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P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='0'>So I'm</span> <span m='486'>kind of</span> <span m='972'>a lot of things.</span> <span m='1460'>It's a small</span> <span m='1690'>business.</span> <span m='2150'>So</span> <span m='2730'>we</span> <span m='2930'>do</span> <span m='3110'>upholstery,</span> <span m='3600'>we</span> <span m='3690'>do</span> <span m='4100'>wood</span> <span m='4250'>refinishing,</span> <span m='4940'>we</span> <span m='5050'>take</span> <span m='5300'>old</span> <span m='5490'>furniture</span> <span m='5930'>and we</span> <span m='6070'>revamp it.</span> <span m='6510'>And</span> <span m='6760'>we</span> <span m='6880'>also</span> <span m='7100'>do</span> <span m='7190'>interior</span> <span m='7520'>design.</span> <span m='8360'>So</span> <span m='8840'>I'm</span> <span m='8970'>the</span> <span m='9230'>assistant</span> <span m='9370'>to</span> <span m='9560'>the</span> <span m='9710'>owner.</span> <span m='10040'>So</span> <span m='10170'>I</span> <span m='10240'>do</span> <span m='10380'>a</span> <span m='10400'>lot</span> <span m='10580'>of</span> <span m='10640'>the</span> <span m='11160'>assistant</span> <span m='11650'>designing</span> <span m='12100'>for</span> <span m='12230'>interior</span> <span m='12630'>work.</span> <span m='12950'>I</span> <span m='13000'>do</span> <span m='13190'>the</span> <span m='13280'>designing</span> <span m='13740'>for</span> <span m='13900'>upholstery.</span> <span m='14740'>I</span> <span m='14840'>manage</span> <span m='15190'>the</span> <span m='15270'>store</span> <span m='15790'>And I</span> <span m='16180'>also do some of</span> <span m='16570'>the</span> <span m='16710'>retail</span> <span m='17070'>and</span> <span m='17170'>administrative</span> <span m='17670'>work,</span> <span m='18190'>because</span> <span m='18370'>it's</span> <span m='18500'>a</span> <span m='18550'>small</span> <span m='18790'>team.</span> <span m='19040'>So</span> <span m='19310'>I kind of</span> <span m='19460'>do</span> <span m='20320'>everything</span> <span m='20720'>that</span> <span m='20800'>needs</span> <span m='21000'>to</span> <span m='21080'>get</span> <span m='21150'>done.</span> </p><p><span m='22050'>On</span> <span m='22150'>a</span> <span m='22210'>typical</span> <span m='22550'>day,</span> <span m='22860'>I</span> <span m='22890'>mean,</span> <span m='23040'>I</span> <span m='23080'>come</span> <span m='23330'>in.</span> <span m='23985'>There's</span> <span m='24740'>all</span> <span m='24880'>kinds</span> <span m='25090'>of</span> <span m='25150'>furniture</span> <span m='25530'>to be moved</span> <span m='25630'>around,</span> <span m='26020'>people</span> <span m='26240'>to</span> <span m='26320'>contact</span> <span m='26810'>to say their</span> <span m='26990'>pieces</span> <span m='27300'>are</span> <span m='27400'>ready,</span> <span m='27830'>people</span> <span m='28040'>are</span> <span m='28140'>coming</span> <span m='28400'>in.</span> <span m='28620'>They're</span> <span m='28740'>asking</span> <span m='29040'>about</span> <span m='29230'>how</span> <span m='29410'>to</span> <span m='29500'>redo</span> <span m='29750'>their</span> <span m='29860'>pieces,</span> <span m='30310'>how</span> <span m='30460'>to</span> <span m='30540'>transform</span> <span m='31000'>their</span> <span m='31100'>home,</span> <span m='31960'>people</span> <span m='32220'>are</span> <span m='32530'>purchasing</span> <span m='33010'>things.</span> <span m='33310'>So I'm</span> <span m='33410'>doing</span> <span m='33630'>sales.</span> <span m='34280'>A</span> <span m='34380'>lot</span> <span m='34580'>of</span> <span m='34650'>times</span> <span m='34990'>I</span> <span m='35050'>do</span> <span m='35210'>have</span> <span m='35460'>fabric</span> <span m='35690'>consultations,</span> <span m='36520'>which</span> <span m='36730'>is</span> <span m='36840'>basically</span> <span m='37310'>somebody</span> <span m='37670'>bringing</span> <span m='38000'>in</span> <span m='38470'>a</span> <span m='38600'>piece</span> <span m='38840'>of</span> <span m='38910'>furniture</span> <span m='39360'>that</span> <span m='39520'>they</span> <span m='39660'>want</span> <span m='40110'>to</span> <span m='40180'>have</span> <span m='40500'>redesigned.</span> <span m='41560'>And</span> <span m='41750'>they</span> <span m='41860'>send</span> <span m='42040'>me</span> <span m='42150'>pictures</span> <span m='42490'>of</span> <span m='42560'>their</span> <span m='42730'>home,</span> <span m='43090'>pictures</span> <span m='43450'>of</span> <span m='43850'>inspiration</span> <span m='44340'>pics</span> <span m='44550'>of</span> <span m='44610'>the</span> <span m='44890'>way</span> <span m='45030'>they</span> <span m='45130'>would</span> <span m='45270'>want</span> <span m='45440'>their</span> <span m='45520'>furniture</span> <span m='45880'>they</span> <span m='45960'>go.</span> <span m='46350'>So</span> <span m='46480'>I</span> <span m='46720'>select</span> <span m='47160'>fabrics</span> <span m='47610'>to</span> <span m='47700'>go</span> <span m='47900'>over</span> <span m='48010'>with</span> <span m='48180'>them</span> <span m='48360'>kind</span> <span m='48530'>of</span> <span m='48620'>in</span> <span m='48700'>the</span> <span m='48770'>family</span> <span m='49130'>of</span> <span m='49200'>what</span> <span m='49360'>they're</span> <span m='49500'>looking</span> <span m='49800'>for,</span> <span m='50510'>talk</span> <span m='50790'>with</span> <span m='50970'>them,</span> <span m='51390'>we</span> <span m='51660'>select</span> <span m='51970'>the</span> <span m='52040'>fabric.</span> <span m='52600'>I'm</span> <span m='53160'>calling,</span> <span m='53570'>ordering</span> <span m='53910'>the</span> <span m='53990'>fabric,</span> <span m='54470'>checking</span> <span m='54770'>stock,</span> <span m='55310'>we're</span> <span m='55380'>discussing</span> <span m='55900'>the</span> <span m='55990'>placement.</span> <span m='56350'>I talk</span> <span m='56760'>to</span> <span m='56970'>the</span> <span m='57090'>upholsters</span> <span m='57980'>to</span> <span m='58090'>get</span> <span m='58210'>the</span> <span m='58280'>fabric</span> <span m='58610'>done.</span> </p><p><span m='59380'>Occasionally</span> <span m='60270'>I</span> <span m='60360'>go</span> <span m='60600'>on</span> <span m='60740'>trips</span> <span m='61070'>with</span> <span m='61190'>the</span> <span m='61320'>owner.</span> <span m='61720'>We</span> <span m='62780'>do</span> <span m='63060'>commercial</span> <span m='63590'>and</span> <span m='63900'>personal</span> <span m='64670'>interior</span> <span m='65030'>design.</span> <span m='65410'>So</span> <span m='65930'>we</span> <span m='66010'>go</span> <span m='66140'>to a</span> <span m='66270'>law</span> <span m='66490'>firm.</span> <span m='66930'>And</span> <span m='67030'>we</span> <span m='67160'>look</span> <span m='67320'>at</span> <span m='67380'>the</span> <span m='67470'>space.</span> <span m='67920'>And we</span> <span m='68040'>move some</span> <span m='68400'>things</span> <span m='68680'>around.</span> <span m='69000'>We</span> <span m='69900'>discuss</span> <span m='70350'>the</span> <span m='70450'>interior</span> <span m='70820'>work.</span> <span m='71120'>So</span> <span m='71230'>it's</span> <span m='72930'>a</span> <span m='73100'>lot</span> <span m='73740'>of</span> <span m='73940'>different</span> <span m='74270'>stuff</span> <span m='74580'>that's</span> <span m='74770'>kind</span> <span m='74900'>of</span> <span m='74960'>hard</span> <span m='75150'>to</span> <span m='75210'>say</span> <span m='75440'>what</span> <span m='75970'>it</span> <span m='76140'>is</span> <span m='76320'>specifically</span> <span m='76870'>on</span> <span m='76990'>a</span> <span m='77040'>typical</span> <span m='77380'>day.</span> <span m='77610'>Sometimes</span> <span m='78140'>it's</span> <span m='78280'>more</span> <span m='78460'>hands</span> <span m='78710'>on.</span> <span m='79030'>Sometimes</span> <span m='79410'>I</span> <span m='79530'>actually</span> <span m='79920'>do</span> <span m='80270'>a</span> <span m='80370'>little</span> <span m='80580'>bit</span> <span m='80790'>of the wood</span> <span m='81000'>refinishing</span> <span m='81440'>myself</span> <span m='81705'>if</span> <span m='81970'>we</span> <span m='82180'>need</span> <span m='82320'>a</span> <span m='82370'>hand.</span> <span m='83100'>It's</span> <span m='83430'>all</span> <span m='84330'>everything.</span> </p><p><span m='86000'>Well</span> <span m='86220'>I</span> <span m='86310'>actually</span> <span m='86640'>went</span> <span m='86790'>to</span> <span m='86870'>school</span> <span m='87070'>for art.</span> <span m='87520'>I</span> <span m='87960'>studied</span> <span m='88550'>painting</span> <span m='88980'>and</span> <span m='89070'>I</span> <span m='89110'>majored</span> <span m='89430'>in</span> <span m='89510'>that.</span> <span m='89780'>I</span> <span m='89870'>spent</span> <span m='90130'>a year</span> <span m='90580'>abroad</span> <span m='90910'>in</span> <span m='91010'>Italy</span> <span m='91330'>at</span> <span m='91420'>an</span> <span m='91560'>art</span> <span m='91700'>academy</span> <span m='92080'>there.</span> <span m='92780'>And</span> <span m='92940'>actually</span> <span m='93280'>that</span> <span m='93430'>was</span> <span m='93570'>a</span> <span m='93600'>huge</span> <span m='93810'>reason</span> <span m='94050'>why</span> <span m='94150'>I</span> <span m='94210'>got</span> <span m='94480'>this</span> <span m='94650'>job.</span> <span m='94890'>Because</span> <span m='95160'>the</span> <span m='95360'>owner</span> <span m='95940'>happened</span> <span m='96280'>to have</span> <span m='96440'>studied</span> <span m='96810'>art</span> <span m='97050'>at</span> <span m='97150'>the</span> <span m='97220'>same</span> <span m='97470'>academy</span> <span m='97830'>as</span> <span m='97950'>I</span> <span m='98030'>did</span> <span m='98230'>in</span> <span m='98350'>Italy.</span> <span m='98930'>So</span> <span m='99190'>when</span> <span m='99300'>I</span> <span m='99360'>went</span> <span m='99600'>to</span> <span m='99690'>the</span> <span m='99960'>interview</span> <span m='100450'>she</span> <span m='100690'>also</span> <span m='100910'>has</span> <span m='101130'>a</span> <span m='101450'>design</span> <span m='101770'>background</span> <span m='102240'>in</span> <span m='102480'>art.</span> <span m='103230'>And</span> <span m='103370'>then</span> <span m='103460'>after</span> <span m='103650'>she</span> <span m='103770'>graduated</span> <span m='104200'>kind</span> <span m='104360'>of</span> <span m='104450'>turned</span> <span m='104780'>her</span> <span m='104930'>painting</span> <span m='105320'>degree</span> <span m='105670'>into</span> <span m='105950'>design.</span> <span m='106660'>Which</span> <span m='106840'>I</span> <span m='106890'>guess</span> <span m='107100'>is</span> <span m='107210'>the</span> <span m='107290'>same</span> <span m='107500'>thing</span> <span m='107660'>that</span> <span m='107770'>I've</span> <span m='107910'>done.</span> <span m='108200'>So</span> <span m='109300'>we</span> <span m='109555'>kind of</span> <span m='109810'>connected</span> <span m='110350'>on</span> <span m='110420'>that</span> <span m='110630'>level.</span> <span m='111000'>Because</span> <span m='111150'>she</span> <span m='111290'>knew</span> <span m='111420'>the</span> <span m='111520'>program.</span> <span m='112000'>She actually</span> <span m='112360'>had</span> <span m='112460'>the</span> <span m='112530'>same</span> <span m='112750'>mentor</span> <span m='113005'>as</span> <span m='113260'>me</span> <span m='113400'>10</span> <span m='113570'>years</span> <span m='113790'>prior.</span> </p><p><span m='115330'>And</span> <span m='115390'>then</span> <span m='116970'>she</span> <span m='117300'>is</span> <span m='117460'>really</span> <span m='117710'>focused</span> <span m='118240'>on</span> <span m='118750'>creativity</span> <span m='119310'>being</span> <span m='119540'>kind</span> <span m='119710'>of</span> <span m='119820'>the</span> <span m='119900'>first</span> <span m='120270'>priority.</span> <span m='121060'>That</span> <span m='121620'>we</span> <span m='121800'>can</span> <span m='121930'>teach</span> <span m='122150'>you</span> <span m='122250'>how</span> <span m='122310'>to</span> <span m='122430'>do</span> <span m='122610'>retail.</span> <span m='122730'>We can teach</span> <span m='123130'>you</span> <span m='123350'>how</span> <span m='123410'>to</span> <span m='123500'>do</span> <span m='123670'>all</span> <span m='123750'>the</span> <span m='123870'>other</span> <span m='124000'>stuff.</span> <span m='124250'>But</span> <span m='124370'>like,</span> <span m='124780'>do</span> <span m='125100'>you</span> <span m='125230'>have</span> <span m='125400'>the</span> <span m='125480'>right</span> <span m='125730'>creative</span> <span m='126030'>mind,</span> <span m='126430'>and</span> <span m='126600'>that</span> <span m='126960'>kind of thing.</span> <span m='127190'>So</span> <span m='127320'>that's</span> <span m='127560'>kind</span> <span m='127700'>of</span> <span m='127760'>the</span> <span m='127840'>background</span> <span m='128229'>we</span> <span m='128360'>look</span> <span m='128570'>for,</span> <span m='128979'>or</span> <span m='129160'>the</span> <span m='129320'>interest</span> <span m='129699'>we</span> <span m='129759'>look,</span> <span m='129940'>for</span> <span m='130210'>all</span> <span m='130330'>of</span> <span m='130430'>our</span> <span m='130520'>employees</span> <span m='130970'>in</span> <span m='131060'>general.</span> <span m='131440'>Is</span> <span m='131570'>just</span> <span m='132040'>are</span> <span m='132230'>they</span> <span m='132410'>interested</span> <span m='132920'>in</span> <span m='133300'>the</span> <span m='133400'>creative</span> <span m='133690'>process</span> <span m='134140'>and</span> <span m='134230'>that kind of</span> <span m='134270'>thing?</span> </p><p><span m='135070'>What</span> <span m='135280'>I</span> <span m='135360'>would</span> <span m='135490'>tell</span> <span m='135670'>my</span> <span m='135820'>younger</span> <span m='136100'>self</span> <span m='136360'>in</span> <span m='136450'>high</span> <span m='136640'>school</span> <span m='136960'>is</span> <span m='137190'>to not</span> <span m='138290'>worry</span> <span m='138690'>as much.</span> <span m='139920'>I</span> <span m='140130'>feel</span> <span m='140310'>like</span> <span m='140780'>I</span> <span m='140940'>put</span> <span m='141170'>way</span> <span m='141320'>too</span> <span m='141420'>much</span> <span m='141580'>pressure</span> <span m='141830'>on</span> <span m='141890'>myself,</span> <span m='142310'>and</span> <span m='142500'>trying</span> <span m='142750'>to</span> <span m='142810'>figure</span> <span m='143040'>out</span> <span m='143120'>what</span> <span m='143250'>I</span> <span m='143300'>wanted</span> <span m='143500'>to</span> <span m='143560'>do</span> <span m='143740'>right</span> <span m='143900'>away,</span> <span m='144570'>and</span> <span m='144710'>how</span> <span m='144870'>I</span> <span m='144960'>was</span> <span m='145150'>going</span> <span m='145250'>to</span> <span m='145290'>get</span> <span m='145520'>there.</span> <span m='145770'>And</span> <span m='145910'>I</span> <span m='146100'>don't</span> <span m='146440'>think</span> <span m='147240'>that's</span> <span m='147490'>helpful.</span> <span m='148340'>I</span> <span m='148450'>don't</span> <span m='148650'>think</span> <span m='148820'>it's</span> <span m='149020'>even</span> <span m='149540'>worth</span> <span m='149950'>the</span> <span m='150030'>stress.</span> <span m='151590'>I</span> <span m='151860'>don't</span> <span m='152070'>think</span> <span m='152230'>it's</span> <span m='152410'>good</span> <span m='152560'>to</span> <span m='152640'>say</span> <span m='152820'>that</span> <span m='153000'>things</span> <span m='153250'>just</span> <span m='153420'>happen</span> <span m='153700'>in</span> <span m='153790'>life.</span> <span m='154110'>Because</span> <span m='154290'>I</span> <span m='154800'>think</span> <span m='154930'>you</span> <span m='154990'>have</span> <span m='155080'>to</span> <span m='155170'>work</span> <span m='155370'>really</span> <span m='155530'>hard</span> <span m='155730'>for</span> <span m='155820'>them.</span> </p><p><span m='156010'>But</span> <span m='156650'>I</span> <span m='156780'>also</span> <span m='157040'>think</span> <span m='157240'>that</span> <span m='157330'>if</span> <span m='157400'>you</span> <span m='157520'>stay</span> <span m='157690'>true to who</span> <span m='158040'>you</span> <span m='158340'>are,</span> <span m='158560'>and</span> <span m='158690'>just</span> <span m='158840'>kind</span> <span m='158960'>of</span> <span m='159020'>what</span> <span m='159260'>you're</span> <span m='159390'>wanting</span> <span m='159630'>to</span> <span m='159690'>do</span> <span m='159890'>in</span> <span m='160010'>that</span> <span m='160180'>moment,</span> <span m='160540'>you'll</span> <span m='160820'>get</span> <span m='161150'>where</span> <span m='161320'>you</span> <span m='161440'>want</span> <span m='161550'>to</span> <span m='161600'>get.</span> <span m='161870'>I</span> <span m='161920'>don't</span> <span m='162190'>think</span> <span m='162380'>that</span> <span m='162520'>you</span> <span m='162630'>need</span> <span m='163220'>to</span> <span m='163340'>be</span> <span m='163480'>so</span> <span m='163740'>concerned</span> <span m='164190'>about</span> <span m='164390'>how,</span> <span m='165170'>and</span> <span m='165410'>when,</span> <span m='165720'>and</span> <span m='165870'>why,</span> <span m='166240'>and</span> <span m='166570'>what's</span> <span m='166940'>going</span> <span m='167020'>to</span> <span m='167060'>happen.</span> <span m='167510'>I</span> <span m='167610'>think</span> <span m='168500'>just</span> <span m='168680'>keep</span> <span m='168830'>doing</span> <span m='169090'>you</span> <span m='169160'>want</span> <span m='169270'>to</span> <span m='169320'>do.</span> <span m='169470'>If in</span> <span m='169700'>high school</span> <span m='169960'>you</span> <span m='170170'>feel</span> <span m='170300'>like</span> <span m='170490'>ice</span> <span m='170770'>skating,</span> <span m='171050'>ice</span> <span m='171315'>skate.</span> <span m='171580'>In</span> <span m='172490'>college</span> <span m='172970'>if</span> <span m='173250'>you</span> <span m='173440'>feel</span> <span m='173580'>like</span> <span m='173940'>playing</span> <span m='174270'>softball,</span> <span m='174650'>play</span> <span m='174830'>softball.</span> <span m='175270'>If you</span> <span m='175450'>feel like</span> <span m='175630'>doing</span> <span m='175930'>math,</span> <span m='176310'>do</span> <span m='176430'>math.</span> <span m='177250'>And</span> <span m='177330'>then</span> <span m='177460'>just</span> <span m='177970'>keep</span> <span m='178200'>paying</span> <span m='178410'>attention</span> <span m='178840'>to</span> <span m='178930'>what</span> <span m='179110'>you</span> <span m='179200'>want,</span> <span m='179560'>and</span> <span m='179890'>what's</span> <span m='180270'>out</span> <span m='180470'>there.</span> <span m='180800'>And</span> <span m='180880'>I</span> <span m='181140'>also</span> <span m='181440'>think</span> <span m='181610'>it's</span> <span m='181730'>important</span> <span m='182110'>to</span> <span m='182190'>just</span> <span m='182700'>talk</span> <span m='182940'>to</span> <span m='183030'>people.</span> 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