The old me reared its fearful head just by reading the title of Dave McClure’s blog, “Late Bloomer, Not a Failure,” because that is how I had labelled myself. Success, and a very specific image of it, was an obsession and secretly I feared I was a failure who had made regrettable life choices. I knew I wasn’t and have been on a journey to have my mind meet my heart with that knowledge but it didn’t really change until a little over a year ago.
My other hoody is Tom Ford. (this executive hoody is for sale by Betabrand. Really.)
I live between two worlds which both have heavily skewed versions of reality: Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Both are in love with youth and with bling. Don’t let the hoodies of Palo Alto fool you. What this creates is also a false sense of success, since it is…
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