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Shawn Lani Highlight
I know when the wind drops and the sails aren't going, it's scary. Is the wind ever going to blow again? When it does, you haul it in.
About Shawn
- While he was in college at UC Davis, he spent a lot of time "dabbling."
- He had an interest in music-he'd play piano at a bar-and he majored in English and art history, but nothing was jumping out at him.
- While working a retail job selling shoes in San Francisco, he realized he was miserable, and had to jump start his life.
- Says that while his career wasn't "dashing off," he was still getting better on a personal level.
- Thinks he needed those frustrating jobs to propel him forward and fuel him in his quest to find his passion.
- He started examining his interests: knew he liked exploring an object or a place, and trying to solve its little mysteries and unknowns.
- That's what drew him to the Exploratorium-it's different than "those old, venerable museums" because it's constantly rebuilding itself.
- Says it's easy to get tangled up in little things and leave projects unfinished, but success for him has always meant completing a mission and doing it with passion.
