This past week I’ve been racking my brain thinking about various shit and without getting too much details, it’s funny how sometimes some applications of thought irrespective of the task at hand transcend many a situation. If there’s one thing I’ve seen time and time again within the last two years at Hypebeast (sidenote: 2 year anniversary for me on the 13th of March), organic growth is a necessary by-product for sustained success. For any successful brand, more likely than not they’ve approached their development with a true “slow and steady” wins the race mentality. While I’m not ruling out a chance to become big overnight success which is hardly the argument I’m hitting at, it is staying strong and relevant many years afterwards. While this notion seems painfully obvious to myself and many around me, I don’t blame those who force development. The allure of blowing up and getting that fat pay cheque is tempting more so than ever. The proliferation of the Internet is in itself a massively useful yet difficult to maser tool. Yet depending on how you plan your steps, the quick buck will all but evaporate before you know it. You can’t build a house without a foundation yet the generation many of us have seen develop before us, is in itself one that tosses out many of the conventions of the past as pioneers of a new tech-based movement. Above all else the qualities of patience seem to be a difficult to maintain, acquired trait.
With patience and the ability to abstain, you’ll inevitably be given the chance to make those mistakes (which are unavoidable) on a much smaller scale rather then royally fuck yourself and any groundwork already laid.
So back to the topic at hand, as I said, many concepts and philosophies transcend multiple instances. This goes without saying in life and in business. From running a successful brand to a successful and fruitful life, the same things can be applied. This obviously isn’t some almighty premonition I came across myself, but seeing itself manifest itself and experience it, makes it all that more resounding. Yet some how, an on-the-spot psychology test I did with some homies labeled myself as my own worst enemy. Will I follow my own findings and experiences?
/emo