Good advice: High Level, Not Eye Level!

Did you miss me?

So yeah, I know its been awhile. If you must know, I've been very busy grinding like an 8th grade graduation party. Not any ol party either. I'm talking, grinding like a DJ Chip basement party with the lights out--uber hard! Outside of that, I'm a very happy man. The reason being because not only did I obtain some great advice, but I heard some great news. Rewinding the clock back 48 hours, I sipped a full glass of merlot, hobnobbing with affluent benefactors of the 8th ward alderman in the Metropolitan club. The fundraising soiree, located on the 67th floor of the Sears Tower, was palatial. The aesthetics of the room from the table set up to the attire of all the patrons in attendance was Lucullan.

Y'all know I entered the room with my patented swagnificence! In fact, I had begun speaking to an Alpha brother in the same room about swagger in great detail. He was telling me a story about how he closed a $3.5 million dollar deal in three days. He told me that was due to him always making sure he takes ownership of his surroundings. "You gotta own the room." He exclaimed. It made a lot of sense to me too. I guess, thats something I've been doing for a long time, albeit little cognizance of the state of mind one must employ for you to pull it off. The state of mind he explained to me was his confidence. Not cockiness, but confidence. The type of confidence where you're free to be yourself.

He told me that philosophy allowed him to cordially introduce himself to the opulent future business partner on a elevator. Further elaborating, while on the elevator, he shook the successful stranger's hand and conversed unbeknownst that the icebreaker had actually been to his benefit(He had a scheduled conference to meet with the man on the elevator anyway.) After hearing his lucrative story, I pondered on what he meant by "owning the room."

Hmmmmmmm.

The observations that I drew from the wealthy Chicago black male is that you have to come into every situation having faith that you will win in it. There has to be a thought process that no one else in the room can hold you down. Think MJ's poise, dribbling the basketball(He sized him up like a Men's Wearhouse jacket) against Byron Russel with the shot clock winding down. Or the 49'ers legendary QB Joe Montana orchestrating a 92 yard game-winning drive. Not being cocky, they just knew they were the best out there period. Now that I think about it, that was the best advice i've heard in "08." You too can benefit from this way of thinking. Just don't go being a jerk about it...


The Swagnificent.


P.S: I'll leave you guys with a cool quote I read from the former Democratic National Convention Chairman David Wilhelm.

"When I was younger, the Don Quixote types easily impressed me. But effectiveness comes with the realization that there is no moral superiority in constantly losing."