Justin Wilson | No Other Choice
Justin Wilson is an upbeat guy. You sense his energy from the moment you start a conversation with him. Or more likely, when he starts a conversation with you. When you learn about his life, it\u2019s amazing to think how he can be so upbeat. But then you realize, it\u2019s because he had no other choice.
Justin Wilson is Choctaw. He grew up in Southeast Oklahoma. His father died when he was three and his mom wasn\u2019t around much. He was living on his own at age 14. He excelled at school. He realized it was his way out of the life he experienced as a kid. Having just listened to an amazing episode of Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s podcast Revisionist History, I knew exactly what Just meant. The episode is titled \u201cCarlos Doesn\u2019t Remember\u201d and I realized that Justin was very similar.
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Justin attended Oklahoma State University. It\u2019s an understatement because he is a diehard alumnus. For a while, before he was the Advisor to the Special Trustee for Native Americans, Vince Logan, he was raising money for his alma mater. Before that, he was in medical school at the University of Oklahoma.
In this episode, Justin discusses all of these events. He even opens up to discuss how attending medical school was one of his biggest mistakes. Just told me he wanted to share that story so people know that you can make mistakes, even if they are \u201cgood\u201d mistakes, but you can still learn from those mistakes. You can walk away from the sunk cost fallacy moments in your life. It\u2019s a fascinating conversation, especially because much of the knowledge he shares is beyond his years. Probably so because of his experience as a child.
I am really impressed by Justin\u2019s story and how he got to where he is today. There are tons of lessons to learn from his experience. Which one will you take for yourself?
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