Growing up, my hometown was a place I wanted to escape.
I was raised below the poverty line and after my mom passed away when I was 14, I had one plan: get out.
Step 1: Finish high school with enough scholarships to…
Step 2: Leave for college and have a good enough resume to…
Step 3: Start a steady career and make enough money to…
Don’t.
Look.
Back.
And while the plan worked, I left the experience with hustle being hard-wired into my veins.
Whether I realized it in the moment or not, nearly everything I did was fueled by a desire to create more distance between where I was and where I came from.
Spoiler alert: That’s an exhausting way to live.
Over the years, I’ve learned to check in with myself when it feels like I’m moving at 100mph.
I know I’m a builder at heart and most of my movement today is fueled by creativity and curiosity.
But every now and then… that sneaky survival-mode switches on and I need to pause and remind myself that I’m okay.
To help spot the difference, I ask myself:
Am I doing this because it’s fun?
Am I enjoying this?
Do I WANT this?
Here’s to following the fun this week ☕️
