“WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS WHAT YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT.”
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# N AT IVE N AS H VILLE
to is what you can live without.” He reflects on his almost-career as a nurse and the benefits that would have afforded him. “Ultimately, security is the enemy, and it’s what everyone is trying to sell you. At first, my parents didn’t get it. They kept saying, ‘You were about to have a job with benefits and a guaranteed salary.’” His voice gets louder as he replies to his parents’ resistance, “I said f*ck that.” His energy simmers as he smiles, telling me about one of his favorite musicians, Roger Miller. Quoting “You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd,” Nate sums up what he gets so energized about—working wholeheartedly for a chance at success. “All ya gotta do is put your mind to it / Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it.” .