My story is simple; I come from a traditional European family, one where there was order and discipline. We know our place in the scheme of things, we are blue collar workers at the bottom of the pecking order. This is not a condemnation of my upbringing, it is something that is a fact and I think there are people that can relate to the traditional European family.
As far back as I can remember I had passions, and I do mean passions not just likes for things like cars, fishing, sports from a spectators perspective and even relationships. But I lacked discipline and commitment - so to some extent I became a dreamer. I could dream about owning a Ferrari, driving it in Europe with a blast down the autobahn at triple digit speeds. Tarpon fishing in Florida or catching a marlin of the coast of Australia were all good dreams. The thing was that many of the things I dreamed about, I could witness on television, so I almost knew what it was like.
Travel was also something I aspired to do, from going up the Amazon to the pyramids of Egypt and seeing the greatest migrations of animals on the Serengeti. Europe, Asia, Australia were all beckoning me, tempting me and I knew that one day I will travel.
I didn't look into myself to see how I could make that happen, I looked outside and I found the answer in.LOTO. I became a LOTO junkie, spending up to $100 a week on LOTO tickets (for years) because I had convinced myself that one day it would be my turn to win. I could see it all, million dollar canal home in Florida, a boat and water toys, nice cars, motorcycles, and the good life. And all I had to do was buy this little ticket to freedom. And really don't you increase your chances by buying lots of tickets, sooner or later it would be my turn.
One day I stopped buying lottery tickets. I was buying cameras, computers, and learning.
James Cameron - Wrote Avatar years ago, but had to wait for technology to catch up with his vision of blue people and alien worlds.
"I've loved fantasy and science fiction since I was a kid. I'm an artist. I'm an illustrator. I've been drawing creatures, and characters, and robots and spaceships since I was in high school," he told Safer.
Growing up in Canada, his passions were movies, art and science. After the family moved to California in his late teens, he spent some aimless years, dropping out of junior college, and working as a machinist and a bus mechanic.
"And then one day I just quit my job and started making, making a film, a short film," Cameron said.
"You once said: 'I went from being a bum who liked to smoke dope and hang out by the river to this completely obsessed maniac.' What was the turning point? What was the point at which you lost your mind?" Safer asked.
"Or found it? I think, you know, I found my calling," Cameron said. "And I think the moment you're making a film, no matter how crude, no matter how small or cheap the film is, you're a filmmaker.
You can find more about Cheryl at www.inspiredsuccess.ca
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