My story started off with a little girl who had the courage to dream big dreams. Everyday she would run home from school to watch The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was convinced that she too would one day have a large platform through which she would inspire the world. She didn’t know how, but she knew, very early on, deep inside, that she had a powerful Gd-given gift of communication she had to share.
THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME.
And, unfortunately, BIG DREAMS DON’T FIT INTO SMALL MOLDS DO THEY?
Society had other plans for me and, as I grew older, I swapped the big dreams for the more manageable ones. I adapted to what others expected me to be- becoming the ultimate people pleaser. “Color within the lines!” “Water it down- you’re too much” they would say. So, I reluctantly did, always keeping my dreams in my back pocket, while learning to live within society’s expectations. I, like you, stuck to the script others wrote for me for far too long.
I checked off ALL the boxes set forth for me:
Earn a UCLA Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Summa Cum Laude ✓
Establish a successful career in non-profit ✓
Earn a UCLA MBA Degree in finance ✓
Secure a career at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan ✓
Get married ✓
Become a mom ✓