I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what they've already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple their legacy - not exactly the attitude you want when trying to drive innovation forward.
Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.
In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new.
For me, just being published feels like success.
I'm an entrepreneur. I always have been. I am curious, and I enjoy solving problems.
For me personally, I'm constantly trying to really re-negotiate how I'm going to make a living because I can't make a living solely off editorial. And I'm also still trying to tell long feature stories that are harder and harder to get assigned, you know.
I have always wanted to be a catalyst for bringing about positive change, inspiring others to choose goodness.
Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.
I've always been a great believer that you have to keep producing new things in order to keep life interesting - not only for ourselves, but for the audience as well. That's really always been our principle and way of working.
I always had the old-school model that I'm going to work for as long as I'm relevant and focus on for-profit activities and someday when I retire I'm going to learn about philanthropy.