My sproutling is finally beginning to bloom.
8BitGate.com, to me, was an overzealous approach to get my voice and ideas out there.  Almost blinded by overconfidence, I planted a small seed of the idea I wanted to share my ideas and my artwork -- regardless that many others have done so before me.  I value any individual's opinion and ideas -- including my own -- and encourage everyone to share what they have to say and give to the world.

My biggest asset: I start small and start what I enjoy.
I don't know where this site will take me, and I don't know where your endeavors will guide you.  I know it seems small, but 8BitGate.com brought me much further along independence and freedom than I would have been simply working 9-5 and taking college classes saving for the future.  Instead of saving, I just jumped into something and immediately I liked it, started talking about it, and built it one step at a time.  I recommend you do the same, just throw your ideas on something.  A journal, a web site, a canvas, a human.  Just start doing what you like, and start very small.  Do so little, so sloppily, that it becomes so easy to begin it simply starts happening.

Good luck!
Paul