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When You Are Not Winning!






It is sometimes so discouraging to fight for a dream, your passion, for something that you have loved, and sometimes done for years from back but to never win from it. To try so damn hard everytime, with limited resources, lack of finances and opportunities, with so many cock blockers and selfish people who "run things"..... its discouraging to keep trying when you not winning.

But the problem is with all those other elements and also with ourselves.

Self sabotage, laziness, lack of hunger, lack of planning, through thinking and implementation, stamina and then some.

Sometimes we look at the problem outside and forget to look within. How are you making sure your dream survives and lives on, within those tough situations? Do you give up with the first try? Do you value your passion enough to fight with all you've got, even when you have done it before? Do you pray about it, work on it, develop yourself and keep at it? Do you keep pushers around you? Do you know what you are doing? Do you think you've made it when you've just began? Do you think because you have assistance you need to relax? Do you see yourself of TV and think you there? Do you maintain your elevation? Do you keep working hard? Do you make most of opportunities? Do you run your mouth and loose credibility? Do you keep a solid team or do you move from one to the next using people? Do you believe in yourself? Do you read?

It is frustrating!! Being damn good at what you do but not succeeding. It is unfair when you pay your dues but at the end your efforts are not acknowledged. When you know you are a good writer but Hype still won't hire you, when you know you can create great content for a kick ass Hip Hop Show on some radio station but they wont hire you. What do you do? Keep at it, Grow, Be motivated and Create!!

It is never a good idea to give up and it is never too late to start and restart. Try and fail, then try again. Grow with each try, learn with each try, believe with each try, be a step closer with each try. But don't be tempted to never try..... Again!

The Journey goes on......
We dream and aspire. We work to acquire!

Tan.



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