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Missin' The Boat
By Anthony Douglas Gere
Size in most cases, does matter. Isn't that the cliché in this sex staved microwaveable world,
that size does matter or means everything? Now in saying that, size, be it large or small,
doesn't mean better or worse. It doesn't even describe why one particular size is rare,
foreign or universal, though it does define the term size as a measuring stick to some form of
pleasurable state. So yes, size, for the lack of the use of a better word, does matter, and is
much more than a one-line answer to many more multiple questions. It matters to some on a
superficial level because no size is defined. But if that is true, then what is it relative to in that
vague definition? I think as one grows within the experiences they witness and encounter, ones
perspective takes on a new meaning. I'm not saying this happens necessarily through time, but
through trials and tribulations, one gains a better understanding on the similar differences that
are shown to us through perception. What was once a pyramid in the eyes of the builders, can
easily become a pebble in the blink of the eye to a demolition team. That is said based on a
level of gratification and reward, that may mean more or less in a productive or declining way,
to those involved and not. But also take in account the productivity in the manner of their
mission, and how one situation feeds the other and can be a blame and blessing to all.
Example; I remember my first major purchase, a house when I was 25 years old. How it
was such a big deal to me at the time, and how proud I was in achieving what many strive to
obtain sometime in their lives. I simply thought the bank was my only primary payment, and
had no idea how other companies benefited from the bank, and how the bank benefited
from them. I recall how massive this investment was, and how obtaining this responsibility
became a daily assignment in keeping up with what I had gotten myself into. Things didn't
start to take shape until I broke down the whole into smaller pieces or assignments,
and realized how important each task was to make the whole possible. How each room
within the house became a house within the home, and the cost of furnishing the house
seemed just as large as the purchase of it. I basically broke things down to the had to
have things, luxuries, accessories and things of that nature. Then to the up keep,
presentation and comfort areas for self, on-lookers and guest. This then took on the
perimeter, the inside and exterior, and how maybe that beautiful garden wasn't so
important as the electrical wiring no one could see. Then I had to factor in cost, quality
and longevity of its needs, the products its self and my part in utilizing them. What I
would do myself, able to do, needed assisting in and whom I would hire. I'm not what
you would call a handyman by any stretch of the imagination, so now this purchase
brought upon monthly expenses beyond the payment of a mortgage I thought I could
handle. I now started realizing that my work load needed to increase because I now
have taken on other duties to keep up a place I wouldn't be at, and if anything broke, I
was the landlord, and final say in what gets done to my investment. So if you think
about selecting, cleaning and maintaining the carpet, furniture and so on, you also had
to micro-managed each phase in a non-immediate time line to not under mind your
over views. Now remember, this came when I was twenty five years old, and after
spending 11 months sleeping in the front seat of my then and now Toyota Tercel. I
was building my company day by day with the hopes on making it, and saving for a
hope that no one believed in. I was so proud in reaching such a level both in
business and in showing it off materialistically, until I start adding things up and
missing the cloth covered seats and reason for sleeping on them each exhausted
evening. I may have bought a 5 bedroom 3 and half bath house with a pool and two
car garage, but the front seat of that car, was home, and looking, costing and feeling
better than ever each and every minute.
Now once I made it and met a fellow business owner than dwarfs my
accomplishments, he reminded me of things that I was slowly forgetting. How I
should never do an injustice to the elements that entered into my soul, and respect
the values in maintaining this level or quality of life I had now inherited and earned.
To the business and social world, it had seemed like I had arrived over night, and
just burst on the scene with these theories and strategies. But I oh so remember
when there wasn't steak and lobster on the six foot long table, laced with
decorative place mats and fine china. I remember eating and ordering one dollar
items from the Chinese hole-in-the-wall restaurants, drinking Arizona Sun Tea's
because I wanted to save every dime, and not waste it on things I didn't need. Not
wanting or even having a plate to eat on, and falling asleep in my car reading the
Robb Report and Fortune magazine, and then buying things and seeing companies
I consulted being featured in those same periodicals. Focus at this point was
monumental, and I couldn't get swept away in the hype of it all. I had to stay
grounded, because I had just begun and could be finished, faster than it
started.
By Anthony Douglas Gere
Size in most cases, does matter. Isn't that the cliché in this sex staved microwaveable world,
that size does matter or means everything? Now in saying that, size, be it large or small,
doesn't mean better or worse. It doesn't even describe why one particular size is rare,
foreign or universal, though it does define the term size as a measuring stick to some form of
pleasurable state. So yes, size, for the lack of the use of a better word, does matter, and is
much more than a one-line answer to many more multiple questions. It matters to some on a
superficial level because no size is defined. But if that is true, then what is it relative to in that
vague definition? I think as one grows within the experiences they witness and encounter, ones
perspective takes on a new meaning. I'm not saying this happens necessarily through time, but
through trials and tribulations, one gains a better understanding on the similar differences that
are shown to us through perception. What was once a pyramid in the eyes of the builders, can
easily become a pebble in the blink of the eye to a demolition team. That is said based on a
level of gratification and reward, that may mean more or less in a productive or declining way,
to those involved and not. But also take in account the productivity in the manner of their
mission, and how one situation feeds the other and can be a blame and blessing to all.
Example; I remember my first major purchase, a house when I was 25 years old. How it
was such a big deal to me at the time, and how proud I was in achieving what many strive to
obtain sometime in their lives. I simply thought the bank was my only primary payment, and
had no idea how other companies benefited from the bank, and how the bank benefited
from them. I recall how massive this investment was, and how obtaining this responsibility
became a daily assignment in keeping up with what I had gotten myself into. Things didn't
start to take shape until I broke down the whole into smaller pieces or assignments,
and realized how important each task was to make the whole possible. How each room
within the house became a house within the home, and the cost of furnishing the house
seemed just as large as the purchase of it. I basically broke things down to the had to
have things, luxuries, accessories and things of that nature. Then to the up keep,
presentation and comfort areas for self, on-lookers and guest. This then took on the
perimeter, the inside and exterior, and how maybe that beautiful garden wasn't so
important as the electrical wiring no one could see. Then I had to factor in cost, quality
and longevity of its needs, the products its self and my part in utilizing them. What I
would do myself, able to do, needed assisting in and whom I would hire. I'm not what
you would call a handyman by any stretch of the imagination, so now this purchase
brought upon monthly expenses beyond the payment of a mortgage I thought I could
handle. I now started realizing that my work load needed to increase because I now
have taken on other duties to keep up a place I wouldn't be at, and if anything broke, I
was the landlord, and final say in what gets done to my investment. So if you think
about selecting, cleaning and maintaining the carpet, furniture and so on, you also had
to micro-managed each phase in a non-immediate time line to not under mind your
over views. Now remember, this came when I was twenty five years old, and after
spending 11 months sleeping in the front seat of my then and now Toyota Tercel. I
was building my company day by day with the hopes on making it, and saving for a
hope that no one believed in. I was so proud in reaching such a level both in
business and in showing it off materialistically, until I start adding things up and
missing the cloth covered seats and reason for sleeping on them each exhausted
evening. I may have bought a 5 bedroom 3 and half bath house with a pool and two
car garage, but the front seat of that car, was home, and looking, costing and feeling
better than ever each and every minute.
Now once I made it and met a fellow business owner than dwarfs my
accomplishments, he reminded me of things that I was slowly forgetting. How I
should never do an injustice to the elements that entered into my soul, and respect
the values in maintaining this level or quality of life I had now inherited and earned.
To the business and social world, it had seemed like I had arrived over night, and
just burst on the scene with these theories and strategies. But I oh so remember
when there wasn't steak and lobster on the six foot long table, laced with
decorative place mats and fine china. I remember eating and ordering one dollar
items from the Chinese hole-in-the-wall restaurants, drinking Arizona Sun Tea's
because I wanted to save every dime, and not waste it on things I didn't need. Not
wanting or even having a plate to eat on, and falling asleep in my car reading the
Robb Report and Fortune magazine, and then buying things and seeing companies
I consulted being featured in those same periodicals. Focus at this point was
monumental, and I couldn't get swept away in the hype of it all. I had to stay
grounded, because I had just begun and could be finished, faster than it
started.