My magnificent opus...

Hello everyone. And by everyone I mean you, the individual who is at this moment reading these words, though I like to imagine that everyone at one point in time will read what I write. I like to imagine a lot of things.

My name is Sean. There are lots of people named Sean, including the actor Sean Connery who is the person that inspired my father to name me Sean. I'm not sure that says anything about me, personally, but it does say a few things about my father. A few things like... he was a James Bond fan. Maybe he wanted to be in her majestey's secret service and have a license to kill. Who wouldn't want such a thing?

So, you've made it through two paragraphs and are still reading; that's encouraging. As you have been reading you've wondered why I am writing these words. Don't deny it, you have been. Even if you don't realize you've been wondering, you have. Well, I'll tell you why I'm writing. I am going to help make the world a better place by sharing what I have learned in my life and experience. And, by default, I am going to make your life better by sharing what I've learned in my life and experience. If you follow along and diligently read everything I write over time and you think about all the things I write about then you will have a better life.

Well, there is a small chance that some one who reads this already has a good life and won't find themselves having a better one as a result of reading my blog. Sure, there's a chance, but as I said it's a small chance. If you such a blessed person who won't benefit from my writing then I invite you to read along for no other reason than to be entertained and to explore ways that you can put into your own words why you have joy in your own life.

Before I get down to the nitty-gritty of making the world a better place I'm going to preface this entire blog by laying down some general statements of how things are when you read my work. First off, I write off the cuff. In this blog I will write one draft, no revisions. Second, people have a tendancy to call me arrogant or accuse me of having a "big ego". Once those criticisms bothered me and sent me into an introspective examination of whether or not I was as awesome as I believed. I have found over many years of such introspective soul searching that yes, yes I am as awesome as I think I am.

Descartes said, "I think therefor I am." So Sean says, "I think I am awesome, therefor I am."

Second, I use a "shock-jock" approach to my writing in order to entertain and grab the attention of my reader; to grab your attention. The narrative style is through a persona, a character, and is not an accurate representation of who I am. I deliberately say things in such a way to elicit a response, yet the content of my writing contains valuable information. If you are unable to read past the tone and presentation of my work to see the value in the underlying message then that's your problem, not mine. As Abraham Lincoln said, "You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot please all of the people all of the time." Odds are I don't even know you, dear reader, so I don't know how to cater to your individual needs when it comes to receiving information through reading. I say it's impossible for me to anticipate every need of every reader in order to communicate. So, since there is just one of me but there are potentially millions of you, readers, then the burden of relating to what I write lies entirely with you.

I spent the entirety of my self-aware life in pursuit of happiness. During that pursuit I have experienced life, the universe, and everything in as full a manner as I could imagine. I have gained insight, education, and have learned through my successes and more importantly through my failures. I offer 28 years of experience, insight, and lessons to anyone who cares to have them. All this, and more, for free!

So read on, comment, and ask questions. If they are entertaining questions, which means they don't even have to be good, then I will answer them to the best of my ability.