The Story

From an early age, and throughout life, I learned one fundamental thing that continues to benefit me to this day. A professional curiosity combined with hard work will set you apart from people that are just going through the motions of life half-heartedly. Questioning conventional wisdom is something that came naturally to me as an instinct. This is always an uncomfortable feeling since the vast majority of people you encounter in life will not think the way you do. The big payoff is when you discover something untapped, undiscovered, unexplored. The payoff is fun, satisfying, rewarding, exhilarating, and rare. I questioned the social constructs of schooling, career development, work. But to experience it for myself, I followed society’s roadmap and gave 100% effort to see the result with a sceptical eye, and my observations were revealing. I was side-by-side with some of the smartest people on the planet, but I was not at their level academically and it was a humbling experience. Yet these same people went on to change career paths, or pursue relatively static progression of their chosen field, nothing remarkable. And here I am snapping my fingers, bringing another business to life, creating value, and hopefully enabling others to pursue their passion projects through life. Doing an MBA was another conventional achievement marker, demonstrating applied knowledge in the business world. This experience absolutely helped me strengthen my views on the world that seeing things differently was the key to unlimited opportunities, and ultimately personal freedoms. My main take-away from this experience was “Learn from Great People” and it doesn’t end when finishing some educational program. It’s lifelong.