🎙️ "There's a big emphasis on 'it's not what you know, it's who you know' but you also have to have something to offer." - Sebastian

Experiencing sunshine after a season of drought is always a special moment and our guest, Sebastian Rodriguez, is in this moment now. 2020 was tough for freelancers and business owners. And the absence of a career that took up so much space in your identity will lead you to question yourself and how you invested your time. In this conversation, we touch on Sebastians awakening during 2020 and how he's approaching life moving forward now that his career is seeing the light of day again (and he allowed the self-doubt to teach him). 

Sebastian is a successful concert photographer and member of the youth automotive culture (both as a drifter and photographer). So, we get into both industries and how each has influenced Sebastian's current state of self-awareness. You can explore more of his work here.

Some of the other topics we touch on include:

• not imposing limitations on yourself
• importance of building community
• evolving into increased self-awareness
• needing passion to experience long-term success
• overcoming self-doubt
• experiencing a long-distance relationship
• partnership during quarantine
• acknowledging a new version of self
• lessons learned from 2020

🕰 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:58 Starting with Gratitude
4:53 Taking Things for Granted
6:11 Making the Dream Happen
11:49 Keeping Inner-Child Alive
14:38 Youth Automotive Culture
17:54 Comparing Concert Photography & Youth Automotive Culture
19:57 Keeping the Passion Alive When It's Full-Time
21:55 Not Giving Up In 2020
29:41 Lessons Learned
31:52 Relationships In Quarantine
35:57 Experiencing Long Distance Relationships
38:00 Learning Self in Relationship
41:52 New Version of Self
46:05 Mental Health
52:24 Current Season of Life

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