I am here at Envision, my internship, listening to the commentary of one of my favorite guilty pleasures...Batman Forever. Now to some of you this is not blog worth and believe me you are correct, but I feel very differently. It's not Batman Forever that I want/need to talk about. It's actually the song that made the soundtrack for this movie one of the highest selling soundtracks in history. That song is "Kiss From a Rose" from Seal. For those of you who have read what is of my book you know this song plays a large part. Simply put "The Gray Tower alone on the sea". It's a turning point in the book and I feel oddly lucky to have left the book just before getting to The Tower. I have not touched my book since I started college and it seems fitting now that I am almost done to really start thinking about it again.
I've got thoughts and feelings coming back that frankly I am happy that are there. I need that to finish this. "True Fantasy" has been a passion project from the beginning and it seems that passion is back. So I have finally decided that I will be writing more on my book. The time has come to do this.
I have always felt that I needed to finish this to close this chapter of my life and the more it comes up the more I realize this is true. It's the elephant in the room. The thought on the back of my mind. It's a very real part of me.
Look for more to come!
Simon
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Confidence
I've been talking to a few people lately and in the span of 1 week I was called cocky 3 times. I am not quite sure how to take this information. I used to be the shy, quiet, kid that wouldn't say shit with a mouth full. That was quite some time ago. Any more I'd like to think I exude confidence.
There is an insanely thin line between being confident and being cocky. Now believe me. I know I flirt with the line. Not only do I flirt with the line. I live on the line. It depends on how I feel that particular day. Some days I think "I am OK at what I do." Other days I look at myself and think "Not only am I OK, but I am the best!"
The fact of the matter is that I don't talk about things I don't know and I don't like being wrong. Therefor I spend a lot of time making sure I know as much as possible. It's not that I want to rub anything in people's face. It's the fact that I want, maybe even need to not be wrong.
The funny thing is confidence isn't just a mind set...it's also in body language. I've been told on numerous occasions that my walk is like a panther. I've also been told that that is a put off, but others tell me it's sexy. It's interesting how that works.
In my soon to be career confidence is everything. If you don't hold yourself well or you're wishy washy how is someone suppose to believe in you?
So the question is...Is cockiness a good thing, bad thing, or neutral?
There is an insanely thin line between being confident and being cocky. Now believe me. I know I flirt with the line. Not only do I flirt with the line. I live on the line. It depends on how I feel that particular day. Some days I think "I am OK at what I do." Other days I look at myself and think "Not only am I OK, but I am the best!"
The fact of the matter is that I don't talk about things I don't know and I don't like being wrong. Therefor I spend a lot of time making sure I know as much as possible. It's not that I want to rub anything in people's face. It's the fact that I want, maybe even need to not be wrong.
The funny thing is confidence isn't just a mind set...it's also in body language. I've been told on numerous occasions that my walk is like a panther. I've also been told that that is a put off, but others tell me it's sexy. It's interesting how that works.
In my soon to be career confidence is everything. If you don't hold yourself well or you're wishy washy how is someone suppose to believe in you?
So the question is...Is cockiness a good thing, bad thing, or neutral?
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