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2022 Blog, 8 robinsons, Drak, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Jett Robinson, Mario Robinson, parenting, parents, Personal Brand - February 17, 2022

DAY 048 - Create Strong Children

My youngest son is becoming a man. He is excelling in some areas, while I must push him and direct him in others. He is about to be 17 and this is the most difficult stage of parenting that I have ever experienced. He is an artist like me. A creative that can sew a custom hoodie one morning, jump down six flights of steps on his skateboard that afternoon, and dance like he floats on clouds doing air flares that night at a breakin competition. I’m heading into the last year of high school with a young man that thinks he has life figured out, that struggles asking for help (unless its for money, he has no problems with that), and seems to want to figure the world out on his own. One thing that I have learned from my own father is that parenting never stops, even when it is difficult. As hard as it is, I do understand that “It is easier to create strong boys than to repair broken men.”

DAY 047 - Mom Says Our Eyes Are Bigger Than Our Stomachs

Growing up in a 10-family household was interesting. Especially with 6 boys. We would always take more food than we could eat because with that many brothers there were never any second helpings nor left over food. So, when we would get full and still have food on our plate, we were made to sit there and eat it (unless you could convince a sibling to eat it for you). Mom would calmly say “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach. You are wasting food.” As a small business owner, I often treat projects the same. Clients offer money and in-kind rewards, and it becomes so hard to say no.

DAY 046 - The Power of Persistence

I have a lot of clients from my past that I still check on. I visit the old websites I designed looking for growth. I see if the brand has grown well. There are those that make me smile SUPER BIG! When I go to websites or social media pages and am unable to find any links to work that I either completed or assisted in the creation of, I do feel a way. I want growth for them all. I desire success for everyone. One that I have been particularly proud of is the Black Health Matters Movement. I remember talking with Rosalyn Daniels and hearing her lay out a plan of the whats, whens, and hows of Black Health Matters. It sounded like an enormous feat to even imagine. She spoke with confidence, and I knew that she had great experience from her background and existing network.

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2022 Blog, 8 robinsons, Mario Robinson, Publix - February 14, 2022

DAY 045 - Marketing that Relates

I seen someone put potato chips on their sandwich on a Publix commercial and it made me smile. I have been wondering why there is so much content that is hard to relate to. Thinking these companies have been scarred by cancel culture. They seem scared to take risk. See, we grew up eating potato chip sandwiches. Though not like the ones they had on the commercial which had plenty of deli meats, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes, I found it a beautiful risk to relate to those of us who do things differently.

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2022 Blog, 8 robinsons, Mario Robinson - February 13, 2022

DAY 044 - The Perception of You

My father always preached to us that a tree is known by the fruit it bears. A lot of the things that I was taught as a child did not make sense until I was an adult and after experiencing the situations. It took me a while to realize that whether we intentionally tried to or not, we all live out loud. Meaning the perception of us is an aggregation of what others see, what others hear, and mostly what we do with our lives. Knowing that, I practice being a person of good character, spreading peace, and being a servant leader.

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