Evolution Of A Man

i’ve always been a pretty open person. usually one to wear my heart on my sleeve, i’ve never shied away from sharing my life with others. perhaps it’s out of being naive and/or too trusting, or perhaps it’s simply due to the fact that i like attention. either way, it’s time to bring it down a notch. it’s time for some privacy.

someone a long time ago once told me, “no one can rain on your parade if they don’t know what street it’s coming down.” i seem to have forgotten that sage piece of advice over the years. i’ve been sharing personal relationship and business information with someone recently who is a close friend. however, in the past week, he has used that information against me in order to make himself look good. i feel a bit betrayed, but mostly angry at myself for putting my business out in the street- calling for someone to take advantage of me. it’s incredibly funny to me how people will take what they think they know about you and your life and use it for their benefit

this totally shouldn’t surprise me as i sit here writing this post while watching an episode of tmz; but it does. interesting what happens when things hit close to home. but i’ve always been this way- really nice (some say too nice), and a bit too trusting for my own good. the problem is that i don’t really know how to be anyone else. it sounds weird, but it’s the truth. that’s just what comes natural.

i’m really hoping that the saying, “nice guys finish last” is just a myth, but in case it isn’t, as it relates to my privacy, i’ve decided to take a cue from my girl, bey, and keep my moves on lock! she continuously stays tight-lipped about the goings on in her life, business and relationships, and for that reason, she is so much more successful. it’s time for me to take a page from the same book.

this one’s gonna be incredibly hard, but if i intend on fulfilling any of the plans that i have for myself and my future, i’m gonna have to start sharing less of my business and keeping more to myself. so if you start to think to yourself, “why is will all quiet and private now?” it’s because i don’t want anybody raining on my parade!