What XiOX Magazine Is All About
Hello every one, I like to introduce my self and thank everyone, who
has supported me in making this magazine come to life. Its been in the
works and finally decided to give it a go.
My name is Fidel Gonzalez, my vision of this magazine is to share the
beauty of the entire world with you. For thoses who dont know me, Im
a makeup artist turned photographer. I want to give everyone out there
hope that you can do anything that your heart desires, all you have to
do is believe that you can do it, dont let anyone discourage you. Im not
the worlds best speller, I’ve been made fun of and ridiculed for it, from
strangers who instead of saying something positive, or maybe handing
out an extra hand, to help out. Instead they felt the need, to go out there
way to say something negative,but they didn’t stop there. They pro-
ceded to shared my post on social media, and made fun of me. Calling
me iliterate and a fraud, telling others in chat group that i was a scam
artist, and couldnt be trusted. You would think this would be from the
minds of children, but no these were professionals in our industry, his
age was 55 years old and the make up artist 45. They both had such a
great time teasing me. This was due to a mispelled word in a give away
I was doing. I had bought more product than I needed and thought why
not give it away, little did I know I was the entertainment, in a chat full
of adults over the age of 28. I thought, how sad it was they had to make
fun of me to make themselves feel better. I have thick skin so I con-
fronted them both by private message they ignored me, so I proceeded
to Join in on their festivities, and share that post on my site, to bring
awarenes on bullying. I commented on post and said you find great
humor in making fun of others, yes I suck at spelling but so what, I also
told them, I have done many wonderful things and accomplished great
things in my life that spelling didnt have anything to do with it. Talents
come in many ways. They questioned what have I done, I said well for
starters I own a extermination/construction company that I started with
my partner that is going strong, been in business 18 years. I have 13
world tittles in The American Paint Horse Association. I didnt just win
the championships but I decided to do all training, and create a sucs-
sessful horse breeding program. Based on horse genetics and pedigree
and nutition. Not even knowing anything about horses, when I started to
building a great reputation with my competitors. I tought my self horse
nutition, how to care for them properly, even some veterenary care. I
also tought my self how to collect stallions and artifialialy inseminate
mares, I learned foal development, Equine reproduction, That is a sci-
ence in its own. How I got started in showing horses. Was I had bought
a mare in foal, when that baby foal was born against every one saying
to geld him, due to his color patern being so discrative, That it would
be hard to win with him. Against the odds I showed that foal up and
down the states winning every where I took him. I took California state
champion with him, won multiple money futurities. All this as a yearling.
I Took 3rd in the world show my first year out of 30 horses in theshow
ring. I competed with some of the wealthiest people in the world. I came
home and decided I wanted to win the world just once. I put hard work,
dedication I started training my own horses, I bred my stallion to my
show mares and I raised world champions and multiple futurity champi-
ons.
I came back to compete once again in the world show in
Fortwoth Texas with my two horses, I won with both, I contin-
ued to come back and win more tittles. I was competing with
competetors who would just go buy horses that were winning,
unlike my partner and I who started everything from raising
the stalion to breeding him and foaling out world champions.
Had the honor in Jerry Wells Showing my horses at the world
show. This man is The Hall Of Fame in Quarter Horse. We
became great friends, He told me I was doing great work
with my horses. I finally retired from the horses to persue my
passion for makeup artistry and photography, I have worked
with some of the most tallented and famous artist in the world,
been hired by fashion magazines, worked with celebrities, I
also helped others along the way. I said its people like you
who make me stronger every time. Your negativity blinds you
on how beautiful this world could be, by just helping others.
I was so bothered by that, not for my feelings, but for oth-
ers who might not have the tuff skin I have. At that point the
Idea of this Magazine started in my head, as a tool to inpire
and create and show case beautiful art. Im here to tell you
that if you put your mind to something and help others along
the way, great things start to happen. Nothing is perfect, we
see peoples lives on social media on T.V and think they live
a happy and perfect life. Its not true, every one starts off the
same way, the thing is you dont see the hard ships, or the
strees, lack of sleep, long hours, free work you have to do to
get ahead. You only see the sucsess , every thing you do in
life is a strugle and a fight. Back when the market crashed, my
partner and I lost everything we owned, our two homes and
my mothers house we were paying for, we had to hide our car
from the banks under fake trash bags so they wouldnt repo
it. We kept each other strong and continues to move forward
not letting this stop us from our dreams, besides all these
things we just materialistic. We had each other. We kept work-
ing paying our payments late on our car, and when we could
make the payments we had to just hide our car till we did. Im
not assamed that I lost everything, I honestly didnt care I had
my love ones. We finaly lost our home that had 2 houses on it.
On my birthday we had to be out the house, We kept faith and
one day before my Birthday we found a property for lease and
moving out my house and moving in the new one. I still had
my horses as well, and my parents. We started up a cleaning
company to pick up the slack with our construction company,
that we still own till this day. We started to pick up on business
even with the market down, we found a way to make a good
living. I was able to support my family, and continue with the
goals I had. Wining the world titles 2 years after that. I have
Dyslexia and suck at spelling, I’m also tone deaf on top of that
lol so what, I lost everything I owned before and had to build
it all up again, its life. Im here to tell you, dont let anyone tell
you diffrent, dont be affraid to do what you dream of, just do
it. Surround your self with creative positive people, and help
others along the way as someone possibly helped you. I have
noticed that many in our same industry dont help others, in
the fear they might lose a job or client, its called insecurity and
if you lose them they were never yours to keep. Be confident
not conceited,lend out a helping hand when your able to help
someone in need.