Hardship is necessity for success - it's the defining characteristic. In today's episode I discuss why things that are worth accomplishing usually take some bit of sacrifice.

Doing spiritual work lately

Reminds me a couple months ago was dealing with depression, can only diagnosis this after the fact. But wasn't as motivate and felt helpless.

Meaning:

Happiness comes from suffering - greater appreciation for good times - have to die to yourself, sacrifice - personally productivity makes me feel happiest

- cold showers

Only good things come with work

Didn't realize that adult life is a grind, really small progress every single day.

- right after college working 9-5 couldn't get anything done after work - want to watch tv or video games. Still in a similar boat... but have solution.

- Miracle morning, wake up early and have the energy to tackle some of my bigger projects. Less drained and fewer distractions from email, texts, Emily isn't up yet. It's nice. Flies by, but that's my magic bullet

How? A little bit of going to bed earlier, but more reliant on app Sleepy Time.

- Like making this podcast - consists of me waking up at 5am and editing

This advice goes to you as the viewer as much for myself: try to see the silver lining.

Summary:

Learn about my journey to becoming a videographer. - What it was like in the beginning - What keeps me going - Challenges - Advice to aspiring videographers

The Art of immortality - what does that mean? Why title?

How is this applicable to the audience?

4 tools for to telling a story (written, audio, pictures/drawings or video)

My why:

How I got started in it:

The Process

Pet Peeves with the industry

The Eeriness of field/Why the Art of Immortality

Stan Lee Quote on Creating: "I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing."

Two of my early videos:

Backflip Blunder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DF4tpqwIUA&t=60s

Skiing with my Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsAd2gAxPHY

My grandfather's video: https://youtu.be/h_FSHwdsaXM

Will Smith video on skydiving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpd61o6TvXM 

Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxDkWBvxHEI 

Semester at Sea: https://www.semesteratsea.org/ 

Video I made on the ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlANwlswjU 

Video of my experience in France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wru5ykuQJeg

In this episode I talk about my experience with tackling the craziest things I've ever done in my life as well as reflect on my Grandfather who was a POW surviver of WWII. - His story of father dying at early age, worked through childhood, fought in WW2 was a POW, broke off engagement, had 5 successful kids and tons of grandchildren, phone ringing all the time. Lived to be 95. - Stand on shoulders of giants - "Asked him craziest and wildest things he has done." Getting engaged and going off to war. - 3 Craziest things I've done so far in life: 1. Doing marathon - no training - Hood to coast, felt great - big believer of just signing up - Talk about training - mile 14 wondering what I had signed up for - rainy day, slowly slogged my way through it in over 5 hours, nothing to write home about, but did it 2. Skydiving - Explain experience getting there riding up (farm, small plane, enough for 3 people) - Falling through a cloud - Not like a rollar coaster - Landing wanting to just hold on to the ground - layed on ground for at least a couple minutes - look to the sky and think that is not supposed to happen, but it did! 3 Traveling the world on Semester at Sea - Forever changed - forget about day-to-day, but great to be able to reflect on those moments - meet people, push your comfort zone - realize that not everyone does things like the US - cultural days, norms, best practices, food, music - Memories everywhere from Russia to the Bahamas, but some of my favorite places were Ireland Morocco - Ireland like Oregon, beer, music, nice people - Morocco - culture shock, camels in the Sahara Reflection: What's the craziest thing you've ever done? Next episode: An interview with my room mate.