The Life Of A Multifacet

I've Learned A Lot In Navigating Survival Mode

In this episode of The Life of a Multifacet, I’m talking about what I’ve learned from navigating survival mode and how that mindset can help you push through, but also keep you from actually enjoying how far you’ve come. I get into family, generational survival instincts, growing up around people who had to figure life out the hard way, and how that can shape the way you move as an adult. Sometimes you’re so used to grinding, protecting yourself, and trying not to go back to where you were that you don’t even realize you’re creating more stress for yourself. This episode also gets into fitness, work, money, New York, security jobs, content, faith, relationships, boundaries, and learning how to stop making everything harder than it needs to be. Because at some point, survival mode can’t be the whole identity. You still gotta grind, but you also gotta give yourself grace, work smarter, stop overextending yourself, and actually appreciate the life you’re building.

My Personal New Years Starts On A Different Date!

In this episode of The Life of a Multifacet, I’m talking about why my personal new year doesn’t really start on January 1. For me, January and February usually feel like a warm-up. I may have goals written down, I may know what I want for the year, but my real rhythm usually starts around March and April. That’s when things start clicking, my mind starts locking in, and I feel myself stepping into a new season for real. This episode gets into fitness, weight loss, survival mode, giving myself grace, starting a new job, building consistency, creating content, hitting over 50 podcast episodes, and realizing I’m not starting from ground zero anymore. Sometimes you’re not behind. Sometimes you’re just adjusting into a different version of yourself. And for me, this season is about less overthinking, more grace, and remembering that the work I already put in still counts.

My Wild NYC Apartment Hunting Experience Pt.2

In part two of My Wild NYC Apartment Hunting Experience, I get into the real chaos of trying to find my own apartment in New York City with only a couple weeks left before I had to move. I’m talking StreetEasy, Zillow, messaging 30 to 40 realtors, running to showings in between work calls, taking trains, bikes, Ubers I barely had the money for, standing in lines with 60 people, getting denied from spots I thought were mine, and still refusing to give up. This episode is about more than apartment hunting. It’s about survival mode, pride, family support, betting on yourself, saying no to a bad deal, trusting your gut, and finally locking in my first apartment on my own in New York City two days before I had to move. And once I got that apartment, it became bigger than just a place to live. It became proof that I could get out of my comfort zone, push through the pressure, and build a life that my younger self would be proud of

My Wild NYC Apartment Hunting Experience Pt.1

In this episode of The Life of a Multifacet, I’m getting into part one of my wild New York City apartment hunting experience. From leaving Kentucky, getting into tech sales, moving during the pandemic era, figuring out how to survive in one of the most competitive cities in the world, and finally landing my first apartment in Brooklyn, this episode is really about the risk, pressure, and faith it takes to chase a bigger life. I talk about wanting more for myself, needing my own space, taking a chance on New York, dealing with the craziness of NYC rent, brokers, income requirements, roommates, and the reality of trying to build a life in a city where everybody is fighting for a spot. This is part one of the story, before things got even more wild. Because moving to New York is one thing, but actually finding a place and keeping your footing here is a whole different game.

Moving to NYC Changed My LIFE For The Better: Headed in the Right Direction

Moving to New York didn’t just change my life… it exposed me to myself. From a small-town mindset to navigating one of the biggest cities in the world, I had to learn everything the hard way. From spending money just to feel comfortable… to hopping on the train every day with damn near nothing. From rooftop events to rock-bottom moments… this city made me tighten the fuck up. I went through layoffs, rejection, betrayal, and one of the toughest seasons of my life. Over 5,000 applications. Getting ghosted after final rounds. Sitting there like… damn, what now? Questioning everything. Losing patience. Losing sleep. Still having to wake up and act like I’m good. But at the same time… I was building myself up. More disciplined. Dropped weight. Creating more. Healing in real time. Becoming somebody I ain’t even recognize at first. New York ain’t hand me shit… it demanded I evolve. It taught me how to stand on my own. How to move when nothing lined up. How to cut off people and energy I outgrew without second guessing it. How to keep going when shit don’t make sense and your faith getting tested every single day… talking to God constantly and feeling like no answer is even in sight. And now I’m on the other side of it… new job, momentum back, life moving different… and I get it now. That dawg in me had to get unlocked. No way around it. This ain’t even about New York. It’s about having the courage to leave what’s comfortable… to sit in that pressure cooker and not fold… to go through hell and not run… and really become who you said you was gonna be when nobody’s there to guide you. Because this version? It was waiting on that old DeMarcus to turn the corner.