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The Importance of Showboating aka Self-Promotion

The Importance of Showboating aka Self-Promotion

I am shameless about self-promotion or as I call it, showboating. If there is an article about me and my company or something exciting I’m working on, I will make it known to the public. There are many people who see this and assume I’m just some asshole

2016 Kicked My Ass - 23 Things I Learned

2016 Kicked My Ass - 23 Things I Learned

DISCLAIMER: This post is really fucking explicit, but very fucking real. I’m not apologizing for it, just warning you. 2016. What a fucking year. The worst of the worst happened. Not only did I get blindsided but I continuously got my ass kicked over and over again. I got

Pressure

Pressure

It’s piling up. I’ve been feeling it a lot lately. Whether it’s commitments to my partners, investors, family or friends. I’ve just over-committed to what I can do and how reliable I can be to do it in a timely manner. Let me be clear, it’

Why Plugged Headphones? - Part 1

Why Plugged Headphones? - Part 1

“Why Plugged Headphones?” “What’s the story behind it?” “What made you want to get into a crowded market?” “What makes you better than the rest?” These are all valid questions that I’m constantly asked. Valid questions that are very tough for me to give an acceptable, satisfying answer

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exhausted. barely breathing. holding on to what I believe in.

Fear

the fear of having everything I need in front of me with all the dots connected yet still not being able to execute keeps me up at night. but this fear is very necessary to have to best avoid any missteps that routinely present themselves on this journey. I believe

Choices

Choices suck. They suck because I can’t blame anyone else if I make the wrong one. It’s my decision to make and I should appropriately weigh every option and how it will affect my future. Life would be so much simpler if someone else made these choices for