18 Reasons Why Brandon Stanton Of Humans Of New York Is The Person To Emulate

1. He believed in himself

After losing his job as a bonds trader, Stanton made the decision to move to New York to photograph 10,000 people and plot then on a map. He believed this idea would work even though it was a path that hadn’t been gotten into before and he kept pushing even when his plans didn’t work out as he had initially imagined.

2. He never let negativity stop him

Stanton did not allow discouragement to get through to him after people didn’t believe in his plans. A lot of people could not understand why anyone would be interested in the stories of ordinary people because a lot of publicity and attention in the media and in public spaces is given to celebrities or prominent figures. He did not allow their inability to understand his project to kill his morale.

That is a lesson we can borrow from him.

3. He brings people together

Humans of New York on social media platforms has millions of followers from all over the world. People get to read stories about other ordinary people creating a Humans of New York community online sharing their own stories and feelings in the comments.

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