We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Brad Rundblade. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Brad below.
Brad, we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?
It has taken time. Time, effort, and many humbling experiences to recognize my own worth and understand how I should be valued. I believe much of my self-esteem stems from the competitive spirit my parents instilled in me from a young age. They taught me that if you’re not excelling at something, you can only look to yourself, and the solution lies in practice, dedication, and hours of persistence. Over the years I’ve learned to be mindful of my abilities and to harness them effectively. With that awareness comes a sense of self-assurance.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Since I was 16 all I’ve ever wanted was to become a writer. I loved the thought of creating a world and allowing people to step inside and see if what I came up with was believable or not. Through this love of story telling, I began wanting to make movies. I moved from novels and short stories to screenplays. This progression helped me start producing short films and cinematic music videos and eventually onto directing my own shorts and commercials. I’m very thankful for where I’ve gotten to, but still feel there’s still so much more to share.
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?
Looking back I’d say a certain amount of dissolution helped when I was younger. If I kept believing this path was going to lead me to where I wanted to go, I had to convince myself to stay on it and not get distracted. Resourcefulness is another skillset I think that certainly helped. Area of knowledge would be producing, learning how to spend money and save money always helps and that takes time and experience to gain. The sooner you can understand producing, the better. Best advice I could give is commit to the bit. I know it gets hard and I know it takes longer than expected, but if you can commit to the bit you’ll come out smiling and thankful you ever did.
Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
I get down sometimes and find a lot of solace in Charles Bukowski’s writings (novels, short stories, poetry). Although he and I have very different lives and points of view, his writing really resonates with me and I can understand it clearly. It’s helped me more than anything in my life through bouts of depression or feelings of failure. I can pick up one of his works and find something to reflect on that’ll help me see that my situation isn’t nearly half has bad as what he’s gone through. He’s truly an inspiration and someone with raw talent and passion endlessly sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.yellowvangogh.com
- Instagram: @bradrundblade @yellowvangogh_
- Twitter: @EmeraldPortal
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