What motivates me has changed over time. My younger self was driven by the desire to be extremely successful.

I grew up with a single pair of shoes until I grew into the next size. My parents believed in the American dream and the power of education but didn't have the money to send me to college. I realized early on that I needed to go against the flow and be better than everyone else to support my family.

My dad painted cars for a living, and my mom graduated from college when I was a college freshman myself.

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