#226

12.17.21

8:37a

Your boss brings in bags of sweet popcorn and you’re avoiding sugar. Instead of cheating on your diet, you think of your friend who has a sweet tooth. Grab a bag for him. Think of other people. Always be thinking of how you can serve others.

Kiubon

#225

12.16.21

7:59a

Whatever you do, supplement it with art. Draw, paint, write, film, create, tell stories, make music, dance. Just make art. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t creative, or if people won’t like it, or you suck at it. Make it for you. Make art.

Kiubon

#224

12.15.21

8:56a

“Did you make someone feel seen or heard today?” – Jessica Lahey. If not, get to it. Make someone feel like they matter.

Kiubon

#223

8:07a

12.14.21

It’s snowing in the park and it’s pretty. For those who hate snow, you can look up at the sky and curse. Or you can take the weather as it comes, because you can’t control it, find the beauty in it and move on.

Let’s get to 235 blogposts.

Kiubon

#222

9:03a

12.13.21

I am a filmmaker because I am drawn to the art form. I am drawn to the art form because it combines many disciplines that I dabble in and fascinate me: writing, music, photography, acting, storytelling. Put all those together and you have a film – not necessarily a good film, you need more for that. That is why I am a filmmaker, to tell stories, to enchant, to prove to other people they can do what is on screen.

Kiubon

#221

8:24a

12.11.21

Write down who you are, your values, what you believe in, what types of decisions you will make. Therefore when faced with opposition, you won’t crumble.

Stick to your mission statement. Mine is coming soon.

Kiubon

#220

12.10.21

8:21a

I just went on a $4,000 shopping spree on camera gear. Fuck. Now I feel gross. The less shit we have in life, the better we feel. So get rid of your shit. Only buy things you need.

Kiubon

#219

12.9.21

7:47a

Ask for favors. People want to see you succeed. Even if they don’t, tell yourself they do. You will pay them back by doing the work.

Kiubon

#218

12.8.21

8:08a

People love talking about themselves, so send some cold emails, cold call people, expand your network, and truly be interested in them. Network network network.

Kiubon

#217

12.7.21

11:33am

They’re not problems, or obstacles, or hardships. They are opportunities. To be responsible. To practice your stoicism. To practice your virtues. If you get pissed off someone cuts you off in traffic, how will you respond to bigger “problems?”

Kiubon

#216

12.5.21

7:40p

You have three years to live, the doctor says. When you die, your loved ones will stand up at your funeral and reminisce about you. What do you want them to say?

What you did today or will do today, will that contribute to what they will say to you? You want them to say you’re hardworking, kind, selfless, funny, creative. But today you just sat on your ass all day and stuffed your face. Does that align?

You might die in three years. So live today and tomorrow and after day after that to live up to the person in that casket.

Kiubon

#215

11:58am

12.4.21

I almost didn’t blog today because it’s the weekend and I don’t have a set “routine” on the weekend. Who gives a shit. I’m here. And I’m writing. When have you ever said to yourself, “I wish I wrote less.” Look back at your writing in five years and tell me you wish you wrote more. Yes this is a public blog and people can read, but I’m writing for myself. Use yourself as motivation. There’s that same magic when you look at old journal entries. So Keep writing. Even if it’s shit cause you gotta write shit before you can write decent. I was inspired by reading Bing Liu’s blogs on Minding the Gap. What power there is in pen and paper and words. Keep writing. Every day.

Kiubon

#214

12.3.21

7:38a

Some people are so weird and it’s so hard to love them. It’s so hard to treat them the way you’d want to be treated. I am acknowledging this so I can do a better job at it.

Kiubon

#213

12.2.21

8am

“Can you believe 2021 is almost over?” said my co worker. Someone else replied, “It’s sure been a weird two years!” Indeed it has. Life will probably be seen in two acts. Precovid and postcovid. How interesting. This is life. Change. It’s guaranteed. Life will change. That’s the only thing worth dwelling on. Yes, fuck covid and all the shit it brings. You knew this would happen. You knew would life would change. Here’s to the end of 2021. If we’re fucked even more in 2022, stand up tall and take it.

Kiubon

#212

12.1.21

8:02am

“In life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.” – Tim Ferriss.

Call your credit card companies, get those fees waived. Even try with checking accounts. Be confident. Speak with conviction. And you might save a couple of bucks. Yeah, it’s only a couple of bucks. But the prize is in the negotiation and winning.

Kiubon