Ignore the bullshit and have a good time. That's it. Other than that, find some ways to entertain yourselves the only ways you know how.
Amateur Filmmaker, Author, Cartoonist, Musician and defictionalizer (Finding truth in fiction), mostly here to promote my music to indie developers that need it.
Age 33, Male
Part Time Musician,
High School Graduate/Self Taug
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Joined on 12/13/20
Posted by CIEIRMusic - June 3rd, 2024
Ignore the bullshit and have a good time. That's it. Other than that, find some ways to entertain yourselves the only ways you know how.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - June 2nd, 2024
Fuck anyone that has ever compared Batman, Bruce Wayne or any of his allies, to Donald Trump. The only thing they have in common is that in all sense of legal terms, they're criminals. Only Batman is a Vigilante and Trump is an asshole billionaire that weakened a country while fooling people into thinking he's made it strong. Now don't get me wrong I have a few things to say about Biden too, but that can wait until he's out of office. My focus is on this man.
Now I just heard he was found guilty, so in American History he is the first ever ex-president to ever go behind bars. Something they tried to do to Richard Nixon in the past, but failed even when he confessed all the shit he did in office. The closest Nixon ever got to a fair trial was when David Frost interviewed him. Trump stood trial, expected to win, but lost spectacularly. And I couldn't be more happier. When I was a kid, he was simply just an asshole celebrity real estate mogul whom got famous and guest starred in many shows and movies in the 90s to mid 2000s. Hell he was even in Home Alone 2 and Wrestlemania 23:
At the time he was by all standards in public harmless. Even had some charm to him that even his haters loved when he guest starred on SNL. However when he started running for president, the two things that scared me was the fact that I knew he would win (I don't like being right all the time even if it's not my motive) , but at the same time it may not have lasted long and he'd become some kind of twisted martyr. I was hoping that he'd simply serve his two terms and go home with a secret service agent. Instead, he served one term, lost the chance for another and committed so much bullshit trying to get back in, that it blew up in his face. And you guys compare Batman to that shit? Fuck you.
For context, over the past decade I have heard a lot of bullshit about how because Batman was a billionaire, he never actually helped people, only beat up criminals and supervillains. Fuck you again.
Batman takes a two pronged approach. As Batman, he scares crooks into rethinking their life. As Bruce Wayne, he offers them jobs at his company as well as other benefits to feed their families if they have one. He founded orphanages, hospitals, kept Crime Alley the way it was when another rich guy could have built condos over it and even as Batman has shown sympathy to the most tragic of baddies. From a petty thug trying to take care of their son, to him constantly trying to save Two Face as both Bruce and Batman, since they used to be friends. Why? Because his parents are dead. More specifically, he knew what it was like to lose family over circumstances beyond his control and saw that half the crooks like Joe Chill have lost one thing or another to be that way. He vowed that day, that no one would ever end up like him. That does not sound like Donald Trump to me and if you think that he does that too, well then this is filthy rich coming from a psychopath like me, but YOU ARE INSANE!!! SEEK HELP!!!
Phew. Now that that rant is over. I thought maybe you guys would like to hear something other than my usual stuff, but because so many problems in my life have been solved, all that's left is venting out minor grievances. Rest assured, I am ok, but this was a clear example of what I mean by unloading. If you have something to say and you can't say it in your private life, use things like this. Let it all out then move on.
Take care, stay safe and maybe stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - June 2nd, 2024
Follow up to this:
Sometimes Life is a series of Maybes
For starters even those whom didn't read it all the way proved my point as while I posted it I thought "Maybe some will read it all, some will TLDR and some would just pass it by or pass it on to those that might find it more interesting." The possibilities are endless with that one.
Anywho onto the meat of the subject. I'll try to keep this one short if I can.
For context, has there ever been a time where someone, be it friend, family, lover or even a complete stranger, has told you "The world doesn't revolve around you."? If you answered yes, that's good.
Now here's the next question that will bake your noodle. Whether you've had good luck or bad, has there ever been a time where you seen signs that seemed to contradict that phrase? If you answered yes, even better.
Third and final question. Did you ever wonder why yet couldn't find a way to answer it because you were focused on one extreme or the other? If you answered yes, then that's something you and I have in common.
Throughout the years I was always told the world doesn't revolve around me, but at the same time, noticed signs that at the very least, some parts of the world did. Then I realized that the word "World" is a relative term. In terms of the phrase, "World" means both the planet itself as it's huge and the people in it. In the overall sense the entire world does not give a shit about every single human being that's ever lived unless they got famous or changed history one way or another.
However, that's only if you view the word "World" as Earth itself. There are many worlds that are rooted both in science and the unknown.
In terms of the unknown, the mortal plane regardless of how you view the human world and the afterlife, does not revolve around all of us. There are humans or human-like (Take that one with a grain of salt if you don't get it) individuals that could either make or break your life based on their skills and a commonality between you two. They could be friends, family, tough love in the form of enemies, lovers, business partners, some form of companionship after another. But at the same time there exists the opposite. Enemies as opposed to friends. Black sheep as opposed to the gold standards of family members. A co-dependent relationship as opposed to one of loving and understanding. Competitive business people as opposed to business partners or genuine assholes, simply doing horrible things for kicks. I spent my whole life trying to find the difference between the two in that respect and in my town, it wasn't easy.
In terms of Science. It's more rooted in social structures based on those examples of the unknown. But with a logical and analytical viewpoint on how they work. In my case in terms of Companionship, there are the following categories:
But whether it's unknown or science, the things they have in common is they have their own ways of describing the same 9 friend set above. In terms of spirituality, someone would consider one of these in the positive way a gift from God or a curse from The Devil. How you interpret the 9 above, is basically your social circle in a nutshell, it's up to you to decide how they fit in your life. Same goes with enemies, but with more negative definitions of: Stranger, Acquaintance, Associate, Business Rival/Former Business Partner, Enemy/Former Friend, Worst Enemy/Former Friend/Former Best Friend/Former Lover/Former Companion, Pure Evil/Former all 9 or 1 of the 9.
Point being is that on one side or another, it shows that one way or another, in terms of your social world, it does revolve around not just you, but anyone you spoke to good and bad.
So in a way the world revolves around all of us one way or another. If it could happen in a place like my town, it can happen outside it too. It's one of the reasons why I was on the fence about moving, there were a lot of things outside the town that made me think it wouldn't make a difference even if they had different laws or different ways of living cheap or expensive. So I figured if I couldn't move I could at least try to change my small part of the world, only to find said small part getting bigger the more I change things. I started gaining new companions and new enemies almost every year. My luck has slowly changed from bad to good. I was able to discover more aspects of my life to better help myself and provide help to others while others older and younger than me, used their aspects and experiences to help me. But the weird thing about it, was that it was always a different person every time. Whether it was a stranger, acquaintance, associate, business partner, friend, best friend, family, lover or a genuine companion throughout it all. I went through every stage there could be. Some I just learned and some I'm continuing to learn.
The world revolves around us all, we just have to find how we fit in with it.
Take care stay safe and stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - June 1st, 2024
All our lives, whether it was right or wrong, fair or unfair, black or white, red or blue, down or up, left or right, Heaven or Hell, Good or Evil, Love or Hate, the one thing they all have in common is that they are all aspects of life and they all come down to two distinctive answers.
However, no matter how we try to rationalize life, whether it's some kind of advanced science or some kind of unexplainable magic. The one thing we cannot decide is whether or not it's all one extreme or another. People either argue until they are blue in the mouth or they just shrug and move on with their life based on what they believe or other aspects of their life. Religion, Politics, Morality, all important subjects, all in different fields on what it takes to be a human being, but the one thing they have in common is they are all constructed by humans and are in constant argument on where humans should go in life.
For example religion, Christianity believes that Jesus is the Son of God, Judaism doesn't, but what they both have in common is save for different interpretations, is that they believe God is real and the Old Testament happened. That just simplifies the Abrahamics, but at the same time it could apply to anything from the oldest religions such as Paganism, to the pseudo religions based on Sci-Fi freaks like George Lucas, Gene Roddenberry and L. Ron Hubbard.
In Politics, there is Left Wing and Right Wing and depending on the country and laws, one side dominates the other or both sometimes pool their resources together. What they have in common both Good and Bad and believe me, they both have their fair share of dirty laundry, is that they are going by what they believe humanity should evolve into. Be it thoughts and feelings. Case in point, Republicans have often been both positively and negatively associated with ways of making money, Hell Ronald Reagan even once made a law that if you're gonna succeed in business in California, you have to be somewhat a corrupt asshole. Considering the scandals in L.A. and Hollywood alone and the money both made and lost as a result of them, that doesn't surprise me.
Which brings me to Morality. Morality should be the most simplest thing on the planet, but at the same time life is so complicated, it's hard to be considered 100 percent moral or immoral, because not everyone sees what you see and knows the full story. Take me for example, I don't give into mob mentality because all that did was cause more trouble than it's worth, when the best way in my opinion is to try to hear each side of the story and see where you stand with each other on that. Then decide whether or not the person is still worth talking to or not. That's simple, but due to clashing moralities it's not. Not to sound gross, but I'll go this far to say it just to prove a point. One of the hot button topics is Pedophilia. Now I can say I hate pedos until I'm blue in the mouth and you can choose to believe whether or not I'm telling the truth, because by your perspective of my actions, either way, you believe it to be one thing or another. However, due to my hatred of Pedos, part of how I was able to determine at least in my own opinion who is and who isn't was based on actions rather than words, based on the disgusting shit I witnessed since my childhood. It's why the Jes thing was so clear at least to me and others that think he's innocent. Others can believe what they want about him and I'm through giving a damn convincing them otherwise as I don't value their opinions for validation based on their actions. Case in point, ThisJoe, comes across as a pedo to me, due to his targets for bullying, due to my thinking he's older than he let's on and due to how many fucked up thing's he's made in art as well as the fucked up things he and his so-called friends are into. To me, that is an Orgy of Evidence, but to those that fail to understand or outright disbelieve me, they don't even see it, because they don't see what I see. But if you think that's sickening, here's a worse thing. Some countries have no law or moral against the subject. Hell some sick freaks would sell their house just to get a plane ticket too said countries, just to do it. And unless these people are in a position where they can go near children, there is no way to determine if they are or not. Words can only go so far.
Now you're probably wondering at this point of this very long fucking essay, what is the point of what I am saying. Well I'll summarize. To put it plainly, we are not supposed to just focus on life's "Yes" and "No". We are meant to focus on life's "Maybe" as well.
The word "Maybe", is one of the most underrated answers in the history of this world. It's mysterious, it's suspenseful, it's exciting and it's terrifying. Why? Because things could go either way. Rather than be this or that, it can be this and that.
That uncertainty is the key to surviving this world and learning from it. And the weirdest thing is that it's the one word all sides of life have in common.
For example, maybe I'll become a successful musician, maybe not. Maybe I'll find other ways of getting rich, maybe not. Maybe I'll find ways of helping people whether I have to pay for it or not. Maybe you'll believe the words I am typing right now, maybe not. Maybe I'll take your words or part of your words into consideration should they apply to my life or the life of people I know, maybe not.
But the one thing I am certain on, is I am still alive, things are getting good for me, they may not last, but I'm able to tank the losses better than I have before with some exception. If people believe me good, that means I got more friends. If people don't, that's better, I'll either value them as friends in other aspects we have in common and if we don't, I cut you off one way or another.
Long story short, I am now 110% Percent able to go through life one way or another to the point where I'm undecided where I may go next. Maybe I'll keep going with my music and maybe not. Maybe I'll stay on Newgrounds or leave. Maybe I'll help others deserving of help or I'll just sleep in for the day. But before I even remotely do anything I would like to put three simple life lessons that each person can follow in any walk of life whether I like it or not.
Take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.....maybe.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 25th, 2024
A follow up to this:
I figured out the main problem with Life
Over the years I was wondering why even after all I found out, that no one was moving forward. Then I realized with that article that this was one of the reasons why. However this lead me into an even deeper reason behind this. For context, when I was 18, I used to joke that 30 was considered the middle age for 18 year olds. In that while others took getting to at least 45 to 50 would have it worse, but it would be similar circumstances. Then I realized today, that joke became a reality.
For a glimpse of my life, part of why I have no shame in talking about even the darker aspects of my life to the generations above and below me, is because I found a balance between being childish and being grown up. It allowed me to be the medium between generations, because I knew what it was like to be a kid and it helped me learn more from the older generations because as a growing adult I start seeing things more from their perspective. The only thing I offered them in return aside from the usual help and company is to offer my POV of how I experience life no matter how messed up it got or how unbelievably good it got. A lot of people in my own circle have been deep down doing the same thing as well as those that have opposed me. We either seek solace from the older generation or we try to teach the younger generation not to make the same stupid mistakes we did. It's why it takes me a while to think before acting and judging because it reflects of aspects of either my life or those I know good and bad in said generation or a generation above and below me. Then it hit me.
A lot of us both my generation and the generations above and below me have reached a point in their lives where they don't know what to do in life. They seek out teachers or they teach others. No different than what I was doing. Then I realized whether you're a child, a teen, an adult or even a senior, we all have our own versions.....of a mid life crisis.
Now a lot of people, myself included would think, "Nah, that's for old people, we don't have that." Well congratulations you are wrong and so was I. Hell I'm just recovering from mine faster because I realized what it was. I never thought I'd live to be 30 and the next 3 years were a struggle trying to find my purpose in life. Once I realized what it was though, I was able to find ways, not just to move on, but help those left behind on the matter. The symptoms are what follows:
Then of course on top of that, the classic 5 Stages of Grief.
We all went through it, in every stage of our lives. Some of us grew up too fast, even with more to learn and tried to move forward. Others either cherry-picked or romanticized parts of the stories the older generations told us, tried to do better than them but screwed up one way or another. It's why both Racism and Anti-racism is still around, because the older generations projected their struggles on each side of the board onto those in their younger generation. Either they realized what damage they did and try to reign it in before it's too late, or worse, they encourage them to succeed where they failed, re-opening old wounds and making us all start from scratch again. It was never our fight. It was never our war. We were drafted against our wills and those whom aren't sorry for it, should suffer the consequences, not us. Me, I'm sorry for everything I done that was so wrong in my generation and my part in projecting any bullshit onto the younger crowd, while taking the older crowd for granted.
It's a hard thing to say sorry about, but I am. That being said, I'm fed up with it and I choose not to fight it anymore. I don't know how I'll move on without the shackles of my past, but at the same time I hope wherever I go is much better.
Until then I suggest you all look deep within yourselves and find out if anything, there's something wrong with you. If you can find it, then you can save yourself and those around you.
Take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 24th, 2024
This came to me today when I was interacting with someone close to me. This person told me, that much of why they fall back into old habits is that they don't know what to do with their life. A pain I know all too well. When you get right down to it, we're just here. Whether we came here from some divine deity or some lucky miracle of science, where we come from is always gonna be one of life's mysteries no matter what we believe. We can only see a small glimpse of it, but it's just enough to motivate us into what we want or need to do.
However the biggest mystery, something that has always trumped even the most spiritual and logical people is the ultimate questions:
Me, it took me 27 years to realize my own purpose, but it wasn't easy. I went by what those in and out of my circle tell me, based on their views in life and when I think I got it figured out, they tell me I'm doing it wrong. Then I do things my way, based on my own beliefs and views of the world and I still get the same response, that I'm still doing it wrong. So I was basically damned if I do and damned if I don't.
But then I figured it out. In terms of living life, we need to balance our wants and needs as well as the wants and needs of those we care about. Those we shouldn't care about fuck them. Be yourself, but at the same time, allow those in your own circles to be themselves, even if it's shit you don't agree with. That's what we are, we think free and we're allow that freedom to guide us to where we want in world life. But that's only scratching the surface.
In terms of why we are here, that's a question you have to both answer yourself and receive guidance from those that know you closely. Friends, family, lovers, you name it. Although many dismiss it as cliché talk, there is a reason why they view you as special. They watched you grow up, they helped raise you and shape you to the person you wanted to be for your sake and theirs and if they're true companions, no matter what they disagree with, they stick with you no matter what. That's why you're here, they kept you alive. Like the saying goes "It takes a village to raise a child."
In terms of what our purpose is. This one was tricky for me, but it can be divided into three follow up questions:
If you can answer these questions, you found your purpose. I have some of my answers:
And that's the point. Everything else simply falls into place, once you figure that out.
Should you be able to answer that you only have one question you can answer:
What can you do with your life?
Until then, take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 20th, 2024
Ok I managed to figure a few things out in life that may sound farfetched, but hear me out.
First off. In terms of love. Among most things, partners want time with their partners, whether it's time alone and time among friends. They want to value the time they have with each other while they're still alive.
Second in terms of life, keep moving forward, because if you don't you'll be stuck where you are or worse go backwards. Case in point certain people I've been feuding with started like they were fighting like adults, then in personality, they regressed to High School in terms of bully tactics, but once I was able to ignore them long enough, not only do their insults and remarks not bother me. But they went from High School level, to Grade School. Repeating the same shit I heard thrown at me in Grade School. At that point I now knew they were no longer worth my time and energy because they were regressing and trying to take as many people with them. Long story short, if people bother you, ignore them while you can, kick their ass if you can, save others if you're able to, but otherwise leave them to rot.
Third, part of the reason why people disagree with each other isn't so much their similarities, but also due to one subtle difference. It was of all things The Matrix Revolutions that brought this out for me. "We can't see past the choices we don't understand." Part of why I was able to get ahead in some things, but not others, is because I understood certain choices so clear, that I was able to look far into the future and see where they lead to. Whereas others I try to understand the choices and help how I can, but other than that show less interest if it's not worth understanding.
Basically we all have this ability, it's based on what we understand in the world.
Take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 14th, 2024
Before Rick Moranis and Frank Oz wowed us with a talking singing plant. This man made the movie that inspired it and jumpstarted Jack Nicholson's career. Before Jason Statham took over the role as Frankenstein, this man made sure David Carridine did it first, while pairing him off against a pre-Rocky Sylvester Stallone. Before Black Scorpion was the name of an obscure superhero franchise, this man made a movie about giant scorpions of the same name, then produced this one. That man is Roger Corman.
The B Movie King. Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, you name it he's done it. When he wasn't making B movies in the 60s, he was furthering other up and coming film star's careers one job at a time. This man worked with the likes of Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese, Joe Dante and James Cameron just to name a few. He's even cameoed in many movies himself including Silence of The Lambs. This guy for the past decades had his hand in every form of media old and new.
However, this legend both in the A-List and B-List alike has tragically passed away May 9th 2024 at age 98.
I first came across Corman's work, when I first watched the Frank Oz version of the Little Shop of Horrors. A horror musical comedy involving a clumsy flowershop worker, cultivating a man-eating plant in hopes to gain fame and fortune. Little did I know at the time, it was a remake. Of a film so infamous you can literally watch it for free:
While I like the musical, I love this movie better, because they do make the most out of it. The set is obviously fake, but they make up for it in the acting and the dark comedy. That was just a mere taste of Corman's work.
My personal favourite is Death Race 2000:
Unlike the Statham version which involved an elimination race for freedom, this one was much more brutal. A dystopian future where the only good entertainment is a trans continental race running men, women and children alike for points as they reach the finish line. And that was Corman producing a movie.
However, B movies weren't his only racket. He also used his rep and money to start a lot of other projects such as comics, a haven for independent filmmakers as well as even making fun of himself in movies like Scream 3. This guy was basically Hollywood's answer to Tom Fulp.
Still at 2 years away from a century, almost making it to Norman Lear's age, he had a good run, made a shit load of money and died like a king. May he rest in peace.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 12th, 2024
I won't go into too much detail, about what I went through to get proof of this, but let's just say it was so overwhelming I took my meds once I cooled down from it. For context, I found love, said love took me by surprise many times, that allowed us to get closer together and so far, this love has done nothing but go above and beyond to make sure I was ok, let alone finding me attractive enough to do the things she wants to do to me.
Yesterday, I spent half the day with someone very special to me, this person, much like myself went through a lot of hell since they were a kid, something I could both sympathize and empathize with and I tried my hardest to help this person out, no matter what we made out of the relationship. We shared a bond I can only describe as very spiritual. So spiritual, that it brought something out in me I never knew I had. I became more confident, stronger and more determined not to give up on my life. We didn't do anything too far, but let's just say with the way this person tried their very best to comfort me, after months of we went through together and separately, that it seemed to pay off for the both of us.
In terms of my view on the link of love, sex and spirituality, I believe that all are connected together in one way or another. Most people view sex alone as a rite of passage, one losing their virginity, would be considered a baptism to them. Others like myself, view it as so-so. That for pleasure it's good, but for love it's way better. I was raised by hippies, so needless to say I am a firm believer in free love so long as it's legal. But it wasn't until yesterday I found out how spiritual it was. Now bear in mind, with the way I talk to people, people assumed the worst from me no matter what. They assumed I was some kind of creep or incel. The fact of the matter it was, I can break my celibacy if I want to, but at the same time I don't choose to break it lightly. I feel if I'm gonna go at the very least far as sex, let alone romance, it has to be someone that clicks with me. But much of it was due to the fact that I was raised by a single mother whom had more guy friends than girl friends, yet the girlfriends as well as her, gave me things to look out for regarding women in general. Now this does not make me an expert on women, as I am a man and there are a few things about Women that even I don't know or understand about. However, it's made me aware of some of the nasty traits some can carry. In the case of my town, the women here, can be just as nasty and cruel as the men and considering how many cruel men I've confronted over the years, that says a lot.
As for what this has to do with spirituality, most of the women I was raised around were wiccans and other forms of natural witchcraft, those whom don't even need a Book of Shadows to cast spells. So needless to say, it was easy to say that the person I fell in love with, is also part of that craft in her own way. Normally that would scare a man away, but me, I thought it was endearing. Even tried to encourage it more so that she to rely on the usual stuff that she does to get by. Let's just say she took that advice too well. I won't say what happened, but the result was an energy I never knew I could felt. One so overwhelming that I couldn't even look at my enemies with a straight face anymore until I was able to settle down. Yet, it was so good that it unlocked a few things about me. Making me beyond 100% cured. Whatever she did, she somehow fixed me. And I am happy just for that, whether it works out or not.
Because it showed me that love is a powerful thing, so powerful I was overwhelmed by it and that it does exist regardless what people say otherwise.
If you people have found love one way or another, never give up on it. Even if it doesn't work out the experience is worth it.
Take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.
Posted by CIEIRMusic - May 6th, 2024
While I won't show exactly what I'm intending to do, I basically found a way to solve some problems in my personal life, but at the same time using my professional life as part of it. CIEIRMusic is above all else a subsidiary of CIEIR or Could it Exist In Real-Life. An old Blogger blog of mine designed to do defictionalization on many fictional mediums from Movies, to TV shows, to Comics and To video games. And while I've mostly been doing reviews my own way, I have so far managed to accomplish that aspect thanks to my health drink. That said, I was also looking for ways of making extra money on the side. Be it part time jobs or simply helping people get what they need and them simply giving me extra change. Now I can survive without money so long as I got my priorities straight and plenty of food to eat and above all else things to do. But even I need help every now and then and people in my corner have helped me in many ways. Including but not limited to giving me small, but effective amounts of money for me to use in my day to day life. But once I reached 99.99% of my personal problems. I was at a point where I was able to run these errands Pro-Bono, no charge whatsoever, because these people shown me enough respect that they earned any favour from me, for free. It was part of why I got into many confrontations, I was weeding out those whom either wouldn't agree with the idea or try to stop me from seeing it through. Once I knew where I stood with people inspite of their own personal problems, good and bad alike, I knew exactly what the problem is.
As most people have often seen or said in their lives, no one pays us enough for the bullshit we have to go through just to survive tomorrow. Whether it's poverty, drama or something as simple as carrying groceries, people need more help with things that are too much for them to handle sometimes. But after 27 years of studying the ups and downs of humanity in the most fucked up town in the Greater Toronto Area, I managed to find an answer to the people's problems, regardless of what walk of life they come from. Now while I mostly had Scarborough and places all over Ontario to go by, it was enough for me to map out all the problems and when it gets down to it, it has to do with both love and money.
The love one shares when they help someone even if is a few bucks to get by, but the amount of bucks one needs just to survive and come up with better plans. It's been like that my whole life and while it was good for what I needed, I felt like I shouldn't be the only one that should do that and earn it like that. So starting with someone very close as a first employee/future boss of mine, I was able to start up a company that trains more people in a walk of life very few realize is the cornerstones of all success: Gophers.
For those whom don't know, Gopher is a work slang for assistant. A play on "Go for this. Go for that." But the idea is that it's a job that requires simple favours for a few bucks. Mundane favours like getting your client/boss a cup of coffee or things like that. Now this person, much like myself, had to sink very low to find themselves. Has even inspired me to do this, based on watching them do their fair share of good deeds, be it pro-bono and for money and has literally passed the tests to become my first employee, which is a contract sign away.
The idea is that I basically created a job/job training/boss training program all into one package. I wrote a contract, a questionnaire and a code of ethics. Which are the three things you need to start any business you want. On top of the job or project you're advertising.
In my case, I'm starting with not an hourly wage, but a small amount of money per favour. Say $5 CAD, which doesn't seem much at first, but there's a method to my madness. Each favour can take as long as it takes as long as you have the means to do it and complete the job to the best of your ability. So if say you knew someone whom wanted you to cook, clean, watch your pets, guard your home and even protect you, 1 favour each would equal to about a solid $50. If the business grows the money grows, it allows people to work both over and under each other and allows them to be their own boss. I did the first pieces of it and I am willing to share them with anyone interested. Even give them a text copy so they can edit the rates, the code and the questionnaire to fit in their wants and needs. Basically the idea is that people need tools to learn work skills and this tool has taken me 27 years to figure out and make it understandable for those whom want to make some money and much like my Health Potion, I'm giving this for free. It will allow others to find their path in life and how they can make their money doing what they love.
DM me asap if you wish to have a copy or know exactly what this entails.
Until then, take care, stay safe and stay tuned for more.