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The hardest steps are the ones onto the plane; when opportunity knocks, you decide how to…

15 years ago, I was DJing in a basement bar before the Winter Classic at Fenway Park. Later that day, I secretly boarded a flight that would change my life forever. ✈️

Vintage photo of a young Wayne Partello walking on the field at a packed Miami Dolphins stadium alongside a colleague in a suit, with fans in Dolphins jerseys nearby

15 years ago, I was DJing in a basement bar before the Winter Classic at Fenway Park. Later that day, I secretly boarded a flight that would change my life forever. ✈️

Boston was home, but the opportunity to take what I had learned in media and apply it to working for an NFL team was a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

I’ve reflected on that moment many times over the years. The biggest lesson?

The hardest steps you’ll ever take are the ones onto that plane—leaving home, family, your current job, or anything familiar.

When opportunity knocks, it’s up to you to decide how you’ll answer. I’m so grateful I found the courage not only to answer but to go after it with everything I had.

Cheers to Jim Rushton for believing that the best t-shirt hander-outer in the country had so much more to offer. You changed my life. 🙌

This is a pic of me touring the stadium on my visit to the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.

#LessonsFromSports #TakeTheLeap #CareerGrowth #Gratitude #OpportunityKnocks #WhatsYourCUENTO

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