December 19th, 2019
One of my best friends from high school is trying to make a career in music.

Back in high school, we worked on music together. I moved on and did other things, but he never moved on. It's been over 10 years and he still has the ambition and is working to make it in the music industry.

I have so much respect for him and how he had the same vision for so many years.

He never changed. He always kept it real.

For me, I've always changed, for better or worse. Maybe I change too much, and give up on things too easily.

Recently, it seems his career has been on the "up", and a verse from one of his songs really got me inspired.

Sometimes I think
All I been doin is tunin' these strings
I should just quit with these stupid ass dreams
I should go with the current instead of swimming upstream
And then I see the sunlight shinin' on these tall ass trees (chuckles)
Even these muhfuckas grew from a seed
I can't lose my steam
I keep on doin' my thing, I'm doin my thing.

I feel this way too.

When most other people are out here with their normal jobs, life, and Instagram posts, I feel like I'm taking the hard route to pursue some wild ass dreams - to run my own business and build something bigger than myself.

Some days/weeks/months you feel like you aren't making serious progress, or sometimes even taking steps back.

But you have to see the bigger picture, see it as the tree that grew from a seed, that took 20 years to become what it is.

Don't worry so much about next month, or next year's sales/numbers/progress. Look at the 20 year vision. Follow those stupid ass dreams, anyone can make them happen in 20 years.