How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?
Haha. I have an interesting story to tell about this about this topic but I want to save it for a more appropriate time. Very interesting.
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?
Haha. I have an interesting story to tell about this about this topic but I want to save it for a more appropriate time. Very interesting.
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
Keeping this short:
These two things currently helping me grow in terms of leadership. I observe how others leaders lead and I practice the skill myself.
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Do you believe in fate/destiny?
I’ll make this short and sweet: Yes. I believe that God has preordained a path for every single one of us. However, it is up to us as free moral agents to choose. What we choose, whether it’s good or bad, has consequences. That is the sum total of our destiny.
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.
Maybe building the futon in one of my former apartments. Or assembling furniture from IKEA. I enjoy working with my hands but I need the instructions to give me a guide. It’s almost like building an adult Lego set.
What advice would you give to your teenage self?
Start working. Start saving. Don’t worry about your peers’ approval just put your hands to something and be productive. Everything else will come. God will take care of you.
What bores you?
When people don’t have an exciting story to tell. They lack enthusiasm in their speech or confidence. Whatever it is, it projects onto me, the listener, and then I tune out.
Let me be clear, I’m not advocating for gossip or anything like that. I enjoy hearing a good story from one’s life. In that story I can glean nuggets of wisdom that I can apply in my own life. We’re all here to learn from each other. If you can’t sell your story, then I become bored.
What is your favorite drink?
It has to be lemonade or a variant of it, i.e., strawberry lemonade. It’s just the perfect drink with enough sweet and tart flavor. This especially goes great on a summer day.
I have no idea when I developed this affinity for lemonade by the way. This is just something that I realized.
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Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.
Short answer: I wear a pair of Uggs but they’re for men and they are chukkas, not boots. They are (faux) fur-lined and very comfortable.
Most recently I took a day trip up to Providence, RI. A friend of mine was hosting a conference on blockchain and he asked me to host and moderate on a panel. I wore those all throughout the day.
Never had any issues with them and look very classy. Definitely would recommend.
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Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
Yes. So much so that I joined the local political club.
Being patriotic means having a love for your country. That entails a desire to see it become better. In my country, the United States, the founding principles are what made it great.
Now there were mistakes made along the way. But it doesn’t erase the the good that this country has brought to its citizens and to the rest of the world.
It truly is a country blessed by God.
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If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?
Intentionally Vague; Specifically Imprecise
That’s the working title inspired by a conversation I had tonight actually. I’ll expound more at a future time. Remind me.