The Stuff in the Basement

I saw Rocky Balboa recently and loved it. I've always found the series as a whole really inspirational (Yes, even Rocky V) But there was one thing in particular that stuck with me. During the movie Rocky is talking to his brother-in-law Paulie about his newfound desire to box again. Paulie questions his motives and asks "Why, You wanna box again Rocko, you haven't peaked yet?" Rocky Replies, "I got some stuff in the basement" I the audience member and Paulie both think he means a literal basement. "What Basement?" Paulie asked accusingly. Rocky just looks at him and points to himself. "In here." By then I realized that he meant his gut.

The will to do something the he feels unfinished is a powerful statement to me. It's what drives him to get back in the ring despite his old age and brain injuries. By examining myself I relaized that I have some of my own "stuff in the basement". This relates mostly to my own game development efforts. I have a lot of projects tht are unfinished. I used to keep all of this stuff (usually assorted notebooks of ideas for games, books, movies, etc) under my bed litterally. It has since outgrown that space and reside in a box in my closet.

So in summation I intend to tackle the stuff in my own closet before I move on to other projects. It's kind of like your mother used to say, "Finish your vegetables or you don't get any dessert." The dessert in my case just happens to be more grandiose projects. I look forward to starting my own business eventually but first I have to tackle the "stuff in the closet".