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“Storytelling has been Lamar’s greatest skill and most primary mission, to put into (lots of) words what it's like to grow up as he did—to articulate, in human terms, the intimate specifics of daily self-defense from your surroundings. Somehow, he’s gotten better.” from Pulitzer.org

love you guys, thank you for being here

in case of an emergency emergency the blackhawks versus the blues new years eve on the NHL on TNT you gotta watch for love of the game and just incase of a double emergency 🚨 😅

to be continued

most people are posting their 2024 recaps; these are a few of my favorite moments from the year that was, but i need to start reintroducing myself too i dont have a college degree, no one in my life knew that until i was 35 when i eventually got my foot in the door in my early 20’s after a few years of substitute teaching and part time jobs, i thought for sure i had found the career path of my dreams in live sports production i didn’t think i had a chance of surviving that first college football season but i busted my ass, stuck around and got promoted 5 times in 5 years then i met a girl in Las Vegas, got married in 7 months, and freaked out about my career that had me travelling 36 weeks a year i had to find a more stable “desk job”, i was scared shitless that i was pigeonholed and the travel would eventually destroy my marriage i crafted a narative for espn arguing they needed me on their marketing team because of my unique perspective coming from the production side i got rejected, but kept trying and a year i got that job the 7 years with espn were incredible, but also exhausting and raised all kinds of questions about corporate america, toxic situations, and capitalism in general why was i borderline heart attack stressed so often when i could see that my ideas were literally generating 2,000 times the money that i was getting paid? in 2012 i had a kid and in 2013 i got the biggest job of my career to reinvent how to produce 20,000 commercials a year for small business it took 12 rounds of interviews, a drug test i somehow passed, and a background check that finally made me tell my wife of 8 years that i didnt have a college degree they brought me in the thursday before my first day and told me what i told grace in that clip the next decade was an insane blur; i saw everything one would ever see in their career from the perspective of an executive at a fortune 100 i started making tiktoks, kinda blacked out at some point in 2019 and responsibly fired myself in 2024 to see what i might be capable of on my own with all the skills i picked up along my career journey now the mission is pay what i know forward, and see if i can become the mr rogers of corporate america cc: @grace beverley @Ryan Holiday @Subway Oracle

game day is today!!! i’m super ready to be a @Chicago Blackhawks in case of a double emergency New Year’s Eve 5p NHL on TNT cc: @NHL good grief, how different is this kind of Monday from my old ones ❤️ love you, thank you, hny 🎆

dear kelly jane, you're not going to believe this but

wishing you the best in 2025 and sending all the love from high atop Wrigley Field

i need a better map making system, but the walk was lovely 🥰

check in on anyone that comes to mind, even if you are way off geographically, a quick text cannot hurt there are always ways to help from afar, do your research and act as you see fit, whether is a disaster here or in another part of the world just don’t forget that sometimes one of the best things we can do is cherish the fuck out of what we have and how lucky we are for every normal day that we get

thank you for letting me share my version of these days with you impossible to do justice to how thankful i am 🧵fly af @New York Rangers jacket by @Kevin Leonel ps - the school is that free one i started at the end of last year as a test of sorts with 47ish students for now, i have theory that executive coaching should be affordable and accessible to all, but i need to get through this first class to see if my hypothesis holds up hope to see you tomorrow 👋❤️🤝✌️

i don't want to believe that i need to work on a “this is a goodbye to tiktok” tiktok

his off the cuff response was pretty brilliant and succinct imho ❤️🇨🇦

like most, i am at loss for words when it comes to the horific devistation in los angeles i am trying to live every moment taking nothing for granted, and share a silly/fun/honest recap of the day to keep telling you about what its like to walk away from a corporate career and start anew at 47 the determination to make positive and modestly useful content is at the core of everything i do and this post in particular i made this thinking about my LA friends in the creator space who have lost their homes and may want a quick break from their unfathomable devastation to just escape to nyc with me for 90 seconds if you looking for a way to donate, Kelly and I are supporting the LAFD and would recommend considering their charity this was made with a heavy heart, the best of intentions and all the love in the world for the city of angels

pov - it’s early 2005, you just got engaged to a girl from oregon that you’ve only known for a few months after meeting in vegas. she still lives in Beaverton, so you’re in charge of finding your first place to live together with the west coast wedding right around the corner. there is no facetime; the best way to show her what you’re seeing is pics and phone conversations. budget is about $2,000 first couple of places are in your favorite neighborhood, the upper west side just north of the museum of natural history. one bedrooms, prewar walkups, all cozy in their own right, only one in particular you don’t love. then your current landlord tells you about a place on cornelia street that just came up. you’ve never heard of cornelia street before and kind of had your heart set on something closer to central park as a newlywed couple. but your landlord is insistent that you’ll love it even though the kitchen is below street level. it’s a tiny one bedroom duplex, but everything is brand new and it has two full bathrooms. the previous tenant was a model who travelled all the time so the place was barely used. the stove had never even been turned on. rent is $2,100 your fiancé loves the cornelia street joint but for some reason you’re not entirely sold. which one are you picking?

aparently they dont like it when you edit some music by yourself 🤷🏻‍♂️

the annual gut check on “goals”! if you've been here for a minute then you may remember this one from 2022 i now do this pretty consistently throughout the year to make sure i’m pointing myself in the right direction for the right reasons ❤️

kelly gave me the idea for this one when georgie showed up this morning ❤️

this is not my cat