SISD #49 - Being A Misfit with Quentin Allums

Topics Covered

• Using Ego as an Entrepreneur - While making barely enough money to get by, Quentin's ego motivated him to value his creations and persist
• Beating your Weaknesses - If the person you want to be is so much more important than the person you are today, flaws included, you’ll be committed to turning weaknesses into strengths
• Being a Misfit - Everyone has a little bit of misfit inside of them, although not everyone feels completely safe expressing it
• Creating Spaces - The environments you find yourself in prompt you to behave in a similar way
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Highlight Quotes

• “Sometimes you do need to cut out the negative energy, but sometimes we confuse negative people with those who are looking out for you.”
• “I was just this dumb kid that didn’t really know who he was yet and I just saw a target and that’s what I worked on. It was me just knowing who I wanted to be to the world and trying to become that.”
• “We are so wrapped up in what we’ve got going on, everyone’s got something going on. Just ask. People want to share, people want to talk about these things.”

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About Quentin

Quentin got his start in 2017 making a name for himself by putting himself out there making videos on social media utilizing stories to build an audience. His journey has been far from easy, but now he is a well established entrepreneur, writer, and podcaster who identifies as a misfit and inspires other misfits to embrace what makes them strange and take a chance on what makes them unique. Moving on from starting his own marketing agency, Quentin is the head of marketing for Lewis Howes at School of Greatness.

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Links

• Sign up for Quentin's Weekly Newsletter
• Watch Quentin's TedX Talk

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