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About Me — Tyler Zimmerman
“I love a success story, but even more than a success story, I like a dude who f#*$ks up his life and gets his life together again story.” -Joe Rogan
About me is an interesting topic. I have never been good for self promotion or even explaining myself. I guess that is why my interviews have never gone that well. I still got the job though. We can definitely start with a self improvement junkie. This has only begun in the last 5 years or so. Prior to that I have always been a head down, get it done at whatever cost kind of guy. The harder you work , the luckier you get. I like order and tasks. Left to my own devices I will usually steer off course. If I have milestones or tasks in front of me I love knocking them off one by one, gives me a sense of accomplishment.
I have taken a new and introspective approach to my life over the last 5 years. I was an alcoholic for years prior, and never really realized it until after my divorce from my sons mom. Out of loneliness and boredom my drinking accelerated until it became an everyday thing and I realized I had to quit. I quit through mental toughness and desire to try and make my life better.
I realized the other day that I have been a father for a majority of my life now. At 42 and with a daughter at 22…