We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Benny BoOM a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Benny, 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?
My resilience comes from overcoming many obstacles in life. I had a very challenging childhood growing up going back and forth between Compton, California and Delta, Colorado. While these locations were very different, they each posed unique social and interpersonal challenges. I immersed myself into sports and athletics as a way to occupy my mind, at which I was quite successful, namely track (400m) and football (quarterback). Individual and team sports allow a young person to not only build resilience and fully test their individual drive and abilities, but the team aspect allowed me to learn to the value of achievement outside myself, while developing leadership skills. These are lessons that I have taken with me through life as an entrepreneur. Developing the ability to push yourself as an individual, and how to build and support a team as a business owner were abilities I developed early in adolescence.
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?
Currently I am most excited about my jewelry designing company, Boom Jewelry Designs. I have been learning and designing for 7 years now. Of all of my talents, I feel this is where my greatest gift truly lies, and it is also my greatest passion. I am excited to have been selected by the world famous Cowboys and Indians magazine for advertisement opportunities in the upcoming months. I have been visualizing this opportunity, and soon hundreds of thousands of Western jewelry enthusiasts will see my work, and know about my existence at www.boomjewelrydesigns.com, as well as my Youtube jewelry design tutorial channel, Boom Jewelry Designs. I feel like the clouds are finally parting for me and my passion for jewelry design.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
I was raised primarily by my father. He taught me at an early age the importance of hard work. I am very driven because of the lessons he taught me as a youngster. I admit that was not the easiest kid to raise, as I was very mischievous. It was not until I was older that I fully realized the importance of his impact on my life. I learned the value of remaining calm in the face of adversity, and much of my interpersonal attributes I feel I inherited from him, as we are very alike. I just love my dad so much and he is always with me, especially when things get difficult, and yes he is still alive, lol. It sounds like I am referring to him like he has passed… he will get a kick out of that I’m sure.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.boomjewelrydesigns.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomjewelrydesigns/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5O1kH3lUwcUbRdq40NbNbQ
Image Credits
By: Boom Jewelry Designs
