Today we’d like to introduce you to Darius Gonzalez
Hi Darius, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I have always had a business mindset when it comes to my approach to life. I credit a-lot of my business fundamental skills to my upbringing as a child and to my education. My amazing parents set a standard in our house hold that was unmatched especially with the demographics that was dealt to us. From our family values to having morals and also being a spiritual individual my parents made sure to always have rewards or consequences to teach me the basics of life. The next step was selecting the perfect school for me which played a huge role in developing my personality. Crossroad Academy Charter School of business paved the way to my successful business ventures , the things I find attractive to add value to my self worth was instilled early on in these years. CACS instilled solid traits of confidence and the curriculum taught me a skill set that makes me the persevering, outgoing individual of present day and leader of tomorrow’s success. Some of the things I was taught early on were how to properly introduce myself for the best first impression possible, proper formal dinning etiquette, proper hygiene and appearance upkeep while sporting the proper business attire and of course how to be a gentleman. My school was very small and still was in the development stage while attending so extracurricular activities were few. Those activities are apart of my character til this day. Being apart of everything they had basketball, modeling, a step team, the royal court and participating in any competition I can (winning a couple) made a bright future for me. I had everything I needed for amazing social skills and the hunger for learning and successes has been within me ever since.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
If it I had all smooth roads I don’t believe I would be as well rounded as I am today. All of my struggles come from within. Learning emotional intelligence was a struggle for I have the heart of a giant and moving cities along with separating parents would help with that. Learning to use my emotions the correct way was taught to me after joining the Navy. For some reason I have always been told that I have a problem with authority. Sharpening my instincts with the right people and situations learning to only care about what I can control was also something I had to learn. Learning how I learn, learning how to find help/be resourceful and just simply learning what it means to grow from a boy into a man was all a struggle. The military definitely helped me find pieces of my self that I didn’t know exist.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
So one of my favorite all time quotes is by Zeno of Elea a greek philosopher. He states that Man conquers the world by conquering hisself. I recall my mom being one of the first to tell me this. So first in for most I do everything that I can to add more value to myself. It may seem cliche because no one believe you can master everything but I know if I master myself I master everything I need. So the only thing I know and claim to specialize in is myself. I would like to think I am known for being high energy and a hard worker. I am most proud of my ability to live life and see it for what it is, spreading love, light and peace everywhere I go. The thing thats sets me apart from others is that its brings joy to my spirit just to make others smile or see them smiling already it is definitely contagious. It heals the soul.
Do you any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
To say I have any favorite childhood memories wouldn’t do my childhood any justice. For my favorite childhood memory is just simply being a child. Being close to family and family acting as one are all the best parts of my child hood. Deep down inside I am still and will forever have the heart of a child! If I could leave you with one thing for sure is that I can definitely remember feeling the presence of God at a young age and knowing what it means to be alive. That would shape my perspective on life early and it still keeps me going to this day. All thanks goes to God!
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