As a child, if there was a dream, I dreamt it. If there was a game, I was all up in it (Ms.Competitive here). And if there was a career, well I wanted to do it. In the midst of of wanting to be an actress, singer, flight attendant, artist, buyer, fashion designer, stylist, wedding planner, etc. I went through a serious stint of wanting to be a teacher. I had my own classroom set up in the basement, complete with chalkboard, whiteboard, the road light(for discipline), teacher edition books and worksheets. I made my friends come and pretend to be students while I acted like I had something to teach. I even assigned homework. Yea…my friends probably hated me. Geez I’m so embarrassed at myself. But, alas! They were willing to sit through it and amuse me. They were good friends. If you’re reading this and I made you do homework…thanks for being my friend…even after homework.

I write this post because after graduating college I went through a similar journey of discovering what my purpose was. I wrestled with wanting a successful career and doing something I loved, doing something with purpose. This journey led me to Real Estate. At the time, I was never so sure of something and God’s hand in my life. So when I made the decision to leave it, I was utterly confused. I found myself loathing a business I previously loved and was so sure of. I questioned God’s voice in it all. I decided to move forward and see where the road would take me. Since I never pursued it, but always wondered, I thought it was teaching. That door was slammed shut. Hard.

Photography. I thought about it, but never thought I would be good enough to earn a living. Never thought it would be more than a hobby. So I shut it down. Only to my surprise, that door was swung wide open. It has been a journey to say the least, but I now see how all the things I learned in real estate factor into running my own business. It was one of those “Oh now I see!” moments.

I know I love it more than anything because if I didn’t I would have quit by now. I read countless blogs of photographers warning others to stay out of photography unless you really love it and you couldn’t see yourself doing anything else. I had never felt that before.

A few weeks ago I was discouraged and overwhelmed and seriously contemplated whether or not this was right for me. So I took some time and thought about it…and I love it too much. I can’t see myself doing anything else.

A few days after this decision I was cleaning out some stuff and found some pieces of a vision board I started about 4 years ago, right when I was going into real estate. I found the below image and quietly laughed to myself. I don’t remember making this or even putting it together. But the timing of it all just fits.

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I by no means have it all figured out and am still on the front end of my dream, but I encourage anyone reading this to go after it. Whatever it is, at least try it. You might be surprised at the outcome. Find something you love so much you couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
And that’s my 2 cents worth.