Now I know that not all corporations are like this, but I am sure I am not the only one who will laugh their ass off when they take a look at this comic. Maybe you should reassess what your current job or career is if this is comic isn’t to far from the truth in displaying your viewpoints about the glory that is your cubicle work

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One of the first questions people asked me when I was moving to Texas was what I was going to be doing for work. They would ask questions like, “who is your employer?” “Who do you want to work for?” “Do you have a job lined up?” While these questions didn’t bother me much at first, they soon became slight scratches against the chalkboard of my mind after hearing them repeated about 100 times.

Why is it that everyone attaches a new experience like moving out of state to a job? Is it because we are getting involved in more careers that are benefiting society and help the common man? Or is it because everyone wants to know if you have something lined up because if you don’t you will likely fall on your face?

While in a perfect world I would believe that everyone has a genuine interest in people following a career pathway that will lead to great personal satisfaction, I know that many people pick up jobs that they detest just so they can meet the status quo of having a job. On paper it makes a lot of sense to have a job lined up when you move out of state, I mean your bills are going to increase, your stress will likely skyrocket, and your financial responsibility will be taken for a ride on the world’s tallest roller coaster. It makes logical sense to take any job you can get your hands on (even before you move and see the job for yourself) in order to secure your place in the corporate workhorse.

If you have a passion for crunching numbers or working for major corporation on a daily basis, then by all means grab that job with Dell computers in accounting and come join me in Texas. Hell, I know that I would jump at the chance to work with major companies such as Whole Foods, Bioware, Dell’s marketing team, and others just because it appears be a extremely fun and interesting job that I would love to be a part of.  The question remains however, what if you can’t find a job right away, not in your home town or even in an exotic location you dream to live in? Should you stay at home and pout and keep pounding away on monster.com until your eyes bleed? Should you reformat your resume for the 100^th time in an effort to attract the attention of some new employer with the introduction of a light blue resume background instead of baby blue?

Let’s cut the shit and get serious for a moment. You and I both know that you don’t need anything but the will to make it work to do anything you want in life, and that undoubtedly includes moving out of your hometown and deciding whether or not you should take that crappy 9-5 job you know you are going to hate. You simply need to man up and make the decision that you don’t need to be tied to your job or work. After all, if all you are doing is “working a job” then you really don’t care about what you do to begin with. People who are passionate about what they do in life do not refer to their place of business as their “job” “work” or, “9-5”, they view it as their career or their passion in life.

What is the jist of this huge rant I have written? I wish I could smack you upside the head if you haven’t figured it out . Simply put, you need to make sure that you aren’t attached to your “job” or “work” and that you change your focus to what you are passionate and motivated about. Don’t fall into the trap that I see so many people living in, where their life and who they are is dictated by their job. Make living life to the highest kick ass degree possible your full time job, and in the meantime, seek out a career that will make you excited to get out of bed in the morning.

Cheers

Gabriel

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I have finally unpacked my computer and gotten most of my affairs in order and I am ready to prepare for the marvelous occasion that is the one year anniversary of this website. Truly epic that my website’s first steps out of its diaper ridden existence co-inside with my move to Texas. Not only am I happy that this move is finally over, I am pumped full of endorphins, energy, life force, crack, whatever you want to call it, and ready to kick start this new chapter of my life to the heights of awesomeness. And while it may seem that I am in a drug induced state of mind, I can assure you that I am merely euphoric beyond any account, and if you happen to live in the Texas area, I would be more than happy to share some of my love with you (read: females only need apply).

I have some great articles in store for everyone and I look forward to reconnecting with everyone out there who is still bothering to listen to what I have to say after one year

Cheers

Gabriel

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After I watched this video, I knew I had to post it up even during all the chaos of me getting situated out where everything is bigger.  Definitely give this a watch if you have ever played a video game and especially if you have ever made the mistake of installing a MMORPG on your computer (If you don’t know what it is, trust me you don’t want to). More awesome posts coming soon after the dust in my life settles a bit

Cheers

Gabriel

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Well it has finally happened, the shit has hit the fan, all hell has broken loose, whatever the hell you want to call it, I am moving out of the midwest and making the long trek down to the dirty south tomorrow morning . Currently I am tired as hell, still knee deep in various odds and ends to take care of, and totally pumped to get down there. I will be making a few notable stops in Memphis and Nashville just because I can. Words cannot express how much I have been waiting for this moment to happen, I feel as if every Christmas I have ever experienced is being wrapped into one single adventure.

I will update you all  as soon as my trip gets underway, and of course offer and article of a bit more substance.

Cowboy hats and country music galore.

Gabriel

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I was driving around today running a bunch of mindless errands and having a bit of a nostalgia trip before I permanently vacate the Midwest next week and I began to ponder the idea of having friends and enemies in life. Instantly I was transported into every Tom Clancy book ever created and quickly realized that the saying, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” is not only one of the most used phrases in any form of media, but it holds a level of truth to it that many people don’t even realize. So clearly I have way too much free time in order to ponder the ramblings of some retired naval officer, but alas it makes for a great article.

Why is it so great? Because I damn well say it is. But seriously, what is the first thing you think of when you read that ubiquitous statement? Do you think about how you should always be breathing down the neck of the people you dislike in life? Does it remind you about how you should have a close relationship with everyone in your life? Does the statement itself anger you to no ends because you are tired as hell of hearing someone state it in every Steven Segal movie? All of them are excellent stances, but not exactly the kickass conclusion I came to.

So what is my eye opening insight? Keeping your friends close means to keep your strengths close to who you are, keep your enemies closer refers to keeping your downfalls or fears closer than your strengths, this means is that your fears should play a more active role in your life than your strengths.

Playing to your strengths is an important aspect to any life. You need to not only know what your strengths are, but use them in order to best amplify all aspects of your life. This means if you are an amazing public speaker that you should always volunteer to give the presentations to your clients for your new freelancing career. It also means that if you are a caring and loving person that you be sure to share those sediments with every person that you meet, you might even create a new relationship out of it. If you don’t know what your strengths are, then I recommend you figure it out and start using them in your daily life. A simple exercise of sitting down and thinking about the things you are good at is an easy way to figure out some of your strengths. Once you have a good grasp on your strengths, and you start using them on a daily basis, you will find that your life will become that much more awesome.

Keeping your enemies closer, or keeping your fears close to your heart sounds exactly like what it is. While it is very important to play to your strengths and focus on the things that you are good at in life, you are dying as a human being if you are not facing and dealing with your fears. People who only focus on the good in their life and ignore all the bad, are living the life to the equivalent of a blind man in a mine field. All it would take is one moment that rocks the boat a little bit more than you can handle and you whole life would be rattled to the core. Now it may sound like I am trying to scare you, and if that is how you feel then good. You need to feel scared every once in a while in life. If you aren’t scared and you aren’t pushing yourself in your life to the next level, you are not evolving and you are simply stagnating, or even regressing as a human being. Keeping your fears closer than your strengths allows you to focus on the areas of your life that aren’t so pleasant, and focus on making them less of a hindrance and more of strength. Think about it for a minute, if you never faced your fears in life, you would likely never have learned how to swim, how to ride a bike, how to talk to guys/girls, how to tie your shoes, the list goes on and on. The beauty of getting started on this is simple as hell; you don’t even to do some exercise because I am sure that you already know what your fears are in life. Take the time to chisel away at these fears like a sculptor with a piece of marble, and you will find that you will become that much more stronger and more at ease than that guy who blames his lack of dating life on his lack of a Mercedes in his drive way.

Cheers

Gabriel

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Ever had a goal that you were literally obsessing over? Like to the point where is someone were to come p to you and say you were wrong you wouldn’t just tune them out, you would likely attack them like a piece of cake at a fat camp? I know I have. There have literally been moments in my life where I would totally zone everything else in my life out in order to focus specifically on achieving a goal. I literally would have girlfriends, family members, and my cat wondering, “What the hell is going on?” Unhealthy? Maybe. Effective? Hell yes. Now the funny thing is that many of these goals that we create end up being short-lived, but not for the reasons that you are likely contemplating.

I am not talking about getting some great goal and then quitting because you can’t make the cut, I’m talking about when you create a goal and look back at it a week later, a month, or ever a year and say to yourself, “Wtf was I thinking?” Fear not, you are not some underachieving dweeb you cant get enough mental leverage in their life to lift a paper clip, you just found yourself looking at a goal that has lost its luster and needs some serious retuning.

This whole idea started today actually, when I was looking at my giant white board that houses many of the goals and dreams I have in my life. As I was copying it down to a word document I quickly realized that a lot of these goals were not at all in alignment with what I was trying to get out of life. Then I was hit with a “could have had a v8″ moment and forgot that Most of my goals had made the timely transition to my cell phone, and my white board had not been getting much love in this two way relationship. Here is a copy of this list for all your viewing pleasure

Operation: Live The Dream

Personal Development Goals

1. Operation CK (10-15 pounds more muscle) (organic diet, gym, vitamins, dermatologist
2. Clean self esteem, pure unwavering fun all the time wherever I am. I am the party (Tim)
3. All Robbins, Tyler, Tim, Rand, Tolle, self help concepts integrated into my being
4. Live my life with no fear, no missed opportunities, no regrets
5. 100 percent belief in my core self
6. Complete mental control, no rollercoaster, pure joy
7. Spirituality cultivated, let it guide me, inner peace, beat out the ego, live totally in the moment
8. Ability to realign myself in a matter of seconds
9. Ultimate choice in anything in life

I KNOW I CAN IN THE DEPTH OF MY BEING

Toys/Adventure Goals

1. Build/design a home of my own on the beach
2. Own property around the world (Hawaii, Europe, Australia)
3. Own a line of couture clothing
4. Own a  350z convertible
5. Own a collection of art that I love (expensive and cheap)
6. Attend musical concerts around the world
7. Hang out with my heroes
8. Own cool modern furniture
9. Do a zero gravity flight, rally racing in Japan, race cars on le mans
10. Travel the world 9set foot on every continent)

NOT FOR STATUS BUT FOR ME

Career/Business/Economic Goals

1. I want to make enough money to realize all of my material/spiritual/self dreams
2. I want to be the first to internationally franchise nightclubs
3. I want to be a leader in self help and club/restaurant business
4. I will not work a day in my life because I will be too busy doing what I love
5. Financial independence by age 30
6. My investments will give me what I love
7. I want enough money to support a family
8. I want enough money to travel as much as a I want
9. I want to put my passions into my companies
10. I want to be known for making rest/clubs/bars a non failure type business
11. I want to own my own clubs/self help/restaurants
12. My companies will contribute to and help society

MY BUSINESS IS LIFE

Contribution Goals

1. Work with a self help company to help impact people’s live for the better
2. Develop my own self help company
3. Finish my book for me and everyone
4. Create an environment for which people can escape the troubles of their lives if not for a brief second and enjoy life
5. Offer as much value as humanly possible
6. Empower kids with the tools to succeed

MAKE LIFE GRAND FOR OTHERS

I need to be ambitious, confident, have 100% belief, be a risk taker, passionate, a traveler, gracious, have 10 game, ooze sex, shock and awe people, offer value, have fun all the time, know inner peace, be sincere, have complete positivity, love , understanding, always be learning, be driven, be achieving, winner, loser, have integrity, be a helper, coach, life mater, have oneness with being, coolest mofo ever, ultimately deserving

DIRECTING THE MOIVE THAT IS MY LIFE

I will visualize, smell, hear, and feel these goals constantly in order to stay on target and further cultivate who I am as a person through self development, interactions with people, and life challenges

LIVE YOUR DREAM

Scott Hummel

QUOTES

Woo + intent

Know your value

In the way you do anything, you do everything

A man on his path

Whatever you are feeling, they will feel

To seek to become a natural is to deny that oneself is already a natural

All that matters is the present moment

The self is always coming through

Offer value, entertain yourself

Be authentic

Actions define you, not outcome

The glory treasure is you

Trust in yourself

You are enough

Be whom your meant to be

Make your life like an adventure

Game is a celebration of you

Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around

Feel it, express it

I bring the truth

Now not everything on that list needs stripped off, a lot of it is actually quite good and still very much exactly what I am trying to do with my life (even after a few years). While I no longer aspire t own property all over the world (there is no way I can sit still long enough to constitute such purchases) I can damn well assure you that I am still adding more muscle to my lean body frame and still want to traverse the world. Now I would hope that most people would have lists like this, as they pretty much are required for anyone who has ever tried to make a positive change in their life. If you are looking at my list and realizing that you have never made such a list tin your life, I recommend you stop reading this article, turn off the FX movie on the television, and start writing now. For the rest of you, all that needs to happen with a list like this is a simple reassessment.

There is no magical method to this, and you don’t need to buy a book and circle a whole bunch of shit on a piece of paper in some attempt to make your goals reminiscent of a NASA space engineer. Abll you have to do is look over all your goals and determine what stuff is gold, and what stuff is crap. All of your stuff that is still something you are working on obviously needs to remain on the list. Anything that you have accomplished can be removed and potentially have something new added in its place (related or not, it doesn’t matter). And all of the goals that you no longer have any aspirations to accomplish simply need to make their way to the recycle bin. Be honest and give them a good look over, and after you have made all your changes be sure to post them up in a public place in your home where you are sure to see them many times on a daily basis.

That’s it; nothing crazy complicated, just a simple task that often times gets overlooked. Its way to easy to get caught up in a plethora of goals and not realize that some goals simply aren’t worth your time anymore. As long as you made some adjustments form time to time, you are sure to see more noticeable improvements in your life.

Happy goal dusting

Gabriel

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Cheers

Gabriel

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Crazy times would be the easiest way for me to define how my life has currently unfolding. Between prepping to move out west and arranging my entire life into a handful of boxes in order to best begin my new minimalist and/or crazed hippie lifestyle change, lets just say that shit is changing, and its changing fast.

In Lou of all this controlled insanity, one of the big areas of my life that has grown in interest (and importance) to myself is that of personal finance. I know that there are a million and one finance blogs on the Internet, and to be totally honest they all pretty much point to the exact same style of advice with only minor discrepancies. Since you are all more than capable of typing “personal finance blog” into google and walking into a cluster fuck of good resources, I will not bore you with the semantics of my financial endeavours. Instead I will offer the last route and direct you to some of my favorite quotes on finance by some of the most well respected gurus in the financial industry.

Have fun counting your pennies

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
John D. Rockefeller

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett

Money is like an arm or leg – use it or lose it.
Henry Ford

In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential… it’s no different in the financial realm.
Suze Orman

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Bill Gates

My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.
Ted Turner

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
Henry Ford

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Warren Buffett

If you’re not serving the customer, you’d better be serving someone who is.
Karl Albrecht

I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.
Mukesh Ambani

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.
Lakshmi Mittal

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