Before the website you see in front of you, and before the website before that, was the original Vurb. Content updates were posted about once per week, videos about once per month and we had approximatly 6,000 readers. We hated everything about the design of the site and were having tons of trouble finding a web developer that could see our vision. This was obviously before our current developer Paul Altredias came into the picture. We had big dreams back then and it's cool to finally see some of them come true. We still dream big and are still burning the midnight oil to make Vurb bigger and better than ever, but it's always cool to look back at where we came from. A blog section had yet to be developed on the old Vurb site so I took the liberty of creating my own. It was stallo426.blogspot.com. I had nearly forgotten all about the old blog until something sparked my memory during my first cup of joe this morning. I spent about an hour reading over some of my old work and decided to copy and paste this particular blog. I was working a marketing job in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the time with one of our current partners, Andrew Campo, and we absolutly hated the gig. Our only mission at the time was to build up enough money to pay our bills so that we could continue to operate Vurb. It wasn't long after this story that I decided to move back to the Southeast and focus on Vurb full time. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Anyways, this is probably one my favortie blogs I've ever written, and seeing as no one was really checking out our stuff back then, I figured I'd give all you newcomers a look into how things used to be. Here's to the good ole' days.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Half Day

I decided to take a half day today and go ride. Between keeping up with the website and working another full time job, I’ve got more going on than I know what to do with. But I can’t stand when people say they are too busy. News flash, everyone is busy. Everyone has 1,000 different things to do. So my philosophy is simple, stop complaining. Nobody really cares.

 

Despite my 1,000 different obligations, my partner Andrew Campo and I decided to check out at noon and go ride. Our reasoning was simple, we like to ride. The day I don’t choose to skip out on work and go ride is the day I lose it. And I’m determined not to lose it. What is “it” you may be wondering? Let me explain.

I’m quickly approaching the age where my friends morph into boring adults. Consumed by all work and no play they see life as a long drawn out chore rather than something to be explored. Maybe I should worry more about earning a higher rate of return on my investments, investing in a 401K or planning for retirement. But then again maybe I shouldn’t.

 

The main fault I see in people entering the working world is they choose career paths based on money rather than passion. They exit college, take the first job that will pay them 40K a year, stay there until they realize that they hate working in a field that gives them no satisfaction, and then enter into another career that puts them in the same vicious circle.

In short, this is losing it. So here’s a little tip for next time you feel bogged down. Shuck all your responsibly for a few hours and go ride. Chances are you will get a lot more done that way.