gary:

A rant from the heart, hip and head. I am just spilling my guts at 30K feet! Whatya think?

Killer video @garyvee! Totally agree.

For me, my grandfather grew up poor and built a fortune for us so we wouldn’t have to work as hard as he did. But now that work ethic is built into me. I could be in Delaware taking the easy road and taking over the family business or I could be here in NYC doing what I’m passionate about and building the family fortune even more. 

My strength is a strength that unfortunately not everyone has …. I’ll be a trust fund baby. I am set for life. I could be wasting my life away. I have nothing to loose. I think this is why I’ve been so successful. I have more time to understand where my industry is going and what to do next, than having to worry about money and playing it safe. 

I wish everyone had that chance and that’s my dream now. But a part of me feels like there are too many people who don’t give a shit. 

I came to NYC because it is supposed to be the mecca of the world. I was severely disappointed until I began finding the passionate and driven people in this town. I was surprised at even the smallest things ….. no cell service, bad service at dinner, just incredibly negative and careless attitudes here. I came to NYC because I thought it would be hard, challenging, but somehow it was effortless. Just like you said Gary … it’s in my DNA I suppose. I just wish there were someway to help people who don’t have that DNA to sort of ‘exercise’ and build their success gene. 

I was hired at Anomaly, the best ad agency in the world :) , after 3 months of interviews. Youngest person there and only person ever (at that time) hired straight out of college. I busted my ass for 3 years, at which half way through, I realized I had achieved my life’s goals. I thought I had set my goals high but it became quickly apparently that I had actually set them way too low. I was young and nieve so I try to not be so hard on myself for this haha. 

Anyway, over the past years, coming in contact and developing friendships with the extremely talented and interesting people I have had the pleasure to know has just completely opened my eyes. It’s apparent now of what I should be doing and so I’m doing it … or at least trying to which is half the battle haha. 

The only advice I would add is twofold: 

1. Attitude - it is so important. You must be yourself. Happy … and if you’re not fix whatever is making you unhappy asap. Speak your mind … it’s okay, everyone is probably thinking what you’re about to say anyway. Stop being afraid! BE STUPID! If you don’t know the Diesel Be Stupid campaign executed by Anomaly … FIND IT, read it and live it!! 

2. Courage/Confidence - It’s terrifying having your life’s goal just handed to you and you having to maintain it straight out of school. All those feelings of ‘not being good enough’ ‘not knowing what you’re doing’ crap like that. TURN THAT VOICE OFF AS SOON AS YOU CAN. You DO know what you’re doing and you do a damn good job at doing it! And you should KEEP doing it and learning along the way about other methods and just adapt. You’re human, you will adapt. Instinctually I am reluctant to change and progression because it’s scary and there is so much uncertainty there … but then I remember I am human … we adapt like crazy. And the more you change to make you happier the better. You’ll adapt to the other stuff … no problem!!! :) 

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!! JUST FUCKING DO IT!!! Or find someone you feel is doing cool similar things and work with them until you feel you can do it on your own. It is the way of the world. It is the way of our nature. You just have to focus and do it. :) and trust me yooooouuuuuuu can!!! 

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