Az Caz & Co

Over the years I have met many many people, made some friends and truth be known a few enemies along the way too. Why am I telling you this? Well, I had to open somehow

As time gets on and I get more grey hair, anyone I know will tell you that I’ve been increasingly more work orientated and far too uptight for my own good. I always seem to be doing something online whether it be helping a relative or a friend with their web stuff, writing on my own site or reading lots in an attempt to better myself. In the past I have focused my attention on the things & people in my life that I could relate to and without these people I don’t think I would be where I am today.

Back in September I went to my little cousins wedding, I hadn’t seen him for about 10 years or so and he was all grown up and stuff. We had a brief chat about what we were up to and he said he was starting up his own business, I told him that I was in the web game and beyond that we just caught up on the many years we hadn’t seen each other for. Not much to it really until I get a call a few months later asking if I would build a site for his business.

I am touched he refused other people that he knows on a day to day basis on the grounds that he would rather help family out but the best thing about it is that the conversations that we have begun to have are really quite inspiring. We sat chatting for ages the other weekend on the phone, it started out about his website but soon progressed into the mentality behind self development and a positive attitude. He had just come back from a conference in the states and was stoked at having an opportunity like that and continued to tell me about what his latest achievements were.

Achievements! What a word!

We talked about lots of things related to going it alone and taking the plunge for yourself in the business world, we talked about the excitement, the fear, the benefits and also the pitfalls. We clicked in a way that may not have been possible a few years ago because we were now on the same wave length, we were now like minded people.

Friendships are forged, businesses are built, deals are clinched… all because of like minded people. I love going to drum and bass nights and snowboarding because I get to hang out with like minded people. Empires have both been built and fallen due to the power of like minded people! See where I’m going with this?

I once wrote a poem (that some bastard stole at summer school and I never saw again) called “Friends”, it was a testamony to the strength and support and happiness you get from your friends. That poem still stands as my friends will be close to my heart forever! The interesting thing is that as I get older, I am seeing a similar pattern repeat itself as I try to push myself further in life and find other people are trying to do the same.

Like minded people make the world go round, without them each and every one one of us would be lost, the world would be a horrible place and nobody would get laid or do anything fun. Without like minded people we would have no internet, we would have nothing, no-one would talk to each other and if they did they wouldn’t bother taking any notice of what was being said let alone acting upon it.

Maybe I am wrong but I don’t think so… what do you think?

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