MentalPolics : Quotes to reflect on

"It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master."

"People create their own questions because they are
afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see
the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk."

Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1

The Fountainhead - Howard Roark Speech (Ayn Rand)


I did not post this for entertainment but for you to have something to reflect on. In no way am I promoting Objectivism . However I do believe some ideas can not go unotticed for they are filled with seeds for a new direction in thinking.

Mentalpolics ::: Sharpen Your Sword in whatever you do

I have come to realize the nature of breaking into entertainment, as one, being, degrading as any other field of interest in the world. It does not matter what you want to do in life you are going to hit roadblocks that will make attempts to prevail over you. Whether those events succeed is up to the will in each person or entity that encounters the tragic nature of these perils.

Take for instance becoming a professional in the 9 to 5 world, trying to escape bills by earning the money needed to pay them off. You end up in this cycle that can and will break you down if you do not structure the plan that will allow you to move beyond the cycle. Realizing in the beginning is crucial to your survival as to what it will take to make it past the first stages of career incubation.

Much needed preparation is needed, and often times if we do not have many plans to execute we fail. Putting in to play one plan at a time will allow you to have a reservation plan waiting in case of failure within the first.

I attacked my career with a naive misunderstanding assuming that all it will take is my drive. My will to succeed! This was not enough and I needed more knowledge and understanding that would be the education in order to take on the perils of my industry. My street smarts were not first class, my book smarts were A-, and my Network was empty. With the lack of these instruments in proper form, I joined a loosing war, with a few battle wins, that allowed me to continue, but in total a loss none the less. However without them I would have otherwise quit and not realize the potential for growth. To streamline my thought process

From all of that I have learned what is needed in order to get into the game of life. It does not vary. No matter your profession you will face a host of obstacles that I like to call politics masked in policy. What all of us call Bull Shit.

So if you plan on breaking into Entertainment, you must sharpen your sword, and get ready for battle. Do your homework always!

Earn those contacts, Network with everyone that you come in contact with no matter their profession. Knowing people goes a long way. Caution on using your network for selfish purposes make sure always that it is mutually beneficial to the two of you, so that the resource is always available.

Gather information and share it, as well as internalize it. Knowing is prosperous, and sharing it is the wealth something that is very valuable indeed.

Do not allow losses to be the winner. Loss has enough wins, just take a drive or a walk around the city you live in and you will…see it, and if you don’t, you are not going far enough. The world can reverse itself, but the world is the people, nothing else, so once you, you, and you begin to realize this, then a new tomorrow will arrive, and all will become successful at what they do. Then when you take that walk; that area that was once down, is now up.
So whether you are in entertainment, a practice professional, such as lawyer or doctor, and a person branching out into the world through education or pure entrepreneurial will. You have the ability if you have the desire, but remember preparation makes desire reality. If you fumble, get back up, the horse did not throw you off, you lack of understanding the horse was the cause of ending up in the dirt face first.


If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at Enterpolics or at my Myspace I look forward to expanding Enterpolics with you so comments are welcome, questions, and if you seek advice allow me the honor.

American Idle :::: Eating Lohan with a side of Samantha Ronson

This is really not about what you think it is so read on, unless you have a short attention span.
Do you? If so!
Then you are in the wrong place.

READ ON I DARE YOU!

At what point did we begin to not care about the amount of drugs taking over the lives of the young stars in H-Wood? Take a look at Lindsay Lohan; for instance, she bounces around more bottles than a genie and no one cares to stop her as long as the money is rolling in big time. The friends she keep seem to want to digest drugs instead of actual food, so they look like walking ash trays( Samantha Ronson). Have we not learned from accidents past that moving at the speed of light will cause you to crash, due to that rate of speed( no pun intended) it is hard to turn, and travel a new course?

Whatever it is that has the hold on young Hollywood it seems to be a bit more than fame and booze. Their is a hidden jewel of pain, biting at the very soul of each and every one of them. I think it is their parents who they loath for getting them so far in, that they have no choice but to stay and cope with the lack of privacy. Although I am just speculating, I feel strongly that there is an ounce of fact in my pondering.

So that leads me to feel differently about the entire picture. I am beginning to get the impression that is does not matter what the hell happens to you in Hollywood. When I first arrived in California, way back in 1989, I was wide eyed and ready to go for it all, and now I am turned off and I just want to put together good scripts in the comfort of my own hermitage. However I know I have to be out an about soaking up the essence of the artistry, that rawness that I pray does not get tainted or be subjected to total politics and BS that I so often write about.

With all the politics, that actors face in regards to their careers, you can understand to some extent as to why they do the things they do. What they need is a 24 hours shrink. One that is real, that will not do a reality show about it for the dollar involved. I do not care how that unnamed person justifies the actions. The actors will act for the camera, especially when under the influence or attempting to kick their habits. The best medicine is to get them away from the camera for as long as it takes. Prepackaged treatments do not work for all.

If it were my life heading in that direction where I had an ounce of thought about walking away, to regain my self. I would First put my agent on time out, studio heads, and decision makers on block for as long as needed, just to regain sanity. It is just not that simple is it? Your name can be knocked down by a new comer with it all working for him/her, and you will be rendered obsolete. Right? I am sure the top priority in tinsel town is to stay employed, so what rehab institutions need to do is come up with a program that is custom tailored to the lives of Hollywood celebrities. A treatment that is so much so that no two treatments are alike. Because the sitting around the camp fire is no longer working. Perhaps a Shrink in your pocket, A merit system that charges based on relapse and discounts based on maintaining sobriety, and I am talking major financial penalty and reward. With the initial fees out of the way, I think entertainers will not want to continue tacking on more money to their stays in rehab if it cost more, every time they messed up.

Quite Frankly, Samantha Ronson's Legs are causing me to puke.

Samantha may say my statement may cause her to end up on Drugs and booze, and I would say, that is what led to the comments. So lets grow up and request wheat grass on celebrity Apprentice like the Backstreet boys, I mean men. Eat healthy and put down the nicotine as well, the lungs will not survive at the rate half of you are moving.

Whatever you do! Is not always whatever you say, be true!

American Idle :::: Mentalpolics :::: Why do some many people want it?

Many individuals have come up to me and asked all the familiar questions pertaining to breaking in the business. In response; I always had some sort of canned quote, or statement, that sends them on their merry way, filled with joy. However I am finding much discontent in that. I think the time has come to make and attempt to reveal to them an answer that is tailored to them and to what the question is implying. So in order to do that I would have to take the time out to get to know them a little before I answer. Since we live in a society that moves several blaring steps faster than most can think, it may be a hard task. One that I will brave, but it will be a journey none the less.

So what do I do now? Do I answer with some false idea of stardom and true artistry? Do I allow them to see the exact same things that I see? Do I presume their position or assume their thoughts? When it come to entertainment, the reasons why people want to be apart of it are blatantly covering the surface of the industry. What is mistaken however, is the false sense of power and security. Many do not see that there are pitfalls and must have the resilient nature to withstand the roar of the crowd, the snaps of the photographers, the articles delving into private matters, and the secrets of past life surfacing. For many it is not a publicity stunt, and even if it is, it has spiraled out of control.


From what I have seen so far in American life I begun to accept that there is no true concept of stardom, that it comes from within and that it is what you make it. However they're some individuals in the spotlight that may seem to like stardom but truly are the epitome of mediocrity a troop of shooting stars, you see them now, but when they pass they will be gone forever. In saying that; I am taking this section to a new height of my attempts at understanding the Politics behind entertainment. I hope in this walk, Enterpolics can shed light on the darkness that is plaguing the awesome creative worlds of entertainment.

In saying all of this I hope that I myself can begin to evaluate the meaning behind stardom and share with the world the myth and the fact that provides you the life of a celebrity outlaw.

In hopes that all of us who have some duty to the public to create; good art, information, and entertainment will come to terms with the possibility that all politics will shift, if those who want it bad enough are willing to shift it. Lets all work together to demand great art, and they will have no other choice but to provide quality art.

MentalPolics - Mindjuice :::: Def Poetry Jam

MentalPolics - Mind Juice is a response section to thoughts and ideas that are presented to me. The very nature of mental workings, that I come across, which breed further exploration of the ideas or familiar questions.

In this particular post it is a direct supplemental thought on humanities lack of originality. A lack of stringing together words, or misusing a multitude of words with out understanding of it origin or the often deficit of vocabulary.

So I give you in response to that a clip from Def Poetry Jam. With poets; Taylor Mali "Like Lilly Like Wilson", Adele Givens "That Shit Ain't Funny", Kevin Coval "My g-dself Loose".

The last two poets are a treat in of themselves that will give you a more universal insight to the musing behind the thoughts of others. I only ask that you comment on this section as much as possible and feel free to leave your ideas and opinions at my mercy. I will treat them with respect in hopes to make this section more efficient and robust so that you can enjoy my musings along with my take on Entertainment and how I feel the entire thing is interconnected in the grand scheme of life.

Enjoy the video then return reading to my regularly scheduled ranting!