Shaka Senghor
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Podcast Appearances
26 I guess I was 26 something like that and you know my whole life I'd been paycheck to paycheck always broke you know and for the last five years just hustling as a comedian trying to get by I was just as happy that I didn't have to have a regular job I was just a comedian but I was always broke
And then all of a sudden I got, I think I got $150,000.
And it was like this enormous weight was lifted off my shoulders.
It was the craziest weight.
It was like physical weight.
I was like, now I don't have to worry about my bills.
Every month it was like, can I pay rent?
Can I keep the lights on?
Can I afford gas to get to my gigs?
It was just like that.
I was like barely getting, no health insurance, no nothing, nothing.
Just barely getting by.
But that physical weight, I'll never forget that.
I was like, that's the most important thing is to not worry about your bills.
But then everybody's worried about, like, Bob's got a 22-foot boat.
I've got an 18-foot boat.
Like, Jesus Christ, man.
All things that don't really matter when it comes down to it.
Yeah, it's like that, there's an, I forget who said it, comparison is a thief of joy.