When I moved to New York, I was waiting tables, painting in the daytime and working at night, and I felt it was possible to find a balance and just about get by.
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The great thing about living in New York is the constant change of things. It inspires me to keep moving, push forward, question ideas.
I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.
I was broke when I lived in New York City during college, so I'd spend weekends walking around town, grabbing something to eat, and interacting with strangers. That ritual has stuck with me.
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
I've had jobs that allow me the flexibility to achieve work-life balance, to be there when one of the kids sinks a jump shot or for the parent-teacher meetings. I can move tasks around. If I don't get something done at the office at 4:30 in the afternoon, I can go back to it at 10:00 in the evening.
It's a luxury being able to work every day in the streets of Manhattan. It doesn't get much cooler than that. When you move to New York, that's exactly what you dream of. And I'm doing it.
I split my time between a small town in New Jersey and New York City.
I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping.
Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things.
I have definitely had experiences where I can feel the shift from simply living my life to being slightly outside of my life and taking notes.
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