It wasn’t fame I was seeking, but art itself. I knew so clearly what I wanted that I couldn’t settle for anything less.
Years later, I changed career paths.
I realised that talent alone wasn’t enough, and that I lacked other equally essential tools needed to bring that dream to life.
I understood it would take far too long to lay the foundations necessary to take flight in that field.
I had missed a train – not because I let it pass, but because I hadn’t had the chance to board it.
It was an important train, and it would be incredibly hard for it to come round again under different circumstances.
It was too late – I was already too old for that world.
I watched my parallel life, the one I had imagined and pursued since the age of eight, fade away – after having come so close to touching it, just once.
It was incredibly difficult to acknowledge, and even harder to accept.
The truth was, that world wasn’t meant for me – though I didn’t yet know that I would find a path far more suited to me and my nature, through which I could still live the life I had always dreamed of.
It took me a couple of years to find myself again and figure out which direction to take, but once I had chosen my path, I never looked back.
Even though I had changed career and let go of a dream, I decided to make the changes needed to fill the gaps that had once held me back – because I understood I’d need those skills no matter what I chose to do.
What I didn’t know back then was that the life I had once envisioned would return to me – albeit in a different form.
My life’s project has become even more ambitious, much more defined, and one by one, the experiences I’ve had and the goals I’ve achieved have shown me that it was the magnitude of my dreams and plans that brought me to this point – and that keeps me moving forward.
Dream big – and then dream even bigger.
That vivid image in my mind – the picture of the life I want to live, of where I’m going – brings me a deep, fulfilling emotion that grows ever stronger within me.
And I know that it’s exactly how I want to feel – not just now, but in the long run.
As I once said to a dear client:
It’s in the struggles of everyday life, and in the routine, that it’s easy to lose your way – but I always remind myself: “That’s where I want to go!”