We asked folks we admire to share one piece of conventional advice that they disagree with.

Leonard Samuels | TV/Film Marketing Agency Owner of, Zayde Creative LLC

A piece of advice I strongly disagree with is to keep your head down and work. Keeping your head down is great if you don’t want to be noticed and keep a safe life. In the beginning of my career I kept my head down so i can learn the craft, but at some point you got to come up for air and by the time you do so the world around you has already changed and opportunities have passed you by. Read more>>

Sam Gipple | Actor and Director

Really often I’ve heard that it’s best not to do more than one thing. With the common advice being – you cannot master two things at once. As much as it can be true, that by being a jack of all trades you are a master of none, it is not always the case. Read more>>

Eugene Uechi | Tattoo artist and restaurant owner

Choosing one thing and sticking with it. I think it’s important asa business owner and a creative director to experience and try new things all the time. Read more>>

Yechezkel Zach Greenberger | Playwright, Multidisciplinary artist

I disagree with the way conventional advice is treated fundamentally – as either 100% true or false; as either divine or apocryphal. I myself used to be a “quote lover” then I became a “quote hater” and neither of those perspectives were the truth. Now, I approach any piece of conventional advice with two simultaneous perspectives. Read more>>

Cydney & TaMara Johns0n | Co-Founders & Chefs

As Black women in their 20 somethings and within the hospitality industry, it is an especially rare occurrence that we receive venture capital funding toward entrepreneurship, with the current rate of Black female entrepreneurs funded at less than 0.35% of the VC fund. Read more>>

Dionne Lea | Actor | Storyteller

One thing people may not realize about the world of theatre is that not knowing what to expect day-to-day or moment-to-moment is thrilling. Folk who work in theatre thrive in the gray spaces, in not knowing the answers; the answers reveal themselves as we delve into our work. Read more>>

ECCA | Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Creator, and Podcast host of Vos Cipota

One aspect outsiders may not realize about the music industry is the extensive teamwork behind every project. While artists often take the spotlight, there is a network of professionals collaborating behind the scenes. Read more>>

Lisa Goshon | Womanpreneur

The hidden dangers in eyelash glue adhesive. Eyelash glue contains two cancer causing carcinogenics: cyanoacrylate and formaldehyde. False eyelashes also contain chemicals banned in the U.K. as well as the glue we use. Read more>>