We recently connected with Sam Glover and have shared our conversation below.
Sam , first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome is a condition that I deal with often like most people. The feeling of everybody going to find out that maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing or maybe his work is not as great as it seems might not keep me up at night but consciousness creeps into my mind when it is time to work. In my industry the success of my work is contingent on how people receive it. The funny part is that this is the solution to dealing with Imposter syndrome for me. I use social interaction as medicine, the method being going to public activates and just interacting mingling, talking with other people who have seen your work, or projects and talking in their take on my recent works. This does not mean I’m necessarily asking “How do you feel about this or How did you like that” it’s more of an indirect approach on asking about what they have going on, and how their process was in getting their projects accomplished. This approaches usually creates a safe space in which the other party feels comfortable to express how they feel about my work, which in turns alleviates my syndrome because good or bad I evoked some type of response and as artist that’s all we can really hope to do.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
The hat that I wear nowadays in real life is club house attendant for the Atlanta Braves, Basketball operations for the Atlanta Hawks, College park Sky Hawks, and Atlanta Dream. These are my daily activities that keep me busy for most of the year. The B side of my tape is my our business of Suave Concierge which is an umbrella media company that supplies : wardrobe Stylist, Media staffing, Photography, Videography, and last consultations. I love the double sided tape life that I live it provides balance and purpose to both sides of life which I’m learning how to integrate together to make a perfect ecosystem in which I will be able to thrive in . I am an ambassador for the upcoming Black boy art show in November which be a must attend event for the City of Atlanta
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Skills are important to any advancement in life. It is always important to sharpen and gain more skills throughout the course of life if you want to continue to be the best self that one can be. The three skills that have really helped me on my journey are: Time management, Patience, and Sociability/ Sales. Time management is a skill that everyone knows they need to conquer but only a few are willing to devote time to doing it. It is the single most important skill to have but it’s the only resources in this world that we can not get back. Patience is the next skill on my list to know because everyone thinks it happens overnight, when most successful people have been working on their craft for years before they got their first major shot in the industry. Having the ability to wait your turn and move at the right time is crucial in the life of a successful business. Last but certain ally not least is sociability/ Sales. Everyone say networking is important and they are not lying about that point, but they skip the set about how to make the connection stick. It is great to be able to have the courage to walk up to anybody and market yourself but can relate to that person and establish a true connection is a value you cannot put a price on. It is important to know people but it’s more important for people to know you. All of these skills can be developed by simple everyday interactions that you do, so I say practice is the best strategy to honing these skills.
Before we go, maybe you can tell us a bit about your parents and what you feel was the most impactful thing they did for you?
Parents are our first teachers in life, they are the most important foundation that we have growing up. I value my parents more that ever nowadays because of the practices, and pillars they place in me at a young age. The most important pillar is to be a good person. I know when most people hear this, they think of being a yes man or a people pleaser, but that’s not the direction in which talking about. When I say to be a good person, I mean being the type of person that is honest, aware, and genuine no matter the situation. Everyone gets tested in life, it’s part of the growth process we go through but the only real answer is to be yourself, and be mindful of what your impact on the world. That is a gift that my parents gave me that I know will stand the test of time.
Contact Info:
- Website: SuaveConcierge.com
- Instagram: Suave Concierge
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-glover-4b476b53/
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@Kaylaquinae @Uvlifestyle @dgriffin980 @whoisfitz
