We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jay Swagg. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jay below.
Jay, thank you so much for taking the time to share your lessons learned with us and we’re sure your wisdom will help many. So, one question that comes up often and that we’re hoping you can shed some light on is keeping creativity alive over long stretches – how do you keep your creativity alive?
By pushing myself to new limits and challenging myself to be better then I was a a year or a month or even just a week ago. I also take time out for me and take time out alone and away from people so I can block out all kinds of different distractions.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Hi I’m Swaggctk I’m a pop artist dancer actor and Co CEO of ETE. I was born in a small town 45 mins away from Raleigh called Wilson nc but grew in Rocky Mount nc. I’ve loved music before I came in this world when I was just in the womb. I’m an independent artist and i love to perform and have performed in over 30 states. My dreams is to perform over seas and around the world. Growing up Michael Jackson and my dad (Ernest Williams) were my big influence when it came to music . MJ with his performances and music and my dad who talked to me about music introduced me to different artists bands and genres of music. I just pray one day I can see my name is lights performing and fans singing my songs back to me
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Listen is the number one key there always something you can learn
Don’t say yes to everything that looks good
Be yourself and stand up for yourself
What’s been one of your main areas of growth this year?
My attitude and at one point I stayed angry at myself trying to figure out why I was so angry all the time. I forgot that I had to love me first and stop trying to be what people wanted me to be. I was lying to myself trying to make others happy and forgot about me. A month later I got put in the hospital and had to have two surgeries in in the same week within that time a lot of things became clear people lies my lies people weren’t who they claim to be so I fell back and rebuilt myself back up my mental state first and everything else followed
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