Casey Neistat Writes His Own Success Story

The drive to learn every single day fuels the life of this Filmmaker, YouTuber and Businessman – Casey Neitstat. Growing up he had his own beliefs that didn’t align well with that of the authority figures in his life, and he ran away from home at the age of 15 and became a dad at the age of 17. This was the pivotal struggling moment in his life. Living on state welfare and having a job as a dishwasher his girlfriend at that time left him. But he was able to channel the trouble he was going through in his life to a more creative outlet in the form of video making.


The excitement of the unknown that was waiting when he moved to New York City to pursue his new found passion took over the fear that clouded his mind. Casey had the courage to leave behind what could have been a conventional trajectory of having a usual career but instead, he went after something more terrifying and dangerous. He now sits own his successful Tech Company, movie, advertising, YouTube career.


“Liking what you have is not a good enough reason no to want something better”, Casey Neitstat. This thought process coincides so well with the professional career of most of the people. How much do you like being challenged at work? Or do you like being challenged at all! Many successful individuals have started their own ventures after their daily jobs failed to challenge their creativity and existing knowledge. The moment we stop being learning while doing anything is the time we should search, find and put ourselves in situations which will test our skills and teach us something new.

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