8/19/20

9:30am

#107

I could’ve swore I wrote a post yesterday. But I come on this morning and don’t see anything. Was it accidentally deleted? Did I accidentally not post it? But here’s the thing – I can’t remember what I posted. A lot of these posts I don’t remember. That’s why memory is so interesting. What will we choose to remember about today? Somethings will be easier than other things. I’m sure there are days where we don’t remember anything. Then was that a day wasted? Do we live ultimately to serve our memory? Do we wanna do cool things just so we can remember them? I’m not entirely sure. Or do we want to just be in the moment. If we remember it, great. If we don’t, great. But we just want to be in the moment and enjoy it for what it is. Perhaps that’s the right mindset because sometimes you write posts and you don’t even remember what you wrote. But if I’m enjoying the process then it’ll be worth it.

Kiubon

8/17/20

9:18am

#106

Who would be at your wedding? Who would be your groomsmen? Who would be your bridesmaids? Do you have any friends in your life that you are truly would do anything for? I am convinced that life is not meant to be lived alone. Everybody agrees with that. So think, who in your life is actually close to you? What if you were forced to have a bridal party with 15 people on your side. Would you be able to fill those shoes? Perhaps 15 is too much. However, pull those people who are close to you even closer. And dive deep in their lives and them into yours. Life is not meant to be lived alone. The quality of our life is based off of our quality of our relationships. This is just so obvious stuff but I believe you have to be reminded every now and then.

Kiubon

8/16/20

11:20am

#105

A lot of high school boys just want to have sex. And girls I presume. And some people can’t wait to have sex on their marriage night. And that is valid. Of course, why not be excited for that? But it’s just sex. It’s going to last literally less than five minutes. Probably far less for a virgin who somebody sexually inactive. And then you’re done. What do you do now? You have a literal huge marriage ahead of you. You have the large responsibility of honoring and serving your spouse. So yeah sex is great, but it’s such a small part of the pie! Such a small part. So you can look forward to the wedding night sex, but look forward to the whole life you have ahead with your lovely spouse.

Kiubon

8/15/20

9:01am

#104

What can you do today that would make today great? Don’t say “not rain” because we all know you can’t control the weather. But what can you do that would make today great? Actually go talk to that cute co worker? Do all your work for today with minimal distraction? Decide to eat that healthy meal rather than the fast food burger? It’s all in your control. You have all the power. Go do it!

Kiubon

8/14/20

9:39am

#103

Steve Jobs wore the black turtle neck with glasses, Seth Godin has a bald head and yellow glasses, Bob Ross had the afro with a paintbrush.

How are you branding yourself? Whether with clothes or whatever, it is also important to brand with personality. How does your personality come across? Are you just another kid in a corner, forgettable, or are you memorable, different, unique, and confident?

We all want to remembered. So start with who you are as a person.

Kiubon

8/13/20

9:28am

#102

Remember that one kid that kinda just lurked around in the corner. Nobody really knew him. Kinda just kept to himself. Where is he now? Imagine walking to your high school reunion and he is successful, accomplished, attractive, confident. What happened? How did he go from that to that? I’m sure some people viewed you as that person. You could’ve been that corner kid to one group, at the same time, the cream of the crop for another group. So what will you do come high school reunion? Don’t do it for that glory, but do it because you want to grow. You don’t want to stay stagnant.

Kiubon

9:38am

8/12/20

#101

There are some songs that you used to love, but now skip whenever it comes up on your playlist. The next time that happens, don’t skip. Let it play. There’s a reason why you added it to your playlist in the first place. Listen for that part. There’s a chance you’ve skipped it so many times, you’ve lost your appreciate for it. If you truly don’t like it, it’ll be over soon. I mean, it’s just a song. Find the beauty in everything!

Caius.

8/11/20

9:44am

#100

100 posts. When I first started this blog, I decided that I would make the decision to continue or quit after 100 entries. I wrote my first entry on 4/29/20. So much has changed. My blog writing style has changed. My quarantine routine has changed. My initial “experiment” was to see how much traffic I could generate. I’ve gotten about maybe ten views and I could not care less. My first post is friendly and long. My posts now are short, to the point, read it and leave.

I will continue this blog for at least 100 more entries. It has been enriching to write down a claim and stand by it – to generate ideas for all the public to see.

When I first started the blog, I had doubts I would reach 100. Now I’m here, and I didn’t expect life to be like this. I didn’t not see what was coming. In April, it was still a little cold, I still worked out indoors, so much was different. And now, things are even more different. And the next 100 will continue to be!

These are the mountains we have in life. Something you’re working towards. This mountain was quite quite small. We all have those bigger mountains we face. Once you get to the top, everything will be different. Not at all how you pictured it. Yet, it won’t feel that significant. Things will have for sure changed, but because it’s such a gradual change, you won’t really feel all that different. That’s why the journey – the climb – is the most important part. Pick your mountains but love love love the journey. That’s where life is found.

Here’s to 100 more.

Caius.

8/10/20

9:16am

#99

Sometimes it feels like I’m in a bad mood for no apparent reason. I’m just off. I woke up and feel like this. Yet nothing has happened. Nothing has gone wrong. The same problems from yesterday are here today, yet yesterday I didn’t feel like this. Why is this so? What can I do about it? Remember to breath, take stock of how you’re feeling. And observe it. Think of things you are grateful for. Write them down. Picture people you wish to be happy and healthy.

Caius.

8/9/20

9:08am

#98

Clutter is unproductive. Clutter is unattractive. Clutter is distracting. Look at a middle school boy’s iPhone and you will see the heaps of apps and apps strewn across all the pages. Look at an entrepreneur who knows better and you will see two pages at most. Spend some time quitting the things you don’t need and want. You won’t miss them. Throw away all the junk you don’t need and want.

Minimalism is productive. Minimalism is attractive.

Caius.

8/8/20

9:16am

#97

Why do we let fear dictate our decisions? You could be anything you want to be if you just didn’t listen to fear. Back then, we needed to know which berries were posinous or if there was a lion ready to pounce on us. But now, it’s different. We have social anxiety and fear of failure and all of these ungrounded things. Why do we let those control us? Recognize the fear. Look at it for what it is, but do not act on it.

Caius.

8/7/20

10:19am

#96

It’s that simple. Make Good Art. We all have the need to create. What will you do about it?

Caius.

8/6/20

8:39am

#95

The US is trash when it comes to Corona. We all know it. Everywhere else is essentially going back to normal except for clubs. And here we are, still closing schools and surging. Man we suck! There’s a chance we will be indoors for more time. Especially as the next flu comes and it gets cold. What are we going to do! Continue to grow. Yesterday was the best time to start. Now that that’s passed, start today. Continue to grow. Don’t leave quarantine a complete coward.

Caius.

8/5/20

8:46am

#94

Encouragement works better than criticism. But criticism is so much easier to give. The effort it takes to give encouragement is emotional labor. The people who are willing to stoop down and dig up their emotional labor are the ones that will make a difference. Give encouragement. Don’t give criticism.

Caius.

8/4/20

9:17am

#93

What are you most afraid of that you need to do? Why don’t you just do it? Fear is not going to help you in this matter. A huge weight will be lifted once you do it. So just go do it! This is mostly for myself.

Caius.