Passion Is Essential

     Over the past 10 years I have been focused, driven, and often plagued by my desire to be successful.  My definition of success has been irrevocably changed over the years. Once I dreamed of fame and fortune, and now success is living my truth, creativity and maintaining the capacity to love others.

     When I first started the process of going to college, I was in the Air Force.  I would spend my days training as an Air Surveillance Technician on the AWACS, and spent my evenings going to Rose Community College in Midwest City, Oklahoma. 

     I had a very humble and insecure beginning, and yet somehow always knew that I would accomplish great things.  I have often wondered where this type of drive to succeed comes from?  It is something that started for me in high school when I ran and was elected student body president?  Or perhaps it was the first time I tried out for a high school production of The Christmas Carol, and got a lead role? I vividly remember this feeling of accomplishment rushing through my veins, and it is something that has stayed with me all of these years. 

     After spending 4 years trying to go to class part time, I made the very hard decision to get out of the Air Force to pursue school full-time.  I have always dreamed about being an artist and musician.  The Air Force brought out a professional and service oriented side of my personality.  My military experiences defined success for me to be practical and realistic.  No longer do I dream of fame, no longer do I see fortune as a goal worth achieving.  

     Many years of my life were spent trying to find my passion. What could I do with my life that was meaningfully creative? I was fortunate enough to accept a position as a corporate space planner in 2007.  This experience helped me to realize that Interior Designers have the power to create the world around us.   Designers can alter your sense of reality, give your life purpose, inspire you, drive business and evoke a sense of spirituality.  I knew that my passion was design. Interior Design is creativity, professionalism and passion- everything that I desire in order to feel successful.  

     For the past 4 years I have been focused on getting my Bachelors Degree in Interior Design. This path has given me strength of character, the opportunity to see the world in a much more creative way, and I have the very unique opportunity to alter society's perception of the world around us.  I have learned that the best things in life have no monetary value.  Success is creating happiness, spreading love and educating people to be compassionate to others and this beautiful world we live in.

"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it." - Kurt Vonnegut