You may have been wondering where all the eclectic street looks went. They are still coming however I’m in a a different place in learning the sensitivities of the business world. There are also some other lessons that have shown up in this part of my life coarse. I just thought I take a journal entry to share with you.
I’ve seen a quote that said something to the effect of a different level requires a different you to succeed it. I think we all know that that is true. In the past, I’ve transitioned pretty well, pretty seamlessly even. That is not to say there weren’t any bumps but I didn’t fail as many test and not know why on my own. At this point, I’ve had numerous reality checks and alarms popping up frequently.
The most pressing reality check is about passing safely and under the radar, sort of. I follow movements like the The New Stereotype and am fully aware that suits are trending as everyday wear. However, I did not think that it would be MY answer to getting what i wanted.
So what happened to all of the eclectic street wear? I had to trade it. Not completely, but I’m making some changes to be able to make a different impression on people who don’t necessarily live with sensitivity to any other culture outside of what makes money. I’m talking people who aren’t very interested in people or the audience they are in business to serve but more so in the numbers that influence and are influenced by them. These positions must be approached from the dark sort to speak. Approached in a way that doesn’t alarm them from a distance of something different, out the box or uncomfortable approaching.
Reminds me of a quote from the bible where Paul talks about becoming like the person he was trying to convert to appeal to them and eventually win them over. I think that is a big part to one of the lessons in the is chapter of my life.
To be honest, to come to the realization of how absolutely necessary it is for me to emulate, in a way, in order to even be able to participate in the conversations without my own money, I cried. I cried right in front of my mentor as we talked about this.
I felt like I had established comfort in being eclectic me no matter where I was. To understand that I had to become like someone or something else to get something that I want felt like selling out. It felt regressive. There must be another way, a middle maybe? Truth is there is always other ways. Every different path requires a different coarse of action and I was already in the middle of one so the test is how can I stay the coarse without losing me?
That is biggest part of the different place that this post is about. I haven’t adjusted to the practice of having multiple outfits daily or as often as I want to shoot. Its tough. There are a lot of things that eat up time and in the south. The biggest and constant time snatcher is travel. I commute. So working around work hours and cold temps hasn’t yielded the most turn key productive days.
Aside from that and maybe because of that, new opportunities have arisen and response time is short.
So now I’m just trying to pass some of the test I’ve been failing. I want excel at this new level. The adjustment has been slow on my part but I just want to make and make it matter.
Please bare with me as I am still going to post, write and review dope street eclectic pieces but they may come at slower rate than what how frequent I used to post to the site. That may be the case at least until summer is in full swing.
Thank you for your support.
In an entry to come, I want to share some of the other projects I’ve coming up so keep following. Theres some music to be heard and some communities to impact and I need your help.
I’m in a different space right now. A young king learning his way.
