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A few years ago, I decided to build my own airplane in Arlington, WA. (See the entire build in 6 minutes.) It ended up being a journey of my own limits as well as a personal realization. What awoke in me during that 6-month intensive process was instrumental in leading me to My Practice, which is often the sole focus of my online world, as well as something that seems diametrically opposite; becoming a professional options trader in the stock market.
The only problem, is I spend most of my time living my life instead of documenting it so much of what I’m trying to build online is far behind the things I’m working on in real time.
Regardless, after years of quiet practice and study, I decided to take a 2-year course in the Foundation of Buddhist thought to become a Zen Practitioner. I’m planning to share what I awoke to via www.MyZen.org, including a 10-hour course in Zen and a series of mini-books called the Life & Zen series.) Looking for release in early 2019.
On the flip-side, I simultaneously took a 2 year course to become a Chartered Market Technician. I wanted to see if it was possible to actually make a career out of trading in the stock market, especially since 90% of all traders lose money. Music is still an integral part of my life, and I love mastering records whenever I can, but as of January 1, 2018, I started my first year as a professional trader.
Previously, I had known only the music industry and was given the opportunity to produce so many bands I adored, including Flaming Lips, HUM, Mercury Rev, Verve, Spiritualized, Posies, Urge Overkill, Flickerstick, Sound of Urchin, and many others. That success subsequently built my Playground Recording Studio in Chicago, which later became WaveFront Mastering in a cozy little seaside town just north of San Diego, CA. Producing bands, touring with them around the world; it always makes me feel like one of the luckiest people on the planet. I’ve been so deeply touched by music, and all I ever dreamed of doing with my life was to make music that touched others in the same way it touched me.
After I completed the Wavefront Mastering conversion, though, I built an 8,000 sq/ft facility from the ground up in Vista, CA called Florascience with a beyond-compliant GMP testing facility inside of it called Wonderland-Labs. My contract manufacturer ran off with most of the money I had made, and I was forced to find a very quick way to re-create and continue to offer all products my eCommerce businesses offered.
Florascience is now my passion and I’m excited to see where it goes.
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As long as I am being as true to myself, I hope I can never go wrong. My passion for life runs deep. Since nothing was ever handed to me, yet I’ve had so many dreams come true, I feel it’s possible for anyone to make the same thing happen for themselves if they dream passionately enough and have the courage to live a life on their own terms.
Keith Cleversley
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