What’s up Steemit? I have a secret to share! @Suppoman introduced me.

This post is about where I come from, what I do and what my future goals are. I’ll also share a juicy secret with you at the end! Stay tuned...

Share this with your friends and let's all build the Steemit community!

Shout out to @Suppoman for his clear, honest & informed teachings. He’s the reason I’m on Steemit today!

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My name is Arash Zandi (Arash is a Persian mythological name and means ‘Bright’ or ‘Truthful’)

I’ve joined Steem to share my diverse culture, art and business knowledge PLUS provide actionable tactics for a better life. This will be a ton of fun for me so let's jump right into it!

My Details:

• 28 years old
• Persian British
• Self-Employed
• Religion: Zoroastrianism
• Speak: English & Persian (Parsi/Farsi)
• Motto: Living Is Giving

Socials:

• Twitter: @ZandiTimes
• Facebook: @ArashZandiOfficial

Favourite Things:

• Vegan (Plant-based wholesome goodness is the way to go peeeps!)
• Fruits (I luuuv fruits) StarFruit, DragonFruit, Papaya, WaterMelon, Pomegranate
• Sports: Basketball, Gym, Swimming, Table Tennis, Kayaking and Chess
• TV Shows: StarTrek (Netflix Original), Utopia (British), Rick & Morty (Animation), Archer (Animation)
• Stand-up Comedians: Russell Howard, Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Michael Mclntrye, Jim Carrey, Joe Rogan, Bill Bailey, Russell Brand, Al Murray, Omid Djalali, Greg Davies

Favorite Books:

• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• The Art Of War
• How To Influence People & Win Friends
• 48 Laws Of Power
• The Millionaire Real Estate Investor
• The Expert Secrets
• The 4 Hour Work Week
• Zero To One
• Think And Grow Rich
• Money: Master The Game
• Crossing The Chasm

Favourite Fictional Movies:

• Blade Runner
• 2001 Space Odyssey
• Star Wars
• Full Metal Jacket
• Clockwork Orange
• E.T.
• Metropolis
• Terminator 2
• Matrix
• District 9
• Inception
• Jurassic Park
• Wall-E
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• The Fifth Element
• Mad Max
• Back To The Future
• Gravity
• Half of Marvel and DC films

Favorite Documentary Movies:

• Man On wire
• Grizzly Man
• Super Size Me
• Cowspiracy
• What The Health
• Walts With Bashir
• Inside Job

Favourite Filmmakers:

• Stanley Kubrick
• Ridley Scott
• Steven Spielberg
• Martin Scorsese
• Orson Welles
• Christopher Nolan
• Clint Eastwood
• George Lucas
• Peter Jackson
• James Cameron
• David Fincher
• Tim Burton
• Abbas Kiarostami (Persian)
• Shirin Neshat (Persian)
• Ali Hatami (Persian)
• Kamal Tabrizi (Persian)
• Alfred Hitchcock

Music Artists:

• Jay Z - rumi/links to persianism
• Ed Sheeran
• Stormzy - looking forward to seeing his new clothing line/
• Ebi (Persian)
• Behzad Leito (Persian)
• Frank Sinatra
• Prince (The Symbol)
• Many more…

More About Me:
I was born in the middle of Tehran on a cold autumn morning! A couple of years later my parents moved to Britain permanently and I was raised there until I moved to America alone for pursuing my filmmaking interests. I got a full scholarship to Ringling College of Art + Design - A private 1500 student accredited arts university in Florida - and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. In between my studies, during summer and winter breaks, I produced many personal projects, one of which was an independent film called No Real Than You Are for which we raised $20,000 in two rounds on Kickstarter. This movie raised awareness about the OxyContin epidemic and portrait a real-life story.

After graduation, I moved to San Francisco and worked at video and marketing capacities with companies such as Evernote, Future Partners, The Video Project, San Francisco Film Institute and more. During my time in SF, I focused on raising environmental awareness by working with The Video Project - one of the oldest documentary film distributors with thousands of informing films.

I then moved back to London in order to be with my family and since have been heavily involved with Social Media and Cryptocurrency. I currently have marketing clients plus do daily social media videos for a TV station.

Future Goals:
Over the next couple of years, I’ll be focusing on learning and investing in distributed ledger technologies, Social Media, health, wealth and my relationships. I’ll continue to hit my fitness goals, read more books (I love books if you haven’t already figured!) and continue to make this world a better place. Check out my videos on Steemit and other social channels.

The Secret:
I guided a blind man accidentally into a ‘lady’s public shower’ when I was 7 years old! Once the man was inside all I could hear was loud screams! I ran back home as fast as I could.

I hope this intro has been entertaining and insightful.

All the best to my fellow Steemians. More exciting posts to come!

Share this with your friends and let's all make Steemit stronger every day!

Shout out to @Suppoman for his clear, honest & informed teachings. He’s the reason I’m on Steemit today!