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Why Work Hard?

Posted on by magicrat_larry

What comes out of hard work?  I wondered this years ago and never really answered it.  Hard work in itself gives you nothing.  It is not something that by itself makes anything happen.  You have to be smart about what you are working hard on.  With the correct focus hard work can make great things.

How you choose what to focus on is the key to success and the American Dream.  Choose wisely and you will never be disappointed.  Don’t listen to people.  You don’t have to work hard on something you love either.  What? Why would you do that?  You can work hard on a smart idea that is not something you love and be successful at it.  Hard work gets you that.  The key to being happy though is to find something you like more that is still smart.

You cannot just work hard at the thing you love and expect great success.  The fact is the thing you love is probably dumb to work hard at for business success.  Find the next best thing that makes good sense and go for it.  I’m lucky, the one thing I love to do is make games, and here I am making one and it makes sense for business success.

If you have not seen the game I am a part of here are a few links…

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IndieDB – Indie Games Community with news, screenshots, and video

So Little Time, So Much To Do

Posted on by magicrat_larry

You know those people that say I am so busy?  We all do.  Most of the time you look at them and smile and say, I know you watch reruns of “That Seventy Show” every day.  Well I am here to day to tell you I am so busy.  I truly am.  I am exhausted, and pushing even harder today than before.

I am really making things happen.  Right now, I am not sure how well, or if they are good, or great things, but things none the less.  I really have no time to write this out because I feel like I should be working.  So here I go off into the sunset with all those other busy people that don’t really exist.

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If you have not seen the game I am a part of here are a few links…

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ViolentSol.com – Homepage

IndieDB – Indie Games Community with news, screenshots, and video

When People Finally Notice How Much You Are Worth

Posted on by magicrat_larry

My whole life, I have been basically passed over by the world.  Not in a bad way, just in a career way.  I’m often the voice in the room that says the thing that nobody wants to hear, but 3-6 months later everyone realizes it was correct.  Why is it that once people finally realize the worth of myself it is either too late, or I no longer need them anymore.

The truth is, when people finally notice how much you are worth, you usually do not need them anymore, they need you.  The key in business is to notice those people who are of high value quickly and acknowledge them.  Don’t appease them.  Acknowledge them and let them know, with pay, and gratitude, that their input is worth gold to your business.

I’ve never been able to figure out why I am one of the people who sees  things as very simple and easy, but is never listened to.  That is a lot of the reason why I think starting a game studio was a good idea.  Who controls a game studio?  Your worth is 100% apparent because you are the product.  It is not the other way around where political games keep people in places, and others are just left behind.

At least I hope our studio in the end is successful and feels like home.  Everyone should feel like their voice, in games, is heard.  Input is king, and every idea has potential to rule the day.  Games never leave anyone behind, and they make everyone feel their worth in equal measure when played.

Take time today to recognize somebody who’s worth to you is immeasurable, if you don’t they will probably out grow you.

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Check out our game on indieDB – Violent Sol Worlds 

Seriously, You Are a Terrible Inefficient Mess

Posted on by magicrat_larry

You are a terrible inefficient mess, now that, that is out in the open let me reassure you it can be fixed.  I know, you are saying, no way, I’m just really busy, I have no time.  Yup, that is because you are a terrible inefficient mess.  Just admit it like I did years ago and attack the problem, because it is a problem.

See, I bet you spend more time doing basically nothing you care about than you do on the things you love.  I bet you sleep, or relax more than you need to.  I bet you watch TV.  I’d bet that over 50% of your waking hours, not at work, are wasted on things that you personally would say are not important.  It’s true, I didn’t believe it at first either, until I spent an entire year looking at it to remove the stuff I did not care about and just leave the golden bits of awesome that is a satisfying life.

Take the time today to look at your daily actions and ask yourself, if I didn’t do this would I be less happy?  If the answer is no, then stop doing it and ask yourself what you could be doing that makes you more happy.  It will change everything, you will find yourself productive, satisfied, and excuse-less.  You will no longer pick up 500 new things to do because they sound cool, your day will actually knowingly be full.  Changes to your day will actually sadden you, because some of your golden nugget time will be taken away by changing a tire or going to the doctor.

It is something I wish I would have done from the beginning of my life.  Do it now, you can find time to do the things you love.  Me, I’m making games at a rate that blows most peoples minds.  Filling your life with things you love, is nothing less than pure joy.