Realms of Wonder

Great job! Has that belief about singing being a natural talent, innate, been the biggest hurdle so far?

Glad you shared! Thanks

Seeing others as "Less than" for not answering the call. Closed-mindedness. Becoming to identified with Labels: OCD, Traumatized, Man, Women, etc.. Looking to others to give you the answers, Gurus, teachers, parents, friends, etc.. People pleasing and Approval seeking. Short term thinking/instant gratification. Thinking you can get something for little or nothing. Entertainment and Social media, used as a crutch, a distraction to stop from looking within. Thinking "others" are corrupt, evil, biased, wrong, crazy etc.. but "I" Am not. Giving unsolicited advice to people. Assuming that what works for you will work for everyone. learning without applying. Talking, but not walking. lack of embodiment. No doing personal development. Forcing things without love. Lack of love development.

Intense! I can only imagine. Glad you made it through

@Phil King Thanks for the response brother! I would say you are on the right track. I grew up playing violin (10+) years, so it may be easier for me than others. That being said, Do not underestimate how much you can grow in just two years. if you have been taking it serious for 3ish months, your doing your best, coming up with a bunch of projects that dont meet your standard, or you feel suck, but dont know how to make them "not suck." You're exactly where you are supposed to be. Dont "create" music, instead "Play" Music. In "The Music Lesson" its talked about a lot, Music as an entity that you build a relationship with. It is something you connect with, you tap into. I like to think of music as already whole, complete, and waiting for someone like you, Mozart or Kevin Parker to hear it, to "tune in" to it. when you're in the middle of a project, listen to what Music tells you should be added next. some of my favorite moments of music are when I was listening, and letting Music inform my body and voice. I still have days where I feel I make no progress, or a project goes nowhere. I think that is normal, over time, as we invest more into the craft the balance shifts from. Beginning: Tons of shit songs but get lucky every once in a while Middle: tons of shit songs, but know why some songs work and some done, getting "lucky" more often. Expertise/Mastery/10,000 hours: even the shit songs a better than any of your best songs at the beginning. Plus a deep understanding of WHY and HOW to play beautiful authentic music. Hopefully that helps! All the best

Thank you Brother Thank you! me too, its very rewarding

Lyrics from a new song: "Every Single Teardrop Mattered." Verse 1 I see myself In the wind and the trees Let go of mind Be lost in the stars Pre chorus Where ever I go I have found More and more inside of mind Silence, followed by sound As I pick myself up and I find Chorus Every little moment has led here Every single tear drop mattered Let this love flow through me, into you As we face every fear till its shattered Verse 2 Beyond who I am Is an ocean of love Release all the lies Be lost in the truth Pre chorus Years since I answered the call To leave behind all that is known Look back, see the rain fall As I see just how far I have grown Chorus Every little moment has lead here Every single tear drop mattered Let this love flow through me, into you As we face every fear till its shattered Bridge Every lie we've been told will fall away As we learn to face the truth of what we are Every fear that we believed will fall away As we learn to ground ourselves in deeper love Chorus Every little moment has lead here Every single tear drop mattered Let this love flow through me, into you As we face every fear till its shattered

while it was down, I noticed how often I checked, at work, after meditation, after music, when I was bored. Led me to see how much I tend rely on actualized.org, interesting...

Wonder and Awe, thank you for sharing this Love.

Damn, you tastes are all over the place! LOVE IT. Curious to know, what is the attraction to Groove/Heavy Metal?

Beautiful, thank you for sharing

Why did you decide to take a break? Was it difficult to stop?

Lots of good points. Thank you

Thank you for your perspective, you touched on a ton here. What do you mean?

Correct, the purpose of the thread is to identify the biggest, core problems/traps young men fall into. Great question. False dream: when a music artist creates music spouting about drugs and sex and fast cars and success, as if that is true fulfillment, and going to make someone happy. (not that those things are bad,) I dont see that being the dream life. Those are some really good points about Music. Thank you for sharing. There are! Definitely, once again specifically talking about traps and problems not the solution, YET.

All for commitments and devotion to something worthy of it. I am curious. Why? Is this job a reflection of your values and strengths?

Damn. That's freaking beautiful. thank you for sharing!

How long has it taken to arrive at the routine you currently hold? Wake up: 7-9 A.M (Depending on bedtime) Go for a 20ish minute walk, drink 40 oz water during. Play/create Music: 30-60 minutes on work days, 60-120 minutes on off days. Meditation on pad: 20-30 minutes. Meditation on couch: 20-30 minutes. Read: 30 Minutes. Check phone, eat, get on with my day

My Life purpose is to play Music, guiding people into states of loving introspection, revealing their true nature. I’ve been producing music on my own for the past 2.5 years, and have over decade of classical/fiddle violin and 5+ years composition experience from my early life. As my eyes open to the possibilities of this life purpose, I realize “I lack necessary skill to add massive value to the world.” And so a search to find the most effective methods of career capitols acquisition begins and continues. Career capitol is “the skills you have that are both rare and valuable and that can be used as leverage in defining your career.” (From Cal Newports book, So good they can’t ignore you) here are the methods I have come across - Produce my own music, mix, master, sing the whole shebang (already doing this) - Produce music for others - Offer services (production) on Upwork or Fiverr - Get an internship at a local music production studio. - Eventually get a job at said music studio (this is the route I am leani my towards) - Buy courses on specific skills (mixing, mastering, singing, Ableton live, and so on) - Buy coaching/lessons - Busk (play on the streets/ live performance in cities) - Live performance - Go to Music school Anything you see that I am missing? Perspective appreciated!

Authenticity is my top value, to be truthful, Self Loving, aligned with my values and strengths, and expressive in an honest, sincere way. Is that important to you? How did it become important to you? Do you see that as important to others? Why, or why not?

What does Financial Freedom mean TO YOU? Why is Financial freedom valuable to you? In the process of building a vision for my own Financial Freedom, and want to see what reasons there are to value it. You may have some I may have forgotten, perspective appreciated!

In doing research for my business, I have been developing a list of qualities associated with authenticity. some of these are definitions that I have thought about and "come up with" but many of them coming from articles online. A concept of personality in the fields of psychology, existential psychotherapy, existential philosophy, and aesthetics In existentialism: Authenticity is the degree to which a persons actions are congruent with their values an desires, despite external pressures to social conformity. Authenticity in art: A work of art that is faithful to the values of the artist. Un the field of psychology: authenticity identifies a person living n accordance with their TRUE SELF, personal values, rather than according to the external demands of society, such as social conventions, duty, and tradition. Independent thought, thinking for ones self. Knowing ones self. Values Desires Strengths Avoiding herd mentality, standing alone. Reliable, accurate representation The individual takes responsibility for proactively shaping their beleifs, then the be willing to act on those beliefs. To say that something is authentic is to say that it is what it professes to be, or what it is reputed to be, in origin or authorship Authenticity describes a person who acts in accordance with desires, motives, ideals or beliefs that are not only hers (as opposed to someone else’s), but that also express who she really is. Integrated Whole True to ones self, for one's own benefit. Independent of external and psychological pressure. "Language of personal resonance" "Not just being involved in the authorship of such a law, but about how this law fits with the wholeness of a person’s life, and how or whether it expresses who the person is." - (Menke 2008) Inner connection Intuition Introspective examination of one’s inner motives, values, intentions and conscience. Inward and Upward. Becoming what one IS. Being ones Own. Owning up, owning what one does. Human being is a “relation of being”, a relation that obtains between what one is at any moment (the immediacy of the concrete present as it has evolved) and what one can and will be as the temporally extended unfolding or happening of life into an open realm of possibilities. To the extent that our lives are unowned or disowned, existence is inauthentic (uneigentlich), not our own (eigen). to realize the capacity for authenticity, one must undergo a personal transformation a relation between two aspects or dimensions making up human existence. Intrinsic motivation and desire. standing up for and standing behind what one does—as owning and owning up to one’s deeds as an agent in the world—becomes possible in this sort of resolute commitment to the “for the sake of which” of one’s existence Anything you would add to this list?

I am a freelancer Music producer/Melody creator. Very new to it. SEO is looking to be very important for finding clients, any resources you know of to deepen my understanding of it?

So far, I have had one client message me, progress! This idea of freelancing has lead to an even better, more innovative, creative, wholly scary possibility. Starting an actual business! not just freelancing, but creating a business. Updates to come

A journey, ups and downs, of my first, real, business. I’m tired. Of going to a job that doesn’t fulfil me, if spending the best hours of my day, doing mindless, repetitive work, of being reduced to a cog in a machine. I’m tired of looking to an external source for meaning and impact. I work in a kitchen, cooking food that hurts peoples bodies, cooking food is not meaningful to me, this is not how I want to live my life. I’m tired of being in a stressful environment, where my co workers hate their job, but can’t admit it, where gossip is normal, and negativity runs rampant. so I strike out alone. To become a successful freelance music producer. Why? I’ll find a way Why? Authenticity, Music, Wisdom. To be free.