Sonata Arctica,

Their music is full of so much emotion.
It immediately changes my mood.
I will be attending their upcoming headlining show at The Galaxy. (I am very excited)
I found out my old guitar teacher's band "Ellerman" will be playing with them.
I was screaming and was totally shocked for a couple of minutes, once I found out.
HE'S SO GOD DAMNED LUCKY. PLAYING ALONG SUCH GREAT MUSICIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I have their discography down and I have been listening to it non-stop for the last 2 hours or so. I am in a current S.A. phase. I am not sure if it's a phase, but I am definately loving their music. A LOT. I just cannot explain how beautiful it is.

Tony's vocals. I learned how to sing the right way listening to this band. (While attempting to sing Fullmoon, I will never be able to sing as powerfully good as Tony, seriously.)
It was the song "Fullmoon" that got me into this band and into power metal in general.

I decided to search up their name on google and I stumbled onto their official page.
I started reading the band member's little biography introduction information type thing. I got to Elias Viljanen's life philosophy and saw that it said "Fake it till you make it". After reading his whole explanation of the quote, I was quickly reminded of my old blog post about that same quote,

“Fake it ´til you make it"

People have asked me "what the hell does it mean?"
Well, it's just a phrase and basically a way of positive thinking, achieving your goals and a better life. As a child before I even had my own guitar, I knew what I was going to be when I get older. And we sure practiced in front of a mirror with my friends playing "the guitar" with tennis rackets :-) But, this is not exactly a philosophy for me, since I don't consider myself to be an idealist of any kind. But usually you have to overestimate your abilities and confidence to achieve your goals.

Wikipedia explains it this way:

"Fake it till you make it" (also called "act as if") is a common catchphrase that means to imitate confidence so that as the confidence produces success, it will generate real confidence. The purpose is to avoid getting stuck in a self fulfilling prophecy related to one's fear of not being confident, e.g., by thinking, "I can't ask that girl out because she would sense my lack of confidence."
The article How You Too Can Be an Optimist in Prevention points out, "In research at Wake Forest University, for example, scientists asked a group of 50 students to act like extroverts for 15 minutes in a group discussion, even if they didn’t feel like it. The more assertive and energetic the students acted, the happier they were".

It is often recommended as a method of overcoming depression. In this case, the idea is to go through the routines of life as if one were enjoying them, despite the fact that initially it feels forced, and continue doing this until the happiness becomes real. This is an example of a positive feedback loop.

The phrase is often associated with Alcoholics Anonymous. AA to Z; An Addictionary of the 12-Step Culture describes it as a "suggestion often made to NEWCOMERS who feel they can't get the program and will go back to old behavior. The suggestion implies that if the newcomer acts according to the steps and teachings of the program, then the program will begin to work and the anxiety will fall away".
The technique is somewhat controversial in sales settings; Take Your Team to the Top claims "That you can’t 'fake it till you make it' because you can never be consciously aware of all the things that give you away as a fraud". Source: (http://www.sonataarctica.info/site07/index.php?s=51&l=uk)

I definately agree with everything that he believes in this quote.

I would also like to add more onto this quote, "Fake it till you make it." (It will manifest itself, as soon as your mind set gets used to it.)

Some people just really need to believe in it, and have to truly try to let their whole mind and being let what you're trying to be, manifest itself. Yes, it is definately not as easy as it sounds, but you just have to REALLY REALLY TRY. It took me awhile to really get it through my head. We all live and learn, right? Or atleast... I hope you are all living and LEARNING.

I had totally forgotten about this quote. Well not completely forgot it, but I have forgotten to apply it to my life's philosophy. Thank you, Sonata Arctica's Elias for reminding me.

Once I get the money, I will definitely be ordering their albums.

I always find that music has been making HUGE craters and impacts all throughout my life. (in good ways of course)

I LOVE LIFE.

~DT

Future Career,

That I would pursue would be in the entertainment industry.

I don't really feel comfortable talking to people about it because a lot of people discourage it since it is an "unstable" career. But I don't need all of that negative crap. I KNOW that I am going to make it in this industry. No, if you people are wondering if I am going to strive to be an actress or singer etc. I am more of the behind the scenes extremely important person. Yes, that probably sounds arrogant and narcissistic but it's completely true. I LOVE controlling the pieces and elements of the production etc. The editors and producers are HUGE parts of the whole product be it film or music etc. Without those people the movie would just be of people standing in a blank background talking with crap quality and everything. You know? Like those extremely novice N00b13 McN00b N00b home videos that people make. Boring. Boring. Boring. Well atleast most of them. They are boring aesthetically. Some have some nice gut to it but the skin, ehhhh not appealing. It needs to be MORE APPEALING AND PLEASANT to ALL 5 human senses. Well, I don't really kow about taste and touch senses but you get what I mean. Perhaps it will effect somehow on your taste of certain things while you are watching and eating something? Or......... yeah. You get it.

But yes, I am extremely 100% confident.

I really do commend the people who actually pursue the careers that they WANT to pursue. And not the ones that give financial and materialistic stability and security.

Those people in my eyes, are the real successful people.

But you know what? Hey, if you want to go into some stable career go for it. It's your life.

There is no right or wrong answer.

Just how we are raised and the people we meet.

I grew up in a family of hardworkers who have financially stable careers and everything. I was raised to start seriously thinking about what kind of career I wanted to pursue starting my year in 5th/6th grade. I was really into the "business" category and I still am. But the passion does not equal to as much as my current one. Well anyway, after observing my parents and their jobs. It makes me not want to turn to such careers, because of all the stress and hate for their job. I mean the pros of it is the income you get but with money and no time for leisure what"s the point? Other than paying the bills. But hey, as what Schwab says "People buy things that that they don't need and that they don't have the money for."

It's nice to have materialistic goods but it's all for the show. If you really think about it, you buy expensive designer things to show off and bring attention. And I will have to admit, I like buying expensive things to show off. But I have learned that I don't need all of that.

As long as I am enjoying myself and living a life full of happiness and content it's all good. (Wow, do I sound like a hippie)

I want a job that I love and life that I will be extremely content and happy of.
Not a shitty hell hole of a job that I dread to come to every day and a life full of hate, worries and stress.

There WILL be obstacles into getting the things you want but it will all be worth it in the end.

In the end,both paths you'd have to work hard. (Unless you want to be a bum slumming away in the streets.)

But which path do you want to choose?

May the force be with you. (MMK. SORRY GUYS. I just really had to put that in somewhere. STAR WARS FTW)

Oh and f.y.i. I am going to get a bachelor's degree in "Business" as my premise because if you think about it, everything is built upon a business. Afterwards I'd enroll in a certain vocational school. And gain knowledge about certain things and then out I come into society!

Successful & Happy 100%!

You will all see.

~DT

Off Onto Another Journey of Finding Myself,

I thought I had it down.

But I guess not!

Now, off to frolicking onto the trail of self discovery.

Tralalalala Tralalalala!

I will find my inner self!

Have you found what you want to ultimately achieve before it's too late?

Think about it.

~DT

It is all in the head,

Good things and Bad things.

I was thinking about it yesterday.

Anything and everything is what we make of it.
All of it, it is in our heads.
It is all mental.

You can basically make everything seem like a good thing.
Same goes for making everything seem like a bad thing.

Therefore, that would mean you are the one and only person
who shapes everything that goes on in your life.

You can make it a good life or a bad life.

You accept things and you refuse things.
You go with things and you stop things.
You make things and you break things.
Everything is of your choice.

No need to blame anybody.

Simple as that right?
Not really?
Kind of?
Yes?

Oh baby, I am on a roll.

I am not sure if I am making any sense.

But it's OKAY!
I will revise this thought if I encounter any flaws with it in the future.
I still have an extremely long ways to go.
In this wonderful life.

I have been going by this thought for quite some time.

"Fake it till I make it."

I would like to say this really works.
Or at least for me it does.
Because like I have stated previously,
"It's all in your head."

Now everybody,

Have a great day!

And if it's not going so great, MAKE IT GREAT.
Do something about it.
Because sitting there and moping isn't of any type of progress.

~DT