BY: MrJackBrickhouse (@GotMYShades) cabdoffical.com
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Let me
take a deep breath before I start. Hi! I am ashamed to admit this
but I have a drug addiction. What is the drug of choice you ask? It's
sort of a long story ya know. However the 2% condensed version is
still rather interesting, so I'll stuff this gallon into a pint for
the sake of time. I've had this addiction for awhile, I guess. My
drug of choice has some weird side effects. It causes me to have
"Obsessive Behavior" to begin with. I find this side
effect in action most often while pursuing success. No matter how
many times I fail, I can not quit. Oh believe me, I've tried! It's
like the young adult who wakes up with a hangover and vows to never
drink again. That is until he or she receives that phone call from a
friend who wants to party again later that same evening. By 630p he
or she is 3 drinks in again. See those kids have an obsession that
lures them back to the bar. They like the feeling the alcohol
provides and are chasing that feeling. My
drug delivers a similar feeling to what alcohol causes for those
kids. However, the feeling of accomplishment is what I find
myself chasing. The higher the stakes, the more quickly I want to
sign up for the task.
Well,
my drug addiction has another side effect I am ashamed to mention. It
makes me an "Adrenaline Junky." Junky may not be the proper
word because I am not competing in any extreme sports. Let's just say
it causes an "Adrenaline Dependency." Yeah, that sounds
better! LOL. The rush of delivering a major project before a deadline
is an amazing feeling.
As
the roll call of side effects continues, "Lack Of Compassion"
makes an appearance on the list. This addiction completely eliminates
my compassion. I work so hard that it's hard for me to understand
others who can't make at least a quarter of the commitment I make.
The truth is I do understand and really have compassion for these
individuals, but the next side effect I experience, "Overdrive"
negates that emotion.
It's
like I have a button that I can press when I am really attempting to
accomplish something. It allows to me to shut down and override
anything but the task at hand. My friends and I call it getting "Ice
Cold!" We coined that phrase due to the sub zero levels of
disregard your personality visits while you are going through one of
these "Ice Cold" episodes. It really sucks overall. Being
"Ice Cold" can cause rocky relationships across the board.
However, the great ones find away! So find away I do!
Ah!
Another side effect is "Increase In Passion." My gosh! You
would think the projects I am completing are like the Superbowl or
NBA finals in the sports world. I'm so passionate about producing a
top notch product, I go crazy around the house with every success. I
feel like I just threw a "Hail Mary" touchdown pass or
scored a buzzer beating basket. Unfortunately, nothing that exciting
ever occurs. Task more like finally concluding the editing of a
magazine, producing a show, or writing for another artist are all
projects that can ignite this "Increase In Passion." It's
all game 7 to me. I remember NBA-AllStar Allen Iverson stated that he
played each game so hard because he approached each day like it would
be his last on earth. This drug evokes that same feeling each and
every day no matter what project I am attempting to conquer. I
believe it's one of the most dominate of all side effects!
I
won't bore you with anymore side effects of this terrible drug. I
hope you see my point, that this drug addiction I have is really
doing a number on me. Sheesh! The pros! Oh what about the pros I'm
sure you are asking. The pros are so small and insignificant I really
hate to shed any light on them. If you must know, those negative side
effects have really created some very positive outcomes. I was able
to start a small media production company. I landed one of my music
catalogues in London, England and my music is doing very well in
Europe. I guess most recently, I co-authored my first book and my
company published the literary work. Nothing has happened to make a
big fuss over at this point. Trust me, with all the working I am
doing, I won't hesitate to inform you when it does. Oh wait before I
conclude, I realized I haven't revealed what my drug of choice is.
Sorry about that. This drug has been around since the beginning of
time. The drug is known in the streets as "Motivation" and
it sucks!
~MJB~
MrJackBrickhouse is a producer, public speaker, podcaster, blogger, and author who is on a mission to positively impact the world. With his finger on the pulse of society, he strives to revive the "anything is possible" attitude that is usually lost in our transition into adulthood.
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