We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Randolph Calixto a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Randolph, appreciate you joining us today. Risk taking is something we’re really interested in and we’d love to hear the story of a risk you’ve taken.

I am a single father of one child. I work as a door installing finish carpenter. Even when I’m at work, my mind is still on my craft 100%. sometimes I go to my truck to shed a tear in the middle of my installs because I wish I could be where I know I should be in my art career, and then I get back to work. I decided to leave and apply the pressure to get myself where I can be. I don’t want to be an “I could’ve been” like of person. I decided to take the risk, no results yet; but maybe one day something will happen.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I am an all around artist. I record and release music, paint/draw, film videos, take photos, design clothing and costumes, study interior design, etc. anything that has to do with being used as a medium by god to express his ideas; I can do. My most popular project at the moment is “Loverboyrando”, my music project. In this project I can use all of my god given talents to create the ultimate idea of an artist. My vision is starting to sprout in the way I’ve always seen it. One day, I believe it will be the greatest superstar the world has ever seen.

How do you keep your team’s morale high?

There is a different between being a “boss” and being a “leader”. Jocko Willink has a great book on this subject called “Extreme Ownership”. David Goggins’ books are also great do this subject. A leader has to make sure everything is under control, organized, and running like a well oiled machine, and at the same time have a good relationship with your team. But at the same time, you can’t let people come at you passive aggressively. You need to be able to put your foot down and stand your ground if you know you’re right. There’s so much to being a leader. I am still in the process of developing

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

People always say “leave your problems at the door.” But I believe that as humans, our problems affect us regardless if we try to suppress them. I believe it makes it harder to work. Don’t leave your problems at the door. Take care of them, and come back ready to give 100%, rather than 20%.      

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.loverboyrando.com/
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