WHEN THE “SIDE PROJECT” BECOMES THE BIG DEAL

I believe we have the ability to shift our minds to intersect with the most relevant voice inside of us. That voice may have more relevance than you could have ever imagined.

I decided to choose Evan Williams’s 2009 Longbeach TED talk to profile because of the first 2 minutes. Evan describes an experience of being in the process of deciding which way to go with his company ODEO, when he and Jack Dorsey initiated a side project called Twitter.

My intention is to encourage us to creatively multitask whenever possible. Think of what you are capable of and invest a little time each day to watching that plan come closer to the next brick and even closer to your next step. Not only will manifesting your side project ideas bring you closer to a fulfilled spirit, it can also make a big difference to someone collaborating with you or experiencing the benefits of your project.

My side project back in 1997 was creating and performing my poetry with a live improv Jazz band every Sunday night at an open mic while I was still studying pharmacy and attending Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences. Performing poetry with the Jeff Robinson Trio fulfilled me spiritually at the time. My brother Oz and I used to call our Sunday experience of writing a new poem to perform with the band every week at the Lizard Lounge “church“. Then we would giggle like little school girls. Mostly Oz would actually. 

At the time, we followed a path subconscious to the position it would later hold on our individual roads towards growth.  There were moments when we fully recognized the presence of the poet inside of us.  These were the moments “lifestyle” engaged in the process of becoming stitched and embedded into the fabric of our every day “projects” transforming the words we create into a big deal.
IYEOKA’S CURRENT ‘SIDE PROJECT’: The TWEET POEMS network. The NEW haiku.
THE ROLE OF TWEET POEMS: The focus of this network is to empower POETS to join a supportive initiative to create new POEMS under 140 characters multiple times a day.
TO JOIN: Click here. TWEET POEMS will be accepting only 150 members.

ACTION OF THE DAY: Name your next “SIDE PROJECT”. Forget about time when you make your choice. Imagine the possibility of whatever you imagine becoming a really big deal.