Fresh and I have been meeting on a weekly basis, sometimes several times a week to discuss our game plan.

The plan?

We dont know the plan. The plan changes every week. Its the destination that stays consistent. 

The destination?

Stability and happiness. Money to live the way we dream and to look after the people we love. To not worry anymore about tomorrow. To find peace in our lives and more importantly in our minds. 

Im 25 and Fresh is 22…we’re still young compared to a lot of people in the game, but we feel old in our minds. We’re people who have been through a lot in our lives and I guess we’re just trying to be at the other end of the tunnel now.

Dont get me wrong, the struggle is beautiful, but we want to it to end and start the new chapter. 

Can we flip that page now?

We meet up to think about what steps need to be taken. What projects need to be finished. Where we need to go. Who we need to speak to. We think about pros and cons and where our actions will take us. 

Whats amazing is that everything that you see Fresh and I working on now is something we thought of 2 or 3 years ago. As much as we’d like to relieved of our everyday hardships right now, we always try to never lose sight of the importance of good timing and careful calculations. Great work will bring you attention, success, praise, new work and a world of opportunities. Miscalculate a move, lose your footing and have fun trying to get back up when everyones turned their back on you.

I told my girl about the convo Fresh and I had. She loves how motivated and eager we are to achieve our dreams but she also said something along the lines of not wanting us to get too caught up in the idea of getting rich young and fast. All the fun lies in the journey itself. The harder the struggle, the greater the appreciation. If this was easy, then everyone would try to do what we did. She said not to be so hard on ourselves. That even though we dont think we’ve achieved much and we’re getting nowhere, there are a ton of people who are willing to trade places with us in an instant. If it was that easy we’d probably already be there…and then what? If we achieved it, we’d just keep moving on to another project anyways. Being the people that we are, we’re never going to be satisfied and we’re always going to want more. She told us that she has all the faith in the world in us, and that we’re talented young men.

Everything we have done has been right so far. And in retrospect, Im glad we took as long as we did, because if we had tried to do any of this earlier in the timeline, we might have failed or not have done such a great job. 

Whats super crazy to me is the fact that my girl is giving my the same advice that I give young people or the same ish I usually type on my blog. I guess at some time, we all get lost in our own willderness. Its good to know theres always moonlight to guide you in the dark.

From all these convos, my advice to you is:

Dont forget to live…

Because this life already is a dream in itself…it doesnt end…it just keeps going.

You wake up when you give up…

Sleep well. 

Thank you to Fresh being one of the best friends Ive ever had and for always looking out for me. I couldnt do this without you, brother.  Thank you to Julie for being one of the most supportive people in this life and never giving up on me and always finding the right words to save my inspiration.