Tings and Things

“You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you’re putting out there if it’s received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it’s not received, great, I respect you for not.” — Octavia Spencer

Talking stages are a real thing. We bet a couple of you are probably going through them as we speak. These joints are so abstract and undefined we thought we would come here and clear up a couple of things.

Not going to lie, life in this internet world is a little crazy. In life and in relationships we do things for the people we care about but at some point, we might ask for something in return. let’s talk about it because this needs to be addressed. 

Ah yes, this is definitely a call to action and not one of those toxic ones you find on the dark corners of Youtube. So often we flirt around with the idea of things, and this leads to casual interaction without any real or defined purpose. For the past 18 months or so, a lot of you have exposed yourselves to new things and there has certainly been a spark, why not empty the clip and see what’s on the other end?

As both big and little homies it is very interesting to understand the difference between these two. Irrespective of where you are on the homie ladder, it’s all about giving a game or learning the game. The push and pull of it all are rather exciting. The urban philosopher Jermaine Cole said, “I’m little bro and big bro all at once.”

^The default position when things go wrong and we feel overwhelmed. Now obviously not all of you drink but we are all escapists to a certain extent and some of our coping mechanisms can be quite unhealthy and detrimental to our health. Let’s talk about it 

We overcomplicate our lives, relationships, goals, and to-do lists. We, as human beings, have a tendency to make things more difficult than they need to be. Happiness is found in simplicity — so how do you simplify your life?

Knowing which battles to fight – and which to leave for another day, or even walk away from altogether – is critical to being successful in business – and in life. If you find yourself fighting too many battles, on too many fronts, you will end up feeling drained of emotional, mental and physical energy. What’s more, both your work performance and your relationships with your colleagues will inevitably suffer as a result.

Ah this a tough but necessary conversation for any creative or consultant that is navigating through this creative space right now. Budgets have been cut out, next 60 and next 90, these things are real and it’s a chat we want to bring to the forefront.  

There are a lot of misconceptions about what boundaries are and do for relationships. We may feel that boundaries are unnecessary because our partner is supposed to already know and act on our needs and wants, or that they ruin the relationship or interfere with the spice. In reality, all healthy relationships have boundaries! A relationship can’t be healthy until both partners communicate their boundaries clearly, and the other person respects them. Healthy boundaries in a relationship don’t come naturally, nor do they come easily.