The New Guy - Meet Mark Grafton

Thats Me! Â Mark Grafton II. Â Despite the goofy look on my face I am an en

trepreneur at heart and a young go getter till I die, or rather till I’m just a Go Getter.

I wanted to take the time to introduce myself as a new editor/blog manager for YGG and I hope you accept me with open arms. I figured out that the best way to do this was by answering a few of the famous YGG interview questions. Here we go!

We know you’re a “Young Go Getter”, but so our readers know, how old are you?

24 and Strong! Heya [Hee-Yah]

Can you tell us the quick history about yourself, and what drives you to succeed?

No!  Just kidding. Born and raised in lovely Detroit, MI I was gifted with a sharp eye for talent and creative spirit. Sadly enough, like many, I did not begin develop/believe in my innate talent until my early twenties. After graduating MSU with a social science degree in health studies and spending my first year working with children ranked in low Social Economic Status I began to get infactuated with presuing my dreams. As I hypocritically told these youth to “believe in themselves” and “go for the gold” I decided that I needed to do the same and here I am. Co-Owner & Project manager of Chosen LLC, Inspiring screenwriter, and Multi-tasker Extraordinaire (ask later). I know that believing in yourself, and connecting with like-minded individuals will drive you to success.

Everyone starts to feel burnt out on a project every now and then. What do you do to keep yourself motivated and focused?

My favorite question by the way. This honestly doesn’t happen to me. The closer I get to a project the more excited I get. With regards to having several projects to complete I just have to make sure I seize the appropriate time to organize the task involved. With organization comes efficiency, and with efficiency comes positive completion. What is positive completion? Have you ever felt nervous or anxious after a project was completed? Maybe the project had a few bugs or certain tasks were not completed on time.  I loathe that feeling and that’s why I strive for that positive completion.

I think that’s enough. Coming up next week we have a interview with Shama Kabani and even a review of her newly released book The Zen of Social Media Marketing that you won’t want to miss. Be young, Be YGG.

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