Perfect For Now Part II

 "Don't let the endless pursuit of perfection keep you from actually publishing. Sometimes there's something called 'Perfect For Now. ' " - Old Man at the Gym

This is a concept that I'm learning to embrace more and more. Of course, we strive for excellence and perfection in our published and public works, but there will inevitably be corrections, oversights, and especially new ideas that if we let them, could keep the "finished" product stuck on our computer, canvas, or in our mind, right up until our death bed. That's not to mention the fear of criticism, other's opinions, or failure.  Yeah, it's a lot for a Wednesday and kind of heavy, but maybe worth stating.. So, here's just a draft of a project that was stuck in my head for years, far from from a finished product, but I don't know if I'll do more with it later. Been playing with AI for storyboarding, so I figured I'd share. Maybe it's helpful to hear, maybe not. I just know  I've met  a lot of elderly people, who in their 40's and 50's falsely accepted that it was too late to do the things they  always wanted to do. They always say they regretted not taking more risks. And maybe that's ok for some. But like the girl said "Ok well that's you. But on the other hand, me? I'm finna turn up."  

Have  good day good people. 

https://youtu.be/zRVz3U-6LDo

Progress Not Perfection

 

Captain's Log. Star date August, 2nd 2023 @ 3:54am ET

Progress Not Perfection. That's my theme for now. Just like the scene from equalizer. Have you seen that movie? Not the TV show, but the movie. Denzel Washington's character, Robert says to the trainee after hearing some suspicious sounding crunches in his sandwich....Ahh, rather than  me doing a terrible job of explaining it, 😅 Go see for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Z54ce_sTA

So I was searching for my own Blog and I found this guy as the top result. What do you mean I'm not number one? lol

http://gregmccoy.net/training/my-first-off-season-in-6-years-tracked/

Imagine If You Will...

 Imagine if you will, being on your death bed.

And standing around your bed,

the ghosts of  the ideas, the dreams,  the abilities, the talents given to you by life.

And there they are standing around your bed,  looking at you with large angry eyes.

Saying “We came to you! And only you could have given us life!”

The question is,

If you die today, what ideas, what dreams, what abilities, what talents? What Gifts will die with you?

                                                                                                                -    Less Brown

A Post I meant to Create A Week Ago

 This is a picture of a plan to achieve some goals that I created on 5/16/2023. 

That's it.

 For Now. 

One...Year...Later

For the past week or so, I've been having this thought in my head "You need to write another blog post. You need to write another blog post..."

And I'm saying to myself, I really don't have anything to say....but... I'm starting to think, maybe that's not the point every time. So finally, I get ready to write...and that's where it starts to get a little crazy.

Well, I bring up the blog site and lo and behold, the last post I made was on Sept 6th, 2021 and was titled "A Year From Now."  Isn't that wild? Had I listened to that thought and wrote it last week, it would have been pretty much a full year from when I made that post.  It's incredible how we can manifest things unconsciously and not even realize it. Today is September 15, 2022. I started writing at 1:16am ( I know, I should be sleep. Tell me about it...) I'm excited about what a year from now will look like. At the same time, I'm also learning how important it is for me to appreciate each day and as many of the moments in it as I can, even the tough ones. But umm yeah... as far as right now, I'm going to appreciate this good ash sleep I'm about to get. Thanks for reading. 

Now, go "Squeeze the Day!"

--MC

aka Greg Nice 

DBA Greg McCoy

A Year From Now- 9/6/2022

 A Year From Now will be September 6, 2022

So there is a quote that says  "A year from now, you will have wished you started today. "

 My question is when that year is up on  9/6/2022, what will you be glad you started today, 8/6/2021?

I've learned this lesson over and over and now I think I'm finally getting it. It's about having a clear vision of yourself in the future and then taking small steps, consistently, over a period of time to turn that vision into a reality. 

Think about the pyramids of Egypt...now they are UNIVERSAL treasures. So are YOU.  

Cheers to a Year from Now. 

New Beginnings...New BEGIN-nings!

 There is a scene in Drumline where the President of the University is so excited about the band's new modern sound and what it could do for the University's fundraising, that he shouts "New Beginnings!" Then he repeats that phrase but the stress of "Beginnings" is on the "BEGIN" sound..."New Beginnings...New BEGIN-nings!"   Something about it has always made me chuckle and it stands out in my mind, but maybe there is something more to it.

A concept I'm learning as I turn 40 today, on June 29,2021  is that sometimes to have a "New Beginning" I can get caught up on everything else but, the part where I actually "BEGIN."  I plan, I research, I overthink it and by the time it's time to start, life, work, and other obligations get in the way and diminish that opportunity to have a "New Beginning."  Sometimes  you just have to BEGIN.

Below is a clip of the performance that got him so excited about the New Beginnings...New BEGINnings!

https://youtu.be/JaGoM25tGVA

Enjoy your New BEGINnings, whatever they may be!

-Greg Nice

Bonus Video: Kobe Bryant Breaks Down Getting In the Zone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl49zc8g3DY

Here's to New Beginnings in 2021 and beyond...New BEGINnings!