Yo wzup? To all my whipulizationz, and a special shot out to my silkalizationz,

I wish you could hear all of my newest creations,

because I’m telling you they sound like so next generation, 

like something they would bump on the international space station,

or the upper Escalon of the galactic Federation,

I’ve composed several songs for you as a demonstration,

Of my adoration, 

Doesn’t it seem like we living in the times talked about in Revelations?

Well, if we are whoa to the earth and all of its populations and nations,

Earthquakes fires famine floods war devastation, and disease,

I think you are very naïve, if you do not believe,

That the oil industry is going to try to bring all of society to knees,

B4, we get to the point were all our cars run off electricity,

Everything old is new again, the old school is cool again,

They said I would grow up to be nothing but a hooligan, 

Or somebody would end up shooting him, 

But they were wrong, and I grew up to be big and strong,

And I’m right where I belong, creating songs,

In the studio or with a Lovely Lady all night Long, going Donkey Kong,

Don’t worry very soon I will write a full update,

I just want to make sure I have the time to meditate, concentrate, contemplate, articulate, and educate,

I could easily use my lyrical skills to kill, but I would rather write rhymes that make people chill,

That way I can focus my attention on closing my next big deal,

Well, until we meet again, I wish all the best to my friendz,

Have a goodnite and have a good sleep, 

Have pleasant dreamz and have a great week,

Have some good food to eat, and some stimulating words to speak,

And if no one has told you this in a while,

You have incredible style, to match your incredible smile, 😉        

I hope your doing well, I know it’s hot as hell,

Has anyone seen Kelly and Lisa? I need 2 get saved by the bell, 

My musical inventory is starting to swell,

I’m starting to feel like KaeL,

I’ve always been kind of a Late bloomer but she’s got me coming out of my shell,

I’m posted in my Laboratory these beats they’re sounding bananas,

I’m going to take them to New York and Atlanta,

I’m going to need my scanner, and I’m going to bring my Candice camera,

I might need to rent a camper and a cabana,

I’m going with DJ and Stephanie Tanner,

I’m going to need to trade my whip,

B4 I can take this trip,

And when I flip this switch, the paradyme is about to shift,  

I’m NEVER about the grift, Music is my curse and my gift,

And when it comes to my life on the road I’m going to have to plead the 5^th,

In the studio I’m as fast as Sonic Pryme, this world is running out of time,

But even so the starz they still will shine,

So first I’m going to audition these traks to those who know wzup and hopefully blow their mind,

I’m drinking an Ice cold kombucha beer, I don’t even understand the concept of fear,

any artist or entity that’s takes me up my offer this will be a Jolt a Lighting bolt 2 ur company or career,

Hollywood is in Revolt so welcome to the Resistance,

To Acquire what you Desire it’s going  to take patience and persistence,

The Protesters Won in Iran, So we should be able to take on the clerics of La La Land,

If you stick to the plan, I don’t reveal my hand, 

But now I need to get bac to my work every jam, is at least a 100 grand,

But I hope that you have a Lovely sleep,

And wake up refreshed and rejuvenated for the week,

Eat some cold treats, and drink some cold drinks,

And unless your in the pool or at the beach Please stay out of this blistering Heat,

What happening everybody in cyberspace and outer space?  Well, Hello there, and Welcome to the home of the Silky Smoove blogcast broadcast. A place where you can go and you can always count of a dose of reality but also a re-charge of positive energy vibes. I sincerely hope life and the universe is treating you well as we come into a change in season. That was a long summer I thought it was never going to end. Sometime in early September we hit the temperature record out here of 116 degrees. I remember that day but I was home by 1 o’clock so it wasn’t really too bad for me. Then it was hot temperature in the nineties all the way through October. It didn’t seem like it got cool until right on November 1st. Now it’s so cold in the morning like 40 degrees makes you not want to get out of the bed. The perfect time to relax by a roaring fire in the fireplace a hot bowl of soup, maybe like some Thai coconut curry medium spice and be snuggled up with your favorite silky, oh yeah. I guess for now I’ll have to settle for just the soup ha-ha. No need to worry we know it gets greater later. I am glad it finally cooled off. It helps at work even the few days I got rained on pretty bad it was still a refreshing change of pace. Works been ok some days are better than others. San Francisco is the hardest city to work in for a few different reasons. I work there 3 days a month. While there is a lot I could say about San Francisco I won’t at this point. Perhaps that’s something I’ll save for a book later on. As you know I’m a truck driver and being as that I work in healthcare, I’m pretty limited about what I can say about my job legally. I feel fortunate to have the position that I do.  I believe it’s giving me some good karma points. It’s allowing me to work towards other opportunities. You can have lots of good ideas and motivation but, if you don’t have resources to finance your ideas and bring them to life you’re not doing much. Depending on your situation it can take time to free up the capitol needed to push your plans forward. “Regardless of the circumstances its mandatory to pay your bills and keep your credit straight, or it will be very difficult to maneuver and elevate. To the silkys in that great glass elevator I’d like to congratulate, Perhaps I’ll join you one day and we’ll celebrate”. But seriously over the last several months I feel as if I’ve developed a good routine that’s working for me. As this year comes to a close when I think about a year ago. I’m doing so much better than I was then and, in another year, I can’t see myself anywhere short of the stratosphere. As to why, while I can’t put everything in my life out there but I will discuss as much as it is reasonable to do so. 

Which brings us to this week’s topic in our current ongoing series “Acquire What You Desire”: Becoming the Best Version of yourself Intro. I feel that this is an appropriate topic of discussion because it progresses subject matters that we have previously visited. When we spoke about becoming healthy physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. What happens when you do achieve this in these various aspects of your life? Well, you will acquire a measure of completeness. You should be congratulated for accomplishing this very important first step. Still this is just the very beginning of our journey. It’s the necessary solid foundation for the figurative structure we are seeking to build. So every level upwards we ascend to is us becoming a better version of ourselves with the goal of ultimately becoming the absolute best version of ourselves. In this exercise we will refer to version of ourselves as our “True-Form”. So let’s think about it. No matter what it is that you are seeking to achieve or acquire in your life right now, how much more likely do you think it makes it that you will be able to reach this accomplishment if your are in your True-Form? You know the answer to that it goes without saying. This subject also really captures where at in life I am right now. Now not that I am in my true-form I’m nowhere close but I am in a phase of pre-enlightenment reaching for what is next on the higher levels.  Also true-form can be a relative term because when it comes to one’s health there’s always room for some improvement. I would make the point that having this basic amount of functional health can be considered more important than having a lot of scratch in certain circumstances. Due to the thought process that what good is the scrilla going to do you if you don’t have your health? Your financial resources can quickly be diminished if your mind isn’t on point. Or you can come into some measure financial success and most certainly still not be happy. You could come into millions and be in a position power. If you handle your business in a haphazard manner chances are your success will not be long lasting, or you even risk losing it all. As this year draw to a close I’ve been spending time pulling my business affairs in line. Even if you don’t have a mountain of resources on hand your business still has to be tight. This is good because when the time comes and you do a lot of resources at your disposal you’ll be more fiscally responsible. I started a business with the launch of my first product a couple years ago.  While the product didn’t fail and I’m proud of that, because most don’t do even that well on their first go around. While other forces were at work that hindered that product from being an outright success. Regardless of the circumstances that particular product is not the one that is going to lead me to financial independence. Keep in mind you can have a good product that people do buy. Even so you still you may not have a business if the numbers don’t work. It could be that at one point the numbers did work but some factors changed which they often do and the business is no longer viable. Things that can change that you have to calculate in are manufacturing costs and the different fees involved for your storage, shipping and fulfilment. So I acquired some inventory of my product when I did have a good path forward. Then I kind of got the rug pulled up from underneath me and brought those plans to a grinding halt. The position I was in I had to put the product on ice and push it into the background. While the product is still out there and has some popularity and does sale. Which is fortunate because it should allow me to sale through my remaining amount of inventory. Some people get stuck with a bunch of merchandise they can’t sale. Recently international shipping prices have come down from there record pandemic highs, which gives me some hope. Still I’m looking to put this business out to pasture after my inventory sales through, but you never know I always have the option to bring it back. I’ll probably keep it around in some very small capacity, as I look towards my next ventures. I don’t feel demoralized or discouraged by the ordeal. Quite the contrary I feel motivated and excited about what I’m going to do next which I’m sure when will allow me to level up and get off the hamster wheel. So I can actually focus my energy on where it should be. I’m not 100 percent sure what comes next product wise. I talked a lot about my food product I created. Now when I talk about the level of difficultly involved with this product what I don’t mean is the marketing. Presenting it to the public in this day and age is going to be the easy part. It’s a food product it looks appetizing and taste delicious its very demonstrable. You utilize social media the right influencers, it’s not that difficult of an equation. You don’t have to be vegan or vegetarian to enjoy it, this product has broad application. All these positive attributes still don’t mean this product is going to be a company or a business. You have to see if the numbers work and then you have to make them scale upwards. What I think is going to hard about a food product is the legalities involved. There might be clinical testing that needs to be done. I might have to work with some food scientists to get the recipe ready for mass production. It’s probably going to be pretty involved, but when you catch lighting in bottle it’ll all be worth it. With that I’ll probably almost certainly have to take my knowledge and experience and start with a easier product first. The food product might just end up being something that I go on the internet and show people how to make themselves. That doesn’t mean I won’t be able to capitalize off it when it becomes popular. Just like any recipe its possible for you make yourself or even make your own version. It would just be time consuming. That why this product is designed for people who want to eat gourmet cuisine that is ultra nutritionally dense delicious but don’t have time. Also it would work well for restaurants of all kinds as a component for possibly hundreds of different dishes, It would cut down their prep time dramatically. Even so for the reasons stated before I’ll most likely will get the ball rolling with something easier like a specialty cleaning or shaving kit. I have a little bit of an inside trac in these industries. Or I may do something completely different. I’ll just have to do my research find where the opportunity resides. I feel confident in saying that within a short amount of time I will have a company that will replace me having to work a traditional job. Just to attain that next level of freedom in life is going to be amazing. Just to be able have the freedom to travel out of my region on regular basis and have more experiences. Also a big part of success is proximity to meet and interact with those who you can help elevate and they can help too. This is going to be part of any successful person’s migration. Also to be able to use what I feel is one of my better attributes in my creativity to earn a living would be such an ideal situation. While this may seem like a long winded over explanation into my business affairs. To those who know SEO wise the writing helps bolster the ranking of my website. Also believe it or not there is a lot of people out there who like to read, yes they actually enjoy it. Understand that as of right now I am laying the necessary ground work for my future projects. As I am working proactively towards in the near future transforming this blog into a primarily a music blog where I will publish Instrumentals and songs on a regular basis. I believe that it is important for me to state that In the short term while I enter into this transformational phase. There may be short periods of time where you won’t hear from me in this manner. Due to the fact that I am working on music and my mind is in a different mode.  In the long term once we get the entire system figured out I think it’ll produce some really great work. We’ll get in the zone and start pumping out the hits like a factory. Also I have a bunch of unreleased music I always tend to try stay busy creatively whenever possible. So a big piece of the puzzle is how to go about putting it out so that it is appreciated and garners the proper respect. Even though I don’t have that path completely figured out. We’ll have to talk to some people and try some stuff. I still feel a sense of urgency because I do feel it is important not keep the people that do follow me waiting for to much longer. Also for myself for a long time it was such a big part of who I am. As of recently even though I would describe my life as headed in the proper direction and actually going rather well. I still feel like a large part of me has been missing. Getting back in the saddle and publishing music again will help to fill that void if at least to a small degree. 

So after spending a little time discussing my own business ventures and struggles. I think this is a good time to segway into discussing some other entrepreneurs and business icons. That way we can learn and also draw colorations and comparisons to on our own path. This will help us draw inspiration from these real world situations. So I’ve wrote about before about how much I love the movie “the Founder” I still fall asleep to it almost every night. As much as I enjoy that movie I can’t for the life of me figure out why there hasn’t been at least two sequels to this movie. Because as incredible as the Ray Croc story is, in my opinion the stories of Glenn Bell and even more so Dave Thomas are even more remarkable. I’m just going to give you some of the highlights but I would definitely go watch their episodes because their stories are amazing. Glen Bell this guy this true-form entrepreneur had to start over from nothing zero three different times. He started out as a cook in the marine corps after that he opened a hamburger stand in San Bernadino. His wife divorced him because he was a workaholic and took the hamburger stand. When he had the idea to make Latin inspired food initially he couldn’t get financing because the banks didn’t want to take a chance on something that was considered exotic at the time. He altered the traditional recipe for the taco and reworked it for the American palette. He created what is known in the US as the modern day crunchy taco. He knew there was a large market for an alternative to the hamburger. Its common sense people don’t want to eat the same thing every time they go out. Since he couldn’t get start up capitol he had to he had take on financial backing and get a partner. They were able to create a successful company called taco tia with several locations. When this partnership fell apart because he saw the larger potential but his partner didn’t want to take on any more risk he had to leave that business and start over again. For a while he had a consultation business in where he was instrumental in the success of several different restaurants. When he opened his first taco bell it was an instant success. One of his managers later when to found del taco. Still at the time Mexican food was still consider risky so he couldn’t convince people to franchise. He had to open his own second location where he did all the work and had another guy pretend to be his franchisee. All he asked the guy to do was spend the profits as lavishly as he could. He had him go out and buy cadillacs and boats so that other people could see that owning a taco bell would make them rich. His plan worked and his company grew rapidly. The business really began to turn a corner when he had the idea to start staying open late nights. He knew had lighting in a bottle. He seized on the opportunity fast forward his company is one of the largest and most successful in the world.  I’m going stop there because Dave Thomas is just on a whole another level. I have such respect for him I need to do his story justice and really focus on it in the next entry. 

As an update on my own fitness journey and me trying to become the best version of myself. I’m still involved in the running experiment. I haven’t missed a day in going on 12 weeks now. Since about a month ago when I ran for an hour and half. I haven’t run for anytime less than an hour straight. An hour is not that difficult for me anymore. I’m not running over an hours’ time because you know life. Instead, I’ve been trying focusing pushing the pace higher so I’m running a bit faster. Where I could use some improvement is I haven’t been making into the actual gym for resistance as much as I would like to. While I can workout at home so I’m not missing days. I would still rather make it in the office and get a better workout in, and still come home and run for an hour. Due to the fact that those days seem to be the most transformational physically. So I’ve been pretty consistent. I’ve been making into the gym like 1 – 2 times a week, workout at home the other days and run everyday 7 days a week. I would like to also state that my work is very physical. In the near future it’s my goal to make in the gym more often I think 2 - 3 days a week would be good. When I do miss a day going to the gym it’s not for a lack of motivation. It’s just due to having a full schedule to keep up with. I usually I’m doing something like writing a blog trying to stay in communication with my audience or working on some new music or something music related. The change in weather helps with the workouts its easier to run when its cooler. Also running helps when it’s freezing when you get on that treadmill after about 20 minutes your body temperature is warm no matter how cold it is in the house or outside.  Although running for does take a chunk out of your day, In this phase I’m getting my body adjusted so I can do everything that I need to do and not be deficient in any area. As far as the running goes I’m continuing the experiment because the results have been dramatic. My body composition compared to three months ago is drastically leaner. One hour seems like the magic number. Everyday when I wake up and look in the mirror I feel like I see change. So as long as I’m seeing these kinds of results I’m going to keep it up and try to progress the program until I reach my true-form physically. Even though were talking about self-improvements of a physical nature. The mind and the body are one and one can pull the other up or one can drag the other down. It makes you feel really good and that makes good things start happening to you. The days when you work lower body like with squats, lunges and bridges then come home and run those are the best days. It makes the muscles in your legs feel great. It makes you feel strong, dominate and stable. What I said before about it causing you to collect all this positive cosmic energy it still seems to be true, so I’m going to try figure out what I’m tapping into hanging by the moment here with you. Alright y’all I’m going to getty up on out of here. I hope you had a great weekend and I hope you have an awesome upcoming week. I will always remain in touch as much as my schedule allows. Remember Strength is in the Force not the flesh. I'm about to go heat up some SOUP! ttys      

You are what you drink and I am an alien, 

and I don't mean Canadian, or Scandinavian,  or even Arabian,

I'm from the planet of Titanium, 

 There is no restraining him, flow off the cranium,

What did you say to them? Roccing the stadium, 

Hurricane Fiona, an outbreak of Ebola, 

Israeli soldiers murdered a news reporter, 

The Federal reserve hiked interest rates by more than 3 quarters, 

He gave the order, so run for the border,

escalate the war and now they shelling every corner, 

Maybe I’m Crazy if that’s what you want to believe, 

Or maybe it was you who was deceived like Eve, 

Typhoon in Japan, Woman’s revolution in Iran, 

The man don’t understand, she’s doing the best that she can, 

It’s two thousand and twenty-two, and you can’t tell us what to do, 

Me I’m doing gravy training intensely hard on the daily, 

But my thoughts and prayers go out to you locked in a cage Brittney baby, 

“Wzup? Greetings to everybody, No matter where you might be, Land, Space, or Sea, I hope all my Friendz are doing just as well as Me”. Today let’s jump right into the mix another installment of the A.W.Y.D series. Remember this is an exercise in philosophy, critical thinking and reasoning, not ideology.  I usually try to think of a compelling inspirational intro to these entries. I try to find the words that make you realize that the images that you visualize you have the ability to make them materialize. You can influence the molecules, atmosphere and energy around you and shape your reality into whatever you would like it to be. In a world that can bombard us with so much disturbing imagery. To help balance out your media intake I aspire to be an oasis of positive affirmation in a desert of doubt, a beacon of light in a sea of darkness.  It is my belief that the human mind is an extraordinary anomaly with a vast array of untapped potential, capable of miraculous activities. I believe that the more of us that this bright vision of the future for all the world, the more likely and the sooner that reality will come to pass. If I am to be truthful this is just as much a pep talk to myself as it is to anybody else. At times it can seem as if we exist in a system that instead nurturing our potential, they mostly seek to suppress it. What would be the motivations behind them doing something as sinister as that? For my estimation I will quote sister Janet and say it’s all about “Control”. Now this is not going to turn into some political critique. Due to my thoughts that it just seems to be a character flaw in about 90% of human beings. They just don’t seem to be able to handle huge amounts of authority well. More often than not they seem to abuse it. Identifying the problem is the first step towards correcting it. This is just another obstacle in the path that we will overcome through cooperation in our operations. Much like ants human communities were designed to work in unity. We can help each other remain positive, because confidence is key, insecurities are the enemy. An extraordinarily wise young man once said: “If you only have faith the size of a mustard seed you can move mountains. Nothing for you will be impossible”.     

I just went outside for a few minutes to take a break, It’s freaking sizzling hot out there. I adjust my daily routine based on the weather including extreme heat. In my quest to maximize my productive output I’ve recognized that a lot of good things don’t get accomplished when the temperatures go up past triple digits. It really seems to drain your energy faster too. That’s something I noticed from when I lived in Phoenix. So I never do things like video or photoshoots when its this hot, also I turn down the intensity of my workouts. You don’t want to put excessive stress on your system because stress is what ages your body not time. Some stress is unavoidable. When it comes to your body I believe the individual should have the choice to decide the amount of stress that they can leverage upon their own body at a given time. Keeping in mind that a lot of people living our system don’t have access to healthcare, resulting in various otherwise preventable health conditions being widespread and there is a growing large number of people who can’t even afford a place to live. If you actually want to cure the symptoms you have to first address the root causation. Point being if you really care about saving life your primary focus should be on shaping a better world. You have look at the big picture and consider all relevant circumstances involved. I digress and go back to my point about stress. Numerous things in our life can cause stress resulting in high levels of cortisol and free radicals which can be toxic and damage our internals leading to a variety of health complications. 

So I started wring this on Saturday when the temp got up to around 105. I’m finishing this up on Sunday it’s 15 degrees cooler. It makes such a huge difference in how you feel. I feel so much more energetic today. I’ve been trying to find ways to increase my written output. I started experimenting with wearing sunglasses while writing so I can look at a screen for longer periods of time without having to take a break because it makes your head hurt. Nothing will stop you from going into flow more than if you keep having to stop doing what you’re doing. Anyhow it seems that glasses with dark blue colored lens work well for this. One of reasons I know I will be more productive than I ever have been in the past is my current work schedule. He four day a week is great. I remember in the past everybody including me would be so excited about a three day weekend, now it’s a weekly thing. That extra day of rest is a game changer. It’s like when the week starts to seem bit unbearable you a get a day off to help you get through it. When the weekend does arrive I’m not completely drained. Then you have an extra day to get other stuff done like exercise, shopping, cooking, cleaning and all that necessary stuff. I know this will lead to me being able to get more projects accomplished and having a higher media output than I ever have had before. 

                      the Food that Built America   

So we are still discussing food and the business of it. And why not? It’s good business everybody has to eat. It’s a hard business the competition is steep.  I like watching some food shows from time to time. Chopped is good one Top Chef was one of my favorite shows for many years. Most recently I’ve really gotten into “the Food that Built America”. First off (the History Channel) is such an amazing resource in general, but this particular show stands out as fantastic. It’s fascinating learning about how these iconic brands got their start and the entrepreneurs that drove their success. I think everything produced under this series has been incredible. I’ll try to keep this discussion centered around season 3, the newest season. For now I think I just want to touch on season highlights and I’ll break down the episodes further on future blogs, after I watch them a few more times. I like every single episode I think they’re all really good. Even though there’s a strong educational component the shows are enjoyable and entertaining at the same time. If you want to watch something just to put you in a good mood, I recommend watching the donut or the soft serve episodes. The Donut one is about Krispy Crème and Dunkin Donuts. How is that not going to be fun to watch? The founders of both of these companies began with only one location they both had to be innovative. Donuts were not a common food at the turn of the 19th century. Krispy Kreme started out as a donut factory and distributor that only sold their donuts to local grocery stores in the Winston Salem area. They found their business model when people kept banging on their factory door because they could smell the fresh baked donuts and they wanted to buy some. They recognized an opportunity adjusted the business and they put in a service window. To standardize their product across all their locations to make sure they had uniform consistency. They actually had to invent their own automated donut making machine that would create precisely the perfect donut every time. Tom Carvel also had to create his own device to make his soft serve ice cream. A lot of these guys had to do something similar to that. Keep that thought in mind for future reference. Bill Rosenburg the founder of Dunkin had to be creative he invented 52 different kinds of donuts. The donut industry greatly profited from the workers movement of that age.  Before the movement people didn’t really get breaks at work. So these companies were able to benefit from the newly gained coffee break. I’m going to stop right there for today. I just wanted to take the time to drop some proper words on you this week. I’m going to kept going further in depth regarding this show because there’s a ton more to break down and learn from. Keep in mind everything I’m writing will have future context and will make more sense in time. I’ll be drawing comparisons to the modern world our lives and even my own current aspirations. I’ve mentioned before I’m developing a food product. It’s not a gimmick it has nothing to do with my music brand. Even though what I can do in the studio will always help me along my path. It’s my own recipe that I will patent and trademark. I feel it’s product that could help a lot of people and I have a good idea of how to market it. I never would have guessed this but the first book I author might be a cookbook. Where my product is the main component in a cooking system designed for people who want to eat healthily but have little time to cook. Will this be my contribution to society? I don’t know time will tell. It’s definitely in the realm of possibility but its not like this is the last good idea I’ll ever have in my life.  In the episode about Taco bell and Arby’s one of the hosts says to be successful he tells his students innovate something new that the public doesn’t know it needs yet. It won’t be easy but I believe it could be a player in the meal prep kit space. It’ll take some time and resources but the objective is to get the ball rolling and make at least a little progress each day.  I appreciate you joining me once again and I would be delighted if you choose to return and continue to join me along this our journey. I wish you a pleasant evening and peaceful night of rest where you dream about ice cream and donuts and wake up ready for an excellent week. Stay tuned I will return soon with part 3.   

I’m so delighted that you decided to join me once again so we can spend some quality time together as we continue on this journey of learning and discovery. “I hope you’ve been having a summer full of joy and wonder, I hope you have a freezer full of cool treats to help you beat the heat”. I particularly enjoy blueberries stuffed inside of raspberries a flavor combo that was meant to be. Being a driver in addition to being a writer works well together. With all the time I spend on the road I’m able to take the time to formulate my thoughts and plan how I want to put them in to words and present them to you. Which is the toughest part once you actually know what you want to say typing it out is not that difficult. I feel like I’m still catching with these blogs. I want to get where I feel like I’ve told my story up to a certain point and have said all the things I wanted to say. The goal is to get to where I’m writing these in real time as life happens to me. Sometimes you have to wait a little bit in order to be able to tell a complete story. One of the reasons I haven’t been popping these as fast as I would like to, is I’ve been trying to get caught on workouts. So the last few weeks I’ve devoting a little more of my time and energy on that. Now although I haven’t regained my peak condition yet, but I’ve gained some ground. So I wanted to take some time out to do some writing today so I’m working out at home today. When I last left off I spoke about finding my groove. What I meant by that is finding right balance in different aspects of your life. Building a good routine that’s works for you so you are able to follow it consistently and you feel productive. Which I feel is really important because it has to be one of the worst feelings in life to just feel like you’re stagnant or losing progress. I would say that also includes doing the same thing over and over only to not achieve the intended results so, of course we will always continue to adjust and improve upon that routine as we learn and grow. With the goal of becoming the best version of ourselves that we can possibly become. Keep in mind even thou I don’t always address it I realize that there are countless numbers of people worldwide enduring critical times, suffering and being persecuted. My thought process is this that us being the blessed ones how can we help others who suffer if were not at the top of our game? I realize what we’re up against and it will be a difficult crusade. A wise young man once said “My momma made me rugged baptized the public” Remember that it’s not necessary to compare yourself to other people. Concern yourself with maximizing your own potential. Everybody’s individual experience will differ. The last few years I’ve learned a lot about personality types in particular my own. The information I received was very beneficial in me understanding myself as well as the world around me.  Although I am not an expert on the subject, I will continue to refer to it throughout these blogs. When it comes to my own personality type the feeling of being productive is very important to our wellbeing.  While a good routine consists several different components differing depending on who you are and your schedule. No matter who you may be one of the integral pieces of the puzzle is nutrition. This week’s blog will have a lot to do with food and the business of food. 

                                                                   Shark Tank 

Throughout the last few years one of the biggest influences on realigning my outlook on life has been “ABC’s Shark Tank”. For this analogy keeping with this week’s theme, I’m going to compare media to food. Now there’s a lot of food out there that are quite simply poison. They contain or are treated with ingredients that don’t occur in nature; I call them micro-poisons. They don’t kill right away but they do become very toxic over periods of time. There also is a lot junk food out their food that might taste good but doesn’t contain any real nutritional value to fuel or heal the body. Today’s media landscape can be looked at in the same way. A lot of media content is mental poison created to manipulate and or misinform. Then a lot of it can be considered junk content. Maybe it’s entertaining but you don’t really learn anything or take anything away from it, no real substance.  Shark Tank is the antidote. First off it has an interesting cast of self-made moguls. The show itself is interesting and has real world stakes and consequences in addition to that its educational it’s an introductory lesson in business. It showcases real people similar to you, who’ve been able to drastically change their life for the better. One of the most important elements to the program is the role model aspect. Earlier in life my role models were very different kinds of people. Shark Tank opens your eyes to an actual path forward to a better way of life. It’s a very inspirational program. Its beneficial to see those with admirable qualities and traits that you can aspire to emulate. So, this actually happened to me a few months before I moved. I’m home chillin in my room watching shark tank. I’m not looking at the TV I’m doing something else looking down but listening. Then I hear the epic voice guy say “next in the tank Jonathan Justice”. I look up in a state of shock to see this guy I used to work with strolling into the shark tank with his very attractive female counterpart. So, do you remember the electronics company that dumped me a few years ago? The one where the man who hired me was the ex-pro wrestler. Well, Jon Justice worked with me there except he had been let go about a year prior to the company dissolving. By the way that’s not his real name it’s just what I’m calling him for the sake of the story. The funny part of story is that the first time we worked together me and that guy got into it a little bit on the jobsite. Now let me say that these things happen. People get all up inside their emotions and lose their cool sometimes. At the time we were both pretty new he started like three months before. Without getting too deep into the weeds because the details aren’t important. The company put us in bad predicament. The put us on a site that we couldn’t possibly finish. We were supposed to have four labor ready helpers none of them showed up mostly because for whatever reason the dispatcher didn’t put in the order. So yeah, it was one of those days.  Different people handle stressful situation in different ways. I believe his way of getting out of this job was creating a disagreement with me. I fell for it and somethings got said and yeah long story short it turned out to be an all around bad day. We both almost got terminated. Fortunately, our immediate supervisor at the time turned out to be pretty cool. So, we survived with just getting wrote up. We made amends that same day and worked on several jobs together after that up. After that we were never close but we were cool. Let me also say some jobs are not for everybody. I don’t think the whole physical labor style work was his thing. Didn’t seem like he really wanted to be there, it was just something he had to do at the time. There’s nothing wrong with that its life We’re all trying to find our lane.  I learned from the experience it taught me to never allow anyone to push my buttons and make me lose my cool. Because he told me I knew that outside of work him along with his lady they ran a vegan food truck catering service. Before I had ever had any thoughts about becoming a vegetarian, they had started a business specializing in this niche market. Out of Sunnyvale and the bay area is the perfect place to start a business like that. He worked to support them while she ran the business and he also helped her out during weekends and his time off. You could say they had a healthily mutually beneficial partnership. I have never met her but through our other coworker I heard nothing but good things like she was attractive, smart and capable, and he was correct about that. Evidently, she also has a pretty good recipe for vegan fried chicken because Mark Cuban offered her a million dollars for it. Anyways getting back to the show I’m screaming and marking out because it’s just so funny to see someone you know firsthand on national tv on a show you love to watch. Another funny thing is it wasn’t even a new episode I had just missed it. Their product on the show was their award-winning secret recipe plant based vegan fried chicken. They had a pretty good showing except for they made the cardinal sin they went on shark tank and didn’t know their numbers. They presented the sharks with some improbable figures and projections. In spite of that they still got offers. Even thou they decline both the offers received due to the fact they didn’t want to give up ownership of their company, it’s still a tremendous accomplishment to make it as far as they have. A shark tank is not always the best option for every business. Their food products are available in hundreds of restaurants nationwide In addition to all he accolades and success they’ve already achieved you can bet that there’s a lot more coming their way. So congratulations to them. This goes to show that one day you can be on a random jobsite having an asinine argument with me and then just short time later you’re on ABC getting million dollar offers from billionaires. Also I look at this as a good case study and testament to the significance of having the right partner that’s supportive of you and vice versa. You can become a power couple with unlimited potential. You can find them online at (atlasmonroe.com). The food looks amazing I plan on dropping in and trying their cuisine very soon. I have recently developed a product related to this space. It was unintentional I never wanted to go into the food industry because of the high level of difficulty. Nonetheless it came about for me while developing my own program for meal prep. Being a person who wants to eat healthily and vegetarian but has very little time to cook. I have no culinary training but I am creative in the kitchen like I am in every aspect of my life. Over the last several months its lead me create something that has helped me out tremendously. It checks a lot of the right boxes it saves time, adds convenience is very nutritionally dense and literally has hundreds of different applications in the kitchen. Food is difficult and competitive space but the potential is beyond huge everyone has to eat. Take Kraft for example they sell a million boxes of mac and cheese every day.  I think I have something I can distribute to restaurants as well as market and sell directly to the public online. I’m still in the very early stages of development so I don’t want to give too much away until patents and trademarks are in place. As time goes on I will continue to talk more about it. We’ll have to see where it goes. At least I know I have some people I can refer to for advice along the way. 

                                                    Paper Girls and Nightsky 

The blog I wrote last week I really wanted to write two weeks ago but I had to do my meal prep I was out of product. For me to make my product it takes about 4-5 hours I usually spread that out over the weekend. I try to make a month’s worth that way I don’t have to do it every week. While I was doing that two weeks ago, I watched this series I thought was pretty incredible and I wanted to talk about it. Paper Girls is action drama sci-fi thriller 8 episode series on prime video. Usually reading a comic book makes you want to see movies about it. In this case watching this series made me want to go back and read the graphic novel which I still plan on doing. This was a comic adaption done right very good writing. It follows the four main characters Erin, Tiffany, KJ and Mac they are 12-year-old girls working on their paper routes on hell day November 1st 1988.  This first episode starts out at 100 miles per hour and doesn’t let up if you look away for a minute you’ll miss an important part of the story. Lots of action but the writers do a good job of keeping you engaged in the storyline. The plot is in the chaos of the night these four young girls unknowingly get rushed into a time machine and travel from 1988 to 2019, to find that they are in the middle of a war between two factions from different times. The STF (standard time fighters) are from way in the future where things are so bad their goal is to travel back and change moments in time to better the world. The Old Watch is from not as far in the future their mission is to preserve the original timeline. They enforce a time travel ban by killing anyone travels outside of their original timeline. The second episode slow down to 80 mph and lets you get invested in the characters a little bit more. The whole series is really good I recommend it. As we follow them jumping through time the editors pick music relevant to the different time periods. There are real human moments in the script. What I mean is in action movies it sometimes bothers me when the people never stop to eat, rest, shower or use the bathroom. There are no time travel movie rules about not interacting with yourself at a different age, matter of fact that’s some of the main drama and conflict involved.  If you have children in your household the language is harsh but makes sense in context with what the characters are going through.  I noticed Brad Pitt was one of the executive producers. The characters are good the writing was strong. There’s a lot of epic WTF moments. There is a few plot hole and things that don't make sense but overall I would say season one this is worth watch at least a couple of times. 

Nightsky is another good first season sci-fi series from prime video. This about a mature couple who happen to have a teleportation device hidden in there shed in the back yard. It stars landmark actors Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons. The device takes them to a room on a strange planet across the galaxy. The pacing is more gradual in this series definitely more of a drama less of a thriller. Still it was very interesting. They did a good job of building the story. It leaves you in anticipation of a second season. Definitely worth a watch. 

Alright y’all have a pleasant night and a wonderful week. I’m not even finish talking about food yet so I will return soon with part 2 of this. So stay in touch and know that all the things that you truly desire you have the power to make them transpire.  

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