24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Junior investment bankers regularly work 80-90 hours a week. Many other high profile professions require the same level of commitment. Often those on the outside claim that working 80-90 hours a week is bad/wrong/terrible/silly/etc but we’ve spoken with so many folks who say working that much has been the best decision of their life – it allowed them to develop a deep and strong skill set far faster than would have been possible otherwise. In other words, by working 2x the hours, they were able to generate 5x or more the rewards. And depending on where you are in your career, investing heavily in your skills and competence can pay dividends for a long time.

James Bobo

When I was younger, I had a very all-in approach to my work in film. Long hours, no boundaries, everything was about the job. It wasn’t until I got older that I really understood how much life experience feeds creative expression.

It’s hard to write a great breakup song if you’ve never been through one. I don’t know if that applies to every career—if you’re an investment banker, that trip to Peru might not make you better at banking. But for artists? That stuff is the work. Read More>>

Julio Miranda-Martin

I’ve worked in the interior design industry across various positions. My first job was at 19, staging homes while attending interior design school at SFSU. During that time, I landed an internship at Anyon Design in San Francisco, which really opened my eyes to a world of design I hadn’t been exposed to before. Read More>>