Scott Bradley

Random thoughts and rants

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A moment about Personal Development.

I'm all about Personal Development. I think it's a fantastic idea to take time out of your day to read/watch/do something for yourself. I believe personal development should have 2 sectors. Education, and Relaxation. For a specific period of time a day, you should read/watch something that is educational that you can learn from. For another period of the day, you do something that relaxes you. A problem I see with personal development, is that people get addicted to the motivational stuff, and they never act on anything. They continue to spend their day watching and studying all of these inspirational people, but they never act on the their goals. They just keep watching and reading, hoping to find an answer. Hoping to find something that they think will push them into finally doing something, whichout realizing that it will NEVER happen until you decide to finally take action. Educating yourself if good. Taking action with the things you learned is even better.

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No

We live in a world of tolerance. Everything has to be tolerated. "I don't like that color wall!" Someone...not multiple people, someone can complain enough, and get the wall color changed. Say you're offended, change comes. Your coffee was too hot? Sue McDonalds. Sometimes, people just need to be told no. "Sometimes rules need to be broken." Well, that also goes the other way. Sometimes they don't. No could be a very powerful word.

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Speeding

Everyone is in such a hurry these days. No matter how fast you seem to go, there is always someone wanting to go faster. The last 2 days I had to travel about an hour away. I normally set my cruise somewhere around 5 over. Every single time, there will be multiple people flying past me, giving me dirty looks because I'm they had to pass me. The ironic thing, is that I usually get to a stop light around the same time they do. What's the big hurry? If you're that late, you need to leave earlier, and speeding to get there a few minutes sooner isn't going to matter that much. Don't endager others because you're not going to arrive on time.

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College

I think the focus of college should be more than just an education. I heard someone refer to a "Life University" as something that should be a thing, where they prepare you for things like "How to file your taxes" or "What the DMV is" etc. I will say that college is great for allowing certain job opportunity doors to be open to you. However, in today's entitlement world, many of the up and coming college graduates have had many things handed to them, and will not know how to function in society today outside the Mommy and Daddy blanket. A "Life" course or even a minor in "Life" could be beneficial to the graduates of tomorrow.

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Prevent vs React

There's an age old struggle of how people deal with a problem. Some either prevent the problem, or create a solution so that the problem doesn't happen again. Others will react out of emotion. Reacting, more times than not will only amplify the problem. In my world, I often find myself trying to fix issues that are the result of an amplified problem that was attempted to be resolved with a quick, reactive decision. Not every decision needs to be made quickly.

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Stress eating

Interesting thought. Unnecessary stress can be created from anything. For example, not going to be able to eat the lunch I brought today, so I'm trying to figure out where to eat. Fast food causes me to overeat, so I'd rather not do that, but it's all I have. This causes a low, unnecessary stress.

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#turtlepower #yoga. Because, turtle pants. Also, my #flexibility is absolutely terrible.

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Nothing time

Sometimes, you just have to take time to do nothing. Just sit, and watch a show. Or read something fun. I always thought that working constantly was the way to go, but that's not the case. I had a full weekend. Saturday, I started off with a 2 mile run, then lunch with my mom. That was followed by DJ'ing a company Christmas party, that required 7 hours of my time. Sunday was filled with catching up on odd jobs around the house that needed done. Rehanging a towel rack that had fallen, getting a shelf painted and ready to be hung, cleaning, etc. After that, dinner at the future grandma-in-law's, and shopping. Not a lot of time to just sit, and relax. It's important to do nothing because it gives your brain a chance to recharge, and prepare for the next thing to come. Turning your brain off is something you have to train yourself to do. Allow yourself a breather.

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Blog: Finding Adventures in Life

No run so far again today. Legs are still sore from Wednesdays squats. I'm going to try and go tonight though. I've discovered if I don't work out, I eat like shit. I ate nasty fast food today, and drank soda the last 2 days. My body is hating me. I had to go buy a few groceries last night. As I'm shopping, I run into a coworker. I stop and talk for a second, and she explains to me that she was out on a date night with her husband. She said they just like to come to Wal-Mart, and walk around, kid free. Now, I don't have kids, so I guess I can't pass judgements, but I never want my life to get to a point that going to Wal-Mart is excitement for me. I like to stay home. I like having everything I need at home. But, I also like to be outside. I like to run outside. I like to camp. I like to kayake. We're in the process of buying a horse, so I have a feeling I will be pushed into liking horseback riding. I hope to continue liking these outdoor activities into the middle aged years of my life. I don't want to be that person that goes to Wal-Mart to entertain myself.

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Why is Super Cena valuable to build talent?

John Cena gets a lot of hell from the "WWE Universe." Any fan that watches on even a semi consistant basis knows that. He gets half boos, and half cheers every night. I used to be one of those people that wanted to boo Cena. I was so tired of him constantly winning, and seeing the same old match from him that I would change the channel, or fast forward through his matches.

But then they started doing these U.S open challenges with him, and I started to see Cena in a completely different light. Every match in his U.S open challenge was very entertaining. I'd even go as far to say that a lot of them were the better matches out of all the years match. Not MATCH OF THE YEAR candidates, but still in the top 50.

I then came to the conclusion that I was very wrong to criticize John, and call him "Super Cena" like the rest of the cool kids.

If you listen to any of the podcasts (Austin, Jericho, Ross, etc.) they say that there aren't many "unbeatable" Superstars on todays roster. And, they're right. No one superstar has an undefeated streak/record, or even a record of winning big matches more than John Cena.

Now, here comes where I think Cena is so valuable. The WWE spent all this time having Cena constantly win. We got sick of it. So much so that we knew it was coming.

Now, think about what I just said. "We knew it was coming." We were conditioned by the WWE to instantly think that Cena was going to win every match. When John did actually lose, it meant something. It meant something to the story, and to the person that beat Cena.

During the U.S open challenges, it featured many up and coming superstars and rookies, like Cesaro, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, etc. All of these matches were great matches, because each match featured John being in trouble. Multiple times throughout the challenges, we thought the opponent had John beat. And beating John Cena means something, because he's Super Cena and (wait for it) wins all the time. And what does almost beating Cena mean? You're a potential threat, and a contender. Not some joke that no one believes you can win.

I know that sometimes the WWE does things that we scratch our heads at, and sometimes, we just need to open our mind a little, and cut them some slack.

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Hip Hop

As a DJ of ten plus years, I've had to play a lot of different music. The one that I've come to dislike the most, is Hip Hop. Don't get me wrong, I'll listen to some Hip Hop. But it has to be about something. Artists like Biggie and Tupac get the rep of being artists that rapped from the soul. Their music had a message. Sure, it had it's promotional components of "I'm the greatest ever," but that wasn't the entire song. A lot of today's Hip Hop is nothing but "look at my cars, and money." A lot of it degrades women as well. The majority of it is so filthy it makes me uncomfortable to play at some shows. Yet, the radio stations continue to play the shit out of it. I don't understand that. There are some aspiring artists out there that are rapping with a message. I applaud you all. Rap your hearts out about your struggles, or about the state of the world, or whatever. Don't tell me how awesome you are. There are millions of people on this Earth that think they are awesome. Do something positive with your music. Create something I can bob my head to, hear your message, and follow along, and think "wow, that amazing." I'll gladly support you.

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Pardon my rant

I'm still not feeling up to par yet from these allergies, so that is probably adding to my frustration just a little bit. I work in IT. That's as much as detail as I'll give. Today, I was told that once a week, our department is assigned 4 hours of greeter duty. 1 person per hour for the 4 hours will have to stand up front, and greet people. I'm sorry. But this is the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. We rarely have any interaction with the public. Why is this a sudden necessity? It just makes me wonder how many people's job it is to just sit in a room, and think of these outrageous "team building" theories. Most of these people probably have less than 5% facetime with their actual team. This wouldn't be as big of a deal as I'm making it out to be, but it seems that things like this are the norm around this company. Decisions that make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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You’re not in control

It's not something that easily came to me. I don't want to say that I've been through a lot in my life, because there is always someone out there that has gone through more, and worse, but I've experienced some shitty things nonetheless. I had a short fuse to start with. All those experiences taught me how to grow that fuse. Not because I wanted to. Half the time, I wanted to snap. I just learned no matter what I did, no matter how hard I tried to change the outcome, things were going to happen as they were designed to. Call it God, call it the Universe, whatever. Something else is in control. I just stopped trying to be in control. Take this post for example. When I started, this was about being patient. Now, it's about giving up control. I'm not saying that you can just sit back, and coast through life on auto-pilot. That won't work. What I'm saying is, try things a certain way. If that way doesn't work, don't be afraid to call an audible. Sometimes, your audibles are the way it was supposed to be in the first place.

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No Blog Today

Allergies suck. Been sick since last night. I'm guessing it had something to do with cleaning out the garage and shed last night. I'm taking the night off.

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Don’t hide.

I'm a big fan of Trance music. It's one of the only genre's of music left that actually uses real instrument sounds. True, it is still considered EDM, and the instruments are computer generated, but in today's world, what ISN'T computer generated? It's still a beautiful genre nonetheless. That's not the point of this blog. The problem is this. Everytime I listen to Trance, I drift off thoughts of being on stage again. I was never on stage to play Trance. I always spun hip hop/pop. It's fine, but it never did anything for me creatively. I drift off to what it would be like to feel that rush of being on stage, and actually playing something that I enjoy. The problem is how to make that happen again. In order to get to the level I want to be at, I have to create my own stuff. I've never been able to keep my patients in check long enough to learn how to do that. I usually get frustrated, and run from it. By that I mean, stop listening to Trance all together, and take it out of the equation. That's not good. You shouldn't be afraid of something that makes you happy. You should use that fear, harness it, and transform it into drive. That's what I'm trying to do. Haven't succeeded so far, but I'm still working on it. I'm going to go listen to Trance now.

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“When it rains, it pours.”

That's the old phrase isn't it? It seems like when one bad thing happens, another seems to follow, then another. You can't seem to catch a break. This is how I felt Tuesday. I left work on Monday, and the low tire pressure light was on. I decided to wait it out, and see what happened Tuesday. Tuesday morning, I discover the tire was flat. I should have taken care of the tire earlier in the morning and prepared for it. But instead, I procrastinated. So I attempt to take out my spare to get the flat fixed, and I can't get to my spare, because my back hatch refused to open. I call family for a ride, and finally start the repair process. The tire shop tells me that the hole is in a spot that cannot be repaired, and it'll require a whole new tire. To my displeasure, I agree. With the tire fixed, I head home to shower, and salvage the remainder of the day. As I'm getting ready to leave work, I trip on our dog gate, and fall flat on my back in the kitchen. With the only injury being my pride, I laid there for a while, chuckling to myself, and staring at the ceiling, fully aware of what was happening to me. I was compounding negatives. It started Monday night with the low tire pressure light, and continued up to the moment of that fall. I laid there for a while, resetting my mind. "If you don't relax, it will just continue," I told myself. So I relaxed. I took a few deep breaths, smiled, and left for work. I switched up my outward flow of energy to positive. The rest of Tuesday, and Wednesday went on without an issue. If you receive a strike of bad luck, just smile and accept it. Otherwise, it'll pour on you.

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Mav and I trying to outrun some zombies. I was faster. Sorry homie. #dogsofinstagram #dogs #zombierun