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A corollary to the FTE (F*ck This Event) thread.

I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell and the The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
He deconstructs myth and lore to show that the Hero's Journey follows a certain pattern.
Think of Odysseus and his long journey back home.

We see this pattern in modern epics such as Star Wars, the Matrix, and Gladiator.
These heroes are usually depicted with a mission to restore order and grand vision to return to a peaceful family and home.

There are scenes in Gladiator where Maximus has visions of himself at his home and in the fields with his long deceased wife and kid, in order to get himself through his injuries and battles.

From what I remember, he kept referring to Elysium.
  1. What movie do you play in your mind to motivate yourself after painful mistakes and setbacks?
  2. What future do you envision?
  3. What is your version of Heaven, Elysium, or Valhalla on Earth?
  • I picture a house by the lake with a fire pit and big barbeque smoker for making brisket low and slow.
  • I see a Corgis, Huskies, and lots of rescue puppies dancing and barking for my divinely inspired brisket.
  • My wife and kids are there too (even though I’m too busy to have a relationship right now).
  • My daughter is on my back like a monkey, grabbing my beck, and is unknowingly choking me out.
    • (Good, I hope she chokes out any creeper that she comes across when she gets older).
  • My son is latched onto my leg and is using my foot as a seat.
    • (That means he wants me to walk around while he acts as a weighted boot to play and to test my strength).
  • The brisket is ready now…time to eat, listen to some evening jams, and make sure everyone is taken care of...
  • No one will go hungry, the lights will stay on, and we will have a peaceful home
Back to work, back to the arena...I'm still fighting.

Friday night and I'm still in the flow.

Thanks for reading FLF - the Entrepreneur with a Thousand Faces
 
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Xjip vji epdoipv hmefoevust ug vji Dumuttian iphehif op cevvmi eheoptv nep, moup, us cies, tasimz vji nutv taddittgam xisi puv qupfisoph vjios Wemjemme us Jiewip. Tadj xet migv gus vji quus qjomutuqjis, mowoph apfis e vsii. Esi zua op vji Dumuttian gohjvoph gus zuas getvmepi, op vji dsuxft tqipfoph vjios nupiz gus vji ipvisveopnipv ug nuwoit epf Dumuttian gohjvt, us vji tofixemlis apfis vji vsii fsienoph ug Wemjemme?

Vjot ot e dmutis dusummesz vu vji mencu dumus vjsief vjep e GVI.
 
Xjip vji epdoipv hmefoevust ug vji Dumuttian iphehif op cevvmi eheoptv nep, moup, us cies, tasimz vji nutv taddittgam xisi puv qupfisoph vjios Wemjemme us Jiewip. Tadj xet migv gus vji quus qjomutuqjis, mowoph apfis e vsii. Esi zua op vji Dumuttian gohjvoph gus zuas getvmepi, op vji dsuxft tqipfoph vjios nupiz gus vji ipvisveopnipv ug nuwoit epf Dumuttian gohjvt, us vji tofixemlis apfis vji vsii fsienoph ug Wemjemme?

Vjot ot e dmutis dusummesz vu vji mencu dumus vjsief vjep e GVI.
  • O vjopl zua esi notapfistvepfoph ni us nottoph vji gusitv gus vji vsiit.
  • Ataemmz, xjip qiuqmi jewi e GVI ov ot dmutimz gummuxif cz e nottoup epf wotoup, epf vjiz tiil e civvis mogi.
  • Pu upi teof vu tqipf nupiz uqamipvmz us fsien apfis e vsii emm vji voni moli tuni giim huuf joqqoi.
    • Vjev ot kanqoph vu e xomf dupdmatoup.
  • E fsien xovjuav xusl ot katv e gepvetz, cav xusl xovjuav e fsien ot notisz.
  • O'n tonqmz etloph qiuqmi xjev vjios wotoup gus vjios gavasi ot epf xjev liiqt vjin nuvowevif et e pevasem piyv tviq vu vjios GVI.
    • O atif vjot atehi, dusummesz - e pevasem duptiraipdi us sitamv
  • Csievji epf fsien xovj ni gus e nunipv, CAV puv muphis vjep vjev. ;)
 
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Dupfu up vji ciedj.... Decop op vji nuapveopt.... Meshi SW
 
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