E153:  Today we speak with founder of Fire. Clothing a recent start up out of North Carolina. Fire. wants every unique individual to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin, the spark of creation. Ian speaks to encouraging others with Autism to pursue their dreams, starting a clothing brand without prior experience, and getting past anxiety and depression of the past to live in the present putting yourself out there. Great conversation on persistence, finding your passion, and helping others.   In This Episode We Cover Dealing with anxiety Getting that spark for your idea and running with itStarting a new venture you’ve never donePersistenceStarting social mediaSetting up a Shopify and direct sale processGetting comfortable making authentic content Finding a clothing manufacturer for your brandInspiring others with Autism to pursue their passionSelf lovePushing yourself to do better everydayWrite it down and speak it into existence  Quotes “I struggled with facing the fact that I had autism. I never wanted to say that I had autism because I didn’t like myself having it but its the reason why I love myself now. You have to have self love, I love who I am now, what I stand for, I don’t care what everyone else thinks.” - Ian Howard “Building a brand is a tricky thing but I’m excited about how you’re building yours right now.” - Host Dave Swillum “The past doesn’t matter, right now matters. You don’t want to live in the past, you want to live forward.” - Ian Howard  “Speak it into existence and write it into existence.” - Ian Howard   Ian’s Links Ian’s Shopify clothing site for Fire.https://ianfire2021.myshopify.com/ IG@fireclothing88 TikTok @ianisonfire   Resources Noted In This Episode Ian’s Uncle’s Record LabelEAOLY Entertainment Da Vin TeeConcord, North Carolina https://davintee.com/  Steve Harvey Motivational Talks on Youtube   Waking Up From Work Podcast Links  IG / Tik Tok / Clubhouse / Twitter / HiHo Follow & DM Me!@davewakeup Merch To Support Us!https://wakeup.itemorder.com/sale?fbclid=IwAR30nyVXdpFaax0mN0CRcC_mVjNzafbMo0spds82eoG-GMo01HG6Uq0dvzw Patreon (If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork Facebook Community to connect to creativeshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/ Email[email protected] Youtube Channel & Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber For audio advice and more in depth music content from Davewww.crawlspaceaudio.com Dave’s Indie Band Broadwinghttps://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/broadwing/tennessee