A list of accomplishments to remind myself I'm a bad ass
Spread 1,000,000 LIVE A GREAT STORY stickers around the world
Got pretttttty close to grossing $1MM in revenue
Traveled to 30+ countries (not sure the exact number aaaaand there’s a full list of sub-bullets here)
Moved to San Diego with a backpack, a camera bag, a bike and no plan, one person’s phone number and one couch to sleep on.
Bought a one-way ticket to Europe at 22 and traveled for 7 months
Started my first business at 17 by driving out to a random print shop in South Austin and working with the resident illustrator converting my signature to an .ai file that I still use today and have tattooed on my side
Flew to Haiti with no plan, stayed for two weeks and adventured the shit out of it (exactly what you’re supposed to do in Haiti)
Filmed and edited 100+ videos across a variety of outlets (here’s a classic throwback to Surprising My Family after being gone for 7 month)
Spent $250k on Facebook Ads… last year
Never cheated on a partner
I get a lot of pedicures #bestdressedfromthekneesdown
I’ve read 100+ books
I’ve written 100+ blog posts… maybe even 200
I became a minimalist at 20, owning about 45 items total after I met Joshua Fields Millburn in 2011 and he told me about Allen Edmonds and they might be my fair pair of shoes
I’ve organized 20+ events including last years LIVE A GREAT STORY Conference with 175+ people here in ATX
I have a great relationship with my family
I frequently exercise and love taking my shirt off
I’ve kept a journal off and on since high school
I practiced really hard to stop caring what people think of me
I’ve been paid to speak
My sisters and I have hosted 16+ dinner parties with strangers
I’ve camped at some pretty epic places, including Horseshoe Bend
I’m kind of a street artist with hundreds of wheat pastes in a handful of cities
I’ve committed to becoming the best person I can be, constantly analyzing and bettering myself
I’ve epic road-tripped at least 5 times, mainly around the West Coast with a few Utah/Arizona runs
I grew up in Hungary and learned how to read and write Hungarian before English
I love my family
I love my girlfriend
I’m creative and I like to paint, design, film and create
I’m not materialistic
I try really hard not to judge and constantly give people the benefit of the doubt
I’ve meditated off and on for the last decade
I’ve always been a trendsetter, with my first conscious memory of this at 10
I’m athletically competitive and still enjoy crossing you up in basketball
I’m persistent and I’m working on consistency
I practice radical honesty and emotionally intelligent communication
I’m an active listener and question-asker
I’ve been thinking through a lot of my life, trying to figure out the next step. I’ve been working on LIVE A GREAT STORY for about 6 years. I just turned 30. I’m in a serious relationship with the girl of my dreams. The world is kinda fucked and oil went negative for the first time ever today…
I’ve been reading, journaling daily, floating, breathing, sweating and talking with people (but I’m not sure enough? or the right ones?)
But all of this got me feeling pretty heavy and maybe not so optimistic, very uncharacteristic (though seemingly needed)
Regardless, I felt like reminding myself of why I’m a bad ass by sitting down and in one fell swoop jotting down this list of things I’m stoked af to reflect back on.
I’ve lived a lot, consciously chosen my path and I’m excited for whatever’s up next…
I just had to remind myself, and maybe you need to do the same.
