The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 14

(Day 14: Ready to Soak it ALL in!)

LAST DAY OF QUARANTINE!!!!! I can’t wait to get out and start the trip! I’m going into this trip with an open mind. I’m really trying to keep my head clear and absorb what this place has to offer without trying to over analyze or have any real preconceived ideas of what the trip should or could be. I’m here to experience this place and all it has to offer; I’m ready to soak it all in!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 13

(Day 13: Delayed Gratification)

The internet and this idea of instant gratification, that we as people, have willingly adopted as the norm needs to be met with a reality check! The only way to succeed in anything is to understand and except delayed gratification. Now I’m not saying that you should work on something that has nothing to do with what you’re trying to do. Rather to delay the end gratification to a point that you can gather and build all of the right steps to achieve that goal. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. Sometimes that means the time needed to achieve the gratification is much longer than we may want or have anticipated. Trust me your patients are met with an equal and opposite payoff; it WILL be worth it!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 12

(Day 13: Creating a Better Tomorrow)

We all need to realize that sometimes, we need to lose, to win. I love my family! That’s why I’m here in Thailand and in quarantine. This idea of sacrifice to get a head is one based in truth. I’m here in Thailand to build something bigger than just myself, stronger than me alone. Something that I can depend on, that will allow me to spend more time with my family. The ironic part is I need to spend six weeks away from my family, so I can have more time with them. This episode goes deep into this way of thinking and how to frame it correctly so you can have it work for you, not against you.

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 11

(Day 12: Riding the Ups & Downs)

How many of us feel this constant roller coaster when we think about time? I like to think about this like a bank account when it’s full or, added to, we feel safe and relax. Then when it starts to get low, we, QUICK try to put more in. I find this to be true with my deadlines as well. When I get a new job in, I think “well I have 6 weeks, no need to rush”. Then on week 4 I think “well I have 2 weeks still.” Then comes Monday and I think SHIT, now I have 5 days! Time to get to work. What if we could look at this problem from another angle? Listen to this episode and see if it helps with that!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 10

(Day 11: Farm Your Time; Enjoy The Crops!)

We have talked a lot about time on the show; how to find more of it, how to use it better, how to find and kill your time thieves, the list goes on. The question now is… What do we do with this newfound time, and why do we feel bad if we spend it on a NON-WORK task? Give it a listen, I hope it helps!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 9

(Day 10: Motivation & Its Many Forms)

As art-based business owners we tend to have more motivation than the general person. It takes motivation to decide to make and sell our work. Often, we are motivated to try new things or gather new skills. What happens when our biggest motivators are taken away or changed, then what do we do? How do we approach motivating ourselves for something totally new, or something we have never done or experienced? How do we get and keep that motivation while keeping our mind open and not overbuilding these unknown things in our heads? This episode will give you some great tools you can apply in your own life to help you find and keep your motivation.

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 8

(Day 9: Quarantine is NOT The Destination!)

By this point we all know about quarantine and we all have gone through it or know someone who has. I feel that most of us are not excited to quarantine or are “volunteering” to do so… unless you’re me of course. That’s exactly what I’m doing! I traveled halfway around the world to set up manufacturing for my jewelry line Elegant World and in doing so needed to perform a FULL 14-night, 15-day mandatory “voluntary quarantine” to enter the kingdom of Thailand. That’s where this story begins.

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 7

(Day 8: The Only Way Out Is Through)

It’s hard to put into words. The reason I’m here in Bangkok is to make my jewelry line. The reason I’m in quarantine is because I need to be to enter the country. Sometimes the things we want to do, our goals or dreams, take us down some pretty weird sides streets in our lives. Often this is where, as artists, we find our best stuff! Being an American we think that there is always away around things… an easy way, out right? This is NOT that! Sometimes the only way out of the woods is through them. In this case, the only way into the kingdom is through the woods!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 6

(Day 7: The Artist, The Beautiful Technician, and The Art-Based Business Owner)

This is a hard one to put up, because this idea is still fresh in my head. I’m still working through these ideas, I offer this up in an act of transparency, as well as to open a larger conversation. We would love to hear your thoughts!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 5

(Day 7 How Déjà Vu Can Help Guide You)

Once you learn to open your mind and except things for what they are or could be, you start looking for other connections that you may have previously missed. That’s really where I landed on this idea of being reassured and guided by my déjà vu. This episode is a little obscure, though I think it helps frame some of these connections that now I’m realizing maybe more cosmically, or universe related, then just crazy coincidences. I for one am using them as a barometer in my life, how about you?

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”