All of my life, I've played it safe... for the most part. However, even if I do play it safe, I've always strived to excel; I guess I'm a walking oxymoron, but who isn't? I've excelled at things that I was supposed to excel in: winning spelling bees, running for president/executive positions/founding various organizations, joining a fraternity, graduating from college. All of these may be worthy of merit, but they are still - safe. Safe endeavors seem to be sufficient for so many people. Go to school, get good grades, get a good job, marry and have kids then give them the same advice.
Well, I stopped playing it so safely about a year and a half ago when I was offered the opportunity to go to South Korea. At first I was a bit apprehensive about it, I mean, the thought of leaving my country (literally) had never crossed my mind. Leaving the city, sure - the state? Probably. The Country? Nah. And not only that, but to a country that I didn't even know anything about. Almost everybody in my family didn't like the idea of me going so far away; but I looked at it like this: If I stay in Cincinnati for the next year, I pretty much know what I'll be doing, working and kickin' it with the same people that I've been kicking it with all or most of my life, but if I do go to Korea, well, I'll have NO idea what's going to happen... And that's when playing it safe became a distant memory.
While in Korea I stepped my life up, I started obtaining more opportunities in the entertainment industry; I featured in a mainstream Korean movie called 이태원살인 (Itaewon Murder), I was on tv a couple of times, did a short film, started a band, obtained a plethura of performances, started The International Hustle Blog and now I have a regular spot on the radio! But all in all, my biggest accomplishment was becoming a better person. I've done and seen so many things in my past that I just shake my head at now and having the opportunity to leave everyone behind for over a year gave me so much time to think and gain clarity on myself, my relationships and my future. Well, I'm here now (here meaning my current position) I'm quite a distance from the starting line but even further from the finish, I have more bleeding, sweating and crying to do...
~ Pinnacle, The International Hustler
2 comments:
Just a heads-up: You cannot have "obtained a plethura (sic) of performances". You have been in, rapped in, been a part of, starred in, hosted, or MC'ed a plethora of performances, but you cannot have obtained them, at least not in any easy-to-understand, natural English sense.
Keep up the good work, brother. I look forward to when you make it big-time. I know it'll happen.
Hmmm... good point, thank you for that correction of my own language lol. I wonder how many times I use incorrect English a day? Anyway, thank you for reading I hope you come back visit my site more often.
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