Puerto Rican brothers Osvaldo and Orlando Marmolejos crossed paths with me at a less than desirable moment in each of our lives. We all made it out of that situation but not before we became friends. We became friends because we each realized … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Road Notes #7: Threw Some Paint At A Wall To See What Would Stick
The Outsiders Journey Podcast has hosted its first interview guests! Brothers Oz and Orlando from Puerto Rico stopped by the OJ Man Cave to share their thoughts on the recent Hurricane Maria disaster unfolding in their homeland. They also … [Read more...]
OJ Pod: EPI-22: Not Even Applesauce Can Stop Me
So I cheated tonight. Sue me. I also flew in the face of the SEO gods and risked this page's ranking high in Google. Who cares? I simply needed to be seen as being consistently on time, regardless of my (secretly) unprofessional … [Read more...]
Road Notes #6: Getting Ready To Get Ready
Knowing when you're ready to take a leap forward in any area of platform creation is a daunting fear to face. "Getting ready to get ready" describes a vast amount of the work done behind the scenes to bring Outsiders Journey to you. It's not a … [Read more...]
OJ Pod: EPI-21: Confusion, Clarity, Expansion
"What am I supposed to do next? If I figure that out, how am I supposed to build it? Once it's built, where am I taking it? What if 'it' is more than one thing, or multiple things?" I get it. I feel your pain. When your head is full of so many … [Read more...]
Road Notes #5: The Warm And Fuzzy Side Of Getting One’s Head Bashed In
My son plays high school football. The other night, one of his buddies got pile-driven head first into the ground. The kid's going to be alright, relatively speaking. Time will tell how much a new BFF he'll have in his neck. Hopefully, not much of … [Read more...]
OJ Pod: EPI-20: The Life Of A Supporter
I tarried a hair today. I have excuses. But hearing excuses is not why you hired me. Sigh. So I'm hammering away at these keys and jumping back and forth between multiple windows to get this thing posted before midnight tonight. Nothing … [Read more...]
Road Notes #4: Doing The Work
Somebody I haven't spoken to in a large handful of years just reconnected with me today. She was in a position to alter my reality in a way that could have been detrimental to my peace of mind. Nothing bad, per se. But a situation sure to upset … [Read more...]
OJ Pod: EPI-19: Some Hermit-ing Must Be Done
Maybe I should have used a pic of my posterior, instead of a guy in a cave for this one. Because I'm gonna do some soul-barin' here today. And this may turn out to be my most "Outsider"-ish post yet. "How far outside of the circle do I … [Read more...]