Progress Progress Progress

Mid year reviews are coming up...

Im pumped. I should be getting promoted.

More money...(ALWAYS a good thing)

Closer to the next promotion.

Here we go...

So since May 13 a lot has changed.

My goal has always been to make a million dollars by the age of 25.

That being said...I am very far behind...not to say im broke by any means, but a million dollars is a lot of money. So I have a ways to go...

Anyway...

I have mapped out a plan to hit this goal. It is going to take a LOT of hard work and long hours, but Im going to stick with it and see what happens.

THE PLAN:
1) Promotion - I am expecting a promotion within the next month or so which will give me a financial boost and increase my working capital.
2) Save - Living on my current budget will give me a chance to save a significant amount of money in the next 3 - 4 months
3) Continue my education - apart of building Mastermind Business has always been to aquire property being well versed in this area will serve as a significant advantage
4) Make a significant investment by December 2011 - this has already been mapped out in a private notebook, but you gets none of those details until it materializes.

What do you think???

When People Show You Who They Are Should You Believe Them?

People dont change they just figure out whats important...

CORRECTION: THE QUEST FOR "FREE" NON-BORING ACTIVITY!!!

I'm going to go to the Improv, but...

A) I'm ballin' on a budget right now (PS I hate budgets...but nows not the time)
B) How gay is going to a comedy show alone. I can see it now...

Me: That was an awesome show, that joke about the midget was hilarious. HAHAHAHA! Oh and how about the food, oh man...
Other Pers.................FUCK (PS This blog is PG-13 for strong language and nudity)

LOL...whose getting naked?!?

My stream of consciousness is a flow of nonsense I swear...smh.

THE QUEST FOR NON-BORING ACTIVITY!!!

Sports: Yes
Dogs: Yes
Drawing/Music: Yes
Drinking: YES!

...I feel like Flo...



I digress...

hmmm...comedy: yes ...now we're cookin'
Comedy club? (I heard there was an improv...)

HMMMM...brb

Prelude...

So I was doing a quick search to find out "How to meet people in a new area" ....you can ridicule me about how lame that is later...I didnt read past the first couple sentances, but what struck me and instantly made sense is that you should look to meet people in places where you would already like to be...(first thought...bar)

Second thought (a bit more productive)....I need to find out what I really have an interest in.

HMMMMM...Lightbulb...thus here I am. Not that blogging is something that would help me meet people, but I figure why not use this opportunity to begin our journey together. I have so many ideas for this page...Ima drop a few dimes on ya right quick:

$1,000,000.00 in 365 days

Getting closer to God

The Bucket List

Rise to the Top: A tale of ambition

Anyways before I commit to more that I can handle lets focus on finding out what the hell is going to keep me entertained out here in the middle of nowhere. Thus we begin....

THE QUEST FOR NON-BORING ACTIVITY!!!!

Release

I live in Ohio...I dont have much else to do but work...I'm back.

Love, Peace, and chicken grease

So with this, my last post as the unusual suspect, I retire from this blog world.

Some people do it extremely well, shout to Yoda, Bonita, Aden and Whitney. Others...ehh not so much, shout to myself and all of the other mediocre bloggers out there...you know who you are (ooooo burn).

I have toyed with this decision for a while now and its official. The Unusual Suspect is done and over with. In place of the time that I spent surfing the net and writing here I am starting a professional development for college students project that will be the launching pad for something that I have always wanted to do...teach (bet ya never knew that huh!)

As a recruiter my job is to place the perfect candidate into the right job. It is unreal how many people I see who are 35 -40 years old who never had the opportunity to do exactly what it was that they wanted. Or the college grads that I have to pass over even though they can do the job but don't have enough "experience".

Now more than ever experience is what determines how successful you are once you graduate and as a professional developer it is my job to make sure that you are able to get in contact with the right people who can give you the experience you need to make it once you graduate.

I know a lot of you who are reading this have made those connections and I commend you, but for those who haven't its not too late and I would advise you to start now. Build beneficial relationships with people you can learn from and learn with. If you don't know where to start, start with me. I would be more that happy to share my network and information with you.

Anything from writing resumes and getting internships, to finding funding to start a business or budgeting your personal finances. I guarantee that if I don't know I can put you in contact with someone who does so that you can chase your dreams now instead of later.

You can reach me at:

cdantley@aerotek.com
412-498-2208
Ask for Calvin

PS...I might come back like Jordan wearing the 4-5, but it ain't to play games with you.

T.G.I. Friday

So I had a half day at work today...

Getting used to working full-time is a big adjustment. I was thinking about it in the car on my way to work the other day: "Calvin (yes I do refer to myself in the 3rd person), you are going to have to wake up this early everyday for the rest of the time you spend with this company...are you ready for that?"

I came to the conclusion that I was and continued the day thinking that there would be no more getting out early or coming in late without consequences. Then today happened. We had a HUGE week at the office, wont bore you with details but a few people raked in some serious coin, so our Director of Business Operations (now isn't that a hell of a title) said we can go home early. A little reward for all of our hard work...now wasn't that sweet.

YES!...I got home today at 12:30pm. And now I'm coastin' thru the rest of the day and right into the weekend. Im expecting a relaxing next three days.

Wouldn't you with a Friday like that?

And I grabbed that one too...

Fear and Loathing
Fight Club
New Jack City
Harlem Nights
Boomerang
Breakin' 1 & 2

-and now I am the proud owner of The Boondock Saints, which is a excellent flick. It has a little bit of everything...humor, action, irony, crazy ass ending/plot...its pretty dope from all aspects.



But I wont hold you anymore, I was just excited and wanted to let you know that my mission to have the sickest movie collection known to man is going well thus far.

Standing Ovation!

Yoda put me on to this spot a while back, and well...Thank you sir.

It was amazing.

How mad was your mother when she heard this?

If you haven't heard already, my boy Chad Johnson officially changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco...I don't care what anyone says...

I LIKE IT.

This man puts T.O. to shame but does it in a way that doesn't make you hate him. Basically, the guy has a freakin' personality and to be honest guys like Chad Ocho Cinco make sports news worth watching, because you never know what is going to happen next.

There is only one drawback to the new name....

Because it was such a late change Reebok is making him buy all 4million dollars worth of "Chad Johnson" jerseys in exchange for printing all new Chad Ocho Cinco ones (ouch)...come on Chad, if you wanted to waste money give it to charity, buy a new house, hell...give it to me, but buying 4million dollars worth of jerseys with your old name is a little much.

Its not official yet, but I am really interested to see if he goes through with this one.

Classics

I heard this song today and it took me back to the days of Mighty Ducks and Free Willy



Speaking of Free Willy...



Did I mention that these were two of my favorite movies as a kid?

September 14-19

I am very excited...I really suggest that everyone goes. Either alone, with a group, or on a date. Nothing beats good food with good company.

Can I get an Amen?

Choose

As I looked around I saw hundreds of people around me. Of all different nations and races. Some were older and some younger, but they all had one very important thing in common. They had reached a point where they had to choose. Choose what they were going to do, how they were going to live, and who they were going to be. For some the choice was so simple and obvious it was as though they had no choice at all, but for others the choice was not so easy. It brought their whole reality crashing down around them and made them fear the events to come.

For days on end they would go sleepless, lying in bed contemplating what lay ahead. Their energy was significantly diminished and their will to continue was lost. Although all around them they saw the decay of those who chose the wrong path, their fear of change engulfed them and they became the living dead; a piece of the decay around them.

And then there were still others who had learned on their path to this choice a series of lessons that would teach them to understand that there are those who were willing to help. Those, for whom the choice was obvious, who could understand their struggle to choose correctly and assist them in making a better decision. Though these "others" are called proteges and usually carry the glory of changing nations, it is those who teach them, the "helpers" who determine the fate of the world.

-Anonymous