Dom's Guide To Hustling

Lean on the Lessons from Childhood

Dom explains how her hustle mentality is attributed to her upbringing. The lessons we learn as a child should carry into adulthood. Issues that arise in adolescent years only develop and evolve. They become responsibilities that grown folk deal with around the clock. Think about all the challenges you overcame due to something your mom said or made you do as a child. Most of our best qualities are thanks to our parents. The good and bad experiences from our childhood help establish the basis from which our reactions are rooted in. We must remember to never stray away from what straightened us out in the beginning. 

“I’ve always had a hustle mentality. It developed at an early age from watching my mom work endless hours as a single mother. One thing my mother always instilled in me, was to handle ‘business first, and bullshit later’. Once the work was done, my mom didn’t really sweat me because the business was handled. I wanted to get everything done (homework, chores, etc.) as quickly as possible so I could have free time, that was my motivation.

Hustling became a healthy habit for teenage freedom. Also, due to experiencing severe childhood emotional trauma I had to learn how to constructively internalize experiences. Those hurtful experiences became fuel and motivation for me. I became super independent because I felt like I needed to prove that ‘I don’t need you or your help. I’m smart and you’re going to see it.’ Those experiences caused me to go above and beyond in school (I skipped 11th grade), I worked full-time in college throughout my Sophomore – Senior years, and I took my life into my own hands, all because I felt like I had something to prove. Hustling is natural to me”.