http://www.danomi.com INTERNAL STRUGGLE: RE-DISCOVERING SELF Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:27:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/hells-a-great-place-to-visit/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/hells-a-great-place-to-visit/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:32:22 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1114 gtvt_posts[1114] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fhells-a-great-place-to-visit%2F", title: "Hell%26%238217%3Bs%20A%20Great%20Place%20To%20Visit", category: "Motivation", desc: "I%20got%20the%20opportunity%20to%20walk%20through%20hell%20recently.%20%20It%20was%20a%20very%20enlightening%20journey.%20%20If%20you%20have%20never%20been%20you%20should%20go%20someday.%20%20There%20is%20so%20much%20to%20learn%20from%20the%20people%20there.%20%20There%20is%20also%20a%20lot%20to%20learn%20about%20your%20self%20there.%20%20It%20is%20a%20place%20that%20is%20full%20of%20mirrors%20showing%20you%20how%20wretched%20you%20must%20have%20looked%20to%20those%20outside%20of%20hell.%20%20When%20you%20realize%20that%20you%20are%20in%20hell%20and%20constantly%20see%20yourself%20for%20the%20wretch%20you%20are%20it%20has%20a%20way%20of%20giving%20you%20the%20insight%20that%20you%20need%20to%20see%20yourself%20as%20a%20better%2C%20more%20beautiful%20you%3B%20if%20only%20you%20are%20granted%20another%20chance.%20%20Yeah%2C%20if%20you%20are%20in%20hell%20chances%20are%20you%20fucked%20up%20somewhere%20along%20the%20way%20and%20you%20definitely%20need%20another%20chance%20from%20someone.%20%20%20"}; I got the opportunity to walk through hell recently. It was a very enlightening journey. If you have never been you should go someday. There is so much to learn from the people there. There is also a lot to learn about your self there. It is a place that [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/hells-a-great-place-to-visit/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/our-journey/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/our-journey/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:16:03 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1104 gtvt_posts[1104] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F11%2Four-journey%2F", title: "Our%20Journey", category: "Motivation", desc: "The%20real%20journey%20that%20we%20all%20must%20make%20is%20the%20journey%20within.%20%20We%20must%20all%20travel%20deep%20within%20our%20own%20selves%20in%20order%20to%20learn%20all%20there%20is%20to%20know%20about%20the%20universe%20that%20we%20are%20a%20part%20of.%20%20We%20all%20are%20products%20of%20the%20universe%20in%20which%20we%20were%20created.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20you%20hope%20for%20any%20reward%20at%20all%20in%20this%20life%20it%20will%20be%20found%20somewhere%20buried%20deep%20down%20within%20your%20own%20being.%20%20We%20all%20have%20treasures%20and%20riches%20buried%20inside%20of%20us.%20%20However%20we%20all%20get%20distracted%20by%20the%20world%20around%20us%20which%20knocks%20of%20the%20real%20path%20that%20we%20must%20all%20travel.%20%20Sometimes%20our%20careers%20stand%20in%20our%20way.%20%20Sometimes%20our%20friends%20stand%20in%20our%20way.%20%20Sometimes%20our%20family%20stands%20in%20our%20way.%20%20As%20important%20ingredients%20as%20all%20of%20these%20distractions%20may%20be%20to%20our%20existence%20in%20this%20world%20we%20cannot%20allow%20them%20to%20become%20hindrances%20to%20the%20overall%20goal%20of%20our%20lives.%20%20We%20all%20know%20that%20our%20lives%20have%20more%20significance%20than%20what%20we%20see%20and%20do%20everyday%20but%20we%20can%E2%80%99t%20seem%20to%20put%20our%20finger%20on%20it.%20%20We%20know%20that%20we%20have%20greatness%20lying%20inside%20of%20us%20just%20waiting%20to%20be%20discovered.%20%20Our%20collective%20mistake%20is%20thinking%20that%20someone%20else%20will%20come%20along%20and%20unearth%20our%20greatness.%20%20We%20must%20make%20a%20commitment%20to%20ourselves%20to%20unearth%20the%20greatness%20inside%20of%20us%20and%20then%20share%20it%20with%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world%20so%20that%20others%20may%20be%20inspired%20to%20unearth%20their%20greatness%20as%20well.%20%20This%20will%20push%20us%20toward%20a%20better%20tomorrow.%20%20%0D%0A"}; The real journey that we all must make is the journey within. We must all travel deep within our own selves in order to learn all there is to know about the universe that we are a part of. We all are products of the universe in which we were created. If [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/our-journey/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/beautiful-monster/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/beautiful-monster/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:51 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1077 gtvt_posts[1077] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fbeautiful-monster%2F", title: "Beautiful%20Monster", category: "Mobile%20Lifestyle", desc: "%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fgapingvoid.com%2F%22%3E%3Cimg%20class%3D%22alignleft%20size-full%20wp-image-1078%22%20title%3D%22eric%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F11%2Feric.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22eric%22%20width%3D%22398%22%20height%3D%22224%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AImage%20via%3A%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22gapingvoid%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fgapingvoid.com%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EHugh%20MacLeod%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AInteracting%20with%20other%20human%20beings%20continues%20to%20be%20a%20tricky%20situation%20for%20me%20to%20pull%20off.%20%20If%20I%20could%20avoid%20dealing%20with%20motherfuckers%20all%20together%20I%20would%20but%20unfortunately%20the%20world%20isn%E2%80%99t%20set%20up%20like%20that.%20%20The%20worse%20part%20is%20dealing%20with%20people%20who%20you%20have%20no%20choice%20but%20to%20deal%20with.%20%20My%20family%20has%20always%20presented%20problems%20for%20me%20in%20this%20area.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20hard%20to%20communicate%20with%20people%20who%20you%20have%20to%20also%20live%20with%20on%20a%20regular%20basis.%20%20You%20can%20never%20truly%20be%20brutally%20honest%20and%20in%20turn%20you%20never%20really%20want%20anyone%20to%20be%20brutally%20honest%20with%20you.%20%20That%E2%80%99s%20one%20of%20the%20unwritten%20laws%20to%20making%20relationships%20work.%20%20You%20would%20think%20that%20the%20opposite%20would%20be%20true%20since%20sometimes%20what%20we%20need%20is%20raw%20uncut%20truth%20in%20order%20to%20make%20progress.%20%20People%2C%20me%20included%2C%20would%20rather%20believe%20in%20fairytales%20until%20such%20a%20time%20when%20reality%20is%20forced%20upon%20us%20and%20then%20we%20still%20look%20for%20ways%20to%20escape.%20%20It%20takes%20work%20to%20refrain%20from%20correcting%20other%20people%20whose%20lives%20have%20both%20direct%20and%20indirect%20consequences%20on%20your%20own%20existence.%20%20I%20have%20to%20remember%20to%20take%20deep%20breaths%20or%20something%20before%20I%20try%20to%20%E2%80%9Chelp%E2%80%9D%20people%20with%20their%20understanding.%20%20Most%20times%20they%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20to%20be%20helped%20anyway.%20%20And%20more%20importantly%20I%20have%20to%20keep%20confronting%20my%20own%20truth%20and%20my%20own%20reality%20so%20that%20I%20can%20get%20beyond%20believing%20my%20own%20fairytales.%20%20I%20have%20enough%20work%20in%20front%20of%20me%20trying%20to%20overcome%20my%20own%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22lateral%20action%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Flateralaction.com%2Farticles%2Finner-whining-artist%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EInner%20Whining%20Artist%3C%2Fa%3E."}; Image via: Hugh MacLeod Interacting with other human beings continues to be a tricky situation for me to pull off. If I could avoid dealing with motherfuckers all together I would but unfortunately the world isn’t set up like that. The worse part is dealing with people who you have no choice but to [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/beautiful-monster/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/are-you-ready-to-write-a-novel/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/are-you-ready-to-write-a-novel/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:50:19 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1058 gtvt_posts[1058] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fare-you-ready-to-write-a-novel%2F", title: "Are%20You%20Ready%20To%20Write%20A%20Novel%3F", category: "Motivation", desc: "%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwritetodone.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fhow-to-write-a-novel-in-30-days%2F%22%3E%3Cimg%20class%3D%22alignleft%20size-full%20wp-image-1059%22%20title%3D%22novelmonth%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F10%2Fnovelmonth.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22novelmonth%22%20width%3D%22441%22%20height%3D%22577%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0Avia%3A%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22write%20to%20done%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwritetodone.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fhow-to-write-a-novel-in-30-days%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EWrite%20%3Cem%3Eto%3C%2Fem%3E%20Done%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AJust%20as%20a%20reminder%20to%20myself%20I%20like%20to%20get%20this%20part%20out%20of%20the%20way.%20I%E2%80%99m%20writing%20for%20a%20reason.%20Primarily%20because%20this%20is%20how%20I%20am%20choosing%20to%20make%20my%20living.%20This%20is%20what%20I%20do%20for%20a%20living%20so%20I%20have%20to%20do%20it%20everyday.%20%20The%20content%20that%20I%20develop%20will%20always%20be%20a%20part%20of%20some%20bigger%20project%20of%20which%20I%20know%20not%20yet%20and%20I%20will%20snatch%20tidbits%20here%20and%20there%20to%20use%20for%20content%20on%20a%20couple%20of%20the%20websites%20that%20I%20produce.%20%20I%20am%20also%20accepting%20the%20challenge%20to%20write%20a%20novel%20with%20Leo%20over%20at%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22zen%20habits%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fzenhabits.net%2F2009%2F10%2Fhow-to-give-yourself-to-whatever-the-moment-brings-and-forget-stress%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EZen%20Habits%3C%2Fa%3E%20%26amp%3B%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22write%20to%20done%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwritetodone.com%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EWrite%20To%20Done.%3C%2Fa%3E%20November%20is%20apparently%20novel%20writing%20month.%20%20Who%20Knew%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20main%20reason%20I%20have%20to%20start%20of%20with%20reminders%20to%20myself%20is%20because%20I%E2%80%99m%20the%20%E2%80%9CWriter%20Who%20Doesn%E2%80%99t%20Write.%E2%80%9D%20%20If%20in%20fact%20I%E2%80%99m%20a%20writer%20who%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20write%20then%20that%20makes%20it%20super%20hard%20for%20me%20to%20justify%20my%20existence.%20%20And%20if%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20going%20to%20write%20then%20I%20should%20definitely%20do%20something%20else.%20%20I%20gave%20myself%20that%20little%20title%20a%20long%20time%20ago%20but%20I%20think%20I%20can%20let%20go%20of%20it%20a%20little%20and%20not%20try%20so%20hard%20to%20live%20up%20to%20it.%20%20If%20I%20continue%20to%20live%20up%20to%20that%20title%20then%20I%20may%20not%20only%20never%20make%20a%20living%20doing%20something%20that%20I%20enjoy%20but%20I%20might%20not%20ever%20enjoy%20life%20again%20if%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20learn%20how%20to%20be%20myself.%20%20Writers%20Write."}; via: Write to Done Just as a reminder to myself I like to get this part out of the way. I’m writing for a reason. Primarily because this is how I am choosing to make my living. This is what I do for a living so I have to do it everyday. The content that [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/are-you-ready-to-write-a-novel/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/re-learn-something-new/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/re-learn-something-new/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:59:44 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1054 gtvt_posts[1054] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fre-learn-something-new%2F", title: "Re-Learn%20Something%20New", category: "Motivation", desc: "When%20you%20stop%20and%20take%20a%20look%20around%2C%20there%20are%20actually%20boundless%20opportunities%20everywhere.%20%20I%20signed%20up%20for%20an%20entrepreneurship%20class%20a%20couple%20of%20weeks%20ago.%20%20The%20first%20meeting%20was%20less%20than%20inspiring%20and%20I%20considered%20dropping%20out%20of%20the%20class.%20%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20make%20the%20second%20class%20due%20to%20a%20scheduling%20conflict.%20%20The%20third%20class%20was%20last%20night%20and%20it%20was%20truly%20a%20challenge%20for%20me%20to%20actually%20go%20to%20the%20class.%20%20I%20ran%20several%20excuses%20through%20my%20mind%20until%20finally%20I%20decided%20to%20give%20the%20class%20another%20try.%20%20Most%20of%20them%20were%20arrogant%20in%20nature%20because%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20see%20the%20real%20value%20of%20the%20class%20because%20the%20material%20seemed%20like%20repackaged%20goods.%20%20After%20this%20short%20debate%20with%20self%20I%20decided%20to%20embrace%20this%20opportunity%20to%20learn%20something%20new%20and%20benefit%20from%20another%20person%E2%80%99s%20perspective.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20class%20was%20actually%20pretty%20engaging%20on%20a%20lot%20of%20levels.%20%20The%20class%20consists%20of%2010%20%E2%80%9Cstudents%2Fentrepreneurs%E2%80%9D%20and%201%20instructor.%20%20So%20far%20the%20best%20thing%20about%20the%20class%20is%20the%20open%20case%20studies%20that%20are%20taking%20place%20as%20each%20participant%20shares%20issues%20they%20may%20be%20faced%20with%20and%20we%20all%20offer%20feedback%20from%20the%20different%20business%20experiences%20we%20may%20have%20had%20in%20order%20to%20shed%20light%20on%20one%20another%E2%80%99s%20business.%20%20The%20thing%20that%20stands%20out%20the%20most%20is%20the%20fact%20that%20what%20I%20take%20for%20granted%20sometimes%20because%20it%20may%20be%20something%20that%20I%20do%20already%20with%20my%20business%20ventures%20actually%20has%20great%20impact%20value%20to%20others%20who%20may%20not%20have%20been%20exposed%20to%20certain%20information%20that%20I%20process%20regularly.%20%20And%20of%20course%20this%20works%20in%20reverse%20because%20due%20to%20listening%20to%20their%20experiences%20and%20suggestions%20they%20have%20shed%20light%20on%20at%20least%203%20issues%20that%20I%E2%80%99d%20written%20off%20as%20unsolvable.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd%20do%20you%20know%20what%20the%20best%20part%20is%3F%20%20Every%20person%20in%20the%20class%20has%20a%20real%20face.%20Every%20person%20has%20something%20that%20they%20are%20bringing%20to%20the%20world%20that%20they%20feel%20a%20certain%20way%20about.%20%20Real%20exchanges%20are%20the%20best.%20%20%0D%0A"}; When you stop and take a look around, there are actually boundless opportunities everywhere. I signed up for an entrepreneurship class a couple of weeks ago. The first meeting was less than inspiring and I considered dropping out of the class. I couldn’t make the second class due to a scheduling conflict. [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/10/re-learn-something-new/feed/ 0