Ep 52 w/ Rob Browning: Appreciating Nature, Being Transparent, and "Just Doing It"

On this episode of This A Podcast, Mek interviews Rob Browning to talk about his interest in fashion, music, deeper thinking, giving respect to all, working for himself, and so much more. In two and a half hours, they’ll delve into:

- how hiking brings him peace and what influenced his stylist sensibilities

- what guided his photography and skill development

- what being a creative means to him and what he was into as a kid

- withstanding the pain of getting good at something

- the choice to save and spend money more carefully and consciously

- how a hospital stay and a Gucci jacket triggered a re-evaluation for Rob

- loving sunsets, getting a music high, and sad songs having their moments of being worth the listen

- what’s on his song list, Curren$y, and the mad 21 Savage Mek saw at a concert years ago

- Rob being transparent with struggles online and not letting what others think stop him

- how solitude with your own thoughts forces you to deal with your issues

- Rob’s early fashion projects being trash and digging himself out of his lowest period

- storms and heavy metal bringing the chaos and calm and picking apart music compositions

- not closing yourself off to new and different ideas, experiences, and people

- the need to adapt to changing times, influences on Rob, and respecting Kanye West

- not respecting trash-talkers of others’ creative process

- the book that resonates well with how Rob views life and toxic friendships

- Interstellar and humankind knowing less than what it thinks it knows

- people’s fear of thinking deeply and the difficulty and downsides of working for yourself

- advice for anyone wanting to get into a creative field

- gaining the confidence to choose your projects and charge what you’re willing to work for

- the perpetual possibility to change who you are and the one thing about Gary Vee that annoys them both

- learning through lectures outside of the classroom and using the best medium to learn based on what you want to do, and much more.

Bio

Rob Browning overcame a rough childhood to become the man he is today. Into cars and all kinds of music as a kid, he knew he wanted to be involved in fashion as an 11th grade high-schooler. Now he’s a designer and stylist and runs an online store called Drifters MD. You can follow him or his store on Instagram at @rob.mcknight or @DriftersMD.

Links

ItsNation TV - https://itsnation.tv/

Mastery and other books by Robert Greene -

http://powerseductionandwar.com/books/

Curren$y’s Pilot Talk trilogy - https:\\music.apple.com\us\album\pilot-talktrilogyS7758235

Art of War by Sun Tzu - https:\\www.goodreads.com\book\showE34.The_Art_of_War

“The Tim Ferriss Show” - https://tim.blog/podcast/