What happens when you pour five years into building a successful team and product, only to have the entire studio shut down due to forces beyond your control? Game designer Patrick Fram (known for X-Defiant and The Division 2) faced this exact "darkest hour," forcing him to reckon with the "golden handcuffs" of a stable role. Patrick shares his journey from a young enthusiast who had ideas for games but didn't know where to begin to mastering the highly competitive game creation industr...
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What happens when you pour five years into building a successful team and product, only to have the entire studio shut down due to forces beyond your control? Game designer Patrick Fram (known for X-Defiant and The Division 2) faced this exact "darkest hour," forcing him to reckon with the "golden handcuffs" of a stable role. Patrick shares his journey from a young enthusiast who had ideas for games but didn't know where to begin to mastering the highly competitive game creation industr...
Happy by Choice: Mike Naughton on Flying Through Failure and Finding Joy in the Journey
Dragon's Gold: The Magic of Mindset
1 hour 9 minutes
2 months ago
Happy by Choice: Mike Naughton on Flying Through Failure and Finding Joy in the Journey
Episode Summary: What if the biggest wins in your life didn’t look like wins at the time? In this heartfelt episode of Dragon’s Gold: The Magic of Mindset, Mike Naughton walks us through a journey marked by unexpected detours, second chances, and the quiet confidence that comes from choosing happiness, even when everything goes sideways. Key Takeaways: The surprising benefit of dyslexia and why he never saw it as a limitationWhat the Navy taught him about showing up, even after failureHow a f...
Dragon's Gold: The Magic of Mindset
What happens when you pour five years into building a successful team and product, only to have the entire studio shut down due to forces beyond your control? Game designer Patrick Fram (known for X-Defiant and The Division 2) faced this exact "darkest hour," forcing him to reckon with the "golden handcuffs" of a stable role. Patrick shares his journey from a young enthusiast who had ideas for games but didn't know where to begin to mastering the highly competitive game creation industr...
