On November 1, 2017 I was going through yet another day of feeling lost. As a new father my mental health was deteriorating faster than I could keep up with. There was an emptiness I felt inside because my life felt meaningless and I wasn’t where I wanted to be.As most people would do, I called my father to talk to him. We had an idea of starting a tutoring company that would help teach kids by rewarding them by improving their video game skills while helping improve their regular studies. We talked about it every day for months.The idea...
On April 30, 2019, one of the most unexpected twists happened in my life, I was let go from a company that I considered to be my home. D.R.E.A.M. was something I started back in December of 2017 but it was not my full-time focus. I was able to balance a full-time job, parenthood, and a cause that I believed in more than anything else. One week ago, one of the biggest parts of my life was taken from me and I haven't been able to shake it. With respect to the company, I will not share many sensitive details...
Dream Drop Thursday was an event we started in late December of 2018 where we would release a new item every Thursday. This would either be a new design or a new colorway. Although we enjoyed doing these weekly drops they have started to get messy. For the most part, we have done pre-orders for most of these drops, and we promise about a one to two-week turnaround. Most of our Dreamers acknowledge the fact that there will be a wait and we reward them with preorder bonuses, but others either miss the fact that it is a preorder or...
Why do we live in fear? Fear is a driving force in all of our actions. We accept to do things in life we don’t want to do out of fear. At the same time, we do not take action on things we want to accomplish out of fear of failure.Why?What allows us to do this? How do we stop it? Fear is our biggest enemy, but maybe it’s time we see it as our greatest asset and start to live our lives in a manner that allows us to use this fear to our advantage. Fear almost didn’t let...