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When I envision anything (I don't say "dream" because that denotes something that might not manifest) I go all out. I don't fear asking too much from the universe because only you limit yourself.

So when someone asks me what kind of income to I envision myself making in my life, instead of the common answer of $50K or $100K a year, this was my answer...
2.5 billion dollars... I'm leaving this life a trillionaire.

I can sense you choking on your pudding.

Nothing is impossible, because every time someone says something is impossible, it's proven wrong. Examples: earth being center of the universe, earth being flat, flying, horseless carriage, ships made of metal, men on the moon, wireless communication.

I like how Henry Ford put it: "I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done"

Of course money isn't all that I envision. My music career, my home/s, my live overall.

My grandmother (when she was alive) used to say she would expect the worst out of any situation, so if it actually turned out well, that would be an extra bonus, otherwise you're just setting yourself for a heartache.

If that be the case, then you're already telling me it's never going to happen, which means you don't have faith in the universe to provide, and you are already adding negativity to it... taking the gun, aiming it at your own big toe, and pulling the trigger.

The sad part about it is there are a lot of people that feel the same way.

They say that it works for them, in the same regard giving themselves an escape route. I'm sorry but escape routes are only for those who don't have enough faith to know what they want will be.

I'm not saying don't purse other interests. Hell no. My main passion is music performance, however I have delved into other interests that just happen to reinforce my talent, including writing, video editing, web development, music publishing, business ownership, promotion, production, and it goes on and on. I've been able to survive off my other skills to finance my music. In other words, it's always good to be well rounded, because it can only help you with your plans, not further them.

I dream big because my mind has no limits nor does my potential, and I recognize this as truth.

Guess what?

The same thing applies to you.

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Last night I went to the meeting. It wasn't what I expected.

Not saying it was at all bad, it just rather eye openning.

The situation goes like this. The VP of the organization was not physically there, but had emailed her points for the meeting, which was brought to the group.

She had made three points: change the date of the event, change the venue, and overhaul everything about it.

During the meeting a lot of brainstorming went on in respect to what we should do this year. A lot of wonderful ideas came from all parties involved and many differed from the VP's email. None of which the VP had made any comments over.

While we were with her on a conference call, the only points she wanted to press were those involving what she listed in her email. Sentiment in regards to expanding the event into a two day deal, which everyone at the meeting seemed to agree upon was ignored by the VP, evident when she tried to pass a vote where the event was to only be held on the Saturday (different from the Sunday, which it was traditionally held). Thankfully that vote was tabled until next meeting.

There happened to be two people who oddly enough were not sitting at the table with the rest of those brainstorming, who also seemed to be the only ones agreeing with all of the VP's plans. And an addition they were the ones bringing the energy down with reinforcing the lack of volunteers, and the limited funds, which are important to note, but not when you're putting ideas together. You don't put the cart before the horse, and you don't douse the flames before you start a fire.

The sentiment that she gave off was the only pushed was that which was listed in her email. Which was sad.

I'm one to believe if you want to accomplish big, you have to be willing to separate yourselves from all that is familiar and try something different. It reminds me a quote by Thomas Troward, a philospher of mental science who stated "The law of floatation was not discovered by contemplating the sinking of things, but by contemplating the floating of things which floated naturally, and then intelligently asking why they did so." In other words, don't think why it can't work, see how it can, and find someone who has made it so, and use their methods.

When you tell yourself you can't, and believe it to be so, you never will.

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Following my intuition this morning, I started a yahoogroup called "NYC Musician's Well". Basically it's for musicians, bookers, venue owners, and the like to get in contact with each other to book gigs.

Then the coincidence.

I'm associated with NY gay pride because I happen to have a good number of fans in the gay community (straight asian chick singing soul will do that to you, or as they say ~ the drama!!!) so I was asked if I wanted to help out with the booking for acts for next year's gay pride. , um, ok.

As a performer I get a lot of offers to book shows, so I figured I'd start a community where I can help ppl book or get hooked up with bands/musicians/etc. And now I get something as big as booking for Pridefest on my lap.

Sick, isn't it?

It reminds me of yesterday when I contacted Sheila about being my manager and she told me she was thinking the exact same thing about two weeks ago, the same time I had the thought.

While I was in the kitchen having my lunch, I was writing about the Universal deal and something flashed before me. I think I will be emailing them some time soon to touch base to see what's going on with the interview. Something tells me the whole thing was delayed, but still going forward.

And I believe I will have a new job in the very near future.

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A part of me feels like I'm losing my mind. I'm dealing with a lot of different ideas that go completely against what I've been taught. However, isn't that with everything in life? You're taught to believe one thing and then suddenly you find out that it was all wrong? Kinda going through that transition now.

So I'm wiping the slate clean, making the adjustments and fixing things along the way.

Reminds me of elementary school. Where they teach the kids everything like it's black and white and when you get older, they kinda tell you the truth, but not entirely, unless you inevitablly do your own research and find whatever they told you in the first place was completely off the marker.

But what I was taught has no bearing over my life now since I control how I look at things and how I can use it to my advantage. I choose to empower myself rather than just lay there and die. I'd rather work with myself than work against myself. I'd rather be happy than miserable and making others miserable doesn't give me glee.

I don't suggest stopping me, because you'll be greatly disappointed.

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I've been going about it all wrong. I'm willing to admit it, I was going about it the wrong way. Saving money, thinking I had to suffer for it.

Then you had me do the ebay thing. It helped me clean out my room. But as for making money, not really that much, but it was better than nothing.

Blogging for cash - I nifty idea. However I already have several established blogs that will be a pain to transfer their components. Maybe one or two will be easy, but I think I'll leave what works alone. And in truth, I think after about 2 weeks, since one of the blogs have only generated 50cents for me thus far, this seems like a lot more work than expected.

Associate programs - Haven't been successful yet.

So now what? No, I'm not here to see you anything. I'm not going to redirect you to any website telling you to buy their products. This is a personal thing and you might not believe it, but hey, I figured I'd share it anyway...

We are all connected to each other and to everything we want. Even if you can't see the connection, we are. I'm going to use the same principles that have brought me the stuff I've wanted and have gotten. I'm going to bombard myself with the images and the thoughts as though it were already in my life.

Sounds crazy, doesn't it? But it actually works. When you constantly bombard your mind with that which you want, it eventually becomes a part of you. When you believe that something is true, it inevitablly becomes true. History is filled with these kinds of situations. The horseless carriage, ships made of iron, landing on the moon, the telephone, etc. These all came from ideas that eventually became reality born of people who had no capacity of what was impossible. Realty is just a frame of mind, like beauty, and based on the person you speak to, the answer may differ slightly or significantly. I'm going to believe it already mine. Bombard myself with it. Oh, mind you, it might not happen today or tomorrow. These things take time. However, it will come to pass. As long as you're open to it. And btw, using force won't bring it to you any faster. In truth, it might push it farther away, because we all know from past experiences, the harder we try, the farther it gets. Just let it come to you naturally and believe it'll just happen when the time is right, and it will.

I'll let you know my outcome in this venture.

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