Intro to Expansion

Thanks for being here while I find my legs and figure out how I want to convey all that’s in my head and heart to yours.

I always want to kind of outline the process and behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into what I’m doing to provide more insight and perspective.

So, you should expect some kind of “Making of:” kind of thing accompanying the things I create and share.

With that, let’s go “behind the post” into the making of The Future We Choose.

Melvyn

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This post is going to be a little rocky to start, but I intend to leave you hopeful.

We are living in a decisive moment in time. For all the things I’ll outline, I believe that how we respond as well as what we choose to do in this moment will determine the nature of the future we will inhabit. Let’s run down the short list.

Melvyn

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Meeting the awareness that possessions, accomplishments, and locations could never define, limit, or contain all that you are and dream of.

Listen to the Reckoning Audio Journal here: Apple | Spotify

I have created five playlists, Audio Journals, that correspond to each of the phases of internal discovery I’ve lived and intend to share in my posts and other media (as stated in Preparing for the Journey).

Consider these Audio Journals to be a representation of the soul of the journey.

Here, and in the following posts of this same kind, I plan to share a bit about what each song means for me, the lyrics that hit me hardest, and why I included the song in the journal entry. It’s my hope that you can hear these songs how I hear them and you glean something inspiring or humanizing that you enjoy or relate to.

The first Audio Journal I keynoted was i. Prologue to Destruction. In Prologue to Destruction, I describe my journey of triumph and loss and how it’s resulted in my ability to “love a little bit deeper.”

In Reckoning, after my old life and perspective have been shattered, I find myself in a space where what begins to appear is a subtle sense of hope. In this stretch of my life, I found myself tapping into a personal power tied solely to who I am, not anything I had accomplished or possessed.

Hit play and let’s go on another journey.

Melvyn

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To the creators. It is time for you to come alive.

Melvyn

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In Preparing for The Journey, I mentioned that I’m doing all this—writing, creating, putting myself out there—in part, for all the people I’ve met and loved.

The ones who know they’re capable of so much. The ones who have dreams they hope they one day get a chance to live. Those who have people they’d love to impact. Places they dream of seeing. Leaders they dream of being.

Everything I create, curate, and share is for you.

Melvyn

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After what’s felt like a lifetime… I’m finally becoming the me of my own creation.

And I want to share with you who that is. Who I am.

In this post, I will introduce myself by sharing with you:

* What I believe is important

* The experiences I’m drawing from

* Why all this should matter to you

* What I envision for us

* Why you should hear it from me

* What I want you to do next

Melvyn

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What happens when you realize the beautifully-adorned life you’ve built is in conflict with the person you most dream of being?

Listen to the Prologue to Destruction Audio Journal here: Apple | Spotify

I have created five playlists, Audio Journals, that correspond to each of the phases of internal discovery I’ve lived through and intend to share in my posts and other media (as stated in Preparing for the Journey).

Consider these Audio Journals to be a representation of the soul of the journey.

Here, and in the following posts of this same kind, I plan to share a bit about what each song means for me, the lyrics that hit me hardest, and why I included the song in the journal entry. It’s my hope that you can hear these songs how I hear them and you glean something inspiring or humanizing you can use.

In this entry, Prologue to Destruction, I walk you through the emotional journey of getting the things I dreamed of and the crashing realization that I would have to give them up to become the person I dream of. It’s a ride.

Hit play and let’s go on a journey.

Melvyn

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I feel like I’ve been preparing for this moment and this work my entire life. I’ve only ever wanted to be myself, study the things I love, and share them whenever and with whomever I can.

And I do feel ready, HOWEVER, I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel nervousness or extreme self-doubt. Hear me tell it in this post.

Melvyn

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In this post, I want to share my vantage point of what I think is happening in the world, how I intend to support us with my work, how that help will arrive, and some guidelines to make sure this is fair for both of us.

Contents

* Our Terrain

* My Objective(s)

* My Methods

* The Madness to Those Methods

* Rules for the Road

* Our Journey, Should You Choose to Join Me

Melvyn

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