What the hell is all this negative talk! Seriously. I didn’t move back from Cali to hear people who I thought wanted to improve and put Killeen on the map all of a sudden quit.
Gaming is what I do for a living. I HAVE FUN ALL THE DAMN TIME! Losing is a part of learning and improving. If you want to play casually, that’s cool. If you want to compete, that’s cool too. You can have both and be happy, but if you’re unhappy about your life, it sounds like you got more of a personal problem rather than a problem with Street Fighter, or gaming in general.
I’ve trained killers for 10 years. I’ve counseled men and women of all background for over 10 years. I’ve been there and if anyone wants to talk to someone who will listen and want FREE advice, I’m your man. Money, girls, guys, cars, games, kids, health, fitness, nutrition, education, etc… Just because you only see me as the guy who works at a GameStop or whatever, doesn’t me I have no other specialties in life. Oh yeah… I’ll even talk about religion, government, and politics… I miss having intellectual conversations.
But seriously… ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE (…and that includes Street Fighter, lol) Some just want to play and have fun, some want to win, and I go can on and on. Everyone has their own reason, but I want to touch on a previous statement.
Play hard + minimal work = mediocrity of life
Modest play + modest work = modest life
Minimal play + work hard = exceptional life…with the BONUS of EXTRA time to PLAY HARDER for the hard work you put in
You can live life however you want it. That is the beauty of free will. There are people out there who enjoy sewing. It is their passion and they get paid jack shit, but they are happy. <Just an example
I’m not rich, but I’m enjoying life right now. Doing what I love is all that matters to me and that is gaming, gentlemen. I love to compete and I enjoy playing casually.
I guess what I’m trying to say is… there is no such thin as losing the insight of things. Just what you want for yourself in life. If you’re not happy working at Wal-Greens, find another job. Simple. Do what makes you happy. Don’t have the experience, get some… work on similar things that will help and use it on your resume’. I can help you get where you want to be. You have to be confident in the things you want. You have to ‘own it’. When I say that I can make things happen… I do just that. Make it happen.
On another note… relationships. Gentlemen, I do believe no one here knows relationships better than someone who has been married for 10 years with a non-serious gamer. Its all about balance. If they love you for you… then it doesn’t matter, because it makes you happy and as long as you don’t neglect your other half, they’ll be happy. You see, Stacy understands that my dreams have always been working on games. Sure, you’ll have obstacles thrown your way, but you’ll get by them. Some of mine were, military related, and others were educational.
… I must stop and think for a moment… Most of you are still young and have a lot ahead of you right now, but I’m just conveying from my experience that IT IS ALL POSSIBLE! I didn’t let the Marines stop me… seriously, we’re talking about the Marines here! I was a damn Gung-fucking-hardass-Ho Marine. Everything was Marine Corps… perfection. I excelled where my peers failed and then some. Hell, I have a fucking mural painted of me on a wall! No bullshit. I was the epitome of what a Marine is. I ran my Marines into the ground… literally kill 'em daily, but that was part of the mindset. Yet, in the inside did not let my Marine corps lifestyle stop me from what I truly wanted in life. I couldn’t have retired as a Sgt Major, done more tours overseas, got more awards and shit… but that wouldn’t bring me happiness, and realizing that from the get go is what helped me… and that is what is going to help you.
Rambling off topic I know… but I’m going through a lot right now. Stacy lost the baby, but we’re not letting that get us down. Why let it? It’s not like we can’t try again in the future. [insert religious talk here]
Ian: Hey there brother, I’m here for you. I know what you’re going through. Always getting the shoulder about ‘going out to play games’. She should be anything but angry really. You’re not going out drinking, gambling, hitting the clubs/strip clubs, or anything like that. Just innocent gaming, but you have to find that balance and try to make up for shit like that. Ask Gavin. From all his previous posts, he is always posting that he has to hang with the wife first, and etc… same thing here. I take care of business in the house, let her know whats up and boom… It’ll be harder for you because it isn’t as serious and in these stages, losing her over ‘games’ is a high possibility. Bring her into it slowly and make her understand that this is what you love to do… I’m not so sure where you stand as far as gaming (diehard or casual) so I’ll leave it up to you.
…and that goes for everyone else. I’m a fucking nerd/geek. I own everything, collect everything gaming… but you never seem 85% of the shit I own because its in storage and in the wife’s living room, gaming gear does not go well with their funiture setup. Eh… I had a game room in the house we had in Cali… IT WAS FUCKING SWEET!
In conclusion: I recommend reading David Sirlin’s book titled, “Playing to Win”. I believe he has this in electronic form now on his site. He is the producer of HDR and a fellow SRK’er, I’m sure you heard of him.
I love you all (no homo) I’m always having fun! And these silly ranbats… have a purpose. You’re not obligated to be there and its not like I’m going punish you or put you in a blood choke for not participating :lol: It is to serve as a seeding system for those of us who want to see where we at (competitively) Shi’t, I don’t think Demarcus missed one yet!
/end chapter 1
