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How Did I Get Here? 

You probably thought the Vision Board was my main thing and that it just started a couple of years ago. No, I spent my entire childhood creating scrapbooks that were mini versions of what my big boards are today. My creative journey began when I was a child. Children are more attuned to their souls. But, as most people do, I began to suppress my soul calling.

As a child, I woke up knowing and feeling that I was meant to be creative. I would spend endless days in a flow state, scrapbooking and making crafts. Looking up from my work, I frequently had no idea how much time had passed. Being in a flow state signifies that you are directly connected with your source.

For me, scrapbooking was my world. Throughout high school, I was known for skipping evenings out with friends to stay home and create art. It was my entire world, even in high school. It consumed my days and my evenings. And my boyfriend's evenings, too. If you wanted to date me, you had to come to Clipper Street at night and clip with me and the mostly 70+ year-old grandmas who were scrapbooking their grandchildren's photos. God bless the men who went to scrapbooking class with me and bought me cardstock instead of Chanel.

Yet, everyone around me echoed the same sentiment: "You can’t make a living out of scrapbooking." So, I pushed my passion aside, trying to fit into the mold they set for me. When choosing my career, I was conditioned to believe there is no space for creativity in the job world. My career took a different, more sensible path. My creativity got stifled by everyday life.

My soul began to die.

What came to follow was a bright, brilliant girl who succumbed to alcohol and men and everything that is not worth living for. I gave in to the life others told me I should want: ‘something normal’ was the mantra chanted in my face 24/7 - which really looked more like resigning myself to a life of partying. The following years turned into a non-stop flight around the world to drink and waste my precious life as my soul had fragmented to a point that it was gone for that period of my life. The once happy girl who knew what she loved and what she was willing to shut the entire world out for had resorted to not much more than a constant hangover and a rotation of locations and constant emptiness.

Eventually, I was forced into being a realtor because it would save my ‘family’ money, and money was always more important to my ‘family’ than my soul. That began the fantastic roller coaster of real estate for me. Everyone knew their part, and I tried to do mine. I tried to want it. I built it. I built it to the max. I built the biggest office in the area, the nicest office by far, the biggest team of agents, agents who had never sold real estate to being number 1 at our brokerage, as well as securing the number 1 spot for myself for the majority of my reign in real estate.

On paper, it seemed like I had it all. But in reality, that sense of fulfillment, of being truly alive, eluded me.

I did everything they said I was supposed to do. I crossed all their finish lines. And when I stood at the end as the victor, having everything they told me I was supposed to want, I threw in the hat at the top of my game. Because I never genuinely wanted any of it.

As you have already learned, this will always result from chasing anything not meant for you. It will never satisfy you, and I guarantee you will resign figuratively or literally one day. Your soul will check out if it is not your soul's purpose. No matter how shiny your creation is, the soul isn't tricked by shine. It couldn't care less, and its joy meter cannot be altered.

You can try all you want, but if you are not doing what your soul wants, it will never stay quiet and be happy until you align. You cannot “make it work” to please your soul. You can make it work to appease others and keep the act up, but it will never translate.

Why? Because achieving in an arena you never truly desired feels hollow. It doesn't matter how glamorous your life might seem to others. If your soul isn't aligned with what you're doing, it feels empty.

Here's what I've learned from my journey:

Your soul knows its purpose, and it won't be silenced. Listen to it and follow it. Because when you do, you'll find fulfillment that's unmatched. And what is more practical than doing what you love?

How do you know what you are passionate about? What brings you joy? It is those activities and moments when you easily get lost in time. Create situations that expose you to new experiences to see if they are for you. Explore new opportunities for things you may fall in love with, such as sports, new groups, hobbies, or talent.

Ever find yourself doing something but not knowing why, yet felt like you were meant to do it? This happened to me after I had resisted my calling. For years, I spent days, evenings, and the few weekends I had off working on an Instagram that had nothing to do with my career.

I spent all my time on it but never had time to do an Instagram for my actual job. I never knew the reason. Why did I learn all about how to make and edit videos? Why did I learn about photography? It was all pulling me to my calling. These were hints from my soul.

It pulled me to all the skills I would later need for where I was going. Six years later, as I transition in life, all the skills I need have secretly been there waiting to be used together for my incredible creation.

• What calls you in?

• What skills are you sleeping on?

• What do you know a lot about?

• What are you naturally drawn to?

Our dreams and wants are specific to us. No two people want exactly the same thing. Remember to value those small moments as your minutes turn to hours, your hours to days, and your days to years; in the end, that is all we have.

Every time you do anything, ask yourself: Does it align with my why? Does it bring me closer to the life I envision??

When we're connected to our why, we become unstoppable. We channel our energy, focus, and determination into creating a life that's uniquely yours. A life worth living.

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