“I could have settled. I could have made it easy on myself and done it differently… But I couldn’t.” While visiting one of my oldest friends in London this past week, we were talking about the decisions we’ve made in the last few years; how hard it’s been and yet how essential they’ve been to making us the people we’re proud to be today. And she was right, she definitely could have made it easier on herself by settling for a comfortable life, one without the risks of running

2 days ago, I decided to put myself out there, like really: I launched this website and announced it to the world. Because do declarations even matter if they’re not on the world wide web? (Hint: absolutely). But still. For me, it was essential to launch this site and to make my dreams public because I was absolutely terrified, like Gloria Gaynor levels petrified, of what people would think. Similarly to a lot of people out there, my saboteurs live on social media. What’s a s