Wow. This is exciting? Maybe. YES it totally is!!
I don't have any particular reason for starting a new blog - well, maybe I do. Just to write down my every day thoughts, I suppose. I've tried journaling on paper and I've realized I'm a much faster and accurate typer. My thoughts and feelings come out much easier when pluggin' away on the keyboard.
A little background check on me you're probably wondering? Well, I'm a 21 year old go-getter, enthusiastic, motivated & kiiiiiind of an adrenaline junkie who loves to inspire anyone I can. I grew up in Green Bay, WI and am looking to re-locate for a little while (I need some adventure outside of my comfort zone!). I went to school for Marketing & Graphic Design, took a break from that field for a little while and have rediscovered my passion for what I went to school for (heck yes, this is incredibly uplifting!!) I want to work with a team that is as crazy about their work as I am (if not more!) and it shows.
As for the people who lift me up and encourage me to become better each and every day? Well, I believe that each and every person who walks into my life puts a new opportunity on the table. I'll tell you a short (hopefully) story about one specific person who inspired me to really live the life I want:
I sat in the Detroit Airport on a late Friday night, waiting for my delayed flight to board. I boarded. I was anxious and just wanted to get home (as most business travelers do on a late friday night). A man in his 20s from New York, NY --- (I'll call him Bach) sat next to me...he was assigned the seat across from me but asked if he could sit by me so he didn't have to move all of his belongings. I said that was fine (even though I would have loved to sit by myself--there's just something wonderful about having the whole row to yourself). The plane started to take off and I recognized Bach was reading music. I asked if he was a composer and this was the point where I became inspired. When Bach graduated high school he had full intentions of going to Juilliard - YES, JUILLIARD. Once graduated, he decided he didn't want to go to Juillard-that Juilliard wasn't his dream. He picked up and left - with his parents disapproval in mind - and headed off to New Zealand. He had no sense of direction and no idea what he was going to do or where he was going to live. The first 2 nights he was in New Zealand he slept on the beach. He then met a Sociology professor who taught at a University but in the summer she travels in her van and surfs all different beaches. Bach stayed with her for quite some time learning to surf and living in her van. In the meantime, he met a man who saw the potential he had in the music industry - this man told him to take advantage of the free education in Paris, France. He lived in Paris for his 4 years of school. After college, his best friend and him took a road trip around the United States using "couch surfing" as their way of living (I've heard of couch surfing in Europe but never the USA!)
Fast forward to the present: when I met him he was on his way to visit his New York parents, who somehow retired to Wisconsin. Bach now is a freelancer who writes music for clients in New York and Europe. He lives in France for about 3 months out of the year working on premieres and working with other artists. Still to this day, he can not surf. But he says getting out of his comfort zone was the best move he could have ever made.
I'm ready to live on the edge and not always have a plan in mind. Thus far in life I've learned that things will fall apart so other things piece themselves together. Don't care what other people will think of you, they will be more inspired if you did something wild and crazy and are loving life rather than doing something "cool" and hating life. Individuals live off of and thrive on positive energy. Live the unknown - trust yourself and have faith that God will put you in the place he wants you to be.
Signing off...
xoxo
