barbarino

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barbarino's Life List

  1. 1. I want to GIVE LOVE more than I want to avoid death.
    1 person
  2. 2. find a beautiful, down-to-earth woman to marry
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    37 people
  3. 3. Find my purpose in life
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    841 people
  4. 4. Find jazz musicians to jam/perform with
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Eat out much less and cook more!
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    2 people
  6. 6. Try two new social activities each month
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. have more sex
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    1,000 people
  8. 8. Make new friends
    5 entries . 8 cheers
    12,912 people
  9. 9. Do more things that make me happy
    13 entries . 17 cheers
    19 people
  10. 10. exercise 3x each week
    3 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. take more art classes now that I'm working again
    4 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. Establish a daily creative ritual
    3 entries . 16 cheers
    8 people
  13. 13. do yoga every week
    4 entries . 12 cheers
    16 people
  14. 14. make nature a greater part of my life
    3 entries . 15 cheers
    3 people
  15. 15. Be happy without being in love.
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    238 people
  16. 16. Start a alt jazz/experimental/improvisational/fusion music project
    4 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  17. 17. sit up straight
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    482 people
  18. 18. have my own art show
    12 cheers
    55 people
  19. 19. save my money!
    2 entries
    352 people
  20. 20. Become better at planning vacations in advance!
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  21. 21. not be so hard on myself
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    56 people
  22. 22. Have a sense of purpose
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    1 person
  23. 23. quit the corporate world
    4 entries . 5 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. Build a 6-month financial cushion
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    2 people
  25. 25. Manage my money better
    1 cheer
    502 people
  26. 26. travel the world
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    18,710 people
  27. 27. Open my heart to love
    1 cheer
    3 people
  28. 28. implement the principles in the Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris
    6 people
  29. 29. work less, live more
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    37 people
  30. 30. find peace within myself
    1 cheer
    44 people
  31. 31. sign up for dance lessons
    2010 resolution
    1 person

How I did it
How to get over my hesitation in approaching and talking to attractive women
It took me
6 months
It made me
Fearless.


How to live artfully
It took me
4 years
It made me
very happy!


How to create a website for my ART in 2008
It took me
90 days
It made me
happy


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Recent entries
Find my purpose in life (read all 2 entries…)
I've finally got it. 4 weeks ago

With the help of the book, The Creative Entrepreneur, and the Life Coach who I’m now seeing, I’m settling into the idea of making a living as an Art Promoter/Artist.

An Art Promoter in my opinion, is such a noble, worthwhile profession. There are hundreds of talented, undiscovered artists who either don’t have the time to effectively promote themselves, or don’t have the interest. Many artists want to focus mainly on their craft, which I completely understand, being an artist myself.

There are a number of Art Promoters and Artists, past and present, whom I will look to for inspiration. Among them, the Impressionist Painter Gustave Caillebotte, and the French art dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, who made the Impressionists famous in America.

Then there are Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand, both photographers and photography promoters, who made photography an accepted art form. Stieglitz, who owned several art galleries, was a passionate man who strived to recognize the photographers/artists within and outside of the Camera Club he presided over.

Ambroise Vollard and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, prominent French art dealers – without their business know-how and determination, many of the artists who are now household names we wouldn’t have ever heard about.

And the artists of the modern era, Andy Warhol, Romero Britto, Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami…whether you like their work or not, there is no denying the impact that each of these artists has had on modern society, their merchandising and business skill, etc. Each are artists to study and learn from. I admire any artist who is able to make a comfortable living creating.

Finally, there’s Charles Saatchi, the ad agency mogul, modern art collector and owner of the Saatchi Gallery, who has done so much to champion undiscovered talent.



quit the corporate world (read all 4 entries…)
Baby Steps can be a good thing. 1 month ago

I picked up a flyer that advertised the services of a Life Coach. And I’ve felt stuck in this area for a very long time…so I thought, why not? Isn’t it worth it to fork over some money to someone who can help push me forward? I had my first meeting with this life coach last night. She was great. I was very prepared…I brought with me a whole list of ideas for a new career. I also wrote out a paragraph that outlines my life purpose, and went through my past jobs, extracurricular activities, etc. and mapped out the things I’ve enjoyed and common denominators. Art and Music keep coming up, over and over again. I know that I want to do something with either Art or Music. I just need to experiment for awhile…try different things and see what sticks, as opposed to planning everything ahead of time, getting scared, and doing nothing. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just take baby steps and see how things go.



Try two new social activities each month (read all 2 entries…)
Update 1 month ago

I haven’t exactly tried two new activities a month, but I’ve done a hell of a lot in 2009. I started my own art group, which now has 310 members, and programmed 30 events since June ‘09. I’ve gone to Eyedrum for their 1st Thursday improv music night, and got up on stage for that. Also tried an Atlanta Bloggers meeting, met some folks through this group & was invited to 2 or 3 other get togethers from this one group alone. So its been a very fruitful year. In 2010, I want to take up swing dancing lessons again. And maybe an art class here or there. I’ve been talking about signing up for a screenprinting class for quite some time, but haven’t gotten around to it just yet.



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