Quick! 5 random facts about yourself! Here’s me:
– As a kid, I got shipped off to Italy regularly to see my grandma. I got comfortable flying alone but it was really lonely since I didn’t know the language well enough to communicate with her.
– When I was bored I would read lots of books, and eventually, I started wanting to write them. I especially liked magical women in fantasy, memoirs where people were real about their struggles, and spiritual nonfiction from the New Age shelf.
– My first job was unloading bundles of magazines from my dad’s car when I was about seven. (It’s part of the family business.) I got .10 cents for every bundle.
– Both sets of my grandparents started businesses that still employ my family members to this day. I took that kind of lifestyle for granted, like that my dad could go to the post office whenever he wanted to, that he wrote off certain things as deductions, and that he didn’t have a boss.
-As a teenager, I wanted to be a diplomat, so I could travel the world, learn languages, and create world peace through global cooperation.
Once I graduated with a degree in Politics, I realized I was “too sensitive” to work for the government. If the USA ever declared war, I’d have to tell everyone I supported the war as part of my job, and I wasn’t okay with that.
I spent my Freedom Year—the year after college which I wrote a book about—feeling lost and unsure of my place in the world as I tried exploring new possibilities. I wanted to do something creative where I could help others without having to censure my true voice or sacrifice my beliefs.
Eventually, that led me to start my own business. Now I write books and songs. I coach other sensitive people to make faster progress writing and creating, and to be more themselves in their life or business. Some make books, poems, videos, webpages, marketing launches, or business offerings.
I believe that if you feel powerless that the world doesn’t understand you or feel like you aren’t meant to be here (like I used to), you can use your creative power and true voice to make the world you WANT to live in a reality. In fact, that is your purpose.
Instead of being a diplomat, I recently created the Creative Vision in Action Community where spiritual empaths from around the world work together to progress on goals. It’s a little mini version of global cooperation.
And I’m traveling abroad to live with my fiancé in Japan!
So all in all, I got many of my childhood dreams. All these little facts about me led me to where I am today.
Now it’s your turn.
What are 1 to 5 random facts most people don’t know about you?
