Create your own positive reality

 Life is full of distractions always telling us "later... later..."

Focus on now. The beauty of every moment. Remember that getting lost too far in the past of into the future is detrimental to your current state of mind & actually has the power to change you. Don't let the mistakes of your past or the many possibilities of the future prevent and actively sabotage the you, that you want to become. 

Creating a more positive you is easy, whatever new you, maybe the new isnt so positive. Whatever. Changing who you are easy. You see who you want to be, what you want, it's the projections of others that prevent you from achieving this. The other people you surround yourself with - are they cheering you on or are they hoping you trip up? Everyone loves an underdog story until you surpass them. 

So if others keep telling you otherwise and preventing you from truly becoming who you want to be, how do you stop it? Immersion. 

You know what you need to do, then the voices of doubt kick in.

Fall back on your belief. Hold onto that version of you that you want and don't ever let any setbacks become excuses. Fine, let them, but only temporarily. Setbacks are setups for comebacks.

The power of 3

if you can do something 3 times, you have created a habit. 3 days turns into 3 weeks turns into 3 months turns into 3 years. That's the power of raising something to the third power. Don't let bad news & bad habits be the only things that come in 3's. 

Start by finding 3 positive changes you want to have in your life. Find 3 things: images, quotes, or other reminders. Place them somewhere you can see them regularly.

Next, when the tough gets going - find 3 negatives you keep returning to in your head. Find them. name them. Turn them into a positive. 

When you dive into your new self, your new passion, your new hobby - pay attention to everyone but listen to no one.

And ask a lot of questions. Sometimes what stands between you and a better outcome is a few better questions. 

People will tell you all kinds of different ways they "got there" but the truth is, NONE of them will work for you unless you COPY them. Otherwise, you have to figure it out for yourself because you have to SEE yourself doing the work.

Take the time and patience to grow into something special & you will truly love the new change in you. And you will have it done it all for yourself, by yourself.

Look for the opportunity in chaos

In the journey of life, we all encounter crossroads where the path ahead seems shrouded in darkness. These moments, often marked by overwhelming stress and uncertainty, are the crucibles that forge our future selves. The essence of growth lies in how we navigate these turbulent waters. It's not just about enduring the storm, but learning how to dance in the rain.

Consider the story of Emily, a young entrepreneur who started her own business with dreams as high as the sky. Her initial months were a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Just when she thought she had it all figured out, a major client backed out. The crushing weight of potential failure loomed over her. She felt like her reality was crumbling. But in that moment of despair, Emily leaned on the principles of Stoicism. She realized that while she couldn't control the client's decision, she could control her reaction to it. Instead of viewing it as a failure, she saw it as an opportunity for growth. She revisited her business strategy, diversified her client base, and emerged stronger. What seemed like a breakdown was actually a breakthrough.

Another example is found in the life of Alex, a seasoned investor. He had always prided himself on his analytical skills and market foresight. However, during a particularly volatile period in the financial market, his predictions went awry, leading to significant losses. The experience was jarring. Alex could have succumbed to despair, but he chose to view this setback as a learning experience. He delved deeper into understanding market psychology and emerged with a more robust investment strategy. This shift in perspective from failure to learning was his breakthrough.

In both stories, Emily and Alex faced moments where their realities seemed to break down. But by embracing the Stoic view that we control our perception of events, they transformed these moments into opportunities for significant breakthroughs.

The next time you find yourself on the brink of a meltdown, or when it feels like your world is falling apart, remember these stories. Look for the hidden opportunity in the chaos. Embrace the notion that failure is not a setback, but a stepping stone to growth. Your breakthrough is waiting on the other side of the breakdown.

I think we all can relate to this, especially when times get tough in our lives. Everyone has these difficult moments of growth. What separates a successful future iteration of yourself is how you handle these stressful events. Stoicism would posit that you are in control of how you perceive these stress inducing events. Are they positive or negative? Failure is just growth. Failing leads to breakthroughs.

Next time you feel like a meltdown or your reality is breaking down around you, find the breakthrough

High Leverage Tenets

 - Stay Positive but don't ignore problems

- confidence can become arrogance

- take the high ground or the high ground will take you

- do the right things for the right reasons

- it's ok to Quit (retreat) a tactical objective if it means succeeding in the strategic objective; it's ok to quit

- Reflect & Diminish

- The Less you talk, the more people listen when you do talk

- Set the example

- It's all on you, not about you

Tenets

 Mood follows action.

Focus is the key - focus on the goal line with periodic adjustments.

Foreshadowing Failure can motivate in succeeding meeting your goals

Be aware of self-sabotage

Routine is the sign of an intelligent man

"Am I being productive or just active?"

"Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important?"

"The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom." - Viktor Frankl

Doing > Having

What you do > How you do it

If you cannot fail, you cannot learn

It is much easier to strive for perfection when you are never bored

Knowledge is Money

My Notebooks

I have amassed a smattering of notebooks, of all sizes, small, medium, to large. I'm organizing them and what I've done is go through and tear out pages to tape into larger ones, that way I have margins to keep adding to them. Some of them have three plus iterations so I need to review to bring my final to life on this website. I wonder if any of my science fiction writing could be interwoven? I feel this creative yearning, this muscle to flex and release. All I can do is write, a little bit, each day. You cant lose if you dont quit.

Update: 01/15/24

Here are a few links to my other blogs, when I was into blogging - I organized my content better. 

My Blog of writings and school projects from University backwards.

My Personal blog which is embarrassing, but a tribute to who I am at my core.

Having a Side Hustle turned into my realization that passive income isnt truly passive - an article I wrote about on my website caeliancapital.com

Soon, I will be adding those posts here for everyone to read.

A Brief Recap, a digital journal entry.

Wabi-Sabi, it's a term I wrote about on my investment website. It's essentially embracing the beauty of life's imperfections. Life gives us a million unique moments every day all for ourselves that no one will get to experience like we did. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around... 2023 brought many enlightenments and challenges, especially in building a business... again. Electric has been a blessing and a scary curse in a way. Or maybe that's just my way of mental torture I've somehow become dependent on. There is a lot to talk about and I don't know if this post will get me there, but what I can keep promising is that one day, and with more intent and frequency I will land the needle and we will blast off. I'm becoming more and more confident in my ability to weave. So I plan on weaving what details and elements I can, into an online presence, for now it IS scattered and things like launching my own merchandise and clothing have been put on a backburner, well because it's boring. I realize now though, that one channel, one avatar, one product are the foundation and filling in every single element to that foundation is the way to go. So, in order to get back to that foundation and away from this whimsical world of business I've been living in dreamland around, it's time to necromance my (this) blog from the ashes, again. Lol. oi vey, it's just practice here. A stream of consciousness blog is what may occasionally happen. If it were true to its principle, I wouldn't even change the spelling errors, but "alas" I am a perfectionist, mostly. Details matter, but you must lead and control the art like Sun Tzu, in The Art of War, says (or maybe not, who am I kidding) you must sacrifice the details for essence of speed. And being a good commander an general you must dial that to the situation. Oh yeah, update, been steady on Stand Tall over on my YouTube... the content is flowing there. It's probably good practice to continue that for a while. I'm wanting to do a Principles and Art of War/Daily Stoic combo, but I don't know which one. Three is too many. Perhaps How to Win Friends and Influence People next. Here are some things I'd like to gain insight on and build consistency around: 

-streaming video games: I play video games and love them for their art, their story's, their everything. Video games have been an integral part of, well, me. So I'd like to share that with the world if the world would watch. So, set up stream labs so that it is easy to stream. I already play games, add the extra step of SLOBS. How complicated does it need to get? Hopefully it can be basic. YouTube is like for Stand Tall though, But maybe it can be an aggregate. I know my videos auto upload to Rumble, so any that YouTube (one at this writing) that YouTube deems not good for their content, rumble has. There's that.

 -Patreon: Managing myself has been the toughest thing, especially digitally. I have a lot of great investment strategies that Ive used to create myself and my clients a lot of wealth. I just cant openly share it through SEC/FINRA regs, and plus, it's gifted knowledge. I need to aggregate my strategies there, Stand Tall style (meaning no cuts (unless necessary due to interruptions), scripts, or fancy effects) and talk about them. I can release the datasets here for free though. Like for instance, twice Ive used a strategy involving Netflix to make about 8% gain on a 4-month investment term. During certain times of economic turmoil and crisis I have netted clients and self over 177% up to 800% returns in some cases. The issue is it's all done almost autonomously by me in my clients' accounts, I can't explain the "Art" of investing. Other things are transferring my thoughts & writings into digital form to the world. so here, this is me continuing to attempt that. Let's begin...