Since I was young, it has always been my natural inclination to rebel and go “against the grain”. For years my parents, teachers, coaches, administrators worked hard making attempts to curb that inclination with discipline to no avail. As I look back, it was likely due to my feeling of discomfort with the standard we are all taught to go along with. A few positives came as a result of this personal realization: I realized that it helped to eliminate any inkling of having a fear of missing out and I also realized that it allowed me to find comfort in taking risks that challenged the status quo.
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Read MoreWe are officially 2 weeks into 2018 and already the year has started off with a bang. I started off the year with some golden opportunities and great news and still yet, I am still angry and driven to reach for me. As I've mentioned before, that feeling of wanting to as good as you envision is a natural one and is important to pushing yourself beyond your limits but it is also important to take a breath in the moment and enjoy it.
Read MoreShoutout to the team that helped accomplish this shoot. We waited a long while to deliver this to our audience and it is officially time.
Read MoreNo one likes when Summer ends, especially on the East Coast where the temperature change is drastic. This concept was inspired by that resentment - wanting to still enjoy the warmth and extra hours of daylight but still wanting to embrace the fashion of Fall. (By the way, anyone that calls it Autumn is weird and I don’t trust them).
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