Id & Ego, Studios

I didn’t believe it was real until I finally received the Articles of Incorporation for Id & Ego, Studios L.L.C.. The certificate came halfway through my birthday and I hit with several emotions all at once—that I of course did not know how to process, categorize, or recognize. But above all else, I was overjoyed! The journey, our journey, was about to begin in full, proper, governmentally acknowledged, form.

I am Id & Ego, Studios

— Ego

Freedom is on the Horizon, for me and for Us

Financial freedom was a large proponent in getting me to get off my ass and start down the road that would eventually lead to the formation of this business and the creation of our first studio (Did I forget to mention that on the same day of Id & Ego, Studios formation, Stardust Made Studio was also formed on the same day)! But I there was also a sense of lamentation that I could not shake; A feeling that was building and bubbling and boiling over inside of me for a very long time.

Months before I put in for the formation of the LLCs (Actually years before), I would often talk to my group of close friends and constantly praise them for their creativity and their collaboration—to the point of admonishment. It wasn’t frustrating, but it was enlightening. If we were gonna pool our talents together, someone had to bring us together and guide us toward the first of many successes.

Success, Ambition, and the Will to Succeed

Success however, in the first project, in the first 3 projects, won’t be enough to satisfy; At the very least, the first several successes won’t satisfy me. There’s a quote that I left with my friends that I reflect on from time and time again that goes something like “I want to wake up everyday unsatisfied in all that I have achieved so I can go out and succeed again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.”

What’s most interesting about this quote to me, was the state of mind I was in at the time I made that quote to all of my friends; I was excited—it was genuine enthusiasm for the trials and the hardships that lay ahead, but more than that, I was eager for success, success that compounds, success that runneth over, success that I can share with all those that want to succeed alongside me, success like no one else has ever achieved.