I often look at situations as a game trying to identify how to come out on top. This is capitalism. It is how I survive as a freelancer. I was taught at an early age that if you work hard at something good things can happen. As I grew older the realization that good things happen at a cost, whether it be money, time, or emotions. There is a give and take to every situation.

The end result becomes less important as you realize that in anything you do there is give and take. I could not survive without the end result of money, but I have to balance out the cost of getting paid. Process therefore becomes the most important piece. Process keeps me grounded, focused on the problems at hand, and enjoying the things around me. It keeps things real.

Maybe I am an idealist, a hopeless romantic, head in the clouds buffoon, but I want to feel the things around me. I want to absorb my environment and create magic. There are no winners or losers in this, only players.