By Dendy Media

Today we’d like to introduce you to Landon Bissett.

It’s an honor to speak with you today. Why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. How did you get to where you are today?

To be completely honest, as one should. I don’t know how to answer that question that because that would make an inclination that I have “arrived.” I like to think of myself as ever-growing and becoming a better me everyday and in every way. If I must be more straight forward, I can definitely tell you it wasn’t luck. A lot of mistakes, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, a lot of nights spent alone and wondering why I wasn’t enough or misunderstood. I have seen a lot for one life compared to the average person, I believe, I have seen quite a lot of heartbreak and betrayals. By family, my loved ones from what I thought at the time to be good relationships and especially friends. Nevertheless, I am glad to be here, so thank you for the opportunity. I would say I have a potentially higher innate desire to succeed in whatever it is that I am doing, and I really do believe someone or something is watching out for me and wants me to succeed as well.

I’m sure your success has not come easily. What challenges have you had to overcome along the way?

For starters, I had to reinvent myself multiple times. I kept running into walls in everything I did. I have dealt with chronic homelessness a lot of my adult life and no one should have to feel like they aren’t able to go somewhere. After overcoming a couple bad addictions, everything started falling into place. Almost like it was supposed to be that way. It’s a funny concept in actuality or perhaps a cliche of some sort but I truly believe now, I am exactly where I need to be and doing exactly what I need to be doing. I am a very spiritual person and I believe that my inner intelligence is always a step ahead of me and clearing a way so that new challenges are less threatening than they ordinarily would be. I’m also a deep person if you can’t tell. Which can be a blessing and a curse, it depends how you look at it.

Let’s talk about the work you do. What do you specialize in and why should someone work with you over the competition?

I was told quite a few times growing up whether directly or indirectly at one point or another, to not dwindle in many things because it is better to be a master at one thing than good at many. I am quite the stubborn one, being you know, rebellious and all like I was, especially in my younger years became as one would call a jack of many trades.  I also freelance model and have worked with some huge companies with outstanding presence online. I have a tremendous amount of experience compared to the average person or someone who only does one or the other.

What’s your best piece of advice for readers who desire to find success in their life?

I like this question. My advice would be to follow your heart and follow your dreams always but most of all travel. Leave your hometown. When you go to a new town everyone seems to like you more and every experience has a vacation feel. It’s a wonderful thing really. I wish I would have sooner and not got trapped where I am from in Reno. The world had much beauty. I always envied my sister because she has been able to see some amazing places and she is my younger sister. In the contemporary family I think most people would agree the older brother would have more influence over his little sister’s decisions but it was the opposite in my case. She is kind of a bully. I love her though I wish we were closer. I mention my step-father but I would never mention my aye-mother she is truly an evil woman. Also, I would say get an education. Not just a degree. Read lots of books and lots of articles and magazines. Television is toxic, but reading strengthens the mind and who knows you might even learn something.

Speaking of success, what does the word mean to you?

Success is not something you get and you just have forever. I read somewhere that success is like rent and rent is due everyday. You really have to live it to know it. I have heard a lot of interviews on YouTube and a lot of them go on and on about it but that’s the whole dynamic of the word and the whole hidden message. That you don’t stop because once you stop your going to stay there and someone eventually somewhere is going to lap you. If you were the greatest, your not anymore. It’s like playing an instrument, if you practice it everyday for a little while a day your going to get good at it right? Or at least better but if you stop practicing your going to lose that ability to play as well as before at some point and your skill will surely diminish in quality. Success is different for everybody. For people like me who have a difficulty in believing I am enough or that I am wanted and accepted for who I am I don’t think I will stop chasing what I believe to be success and also success is earned, not given.

What’s next for you?

I want to become signed to a record label one day. To be able to have a way to transfer the things that I feel and the emotions I can duplicate into a song for other people to listen to and enjoy in a way that I can become better at it and grow as an indivisible or for someone else too, that right there – that is amazing. I feel once I have the opportunity to do things how I know will be the mark where I can keep going on a straight path and start running and never look back again. I know the value of the person I am and I would like to show that to the world in the hopes to make it a better place for everyone. I can do that with my music and the pictures I take and I incorporate that into my businesses as well. I believe helping to fortify others is what makes me a better man and a better human being. There is too much pain in the world and I want to be the medicine. I want my mark on the world to be a positive one even though I’ve seen so much negativity.

Finally, how can people connect with you if they want to learn more.

I like Instagram. I try and answer all my direct messages. You can listen to some songs I made on my iPhone everywhere music is available. A lot of them right now are just for fun and in freestyle form. I literally just played a beat and rapped that song on my phone. I’m on Spotify. Everything is under the same name, l-v-n-d-x-n-i-s-d-e-v-d. It’s pronounced Landon is dead. It means I am no longer the person you remember me and I am always becoming better. It is a self given name and a very powerful reminder to myself of the person I am now and the person I used to be.