Darius Classic | Becoming an Entrepreneur: How I Almost Got Fired From The White House

What was that one moment that inspired you to become an entrepreneur? For some, it could be a transformative experience, a piece of life-changing advice, an AHA moment, an epiphany, or even a misfortune such as getting fired.  In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius takes a look back at his life before he became an entrepreneur – the time he almost got fired from his job at the White House and how at that moment he knew he would never work for anyone else ever again. This video walks you through his experience working for the Clinton Administration, handing out the President’s schedule, and going through and responding to every single request the POTUS gets to come to an event. Two days into the job, Darius realized he didn’t want a job and would rather become an entrepreneur. His election as the Social Chair of the interns, later on, became his ticket out of the administration job and all the paperwork.  Aside from having the honor to work at the White House, his ultimate goal back then was to get a picture with the President. When that did not happen at first, Darius made a rash move to write a massive email expressing his dismay, it almost got him fired.  That experience made him realize three things: 1) That you don’t rock the boat, you respect the office; 2) That if you want to get out of the things that you don’t like, go and create value for other people elsewhere; and 3) Darius learned that he can never have a job working for anybody but himself and that’s how he became an entrepreneur. Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices