Collaboration

Since Grits started, we've made it part of our mission to collaborate with other talented people who have the same passion for their work that we have for ours. Some the best relationships that we have are with our printers, Josh (NFC Printing) and Shaun (Caughtin Customs) Their grind is awe inspiring and it helps that they can provide us with a swift "kick in the ass " from time to time. So a couple of weeks ago, while hanging around Caughtin Customs and I sneaked in some pictures.





Yo, Josh you are next!!

Persistence

There is a myth that if you create your vision and it's proven to be right, people will line up to support you.

Actually, that's not true at all. Great vision and insight are always met with "resistance." When you start making progress you will be met with more resistance. It does not matter how you choose to make that progress, whether it's in your career, product or service, the "Forces of Mediocrity" will be there to try to stop you.

If it were any other way, it would be too easy. And, if it were easy, nobody would value your work. So, it's very clear to me now; Without the "Forces of Mediocrity" trying to keep you from moving forward, progress would hardly be worth the journey. Stay Persistent.

No Grits No Glory

Texas Grind

We are working on some projects in the future, so keep an eye out... In the meantime check out the site three designs are available online now. Get it before you regret it!

H-town Sneaker Summit Recap

It was a SIZZLING HOT day this past Sunday during the H-town Sneaker Summit, but the heat most certainly didn't stop the loads of people who came out, supported and partied with Grits! It was definitely a Summertime blast! The crowd, the food, the music, the drinks, the ENTIRE VIBE was dope as hell! Everyone loved the zine. If you didn't get one don't fret, it will be included with the new release online.

For those who missed out on the zine... I figured why let me have all the fun. So here is some propaganda to put up around your schools and neighborhoods. Download PDF Here!

If you're looking for the new Grits shirt, don't worry! I'll have the new tees, with two new additions released on my web store soon! Also, be sure to watch my twitter and facebook to be the first to know! And if you missed our newest commercial check out the last blog post below. PZ.

Thanks to Raza رضا Kazimi for the picture.

Servin Tha GoodStuff Commercial

Hey we are back with our newest commercial which highlights of two newest tees. Many thanks goes out to our longtime friend Jesse Young (director) from Advanced Eye Productions. Please feel free to share, & Enjoy!!!

Mediocre Doesn't Cut It Anymore

If all you are willing to do is what your friends are willing to do, then by definition you are mediocre. Mediocrity is safe, comfortable, and certain. It is also a recipe for nothing more than competitive equality. You don’t have to pursue mediocrity, it will pursue you, and if you are like most people, you have already surrounded yourself with it, it has already caught you.

So don't waste time on being mediocre. You are too valuable to be marginalized into an oblivion.

To paraphrase a good friend of mine; Everyone bought into mediocrity, but no one kept the receipt.

Living for "Stuff"

"It’s mediocrity, fear and confusion in disguise. It’s neither doing nor not doing. It’s the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It’s for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die.” -Dan Millman

I am not that old. But, I've noticed the longer I work, the more I see fellow co-workers in their 30's, 40's, and 50's, who have kind of hit the wall in their career, but somehow need the money more than ever. You know, to pay for all that “stuff”: Big cars, big houses in the suburbs, golf clubs, social status, all that kind of "stuff".

They're disgruntled. They're bitter and they hate their job, but they love their “stuff”. They rationalize that they don't have a choice. They have children, rent, mortgages and responsibilities, that kinda "stuff." But, they also have a lot of “stuff”, which requires ever more time and energy.

I figure the more time you invest into "stuff," the more energy is needed to compensate for the fact that basically, you hate your job... That you never liked your job... That all along, it’s always been about the “stuff”.

Unfortunately, it's usually these people who are the first on the cutting block. Their bosses always end up getting rid of them, but only after dragging them around and sucking them dry of their enthusiasm and creativity.

So, please decide to love what you do and most importantly, Do It. The sooner the better. Don't let your creativity go to waste. Devoting your life to "stuff" is really no way to live.

No Grits No Glory

TOEACHIZOWN

Your passion, your new purpose will change you. Great ideas do that. But eventually, you will encounter friends, family or even random people who don't agree with your great idea. Believe me, it's inevitable. But that shouldn't discourage you. They are not mad at your great idea. They are disgruntled with the fact that you made a conscious decisions to break from the status quo. They are seated in discontent toward you, because when you change it forces them to change. Hell, its human nature. I am sure if the shoe was on the other foot, you would do the same.

Learn to recognize mediocrity. (The "resistance" will always be there.)
Learn to move forward in spite of it.
Learn to say "TOEACHIZOWN."