It’s August 27, 2013 and I am
currently cruising through the air at about 25,000 feet, according to the
captain, and I’m going to take his word for it. I’m currently on the way back
from Cancun and I gotta tell ya, it was fucking amazing. Before I left I was in
dire need of a little R&R and it was what I thought it would be and more. I
went with my best friend/brother (when a friendship stays strong since 5 you
can consider them family) Stefano and that dude is inspiring. He has been since
we were kids. Always going the extra mile not to conform but instead blaze a
trail to show that you can do anything if you’re willing to put the hard work
and dedication in. Now he isn’t the only person in my life who has those characteristics,
as the matter of fact most of my close friends and family are some of the
hardest working people I know, regardless of the way in which they channel that
effort, they are as successful as they want to be.
Dedicating myself to a goal and
reaching that goal has been something that I have tried to pursue regardless of
any obstacles. I took about a year and a half off a school and then got back
into it at Bellevue College and worked my ass off to get into the University of
Washington at the Bothell campus. I came up from a 1.3 because I didn’t give a
shit, to a 3.1 within a year. It felt amazing. I just finished my first quarter
as the matter of fact. All that dedication taught me that I really can do
anything if I put my mind to it. My parents did everything they wanted to when
they were 23 and 24 raising two kids with no degrees, yet pursuing them while
raising my sister and I. My best friends all chose to pursue some type of awe
inspiring avenue and regardless of their success they stuck with it. From
singing, to dancing, to modeling, to rapping, to writing, to working their
tails off they find a way to win, they find a way to stay committed. I will
stay committed with school and my studies but there is one hobby that I just can’t
set aside for the perfect time anymore. I have to pursue comedy. I have to be
honest, I have always marveled at comedians like Richard Pryor, Chris Rock,
Louie C.K. and even Dane Cook. People have told me to do it for quite some time
now and I have always set it aside, but I’m tired of that. I don’t care if I
have no success, as long as I know that I am going to open mic’s and staying
committed to my goals then who gives a shit. It truly is time to just take a
leap of faith and see where it takes me. I recommend you do the same. I started
this blog with the hopes of it keeping me honest and committed to a goal, and
this is the goal; to get to a point where I am doing comedy consistently to the
end of the year and beyond. I’ll keep you all posted with updates as well as
put up some videos if and when they arise. I appreciate the support and hope
that this type of thing inspires you to follow what maybe you have put off for
the ‘perfect time’. There is never going to be a perfect time, only a positive
mindset and a new found sense of bravery.
Till next time!
~B
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