My "Underrated Mentality"

The meaning behind having the "Underrated Mentality" is simple, no matter what life throws at you, what obstacles you have to overcome and however many people want to see you fail or have shot down your dreams of becoming successful, you have to have the mental toughness to have that "one day at a time" mindset and continue to pick yourself up, strive for your goals and go to bed every night knowing that you put out the best version of yourself that you could've for that day. It is a difficult mentality to navigate through and one that everyone at some point in their life overcomes and thrives to success or lets consume them into further darkness.

My journey so far has been the epitome of having the "Underrated Mentality." Originally born in San Diego, California, I have spent almost my entire life growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada as a middle class kid raised by a single mother with nothing really special or exciting happening with my life. I got my first look at what an underrated mentality looked like every day as a child and teenager growing up. Constantly being dropped off at my uncle's or a friend's house until late at night until my mother got off from work to pick me up, or having to spend nights alone as my mother went into work until the next morning. From the grueling hours to the unexpected shift changes, I witnessed the sacrifices and mental toughness that my mother had to always ensure that there was food on the table, clothes on my back and a roof over our heads and I've realized that no matter what obstacle was thrown at her, she never batted an eye and always made the most out of every situation she found herself in and overcame it because of the mentality she has.

After graduating high school in 2019, my life slowly started to shift and my mental health definitely took its toll. Just like most people in their early twenties, the overwhelming feeling of not knowing what to do with my life settled in and I allowed the stress to consume me. Covid definitely did not help the situation and I watched my weight gain drastically, my mental health deteriorate and my relationship during that time fall through the cracks while losing one of my close friends to suicide a couple weeks later. Before I knew it I truly felt alone for the first time in my life and spent many nights alone rotting away in bed. I had no idea that what I was experiencing was severe anxiety and signs of depression. A few weeks turned into months at that point and I had gotten myself into the gym for the first time in my life, I was saving money consistently and I was staying on top of my nutrition. I had thought I had finally picked myself back off the ground mentally when one Sunday morning my mom burst into my room, early from work, crying and regretfully informing me that my father had committed suicide. The feeling of my entire body going numb from the news weighed me down and I was left speechless and felt as if it couldn't possibly be true. My life quickly unraveled and my mental state once again spiraled to the lowest it had ever been at that point and I kept asking the ungrateful question as to "why me?" No child should have to lose a parent early and something changed mentally for me the day of my father's open casket. I had the sudden feeling to live out the rest of my life for my father, to eventually become the father that I knew he wanted to be for me and to just never give up on life or on anything and make my entire family proud one day at a time.

Ever since I was a little kid I knew I wanted to start my own company and be my own boss, but never knew what it would be and what my "why" would be. After two very mentally draining breakups and the loss of not only a good friend but my father as well to suicide. I realized that having that "underrated Mentality" truly is a cure for suicide and mental health as a whole no matter what it is a person might be going through. Having the mental toughness to pick yourself up one day at a time, no matter how long it takes, and the mentality that you are never truly alone and that you are the only thing getting in your way of creating and accomplishing great things. Whether it is trying out something new, getting yourself out in public more, challenging yourself to a daily routine and growing upon it, find that "underrated Mentality" inside of you and be the best version of yourself that you can be so you can go to bed comfortably every night knowing that you did the best you could for that day and your life will quickly become so much better because of it. This brand is a symbol and a representation that anxiety and depression are not a form of weakness and can be overcome. Every time you see or wear this brand, remind yourself that you, or somebody you know who struggles mentally, are a living hope in this world and that no matter how hard or how dark of a place you find yourself in mentally, is it the understanding that even in the worst of storms, the sun will shine again and that with time, you will come out a better version of yourself than you were before.