Chris
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Oh, wow. I became a fireman when I was 24 years old, so the list is really long. Mostly, I've learned how to deal with people and different personalities. You're living with seven other people, every third day. Whether you like it or not, they become your family. Guys on the fire department are super interesting. They're from all walks of life. Some guys are really good financially, some guys are really good with building. I met a girl the other day who worked at Dunkin Donuts before the fire department. There's just such a large spectrum of personalities and backgrounds that you learn a lot.
Jonah
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It’s funny. I was a reader growing up but didn’t read as much as people would expect the son of Mitchell Kaplan to read. It’s tough growing up and being inundated with so many books – I always felt like I wanted to do something different. I played sports, watched lots of movies and put books on the back burner. Now, I have come to realize how life changing reading books can be.
Jason
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When I was 22, I noticed that I didn’t feel good. I was tired, lethargic and sure I wasn’t supposed to feel this way. One night around 2 am, I was watching a health food documentary on Netflix and had one of those stoner-eureka moments. The next day, I bought a juicer and went to Whole Foods and bought $500 dollars of produce and did a 15-day juice fast. I noticed instantly that I had a lot more energy, was losing weight, my testosterone was through the roof – I felt on top of the world. After the fast, I looked for a transition back to food and that’s where I learned of alternative diets.
Michael
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My twin brother is an identical twin. When we were 18 years old in Germany, we had the mandatory draft for the military service. You could optionally do an alternate social service, which my brother did. I was in boot camp during the first three months. And they had night alarms where eight soldiers came into where we were sleeping, hammering on pots and pans and yelling at us. My heart was racing. I went back home for the weekend and I told my brother about it and he said 'Was it Tuesday at 2:00 AM? I woke up on Tuesday night at 2:00 AM. My heart was pounding. I was sweating and I couldn't fall back asleep.' There were 400 miles between us. The week after that we had another night alarm. Again, it was a stressful situation. I came back home and he said, 'don't say anything. Was it Wednesday, 3:00 AM?' That was a change in our relationship - much for the better, because before we were always trying to go our own way. Then we realized that having a twin might be something special.
Seth
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Take a step back and look at the community that you and Adena created, and now people are coming to your new store. Everybody came and lined up. You're nurturing it and stoking the flame. It's really impressive and amazing.