EXCLUSIVE: The near future for 2020 college graduates is very much akin to a horror movie filled with an immense amount of uncertainty, as they leave the great halls of knowledge into the biggest p…
Blum’s third lesson, “Sometimes Jump Scares Are Just Jump Scares” recounted the anxiety he faced at various points of his career, i.e. getting out of school, asking his parents for money, and finally getting a job in the movie business and being fearful about making movies that matter, only to see some of them.
“The movie was a success. But the process of making it was soul-crushing and I considered quitting the movie business altogether,” said Blum. This led him to discover the $15K made movieParanormal Activitydidn’t happen because I had a bunch of prior successes that built toward that big success. It happened because I had a bunch of prior failures. My whole company grew out of those failures.
In Blum’s fifth lesson “Speak Your Mind,” he shared the night he was kicked off stage while accepting an honor at the 2018 Israeli Film Festival for his remarks against Trump. To this day, Blum has no regrets about what went down. “If you think you know who the bad guy is, say it! You just may be right and it may save your life!” beamed Blum.
In Blum’s final note “Capitalize on Luck”, he told Vassar grads that “You can’t get lucky without trying again and again. The more chances you take, the more times luck has to work its magic.” Despite any intimidation that lies ahead in the great expanse which college graduates are facing, Blum said “Opportunities will be there for you, I promise but they will not always be appealing. For others, you may also have to chase them down.
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