Returning to A
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For the majority of my life I’ve known exactly what I wanted I just didn’t know how I was going to get it. At first I used to get frustrated that setbacks or outright denials took me off my path. But, as I got older I realized I never lost sight of what I really wanted I just had to go another route to get it. I went around the corner, took odd jobs and even had to wait years all to get back to Plan A. I never really had a Plan B so if anything the adjustment I made from Plan A was to Plan A+!
When I was on my way to NY to start my company that last semester of school 9/11 hit. I was thinking fvck I got to return home to LA and do what I got to do. I got home took a job and then another job and tried to get that second job to transfer me to NY. When they didn’t because they wanted me to stay in LA I pretty much forced them to. They still didn’t and they tried to fire me but I was about to sue them so they gave me 6 months of salary. It took me 2 years to get clear to return to NY but I had to start in Baltimore AGAIN and then I finally made it to NY. Now 9/11 was real for me as I’m in International Trade and they blew up the WORLD TRADE CENTER so you can imagine my disbelief as I know I would’ve been in that building trying to start my company.
When I finally returned to NY I got hit with a whole bunch of petty setbacks but I endured them and finally opened up shop. Now when I explain this to everyone they think I knew what I was doing but that was a lie. I didn’t know how I was going to return to NY I just knew I would. I didn’t know how I was going to start up the business I just knew I would. During this setback or readjustment time I had great jobs and was in charge of shit at a very early age. I had offers to work for other people in NY but I turned them down.
Long story short getting Plan A took me longer than I thought. I always hear people saying they have a Plan B and I always thought what happened to Plan A did someone die or something? We all have to realize that Plan A in all it’s color and glory is what we really want. This Plan B shit that cat’s think is normal is because they really didn’t have a Plan A. For those of us who can see exactly what we want going to Plan B is a fvcking lie to ourselves. Every day that Plan A was not my reality I just kept on adding to it. When I finally got Plan A done I had so much more than what I ever planned.
So be mindful and go after what you want and get exactly what you want. There is no Plan B there’s just Plan A and if it takes longer than you thought make it Plan A+!
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The optimal word here is “knew/know”. You KNEW about your sh*t. I was telling katz the other day about planting weak words in their heads like “faith,try,desire,hope…etc”. That they have to be firm and CONVINCED about their shit, EXPECTING it to succeed.
It does something powerful in the universe when you eliminate the “possibility” of success and AFFIRM it as your BIRTHRIGHT.
That “knowing” is some heavy sheit!
I like this. Setting your mind on that end goal and keep going forward until it is achieved. Even if it takes a lifetime.
@Supreme Ase…yes. That’s all it takes. Conviction. Strong words and action.
I learned from a muppet years ago:
“Do or do not, there is no try”. lol.
@Supreme – All I knew was that I wanted to open my business in NY. I thought that was where the money was so I was focused on getting there no matter what.
I agree as I thought it was my destiny to do this and I just kept marching towards that goal. It took me more time than I thought but all the experiences in the middle were actually necessary for me to open my business.
@AH – It’s all or nothing when you know exactly what you want. I think so many people get sidetracked or settle and never become what they envision. I didn’t care what my resume looked like or any of that shit I figured I got to NY I’m going all the way.
This is deep because it speaks to the power of persistence and determination. I believe a lot of people throw in the towel when the going gets tough or at an early age. Ray Kroc and Sam Wal-Mart got it poppin’ later in life.
At the same time there are a million people our here chasing rap music, pro athlete, and super model/video ho pipe dreams! So many of them are going to fail and be broke that I think maybe they should ditch that plan A and focus on making money! That’s what I did personally and now I have the means to buy back all the music equipment I sold and one day chase that dream again if I want.
This is soo real to anyone intent on being successful. We get caught up in what we need and forget what we want.
@dcmalkom: I was also dreaming of being successful in music and I still plan to be, but realizing my natural skills and the money that is there for the taking has lead me to know that it will not be my first road to fortune.
Plan A is success, plan B is settling for less…I want more.
@DC – I’m with you as it might’ve not always looked like I was still on Plan A. I had to go the roundabout way to get what I wanted and it took some years of looking like I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.
That entertainment bug in so many of our folks is a trap. I’m not saying cats can’t sing or aren’t talented but shit we all realize it’s rare. Nowadays cats are on some GROWN MAN hobby shit getting gray hairs in their beards talking like they 17 on the block.
Fame is a helluva drug!
@JSoul – Like DC said it’s just persistence. How long are you willing to endure not having in order to have? My mother used to call it the slingshot theory. She told me the longer you sacrifice to get what you want the more you’ll get when you finally let go.
Yes, I so agree. I noticed though the people that preach the Plan B shit the most are hating ass family members. Just go for your dreams and end the lives of anyone who try to stop you is my motto.
Bruh you got a lot of hate in you PY! People in the music industry are haters, family members are haters and the average lost Sucker is a hater! Bruh you need to get some positivity around you as your whole world is full of people bringing gray clouds to your overall hustle!
Most people with a Plan B I think never really recon their Plan A. Yes, it might be impossible doing it the first way but not the second or third. I don’t even know what a Plan B is… the fine girl’s sister… the mansion next to Beverly Hills…. the Hyundai that looks like a Benz? I don’t get it so I try to stick to what I really want all the way in living color.