Archive for March, 2010

Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 006

Saturday, March 27th, 2010


Too many people waste time trying to be good at stuff they don’t want to be good at. They apply for jobs they don’t really want, go to school for programs they aren’t really interested in and end up hating every minute of it.

Watch the video above to see what I mean.

You have stuff that you are naturally good at, stuff you are interested in and stuff that you want to become good at. That’s amazing! Do that stuff, get involved with those things and forget the rest.

Why waste time trying to be somebody you’re not?

Make Your Own Lunch is about you deciding EXACTLY what goes on your plate. Decide to stack your plate sky-high full of stuff that you love. Make sure you try new things that you are interested in and want to try and make sure you get as much dessert as you want.

I’m not really talking about food either.

Decide to Make Your Own Lunch.

–Ryan


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Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 005

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 005 from Ryan Porter on Vimeo.


Destiny. Do you believe in it?

There are too many people who leave their lives up to destiny. They say things like, “it will happened if it’s destined to be.” or when they don’t get something they wanted they make themselves feel better by saying “I guess it wasn’t my destiny.”

The people who have what they want have it because they decided to. The people who live the lives they dream about are living that way because they took action. They didn’t wait for destiny to give them what they wanted.

Make Your Own Lunch is all about carving your own path, living life on your terms and creating your own destiny.

In this week’s episode, I sat down with Kestin Cornwall, Owner and Founder of eLLIPTIC Clothing and we talked about creating your own destiny.

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Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 004

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 004 from Ryan Porter on Vimeo.


There are a ton of people out there who completely live for the weekend. They spend the first half of their week talking about last weekend and the rest of the week talking about next weekend… and that’s because most people don’t love what they’re doing.

They are working in jobs that they aren’t passionate about or are studying programs at school that they have no interest in whatsoever.

One of the things that every person I have interviewed has in common is that they all love what they do. It’s hard work, a lot of hard work but they don’t mind working their butts off because it’s doing stuff that they love.

Find what you love and then find a way to do THAT.

I am not trying to make it sound easy. It’s not. It takes hard work, heart break, setbacks, failure and more hard work but the payoff is better than you can imagine.

This week I hung out with one of Canada’s fastest rising photographers Jaime Hogge. He is completely passionate about his work and shared some insight into how he became a photographer and what he thinks about doing something you love.

“That’s how you know when you are really doing something you should be doing… when you want to do it all of the time.” – Jaime Hogge

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Make Your On Lunch TV: Episode 003

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Make Your Own Lunch TV: Episode 003 from Ryan Porter on Vimeo.


So what do you want to be when you grow up???

I hate that question!

I had no idea how to answer that question when I was younger… Actually in elementary school I thought it was a real possibility for me to be a cartoon when I grew up. I thought at age 18 I would jut magically become a character in The Flinstones or GI Joe. Just hand in a resume, fill out an application then, BOOM. You’re a cartoon.

The possibilities seem so limited when you sit down and try to answer this question.

In high school, I was shown a chart with the possibilities for my future. If you co to Community College you can do these 10 jobs. If you get a 4 year degree from University you can do these 15 things etc.

The typical jobs on these types of charts are; doctor, lawyer, teacher, plumber, electrician, retail associate, car sales, real estate, graphic design, accountant, and travel agent. There was nothing on here that said founder of the largest DIY skateboarding company in North America or Entertainment Entrepreneur. You wouldn’t be able to find Youth Speaker or Youth Media Expert. I am positive that “guy who trades a red paperclip for a house” wouldn’t ever make the chart.

There are so many opportunities out there and so many more to be created. But here’s the catch: it’s up to you to create them!

You create them by taking chances, by talking to people, by surrounding yourself with people who can help you. You uncover these opportunities by asking questions, traveling, volunteering, reading and living just outside of your comfort zone.

In Episode 003, I speak with Norah and Ted to hear how they are creating their dream careers one skateboard at a time.

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