Today marks yet another year of posting, taking pictures, uploading graphics, building a movement, and growing as a human being. When I look back on the last year, I can see all of the areas that I’ve grown and become a better person. It’s an interesting notion to think that last year I was just starting to build a movement, I was spending hours a day reaching out to people that I’ve never met before, asking them to come and join a community of creatives.
As I began this process, I remember thinking to myself: “What do I have to give to others that they would find useful?” As this process unfolded, I realized that I was just reaching people that I knew, and weren’t invested in the content that I was putting out. The interesting thing to note here is that I have always been the type of person to be one who “gives” more than I “get” and so I took this opportunity to write more meaningful content.
The year began to progress, and I found myself beginning to question who I was reaching, not because I wanted more followers on social media, or because I want to become this “great” person, but I realized that unlike most people my age, they are spending more time on “a job” or “spending money” rather than living to serve another person's vision.
I am super passionate about being a person who champions other people to “build something that lasts” rather than “living for myself” and buying a bunch of meaningless stuff. I believe that everyone has a reason to purchase what they desire, or “need” but often that can be used to invest in somebody else's future or building something for a future generation.
In the midst of living in a culture that is so “self-focused,” I am so convinced that we were meant to change the world around us, as we begin to embrace our lives and use it for a purpose, it will be changed, but the choice is up to us.
As I turn 22 today, I have found myself being super “introspective” and reflecting on the condition of my soul, the choices I’ve made, the passions I’ve dreamed about, and the dreams fulfilled, we can only go up from here. One of my goals for this year is to launch a podcast so that people can be inspired daily using sound, rather than written, I look forward to learning how to manage a business and grow more as a creative.
