Anthony Yoon - Unlearning What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur in NY

Key takeaways:

-Had to do a lot of "unlearning" to what it means to be an entrepreneur, what it means to design the life that I want, what it means to find his own balance.

-Burning Man was transformational.

-Started his career focusing on analytical work and then transitioned into sales. Because he did not want to be potentially pigeon-holed.

-The blockchain sector has some of the smartest people Anthony has ever met. He believes there is an opportunity to assemble and lead a team, given that the sector's complex ideas need to be made easy for businesses and companies to use

-Believes he was born lucky and privileged and after seeing people with lesser means in poorer countries when traveling. This has really motivated him to have more purpose in his work.

Quotes:

-"And when I didn’t have work anymore… I didn’t know who I was."

-“Believing in myself, loving myself as who I am has allowed me to have tremendous breakthroughs”

-“All these individual points in my career that I thought were pivots are actually just a story and a narrative that are weaving together and combining all of my skills and my expertise”

-“I am at a point now where helping others grow, gives me so much gratitude.. But how many have I helped grow personally and professionally?”

Resources and recommendations:

-Five Minute Journal for reflection

-Spark for email

-Calendly for calendar and meeting requests

-The Assemblage

-YPO

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