So as many may or may not know. Last year in August my wife and I set about making some major lifestyle changes. We both had become shall we say "comfortable" and had become dissatisfied with our bodies. One day something changed and I had a bit of a emotional venting angry at myself moment that we decided would be a good starting point for change.
We set about changing our life completely, how we thought, how we ate, and how much activity we were getting. What was interesting is that it wasn't new year's eve, so it wasn't a "new year's resolution" it was the beginning of a battle cry. We changed what we ate, we started exercising every day, and we started to honestly look at ourselves and our motivations, and make changes for better health both physical and mental.
I am happy to say after just over a year of the new life paradigm everything has changed. I went from 270 pounds to 175, and I have kept at that weight for over 6 months now (and it will never change). My wife thusfar has lost 113 pounds, and is continuing to work hard towards her goal. Our drive hasn't diminished in the slightest.
Its amazing how much this sort of adjustment can impact your way of thinking. I had a job at home depot in the electrical department but I became increasingly frustrated, I felt like I should be doing something more creative, something more interesting, and something more me. So without a concrete plan other than that I (perhaps foolishly) quit my job to persue this with my whole being.
I have always been a lifelong fan of video games, and the idea occurred to me. "Why Not" Many people at this point would say well, you haven't programmed a thing on a computer for 20 years, there is a lot that goes into a videogame, that's precisely why not.
Call it arrogance, call it bravado, or call it foolishness, call it whatever you like. I chose to say "Why the hell not" and jumped in with both feet, I relearned to code from a few books and the internet. Now, 4-5 months after quitting my job I am around 80% done my first game, from the ground up. A one man show probably breaking every rule of development and how its done, and its turning out very well. I didn't run to kickstarter and try and shake down the public for dollars, I just did it worked my tail off and went for it.
I think the lesson for me was nothing happens without that first step, without trying and without an intense amount of struggle. There have been a few that I have shared this with and shown early versions of the game, from the point of me developing an engine, preliminary art, my experiments with music, so to a very small group of you this isn't news. But I thought sharing it with my friendlist as a whole would be a good exercise, partially to remind me how far I have come, partially to demystify some of the more cryptic status messages of recent months.
The lesson I learned is that if you want something you have to attack it, and just keep at it, never give up and never give in. Hopefully when it releases soon it will net me enough to live well, I have no real desire to be rich really just to live well and be able to persue this more creative life.
so in the upcoming months here is stuff to watch for.
a) I will further break my secrecy and start to show off some of what has been done, if for no other reason to be taunted by those closest to me as to "WTF is that"
b) I will converse with anyone who may be able to help, programmers, artists, musicians I know alot of creative people, and what I have learned in the process is I rarely have all the answers and want to make the best thing I can.
c) Unrelated to my video game/creative goals, my Wife and I have started to compile notes about the psychology, dietary changes, and changes to our physical routine that made us conquer the puzzle of weight management. Since we have taken a different path than most and would love to help others we are aiming to compile an E-Book so that others can follow in our path. The Bottom Line is neither of us are Ex-elite atheletes, or food experts, but we did figure out a plan that isn't based on deprivation, or countless hours in a gym, and a mindset to maintain success. We would love to share that with the world, help as many people as we can.
b) I will converse with anyone who may be able to help, programmers, artists, musicians I know alot of creative people, and what I have learned in the process is I rarely have all the answers and want to make the best thing I can.
c) Unrelated to my video game/creative goals, my Wife and I have started to compile notes about the psychology, dietary changes, and changes to our physical routine that made us conquer the puzzle of weight management. Since we have taken a different path than most and would love to help others we are aiming to compile an E-Book so that others can follow in our path. The Bottom Line is neither of us are Ex-elite atheletes, or food experts, but we did figure out a plan that isn't based on deprivation, or countless hours in a gym, and a mindset to maintain success. We would love to share that with the world, help as many people as we can.
So yeah its quite a book I have written here, and if you read it fantastic and thank you for hearing me out
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