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he paused.
she looked back.
he looked sad.
she asked why.
he said nothing.
she said goodnight.

and her lisp was the cutest of all the land.

-ricky

posted by ricky @ 1:13 AM

The answer to success.

FEAR! Is your fear of failure greater than the excitement of success? Fear of selling out, fear of the almighty NO, fear of everything this side from death. Attending A.C.C. & Del Mar for public relations and advertising, I learned that everything that you do is marketing for yourself. How you present or carry yourself, how others perceive you all coincide to the networth of your success in any scenario. Your actions are a direct reflection of how you are and who you will become. This is important for anyone to realize because when your integrity is tested, people will know how you will react and most importantly how you handle your composure. This brings me to another topic. Your network.

In an essence, every person you meet is a potential client. For what, who knows? My network is the single most important thing to me. Without it I could not make connections and moves otherwise necessary to be successful. I am sure that someone down the line in your life has told you it's not what you know, it's who you know. Getting the foot in the door is the first step and after that, you gotta outshine em. To be successful in any industry, you have to have a strong, dependable, reliable and loyal network. Without this you will find yourself more vulnerable to opposition and make things difficult I'm the pursuit to success. Below are a few guidelines to help get past that fear and moving towards the direction of more profitability, productivity, and success for your clients.

• Love your Clients! - Clients could care less about what you know until they know you care.
• Serve your Clients! - If you’re selling something that the client doesn’t need, then you probably shouldn’t be selling it at all. If they do need it, then you’re not really selling, only consulting through educating and persuading. Remember- people hate being sold, but they love to buy!
• You are Yoda! – Just as every Jedi goes to Yoda, your clients come to you because you have the omniscient, all-knowing Yoda type of knowledge that is responsible for them paying you in the first place.
• Encourage New Ideas! – Keep a questioning nature and always remember that business owners know more about their businesses than you do. So shut up and pay attention…
• Get Hungry! – A closed mouth doesn’t get fed if you want things to happen. You have to initiate the action!
  

Stay up and hope this reaches some of you on a level of comprehension and retention. And to whomever reads this good-luck on your endeavours!

-Ricky

posted by ricky @ 11:20 PM

i'm gonna need a bodybag

how i'm feeling as of late...

+ feeling good about the band (parle)
+ my job is awesome
+ i love my friends
- missing her
- feeling like i have to push every breathe out of me just to catch another one

:( i miss her so much

posted by ricky @ 9:20 AM

and the story goes a little something like this....

it's so easy sometimes to just quit on something. you can pour your heart, time, money and emotions so invested into something, and once it gets to a point to where you're tired of it, it's just so easy to quit. my gf broke up with me today and the only thing i could do is watch it as it went by. I've tried so many time on so many levels to try to make this work. comprimising, making promises and secret negotiations with your heart just won't work anymore. she doesn't want to do this anymore but i dont know if i want to either. i know i can probably do better but we'll see what this all ends up to be. but like i heard once, "love can't save you." it really can't. i dont know why i'm writing this but i feel a little bit betterr about the situation. whatever. i'm sure later i'll feel so crappy, sad, emotional but i'm sure eventually i'll get over it. this is stupid.

posted by ricky @ 3:21 PM

I'm a genious with a headache

the only fingers you point should be at the mirror.

tomorrow is 2007.i dont make resolutions, i make promises to my heart and i dont need some end of the year party ushered in with a hangover and smoke-filled hair to "start over". there are 364 other chances in the year to stop your shitty or counter-productive behavior so why choose today? you dont need a "resolution" or a new year to "begin again" because this world is full of people just WAITING to "begin again". its just as arbitrary as any other monday. if your year sucked its because you didnt make an effort to learn from your mistakes or from those who surround you.
they say the number one "resolution" is to lose weight. so do it.yeah, dr. phill isnt the one to stand by your side and give you the "you'll get em next time, tiger" speech. no, fuck you. if you didnt lose the weight you wanted to you're simply lazy. hands down. you tried but you didnt try hard or long enough. you gave in and gave up. the world is full of lazy people. are you one of them?stop eating crap, stop eating so much and start moving around. yeah weird, it actually works.
you want better friends because all they do is talk shit to you.what people and predominantly, kids dont understand is that friendship is a two way street and that YOU happen to be half of that shitty relationship. either you're enabling the abusive relationship or you're too much of a chickenshit to stand up to people and tell them that they are offending you. which one are you?if you maintain shitty friendships its because you yourself let it happen. if you have shitty friends its because you're a shitty person. its difficult to stand up for what you think is right, but whats more difficult...to tell someone who has a part of your heart that what they do or say is offending you and remove them out of your life or to sit back and take your place as a submissive and beaten dog as they continue to make you eat shit sandwiches? ultimately, you control the people you surround yourself with."i want to tell the world to 'fuck off,' just like you ricky."telling the world to 'fuck off' without knowing what you're standing up for or having direction is pointless and childish. people dont like inarticulate spoiled little brats, you simply come off as selfish and immature. the last two things that would evoke empathy or understanding. whats your battle plan? what do you have to gain by telling the world to 'fuck off'? is there a reason? once you've accomplished your goal of giving everyone you know the finger, then what? no one will care about your trite little middle finger rebellion unless you have an objective. every little thing your heart desires will involve some sort of compromise or sacrifice. school, friendships, money, careers...every last goal you strive for will involve some amount of suffering, how much you will tolerate will be up to you. you dont like to compromise? cool. good luck with your life. i hope you dont expect big things. "but i just want the world to accept me for me."yeah, well get in line. resolutions have a long history of failure. lifestyle changes do not.temporary solutions are just that, temporary. thats why most diets fail. because people dont see it as a permanent plan, we see it as a line in the sand that once we think we've crossed we can sit down and relax...but what most of us dont realize is that that line is always moving. it doesnt wait for you, us or anyone. the struggle of life is constantly running to cross that line and the irony of it all is that we will never cross it and the knowledge of that is the difference between the intelligent and the victims.so you can moan and bitch and complain and fall back with the boring and lazy who want nothing more than for you to keep them company or, with two middle fingers raised high you can smile and run as hard as you can because your character will be measured by the goals you strive for, the fight you give and the secret promises you've made to your heart.

2006 was the best year of my life. love/live/learn

posted by ricky @ 4:07 PM

cancel our subscription - we don't need your wishes anymore

i should be ashamed of this, i'm not.
this smile don't work and i'm only as loyal as my options.
find a nice spot in this room where you can dig yourself much deeper in.




i can't believe that you would ever trust me.

posted by ricky @ 9:05 AM

take your foot out of your mouth and into the door

I’ll choose to follow the tracks, to study the facts, the acts that you left behind. You can lie to yourself but i'll never believe you. You know what I'm bad at and that silence is awkward enough. I'll never get this right. intro,verse,chorus,breakdown,chorus,end. there's a formula for everything but you can't put a plan on this.

we'reallselfconciousimjusthefirsttoadmitit

-ricky west

posted by ricky @ 11:37 PM