We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Richard Smith a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Richard , we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
Fighting and stand above my shortcomings also helps to be stubborn since I am a bull. Battling a childhood placement to over seed a better life for myself. Count on your self and no one else that will b the best bet for you
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Atlanta’s where they find me or you can say what it made me pop out of Grady. I am lyricist I try to see the patterns in life and tether with the talent which I try to captivate. I never really back down from a challenge nor really failed at a challenge that I accepted. Tho I accept my challenge I try to learn from an action so I won’t make that mistake again. I have been Thur a life in my life from group homes, to family wanted you dead. Still I remain positive and try to put my best foot forward. I have a lot to b thankful for like seeing another day, being in the military 11-brovo/ front line during war time/ making it out. losing one of your brothers while you were in Iraq is a time I will never let go for my mental health. Being diagnosed with so many problems that you just want to stay away from other people. There’s so much I can say lol… But still I rise n push forward
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
I always look for the patterns in life and try to learn from a cycle so you don’t have to repeat it again.
Maintain the things that you purchase so therefore you won’t have to purchase them again
Trust is a process where you can’t give it out freely It has to be earned
What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?
Write down the things that you do for someone or a significant other keeping a stand writing down what they do for you and trying to see if they compares or amounts up to the effort that you have done. That way you will never play yourself but you always stand on what u stand for.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Oxy085
- Other: I am really not on the Internet like that I had a bandlab account it still there I just got got the password and I have songs on there
