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They Asked Me to Brag

April 22, 2016 - Business, Personal, Start Up

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I'm sitting in at the Saint James Hotel in Paris.  I traveled here by the Orient Express from London for a business summit.  Before arriving, the hosts asked attendees to write a future bio.  They gave specific instructions and I struggled for far too long to get it written.  In the end, this is what I submitted.  One day, I'll look back at this and appreciate how far I've come.

My toes in the wet grass.  At my side green smoothie rests in a plastic tumbler, flecks of blueberries clinging to the edges.  I've been told to write a bio about how I'd like to be known three years from now.  Make it brag worthy, they said.  Write it like a man who has had two glasses of whiskey, and make it awesome.

So I tried.  Tried to make it awesome, but I sat with my laptop and my fingers refused to move.  For weeks, they refused to dance across the keyboard in a way they normally do.

That's why I'm outside pressing my feet solidly into the ground, legs dangling from my backyard deck.  When I think of brag-worthy success, it usually comes in the form of freedom.  Freedom to work where, when, and however I want; to earn however much I dream.

In three years I'll be a photographer and the go-to strategist for branding and marketing for creative entrepreneurs.  When it comes to personal branding, my business will be synonymous with proven strategies, third-party endorsements, and a wealth of satisfied clients.

The real markers of success, however, will come in the form of adopting a child and celebrating life with my husband.  We'll host backyard dinners for friends and family under a starry sky, the seashore breeze cooling the dark night.  We'll donate to charity, we'll volunteer for international aid, and we'll leave the world better than we found it.

I don't think I sound like a bragging man after two glasses of whisky, but after finishing a green smoothie, I'm proud of the person I'll be in three years.

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I wouldn’t say we were business nerds but my husband just sent me a Slack message asking me to call him.

If you need me, just follow the trail of empty La Croix cans around my house.

"Margaritas make me sound smarter, dance better, sound amazing, and look like Shakira...