Today we’d like to introduce you to Will Von Bolton.
Will, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I came to Dallas in 2001 playing drums with a band at the time. After that chapter, I began to photograph friends and other artists I knew, eventually touring with bands as a photographer.
My first tour was with Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights (opening for Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd). In the 11 years since I have tour 38 countries and worked with R5, Jesse McCartney, Bowling for Soup, Electric Touch, Blue October, The Roomsounds, Paul Cauthen, Leon Bridges, Charley Crockett, Gary Clark Jr., and many others.
While experiencing so many extraordinary life experiences, I began writing every new thought concept down that helped me in some way. I had the realization if one line can change a life, a collection can reprogram it.
This evolved into a writing style that uses a metaphor of a computer to understand the way we think. Each line that I develop, represents a line of code in a philosophy.
Loophole to Happiness is the first release and is a 585-word operating system for your mind.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
I have had many lucky breaks, but there have definitely been challenges. As I was releasing Loophole to Happiness, I was experiencing one of the most challenging chapters of my life. Now that I am on the other side, I am thankful for the dark days and how they allow me to appreciate the light / ‘the good things’.
If you see your problems as challenges, they become a source of ideas and inspiration. If you are ‘happy’ where you are, you stay there. The challenge is what gets you to move, and are a necessary ingredient of progress.
We’d love to hear more about your work.
Becoming Conscious is a culture and artificial intelligence company. We are about to launch a store at youarebecomingconscious.com with 60-70 tee shirts along with several other projects I’m excited to announce soon.
The first release, Loophole to Happiness is a 585-word philosophy, one you can read in ten minutes and potentially forever reference. I feel encouragement when I receive feedback saying my work has helped someone in some way.
I am still a photographer/videographer/designer as I continue to develop Becoming Conscious. I love capturing pure interactions and passions. The camera has been and continues to be a magnet of life experiences that inform my perspective as a writer.
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
Comparing what could have been, with what is… is an easy way to get down. I live with no regrets, only lessons.
Pricing:
- Loophole to Happiness 14.99 at LoopholetoHappiness.com and Amazon.com
Contact Info:
- Website: loopholetohappiness.com and wbolton.com
- Instagram: willvonbolton
- Facebook: willvonbolton
Image Credit:
Photo by Rico DeLeon (stage picture – 11807756_10102101554784768_5328764442838281050_o.jpg)
Photo by Mark Fuller (Group picture with Becoming Conscious shirt)
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