E168:   Skateboarding, clothing brand, helping / building communities, and vocals for a metal band. On this episode we speak with Colin Trombley who I was fortunate enough to meet recently skateboarding over my head while I played guitar in one of my upcoming music videos! Colin and I talk about what it’s like to be a pro in your way, content fatigue, building a brand around what you love, mentors impact and much more. Music, creative, business, and skate life in this one.    Let us know what you think of this episode and hit me up @davewakeup on social or wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com.    In This Episode We Cover Being self conscious of showing your practicing of an art to others Building a community  Not doing it the way it’s always been done just because that’s the way it’s always been done Content fatigue  Places to encourage children to be creative and meet others when they are young Skate life  Mentors that have a huge impact on your trajectory  Learning about how others live and culture through your passion Being exposed to a diverse city of people frequently  Don’t let things get stagnant  Books can change your life   Quote’s   “That’s going pro in my own way.” - Colin Trombley    “I don’t walk into a place and judge a situation by just what I see.” - Colin Trombley    “You don’t want something to get too stagnant until it disappears.” Colin Trombley   Colin’s Links   IG @colin_trombley @shreddedeast @in_shallows   Shredded East Website https://www.shreddedeast.com/   In Shallows www.inshallows.com     Resources Noted In This Episode:    Kith https://kith.com/   Chill Foundation https://www.chill.org/   Barking Up The Wrong Tree  by Eric Barker https://bakadesuyo.com/   Waking Up From Work Podcast Links    IG / Tik Tok / Clubhouse / Twitter / HiHo Follow & DM Me! @davewakeup   Patreon (If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you) https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork   Email wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com   Youtube Channel & Series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber   For audio advice and more in depth music content from Dave www.crawlspaceaudio.com   Dave’s Alternative band Band Broadwing  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/broadwing/i-dnt-wnt-2-b-anyone