The Mindset Pro

Andrew Mellen Talks About Being Organized And His Success

January 24, 2024 Barry Lynch

It took Andrew 6 years to get my undergraduate degree—I could say it was because I took some time off playing drums in several local bands and interning at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater—but really it's because I couldn’t get my sh*t together to graduate. I wasn’t always the most organized man in America.

A professor bet him $50 that I'd be back for a 7th year, and that was just the motivation I needed. I finished up and diploma in hand, headed back to Detroit to start working as an actor. I did commercials, plays and had a small roll in the film, “The Untouchables.” I sat behind Patricia Clarkson in the courtroom for 3 amazing days. And no, she won’t remember him.

Fortunately, a mentor of mine had told him ...

Inside every disappointment is the seed of an equaI or greater opportunity.