C7 FAMILY
1/16-18/26
#1 - PILOT
GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING. WHATEVER TIME IT IS FOR YOU, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS DOCUMENT. I’VE BEEN REFLECTING ON THIS IDEA FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR NOW, SINCE I ORIGINALLY CREATED IT FOR A CLASS PROJECT AND I FEEL NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO ACT ON IT. FOR MY ASSIGNMENT I MADE A BLOG THAT DOCUMENTED MY JOURNEY AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND ASPIRING DESIGNER. I ALSO WANTED TO USE IT AS A TOOL FOR ARCHIVING MY WORK AND MY PROCESS FOR ANY AND ALL TO USE AND BENEFIT FROM. I TRULY BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL, AND I WANT TO BE A RESOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND POSSIBLE IDEAS. MY GOAL IS RESONATION, WITH EVERYTHING I MAKE BEING DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME, I KNOW OTHERS CAN BECOME INSPIRED TO DO THE SAME. C7 IS THE ULTIMATE DOCUMENTATION OF MY LIFE AND WILL SERVE AS A CAPSULE OF MY TIME ON THIS PLANET.
MULTIPLE TIMES I’VE ALREADY MADE THE CLAIM THAT I WANT THIS BRAND TO BECOME A PLATFORM / RESOURCE FOR OTHERS AND THIS BLOG IS A BIG PART OF THAT. I WANT TO SHOW HOW POSSIBLE ALL OF THIS SHIT IS, AND THAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR MIND. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BECOME FILLED WITH BITS AND PIECES OF MY PROCESS AND MY INSPIRATION, GIVING EVERY READER A DEEPER PERSPECTIVE ON C7. I WILL NOT PLACE LIMITS ON THE KIND OF MEDIA I PLAN ON INSERTING IN THESE PAGES, SO IT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE POSSIBLE RANGE OF INSPIRATION ONE CAN PULL FROM. YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BOOKS, ALBUMS, PAINTINGS, PORTRAITS, GARMENTS, ANYTHING THAT GAVE ME AN IDEA AND ALLOWED ME TO ORGANICLY CREATE WILL BE INCLUDED. ALONGSIDE THIS, I WILL USE THIS AS A PLATFORM TO SHARE IDEAS THAT HELPED ME GROW SIGNIFICANTLY, CONCEPTS THAT JUST BY REFLECTING ON THEM HELPED ME CREATE ON ANOTHER LEVEL.
THE FIRST OF THESE IDEAS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS THE CONCEPT OF INFINITY. TO MAKE SENSE OF THIS, WE MUST ASSUME THE UNIVERSE IS INFINITE, MEANING THERE ARE INFINITE OTHER VERSIONS OF YOU LIVING AN INFINITE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LIVES. A WAY I LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE IDEA IS AS FOLLOWS, “IF THERE ARE INFINITE VERSIONS OF YOU IN THE UNIVERSE, IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHICH VERSION OF YOU THAT YOU WILL BECOME.” ONCE YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR POTENTIAL FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUR LIFETIME HAS NO BOUNDARIES OTHER THAN THE ONES YOU PLACE ON YOURSELF, YOU WILL BE ON THE WAY TO BECOMING EXACTLY WHO YOU WANT TO BECOME. I AM WORKING TOWARDS THIS FOR MYSELF EVERYDAY, SO REGARDLESS OF THE ADVICE I GIVE, I DON’T WANT TO SEEM LIKE I’M SOME PERFECT INDIVIDUAL. GOING FORWARD I WILL NOT DUMB DOWN MY IDEAS OUT OF THE FEAR OF SEEMING TOO BOASTFUL, HOWEVER I WANT TO SAY AT LEAST ONCE THAT I AM NO BETTER THAN ANY PERSON READING THIS. IF ANYTHING, I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ALL HAVE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE ANY LIFE THAT WE WANT FOR OURSELVES.
TO PIGGY BACK OFF OF THE PREVIOUS IDEA, I WANT TO TACKLE THE CONCEPT OF EXCUSES, SINCE IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO THIS THOUGHT PROCESS. WHEN STARTING SOMETHING DIFFICULT OR TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT ON SOMETHING YOU DON’T USUALLY DO, IT CAN BE INCREDIBLY EASY TO COME UP WITH REASONS TO NOT DO THE THING YOU NEED TO DO. WHETHER IT IS HOW YOUR BODY FEELS ON THAT DAY OR YOU SIMPLY FEEL THAT YOU DESERVE A BREAK, THESE MENTAL BLOCKS CAN KEEP YOU FROM FULLY REALIZING YOUR DREAM AND IDEAL FUTURE. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH, SO IT IS EASY FOR ME TO JUST SAY “YEAH!!! FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!!!” HOWEVER, I ASK YOU TO REFLECT ON THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE AND THE REASONS YOU ARE NOT DOING THEM. I’VE REALIZED THE MAJORITY OF THE ROADBLOCKS THAT WE FACE ARE BASED IN FEAR: FEAR OF BEING REJECTED, FEAR OF BEING AWKWARD, OR FEAR OF STIRRING THE POT. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENS. THIS IS SOMETHING I’M TRYING TO FULLY REALIZE, SINCE I TEND TO KEEP MYSELF FROM ACHIEVING CERTAIN GOALS OUT OF FEAR OF SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
GOING FORWARD, I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED TO ACTUALLY START THIS PROJECT, AND HOPEFULLY INSPIRE OTHERS TO FINISH SOMETHING THEY’VE STARTED OR GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THAT ONE HOBBY THEY’VE WANTED TO TRY BUT HAVEN’T YET FOR WHATEVER REASON. IF YOU’RE READING THIS, WE PROBABLY KNOW EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE, AND I AM SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO YAP ABOUT SHIT I LIKE YAPPING ABOUT. MY CLOSE FRIENDS KNOW HOW LONG I CAN TALK ABOUT SHIT LIKE THIS, SO HAVING THIS NEW OUTLET IS A HUGE STEP INTO MY FUTURE. PART OF MY DREAM COMING TRUE IS SEEING THE PEOPLE AROUND ME’S DREAMS COME TRUE, AND IF YOU’VE READ THIS FAR I PROMISE YOU WILL BE A PART OF THAT. OUR GENERATION HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REALIZED, WE TRULY HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD. ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR GIVING MY THOUGHTS A CHANCE, I PROMISE THE EVOLUTION OF MY WORK AND PROCESS WILL BE INCREDIBLE.
-CAMERON CAMPBELL CRAIG