Unearthing Your Gifts

Do you have an imagination? Do you have aspirations? Do you wish grand things for yourself and those close to you? Do you wish you had a statue of Lou Ferrigno in your backyard?

What I mean to ask is, do you have a job or lifestyle that you'd rather be living? I'm pretty sure we all do... Outside of Hugh Hefner or Chuck Norris, I think we all have a little room for improvement in our lives. The sour point of it all is 99.9% of us all have dreams of being something more, but a vast majority of us are doing nothing to achieve full potential. Why is this? Well here we go. My dream is to be a writer. Writing anything; comedy, fiction, commentary... Just writing something.

Recently, I came across a key group of people that offered insight to a lot of things, both common and foreign to me. Concepts so basic that I didn't even understand how I could've been missing this for so long. These words came directly from the mouths of nationally recognized artists and some of the most unique people you would ever meet that happen to live right across the street. The gist was this: You want something? Go get it.

Reasons be damned there will always be an opposition. Forget the opposition. You got kids, too many commitments, you're broke... All common reasons why we don't chase our dreams. Every day there are people that succeed at what they want in life despite these exact reasons, sometimes with them all combined.. If Stephen Hawking can develop theories and educate people on quantum gravity and if David Spade can land Heather Locklear, you can clearly see anything is possible.

Most of us stay on the safe path for fear of failure. Thinking about the logistics for chasing your dream you think, "Can I do this?" Who the fuck starts off on a path for success expecting any type of failure? Almost all of us do this. And it boils down to intent. Do you intend to go for your aspirations, or do you intend to use a question like "can I do it?" as a deterrent to persuade yourself from leaving your comfort zone? These goals don't have to be enormous. You don't have to aim for a PhD or the UFC heavyweight title, just make yourself a goal. Start small. You'd be surprised at how much you can accomplish when you're actually trying. Not "Can I?” try "How can I?"... A simple yet effective tool taught to me by my favorite comedian Kyle Cease.

I'm on this new kick to take reality by the balls and "twist it 'round yo head, spin it like a helicopta!” All my Rentonites will likely get the reference. For everyone else, I meant that I'm going to take control of my life.

But I digress.

From this moment on, things are going to change. I have four new goals.

1. Start a new blog to post bi-weekly (check)
2. Start a new podcast (hopefully a weekly podcast)
3. Get up on stage at least 4 times a month
4. FINISH MY DAMN BOOK

So you heard it here. Goals. I made them public. Hold me to them. Bug me about my progress. Prod me for details. Shit, contact me; let's work together on something. But I want to hear your goals or aspirations. What is something that you would be doing in a perfect world? Would you be living in the same city? With the same people? Are you doing anything to pursue that?

I've spent my whole life using words to navigate the world. Sometimes it led me to a profound answer; sometimes it led me to the principal’s office, sometimes it led me to defeat. But in every situation, these words were always available to express myself. And I'm not sure how yet, but eventually something that spews from this 4th grade educated brain of mine will find it's way into your life and you will find it useful. These words will help me achieve my goals, and in turn, I hope they can be a spark to you achieving yours. These words will help buy my next house. These words will help me acquire a big enough stake in CNN so that I can stop hearing about how much of a racist Mel Gibson is... Don't you have an oil leak to attend to?

I may speak on the mating rituals of primates or the clear visibility of corn in my last bowel movement, but I promise there will always be true and authentic "Cole" involved.

With that said, Cole is an open and honest person. (And clearly a little narcissistic to be speaking in 3rd person) If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to leave 'em. If I think you're full of shit, I will likely say so. But if I think you make a valid point, I will still likely contend that you're full of shit, but will still attend to your point.

Subscribe to this blog. Pass on this blog. Repost, retweet, regurgitate this blog. Even publicly trash this blog. Just do me a solid and get the word out. I'm here to educate and entertain. Also if any of you are younger or faint of heart or morale, you should probably stay clear of this blog. I like pee pee and poo poo jokes and hate teams like the Yankees and Lakers. Yes, alienate 1/2 of the people you know on the first blog. Real genius marketing strategy...


Cole W. Nicholls

Quick thanks to a handful of people: Kyle Cease, Dane Cook, My Wife, PFC Cirhan and my parents... You guys are all part of why I'm bout to blow up. (Mom- "blow up" is a good thing)