My mother reinforced the importance of work as she raised my siblings and me. She is from Mombasa, Kenya, and my stepdad, who raised me from age 2, is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
My parents would often talk about how our family in Kenya would do anything to have the opportunity to come to America, get an American job and earn an income in dollars.
As I grew up, I got more 'adult' jobs. At 16, I worked at Burger King. When I turned 18, I got a job at Pepsi.
Becoming an entrepreneur cemented how much I tied my identity to my work - it made me feel superior to have started a business.
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