Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
(Book) (30mins)
- Book I
Meditation
(25mins)
- Gratitude guided meditation
- the meditation podcast
Idea
Remove danger postpone happiness. Have a person being put into a padded suit and getting directed towards a long line of others in padded suits and at the end of the line is a neon happy face sign written,Happiness awaits. Then have like an amusement ride taking people away. The suits are like the bear attack suits.
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
(Book) (25mins)
The Busy Creative Podcast
(podcast) (50mins)
- Episode 40
Jay Seldin (@phototraveler8) is a fine art photographer, photo travel entrepreneur, and instructor. Jay has spent the bulk of his career as a teacher, whether teaching graphic design and photography at the high school level, or more recently conducting workshops and photo tours all over the world.
- This conversation tracks Jay’s early career and how he got into teaching, his accidental discovery of the Macintosh, how he transitioned into leading workshops and tours, and how Prescott learned the graphic design trade in 1998–99 as a high school senior.
- Environmental Portraits in Cuba, by Jay Seldin
- Show Notes & Links
Jay defines himself as a teacher, a photographer, and world traveler. He is a curious person and a teller of tales. His style can be defined as an “environmental portrait photographer”Jay Seldin on YouTube
- Jay’s photo career began when he was required to take a humanities class in college. That class was an introduction to Black and White Photography. Developing a print in a darkroom was Jay’s “lightbulb moment” (and that lightbulb was probably amber)When he was 18, Jay did his first cross-country road trip to San Francisco. On The Road by Jack Kerouac
- Jay earned 60¢/hr at his first photo job, working in a photo studio in New York. Photography was considered “Industrial Arts” and “Art” depending on the school, and the state. Jay taught at West Orange High School, Dwight Morrow High School, and later Columbia High School
Ansel Adams, famous landscape photographer
Mary Ellen Mark
Eugene Richards
Lucien Clergue
Michael Kenna
Ruth Bernard
Apple Lisa & Apple Mac — The big decision in Jay’s teaching career c.1984Floppy disks“That mouse made all the difference in the world.”
QuarkXPress 4.1
Aldus (later Adobe) Pagemaker
Mac Draw
Mac Write
Matt Kushner, now an animator
Sally Warner, now an oceanographer Prescott credits his time on the newspaper staff as his first true graphic design role Bluelines Guildscript, Columbia High School’s literary magazine Columbia High School had the first computer graphics lab in the state of NJContinuous Tone PrintJay’s purpose-built studio above his garage
- Jay Seldin in his studio, surrounded by gear and his work
- In addition to printing, Jay also does mentoring/tutoring in his studio. The principal activity is [still] teaching. The workshop trips gained momentum slowly, with interest among friends. ICP asked him to run programs. It takes a year for Jay to put together a good workshop.
- Techniques
Learn on your own, and then teach it to othersGet a local “guide” who knows the area you’re looking to photographGather ideas from your past students/attendees
- Habits
Travel with someone who’s part of the “system” as well as some who aren’tWake up early, have coffee, and read the [physical] paper
- On The Road by Jack Kerouac (book)
- was able to be around great photographers that helped with the idea he had a passion for it.
Idea
The podcast above makes me think back to my early college days and being able to take photography and use a dark room. It was amazing to see your photos developed, he mentions the magic of it. I've been exploring my creativity and trying to find a career path or passion that will lead to a career. What could it be, Death and photography?
I've noticed I tend to assemble things and accumulate imagery. Construction on things and the use of tools has been one of my stronger traits. Could photography be something to look towards?
Thoughts
I have an uneasy feeling being here at work. The combination of losing my ring yesterday, not wanting to be here, and my desire to escape the grind. I work where just about everyone is constantly looking forward to Fridays. Isn't there more to life a desire to be filled a life to be lived. So many are absorbed in the undesirable, they work to survive, not survive to live, just to survive. I have to go to different departments and see shit about hump day and thank god its Friday. How many times can someone reiterate the how they look forward to doing what they want to do on their own time, for a whole two days. What life is that. People are drones and robots. Where is the beauty in life? I'm lucky enough to look out a window and see the beautiful sky and the massive clouds looming over. But still this does not satisfy the image nature of man to exlopre and experience that which we call life. Instead we're shackled to material slaving to one day, maybe, to own that chunk of material we value so much.
Zero to Travel Podcast
(podcast) (
- Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/zerototravel/ZTT062Trav_Budgetair.mp3
- (00:30:08) In this travel podcast, friend of the show and travel hacking stud Travis Sherry gives you his take on why budget airlines rock. We also chat about the challenges of planning ahead for travel and give some top tips that have worked for us throughout our years of wandering. Plus, if you’re into the location independent and digital nomad lifestyle then you’ll be excited to hear about our new community Location Indie. Here’s your personal invitation to join. Listen to this travel podcast now, you’ll also learn: How to get the best prices on budget airlinesHow wikipedia can be a travelers best friendWhy budget airlines should be your first searchThe plastic bag carry on trickHow creative itineraries can save you mad cashA secret resource for finding cheap ‘hidden city’ flightsWhy knowing the budget airlines rules is so importantWhy travel can be stressfulHow to avoid travel burnout And much more!
Thoughts
(Work) (1505)
I just don't want to be here at my fucking job. I feel fucking worthless sitting here waiting for time to pass when I'm free. I've been working on educating myself through reading and things to motivate myself. Am I actually making progress? I'm taking action to a certain degree but also feel I'm not taking the necessary leap of faith. I'm still here sitting being someone else's errand boy. I have ideas and aspirations, but when will that deep desire kick in that projects me towards a new direction in life? I did what others wanted of me now its time for me to do the things I dreamed up. I use to have the attitude that I'll make a decent living and pursue my passions on the side. Now I've inverted those to what passion will I follow to become successful? I think back on the things that sparked my interest most in school and other areas in my life. How can I get things to mesh and make sense? I'm moving in a direction but still am scattered. I've been saying this for some time now and its driving me insane. I want to be creative and artistic, looking at tattooing as a career has been a driver for me lately bit then I'm tossed about in the waves changing or entertaining ideas other than one focus. Everyone who has been successful finds that one thing that they can obsess over. I'm still speaking mine. I would love to tattoo as well as open a wellness center focused on holistic healing. Can they be merged. I want to help people. In the past I've thought I can only do that through the medical field but found that it doesn't suit me. I even have a fucking degree in health sciences, almost wishing I majored in art so I have more confidence in my abilities. But I followed the damn path everyone tells you to follow. Go to school get a good job, then..., you can do the things that you truly like. A fucking joke. Now I know I have a bunch of learned helplessness due to raising and education, and am having a hell of a time getting my ass in gear towards a truly fulfilling life. I'm at least in the process, which I can be grateful for. I'm learning a lot more then I have in the past and am building momentum. Its just getting to a point where I'm going to have to take the plunge and get into an apprenticeship and get on with it. I'm tires of saying I'm tired. I'm sick of saying I don't know. I want to know, I want to be tired from doing real work that I enjoy, not just a job to stuff my gullet and hope some day I will be happy. That's what the majority does and I don't want to be apart of that.
How Did You Get Into That
(podcast)
- Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/grantbaldwin/gb065.mp3
- If you’re like most people you’ve gone down a path because it seemed like the right one for you and other people told you were you good at it. But what if you found that path really wasn’t a great fit after all? How could you pursue another path? Here to tell us is our guest for today’s episode, Justin Wise. Justin is a social media strategist who teaches organizations and individuals how to build their online communities and influence them to take action. Join us as Justin explains how he pursued one path, then another and yet another til he landed in social media.
The Busy Creative Podcast
(podcast) (25mins)
- Episode 50
Entrepreneur On Fire
(podcast)
- Episode: 892
67 Steps - Tai Lopez
(Video) (30mins)
- book a day diet
- multitude of counselors
Made In America - Sam Walton
(book) (20mins)
- the importance of money for growth
- bringing in the right people for the right job
- persistence
- the weight of debt
- the idea of going public
- buying a bank can help you learn about money management
