Holding on to my sanity.
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Holding on to my sanity.
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Learning to surf - a 6ft frame is a real hindrance for the sport.
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
Doing the spacewalk to fix a solar panel at the furthest edge of the ISS. You have no idea if you are going to get a chance to do a spacewalk when you go into space. I was fortunate. There’s a real juxtaposition between floating, completely serene and calm, looking down at Earth and the universe, and being aware that you are in this hostile environment.
I remember the day. It was just such a big day. It happened to be the same day that I got to be on the cover of Forbes. And I remember just being so overwhelmed by the opportunity that we had at hand, that we had closed this $1.45 billion fund - first time - probably in the top five of first-time funds ever that had been closed.
The male Whitney Houston.
The rejection that I have received from my own people.
I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.
I’m trying to figure out how to receive unconditional love. That’s hard to do when you’ve never really had it, so I’m trying to navigate that.
A home. I just bought one on Long Island. My first piece of property.
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