments, sections helping them out when things get tough. (If they don’t, that’s because they didn’t ask for help. May I suggest transferring to a position where you don’t need to?)
What I would love to hear when I ask for confirmation that they are really the only one working: “Yea, and I’m doing a hell of a job. The same results if you were to hire five people.”
Now that’s the person I would want on my team.
Stay Positive & Become A Linchpin
Garth E. Beyer
Pulling from the content I have wrote for my new book, here are five ways to get a new perspective. Oh, and don’t worry, there are many more in the book.
1. Talk to a homeless person.
2. Go into a speciality shop (an old record store, or a rock shop) and ask the owner how he/she got into business. Listen.
3. Give someone your number.
4. Invite yourself over to someones house.
5. Make complete eye contact through an entire conversation.
Stay Positive & Switching To Different Perspectives
Garth E. Beyer
“[…] Then you’re severely limiting your potential as a man. Learning how to approach women and start conversations with women is the most important social skill you will acquire. Otherwise you’re going to have a very difficult time meeting women.”
There’s so much wrong with this.
Quote from an ad that ran while listening to Pandora.
