BIRTHDAY PHOTOSHOOT IOWA CITY, IOWA
SO I TURNED 22
LET’S TALKED ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT…
NOTHING BUT GRATITUDE
FOR CONTEXT, I HAD JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE ON 5-17-2023 AND THE DAY I TOOK THESE PHOTOS WAS 5-28-2023. NOT MUCH HAD CHANGED IN MY LIFE DAY TO DAY, BUT MY LIFE CHANGED OVERNIGHT ON PAPER. I WAS A FREE MAN. I COULD GO ANYWHERE I WANTED, I COULD GO DO ANYTHING I WANTED TO DO, THE OPPORTUNITIES WE LIMITLESS. BUT IF I AM BEING HONEST, THE ADVERSITY IN MY LIFE HAD JUST HIT AN ALL TIME HIGH. I HAD SIGNED A NEW LEASE TO STAY IN IOWA CITY FOR ANOTHER YEAR. I STILL HAD MY DAY JOB WITH CAMBUS, AND LITTLE DID I KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO BUY A HOUSE IN CEDAR RAPIDS, LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THESE PHOTO WERE TAKEN.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WAS 22 YEARS OLD, AND I HAD SPENT 19 OF THOSE YEARS IN SCHOOL, BEING TRAINED IN A LITTLE WORKER BEE AND NOW THAT I WAS FREE FROM THE SYSTEM I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAD TWO COLLEGE DEGREES BUT I DID NOT WANT TO USE THEM, AND I HAD THIS BUSINESS DSP, BUT WAS NOT FAR ENOUGH INTO IT TO GO FULL TIME. SO I ENTERED INTO THIS WEIRD MIDDLE STANGE. IN THE MOMENT I WAS EATING ME ALIVE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE TO BE GREAT AND LIVE UP TO ALL THE HYPE PEOPLE PUT ON MY NAME.
HOW I WAS ABLE TO FIND MY WAY OUT AND GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY WITH DSP, MY PODCAST, MY SOCIAL LIFE AND ALL OF THAT WAS BY JUST PUTTING ON FOOT INFRONT OF THE OTHER AND NOT STOPPING. I WAS SO UNCERTAIN OF THE FUTURE BUT I JUST DIDN’T STOP. AS YOU WILL SEE HERE SOON IN THE NEXT BLOG POST. I DID START WORKING MORE IN THE BUSINESS. I TOOK TRIPS ACROSS THE CONTRY. I QUIT MY JOB AND WENT FULL TIME FOR A 2 MONTHS AND IT ALL TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.
I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. I AM GRATEFUL FOR IT ALL. I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY WITHOUT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE. AND FOR THAT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU TO NEVER STOP BELIEVEING IN YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I AM JUST A NORMAL GUY TRYING TO BE THE EXCEPTION IN LIFE. SO IF I CAN LIVE MY DREAMS AND GET 1% BETTER, SO CAN YOU!
THANKS FOR COMING TO THE DARSHAUN SMITH TED TALKS, STAY POSITIVE AND GET THE BREAD. SORRY NOT SORRY FOR ANY TYPOS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY MY FRIENDS. YOU ROCK, I LOVE YOU, NOW LET’S GO BE AMAZING.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SPENDING A BIT OF YOUR TIME WITH DSP!
STAY POSITIVE AND GET THE BREAD. NEVER STOP BEING YOU AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD! I LOVE AND APPRICATE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO LIVE MY DREAMS!
IN THIS POST, DARSHAUN RECAPS A TRIP HE TOOK TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA TO CAPTURE A SPECIAL MOMENT IN TIME.