I’ve spent almost a decade in the workforce, slowly climbing other people’s ladders. It’s been fun, rewarding, profitable and mostly very safe.

No more.

Today I resigned from a comfortable position and paycheck to embark on the biggest adventure yet — co-founding a company and building a platform that helps developers ship MVPs faster.

I’m excited, and a bit terrified.

For every moment of confidence and clarity of purpose, I spend many other moments attempting to drown out lizard-brain fear with obnoxiously loud DJ Khaled.

Fortunately, this fear is quickly fading into the background — like the white noise of my refrigerator. My rational brain has decoded the irony locked in the wavelengths of that hum: this leap into the great “unknown” is much more familiar than it appears.

I’ve probably never been more secure in my professional life. My past three projects (jobs) were built at startups. My new project is also a startup; undertaken with two of the best and most talented partners you could ask for.

But like that refrigerator, my lizard brain doesn’t stop humming:

“This is crazy. All the things can go wrong!”

STFU lizard brain.

This isn’t crazy; it’s cut and dry. I’m leveraging time and energy to solve a problem. That solution has value.

My partners and I are all in — willing to do whatever it takes to solve our chosen problem and build value in the world. Sure, we’re taking on some risk. But really, we’re just deciding to work without a buffer.

Where will the money come from?

THE VALUE

In the past, my co-founders and I built value solving other people’s problems. It’s been a great life so far; I’ll trust the data!

A boss/company/project/paycheck are just layers of safety glass between the employee and the uncertainty that underpins every business venture. Routine teaches that if a paycheck comes from someone else, it is reliable (even when it isn’t)… Worry paralyzes us into thinking that leaving stability, especially with a family in tow, is too risky… It’s all just a matter of perspective.

What if cash gets tight?

WE’LL FIGURE IT OUT

Why should I worry? Fuck worry. I’d rather get to work.

You know what? Suddenly the world is ten times bigger and a hundred times more thrilling. I’m diving into a project with more passion and investment than I’ve ever had – the outcome will be the best possible.

What if the business fails?

IT WON’T BECAUSE OF ME. 

It’s time to do this. Stop piping up and get out of my head. I’m going to maintain my perspective because from where I’m sitting, the world looks pretty spectacular with #nobuffer.

 
If you’re considering quitting a job or taking a similar leap of faith, I hope you found this useful and I’d love to hear what you’re thinking about.

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From the museum:

The artists and works in this exhibition explore the relationship between economics and consumer culture and reveal the immense impact that socioeconomics has had on the art of the contemporary generation, as well as on our culture at large. This is especially important considering the recent financial crisis and the constant bombardment from the media on luxury, fashion and glamour. The mixed messages felt in the collision of class and culture proves that we are all under the influence of finance and fashion.

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Work from my new series Here There Be Monsters is on view at Miami Project 2013 with Richard Levy Gallery.

Details:

December 3-8th in Midtown Miami / Wynwood District
Visit Booth 611 to see the work.

* Please contact me directly if you would like a VIP ticket.

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I was overwhelmed with the flattery and collection requests. Thanks a million for that, folks. And yes, I live and work in New Mexico – not technically part of California, but close-ish. People confuse that all the time. That said, I’m not faulting the author since she’s from the UK. Manchester, Dorchester, Leicester, Worcester? It’s all England to me…

To read the full article visit Yahoo News.

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Each piece is made up of strips cut from US bank notes, intricately assembled to create a striking images of monstrous figures…

If you want to read the full article click here.
Many thanks to Tyler Coates for the props.

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From the Museum:

Museums collect not for themselves but for an audience. Our choices are purposeful and steered by a variety of criteria, such as the museum’s mission and role in the community, ideas or artistic practices that are specific to the region, and the important figures in the creative life of a community. Collecting Is Curiosity/Inquiry illustrates two sides of the collecting coin: curiosity and inquiry. Curiosity and inquiry are guiding principles for artists and curators alike, and are equal factors in building a collection and curating an exhibition. This exhibition highlights more than twenty works from the permanent collection, mostly recent acquisitions, in order to illustrate how the museum thinks about building the collection and the formal and thematic connections that can be made among artworks.
 

 

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If you are in Torrance (or anywhere for that matter) before October 12th, get down there and see Hero in person.

The show ‘True Believers: Horror Movies, Strange Tales, Comic Book Worlds and Weirdness’ is an astonding curatorial achievement by Adam Miller, Max Presneill and Jason Ramos.
I’m humbled to be included with Justin Bower, The Clayton Brothers, Monica Cook , The Date Farmers, David French, Charles Irvin, Patrick Jackson, Joel Kyack, Candice Lin, Chad Person, Jon Pylypchuk, Colin Roberts, Robert Williams, Eric Yahnker, creature props and effects from Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (Oscar winner Tom Woodruff Jr. from Pumpkinhead, Terminator, Predator, and the Alien Franchise, among many others)

Show runs August 31st – October 12th, 2013 at Torrance Art Museum, with an opening on Saturday August 31st, 6 – 9pm

Check out the statement (written by Jason Ramos) below:

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So humbled to blow up in Beautiful Decay with Paul McCarthy’s giant pile of shit.

A huge thanks to Kristin Bauer for her piece

Paul McCarthy And Friends- Inflatable Art That Rocked The Last Decade

Read the article here and check out the rest of my inflatable art.

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Given the recent political unrest and public protest, it was an exciting time to be showing at KUAD Gallery. I sent two new TaxCut works – attack drones made from US Currency.

This Show was organized by the LA based art collective ARTRA, organized by my friend Max Presneil.
Be sure to check out ARTRA on facebook and twitter

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