This episode dives into the concept of doing the work for its own sake, drawing inspiration from Steven Pressfield's The War of Art. It emphasizes the importance of showing up every day and committing fully to the task at hand, regardless of the outcome. Whether it's sweeping floors, building a business, or pursuing personal growth, the focus is on consistent effort and mindfulness. By detaching from results, one can stay grounded, avoid burnout, and eventually reach meaningful achievements—sometimes even beyond the original goals. It’s about putting in the work, day in and day out, and embracing the journey.

This week Bus talks with Callye Keen, a physical product manufacturer and coach, entrepreneur, artist, designer, and host of the End Hype podcast. Callye and Bus discuss different ways the knowledge and skills graffiti writers develop over their careers can directly apply to various real world skills like marketing, entrepreneurship, team building, etc. 

Check out Callye's podcast End Hype on your favorite podcast platforms and YouTube, on Instagram and Twitter @callyekeen. He's also very active on Clubhouse dropping lots of knowledge @callye. Check out Red Blue Collective online at https://www.redbluecollective.com/.

Google the guy. There is much to learn from him.

Getting motivated can be tough, but once you have momentum, it becomes a lot easier to keep moving. Think about a freight train; it takes some time and energy to get up to speed, but once it's going, it's hard to stop. The same can be said for you. This episode goes over some tools to help get that momentum going.

Believing in the outcome can be a huge factor in accomplishing your goals. This can go in both directions; you can believe in the positive to help achieve those results, or you can believe in negative results that will hold you back.

We are the only ones with the power to divide us.

We get back what we give. Put negativity out in the world, you can expect to get negativity back; put positivity out in the world without expecting anything in return, positive things will happen for you.

A lot of people fail to realize that we are not stuck with being the way we are. If things about yourself are not serving you, you don’t have to accept them. You have the ability to grow and become a completely different person if you are willing to put in the work.

We humans seem to love comparing ourselves to others. The only person we should be comparing ourselves to is who we were yesterday. Are you moving forward? Can you do better? Someone is always going to have it better or worse than you, but it doesn’t change your circumstances.

It’s often difficult to make big changes and stay on track, but a small pivot and consistency can get you going down a different path. On this episode, Bus talks about making small shifts and how they can turn into exponential growth.

In this episode, Bus talks about how people bash things like a paint brand, a kind of cap, or a certain style with such conviction. Most of the time, they're just putting things down that don't fit into their own personal taste, but trying to sell it as a fact. Why do people do this?

With art existing for tens of thousands of years and our version of Graffiti being around for a half century, how realistic is it that we are creating something that has never been done? Are we all biters in some way or another, or is it just influence and natural progression?

As graffiti writers, we are faced with a lot of decisions that could have both positive and negative affects on the rest of our lives. The goal of this episode it to shine some light on some of the common decisions most of us have to make in an effort to get people thinking about these decisions before making them.

With all the negativity in the world, we decided to make Wednesdays the official Don't be a Dick day. Listen to the episode for details and check out our Instagram @machinestudio to get involved.

There is growth on the other side of discomfort. This episode talks about intentionally putting yourself in uncomfortable situations frequently to build mental toughness.

This episode shares some insight on how the podcast will move forward, then transitions into some thoughts on how little we have control over and investing energy into the things we do.

Kub was a true force for good in this world and he will be greatly missed. Things won't be the same without him, but we will continue to push forward. This project was very important to him and we would be doing him a disservice by stopping now.

Bus and Kub discuss the our thoughts on people starting graffiti at an older age and those that put the can down and try to get back into it after some years.

Bus and Kub have a conversation about the Us vs. Them mentality.

Bus and Kub discuss loyalty in graffiti culture.

Bus and Kub have a discussion about an ancient philosophy called Stoicism and how it can be used to improve one's mindset.

Bus and Kub answer a listener's question about a conflict that leads to a conversation about beef in graffiti culture.

Bus and Kub discuss an idea called Sharpen the Saw and relate it to graffiti; the concept is a metaphor for self development.

Bus and Kub have a discussion about mental toughness, how it can help in personal growth and how it can help overcome adversity.

Bus and Kub have a quick discussion about the mission for the podcast and answer a listener's question about a writer trashing the yard.

Bus and Kub discuss the pitfalls of not having one's ego under control and how humility can be the answer to a lot of animosity in graffiti culture.

Bus and Kub discuss the concepts behind building a company culture in business and relating those concepts to graffiti culture, crews and individual writers.

Bus and Kub have a discussion about gut feelings, core values, following your own path and how it all applies to graffiti culture and personal growth.

Bus and Kub discuss ways to find inspiration outside of graffiti culture, getting out of your comfort zone and various other related concepts.

Bus and Kub sit down with Roger Gastman. Roger is the creator of Beyond the Streets along with many other projects including magazines, books and films.

Bus and Kub discuss the difference between a fixed and growth mindset and do our best to relate the concepts to graffiti, art and life. The idea comes from the book Mindset by Carol S. Dwek, Ph.D.

Bus and Kub sit down with Steve Grody. Steve has been documenting Los Angeles Graffiti since 1990 and the author of the book Graffiti LA.

Bus and Kub discuss social media's affect on humans and graffiti culture. We also touch on choosing to give a fuck.

Bus and Kub dive into the rules of the graffiti culture, how they've fallen to the wayside and accepting responsibility.

I wanted to share a quote from the book Thick Face Black Heart on page 141.

This chapter talks about if we had the ability to remove all negative experiences from our lives, it would not make us stress free or happy.

"The absence of negative experiences in our life does not alone contribute to the quality of our life. As humans we need challenges in order to develop fully and bring forth all the positive aspects within ourselves. The only way to feel truly happy is by confronting these challenges and overcoming them."

I find things like this helpful when times get tough. It's those times that create the most growth.

Any given situation is supposed to go the way it goes. It has nothing to do with us. When we put expectations on things, it causes disappointment. Once we realize this and try to detach from the outcomes, our minds can find more peace. Doesn't mean we can't do our best to get the outcomes we want, but in the end, it isn't up to us.