Monday, August 10, 2009

RHYTHM SHOOTER

Now that some folks want to know how the name "Skywalker" came to be. Plain and simple I had mad hops!! I could jump out the gym!! and I was only about 5ft 4. I had a rep for dunking on people, or doing nice break away dunks: 360's and such. When I entered LA High School. My name became Mr. Hops. But my game was limited due to the fact I had such a dominant skill, I didn't need to work on other parts of my game cuz my jumping ability allowed me to cover all other short comings I had on the court, not until I was older did my jumper, and dribbling skills get a lot better as my dominant jumping skill started to diminish, and could no longer jump out the gym. Now "my game" is mostly shooting jumpers, but once I'm in a good shooting "rhythm",its lights out, the same goes for work.
Rhythm shooter the title had something to do with basketball, but more about the current stage of my life. Yes I do still play ball, as often as I can, and I love to hit the three pointers especially when I get in a "rhythm". This rhythm that I am referring to, is the rhythm of my life, my wife and I are both salespeople for us, the seeds we plant today, is for us to harvest in the future, and the harvest that we have today, came from the seeds we planted in a different season. My wife and I just had our first child together, we got and new house, we both made career changes, all within the last two years. She worked at her previous employer for 9 years, she went through many mangers and pay deductions, she has a real talent for what she does, but the result of her great work was more work for less pay, so she made a move, its alright when the wheel is turning, but to make it make that first rotation... it's a "bitch" she had to start from scratch. And during this same time I had an opportunity to do Real Estate full time, with "hot shot" in the business, we both knew that I would not remain in the car business, due to the hours are just too long, yeah you make money, but what is your life, nothing against the car business I still love it, it helped us to have the life we have grown to know, but I just didn't want to hang my hat on it for the rest of my life, you can't grow without knew challenges.
The reason for all the back ground is this. We have a lot of guess at our home, my wife's family and my family come out often. But here is the thing, we both work from home, so our home is also the "office". I can't speak for my wife, but for me it hurts my production, because I'm a "rhythm shooter" Everybody that comes out, is on vacation.....but we... are not... on vacation, and they don't respect the fact, that we are not on vacation and it pisses me off, its if though we are forced to take vacation, and trust I get a tude! because they are here in our home/office; it's like your family coming to your office everyday and sitting with you while you work, they're making noise, they get bored, wanting to do things, but you have to stay to work so you can maintain the lifestyle they enjoy with you. I feel that either we need a bigger house or they need to stay a Hotel, and see us after office hours, because again " it kills my rhythm", I don't want to tell you an excuse,why I'm not successful, do you really care? I wish we could move in to a much bigger house, but at this point with them coming to the home/office so often, I may never reach my goal. My insecurities is what drives me everyday, I'm scare to death of lack of success, not having what I deserve, I've already lived the other(growing up poor). We need to get this shit right, I hope I don't sound too, selfish, but I have a strong desire to be the very best I can be everyday, with all that I do. My coach in high school always said "I don't want excuses I want results".

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