Chapter 4 – Dallas
Paloma,
Not sure if you’re aware, but your return address is written in the upper left-hand corner of this letter therefore I know not only the city you live in, but your parent’s home address.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything with this information, but I thought you should be aware in case you plan on sending any other letters out to strangers in the world looking for someone named Margarita.
Yes, I eat whatever I want and go wherever I please, so I guess that part’s cool.
My parents named me Dallas simply because they liked the name.
My last name sounds like that of a movie star, fitting since both of my parents work in the film industry, as most people do in Hollywood.
They probably assumed their only son would want to work in the industry, too.
One of the things I appreciate the most about them is that they support me either way.
Another great thing that they didn’t pressure me into was going to college. When I was in high school, I taught myself to code so that by the time I graduated, there was no need to continue on to school. It was never an expectation, and I think that's pretty rad of them.
Everything in life has come easily to me.
I don’t mean that to sound like I’m bragging, it’s just a fact.
Most of the time, I've hated that everything comes so easy to me, and I search out for ways to challenge myself because I get bored quickly.
My last girlfriend was constantly worried that I was going to break up with her out of boredom when things became too easy.
Unfortunately, she was right and she’s no longer my girlfriend.
Without some tough times, and challenging situations, how do you grow?
Yea, I know, I know, I was born into privilege which is why everything comes easy to me.
You don’t think I know that already?
I’m sure that’s a major part of the ease with which I coast through life, but I also have the confidence to admit that I am naturally smart. I never had to try hard in school, and the same applied when I built a new app from scratch after graduating. It blew up.
I can't tell you which one I built, though, because I'm afraid you might spam it with one-star reviews and tank my success.
I'm currently in the process of finding a buyer to sell it to so that I can do something different but let’s just say, it’s a pretty big deal.
I’m going to stay on as CEO of the app for a while, one of the youngest CEOs in the history of apps like this, and then I think that I’ll do something different. It’s getting too easy for me and I'm growing bored.
I'm not cocky, I'm just confident. Over analyzing your abilities and doubting yourself leads to failure. If you don't go confidently into every new venture, you're setting yourself up for failure. You know?
Actually, don’t answer whether you know that, because this is the last letter we're writing to each other.
You’re 14 years old.
Go play outside or something.
Dallas
PS: My name is definitely not Margarita. Stop asking me that.
PSS: I hate the name Austin. I’m glad my parents chose Dallas instead.