AWESOME post, bro - really great work. love how you line 'em up and knock 'em down. and BIG SMILE when i saw the Chip Conley wisdom in there. :-)

so thrilled to know ya and be learning along with ya as you LIVE ON PURPOSE!

2 things: what the hell was your dad saying/doing during all this? and i *almost* thought you were going to say you were jerking "something else" yesterday...

those questions aside - great example of listening to your gut. it's almost fun for me now, of when i come across something where I'm trying to get away with something and it's just like, "nope - you KNOW what to do - so now go and do it"

thanks for sharing this. by the way - did you know it was a guy? maybe it was a lady - perhaps you would have WANTED to leave your #? ;-)

This sounds like a great exercise... :-)

Seriously appreciate the enthusiasm and clarity, bro.

hey - whaddya got against us Macbook folks? :-)

spectacular post, man - lots of excellent ideas covered in here. i'm amazed that you put it all out in ONE post (instead of creating a stream of them - perhaps even a subscription series... :-)

Your WRITING is one of the main reasons i keep coming to sensophy - it's so fresh, so fun, and so YOU (now that i know a bit more...). in fact, i think you're able to put things in writing that few people would ever be able to do verbally (even you). quite a strength homeskillet (can i use that here?).

Here are my Top 5 (seen High Fidelity recently?) - i'll look at this in terms of "my work," instead of a Just Over Broke!

1. Connection - meeting people and understanding them on a deep, genuine level
2. Exploration - new places, new activities - get outside that comfy comfort zone and expand my horizons
3. Entertainment - lots of laughs and lots of smiles. it's all about the Play, right?
4. Freedom - I want to start working at 7 AM? great! i want to take 3 days off. equally cool!
5. Solutions - finding ways to make stuff happen - let's move forward what we're passionate about!

i'm not sure what the appropriate simile is in the movie (maybe marla or meat loaf), but if you apply LOVE to any negativity in your life, that emotion will dissolve. it's not about avoiding it, but rather applying a healthy dose of hugs. perhaps the next time you're feelin' low, you can use this as your mantra: "his name was robert paulson!"

interesting that as i explore what most excites me, my comfort zone kicks in and wants to keep me right where i am. doesn't it know that the future holds good stuff ahead? sure there may be some bumpy times, but wtf CZ!? i hope you appreciate my radical use of acronyms there.

i think this is very similar to complacency - self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual danger. you feel good where you are, not realizing that there is danger ahead - your life is flying by without you even being part of it!

always a great reminder that "victim" mode is not permanent & a choice; we are in control of our own happiness, flow & meaning. let's go out, CREATE & PRACTICE some happiness! thanks for the always awesome words Jacob!

we are led to believe (and billions are spent each year towards this end) that products can make us happy and can "fix" us - when each of us has ALL the tools we already need. i vote for self-mastery. Positivity & enthusiasm for something, ANYTHING will cure you quicker than any amount of coinage you fork over.

bro - really appreciate you reaching out for my ideas on the topic. what's fascinating about a post like this is to read so many other ways to view this question, and to see how many people pursue their dreams! plus, it seems there's much interest in cyborgs, new countries, yacht parties & time travel - let's make this a reality! :-)

i'm reminded of the text on the side mirrors of cars: objects are closer than they appear - you will get there, my friend. whether you track it or not, it'll happen, and you'll know it. all good things!