THE JOURNEY!

Hello, Hi..

They always say there's no such thing as a bad idea, cause that same idea that you thought will not be good THEN, will be amazing a couple years down the line. This blog post is one of those ideas. I think I had the idea to write this blog post last year July 2012, when I was working in Ghana. I was just inspired by everything around me and I thought let me type a LIL SUMMIN , SUMMIN.. But as usual I didn't complete it, just because I couldn't figure out what POINT or Message I was trying to put out. So I just left it marinating in the blog for a hot minute.

And a couple of days ago I was having a pow wow with one of my Best Friend's who's in the styling industry, and I was basically venting and I had come to a realisation.. And this is my REALISATION.. MY OPINION NOT ANYBODY ELSES..as this is the ITSMIKAAA.BLOGSPOT.CO.UK ..

When your young, you dream of fame and fortune, you dream of becoming this amazing person who has everything they want. But when your young you never realise how hard it will be.. I'll break it down, I started doing radio when I was 14 years old,at that time, I knew what I wanted to do..I knew that no matter what this will be my career path..I used to record lil radio shows on my radio and get my brothers and his friends as guests. I was dead set on doing this..THIS IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING! NO IFS NO BUTS NO MAYBE'S.. And I've never changed that!.

But no one really tells you about how hard it will be to get the position you once as a child thought you could reach. This is were the creative HI'S AND LOW'S come in.. I don't think I have met anybody in the industry who hasn't experienced this.  Creative HI'S AND LOW'S can either be really motivating at one point, but can put a person into depression. One day your motivated and making movements, killing everything and err body..Then the next you've just hit a stumbling block and you FEEL STUCK, STAGNANT, UNINSPIRED. Ive always wondered why this is..and I think I know why..

When you want something so bad, you will stop at nothing to get to where you want to be, you work your ass of to the point of hurting your body, not giving your self a break. Because you want to reach your goal, SUCCESS POINT. But within that is the journey that you experience the knock backs, the downfalls, the failures, the focusing on other peoples success's instead of your own sort of ish. Thats something that were not always prepared for. Starting at a young age, you go through a thing I call the WOW factor.. You know when people see what you do, then they ask you how old you are and then you get the "WOOWWW oh my gosh your young, your sick" That sort of stuff, and to be honest that can gas a person, IM YOUNG N. IM GETTING IT!..

BUT

As you get older, it's not that anymore now you're in this league your all grown up, now your with the big boys and girls who are trying to do the exact same thing as you. Which can either be motivating or Un motivating. You're asking yourself where do you fit in..You start focusing on other peoples journey and not your own.. Trying to do things to fit in..WHEN IT BLATANTLY ISNT YOU! You will get to a point where you end up on cruise mode. THATS WHEN YOU NEED A BREAK right there..

<<< BREAK<<<

I took my well deserved break, because I needed to get my VIM back I was not inspired, this career path that I set out for myself when I was younger wasn't going the way I wanted it to go. Yh I can be hosting, doing radio shows, Djing and singing and getting all these RATINGS and MONEY, but why wasn't I still satisfied Not everyone can wake up and say they love their job. But deep down because of my creative LOW'S I was uninspired and just wanted a break from GOOD OLE LANNDANN TANNNN!! Me going to Ghana made me realise why I started doing what I was doing in the first place and why I wanted to do it.. Im not here for fame and fortune..as you grow your values change.. I WANT TO INSPIRE AND MAKE AN IMPACT..to me SUCCESS does not mean MONEY..its happiness.. I want to SUCCESSFULLY LOVE LIFE, I WANT TO SUCCESSFULLY HAVE A HAPPY FAMILY, I WANT TO SUCCESSFULLY BE CREATIVE.. I WANT TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE AN IMPACT! 

I found myself wanting to work out there more.. Which made me come back to LDN on gear 5..because I set my goal, and now I know that the journey wont be easy, but I know it can be done.

 6 MONTHS INTO THE YEAR! Ive got my own radio show, Im hosting and performing at big festivals, I'm back to Djing, I have an amazing team who have helped me Re brand my ITS MIKA BRAND.. D.T.M.I.. ! I can finally say I'm getting there.

We always feel the need to seek people's approval, but. As I always say.. PEOPLE MAY BE SLEEPING ON YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN THAT ALARM CLOCK RINGS, THEY DONT HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUPERMALT ! Don't be de motivated by your JOURNEY TO SUCESS..cause the main thing is the JOURNEY, IT'S THE STORY, IT'S THE PAGES TO THE FINAL CHAPTER.  TURN YOUR DREAM INTO A REALITY AND ENJOY LIFE WHILE DOING IT!!

IN THE WORDS OF R2BEE'S "SO KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING AND DONT WATCH NOBODY"  *snap snap and all of that*.. :D :D

 FOCUS ON YOUR GRIND HARD WORK PAYS OFF!