Mark Brickey's Wake Up Call

When their are two options to tell a story, make the decision to be be bold, to be brave and to be the true you.

We hit pause on the season two theme to react to the headlines and heartbreak of the last two weeks.

We look to find people that represent us and help us envision our dreams.

Like you I just want to belong to something and I found it.

Finding a message the scared me.

Tattoo culture finds it's way from outlaws and sailors to punk rockers everywhere. What did it mean to personal empowerment to get a tattoo in the early 1990s?​

When you start to realize there's a much larger world than the little one that you live in.

The excitement of finding something that you love in places you never thought you would find it.

I grew up hating team sports, but through the Bones Brigade found the team of brotherhood and belonging.

Learning the art of satirical storytelling from lyrics.

Looking at an advertisement in 1986 teaches a valuable lifelong lesson.

Looking back on how I was programed to settle for the idea of second best, instead of shooting for the best.

My love affair of heavy metal led me to my first concert but would it be everything that I expected?

Are you creating content? Or Are you creating culture? Today we look back at the first issue of Thrasher Magazine that I can remember ever seeing. This was the first time in my life when I can remember loving advertising as much as the content that it was there to support. This would create a lifelong goal of being a storyteller in advertising, content creation and media. Through my years as a musician, a designer in the music industry and now as a podcaster the story of a brand is significant to me as I try to tell my own as well as the stories of all of my guests. Every day when I hit record I know that I'm selling you something, my story, my idea, my guest, my sponsor. I hope that I do it in a way where you see real value and that hopefully, that value is our bond! I'm trying to create a community that values the same culture and yes being a consumer is part of it, but it doesn't have to define it.

Thanks for listening and taking this journey with me! You can always find me at AID.network

Looking at each project you create as way to win the emotional lottery and chance to win your dreams. This mindset can help on the long days to give purpose to your work and help you feel closer to winning your goals.

I found myself working harder but getting less work done. I needed to figure out when to quit and to stop working longer hours just for the pride of working harder.

Are you always asking yourself, where is all of this hard work taking you?

And how do we make it come back again?

Keeping make more!