Getting to Where I am Today

In my About Page, I talk about how I got to where I am today in terms of cosmetology, but there is way more that goes into starting a brand and following your dreams. In this post I talk about the hard work and the frustration in starting my own brand.

I wish I could say that my entire life I dreamed of being a business owner, but that was not the case. When I was a child I dreamed of being an actress. I wanted the whole shabang, I loved performing, just being on the stage brought a confident version of myself to light. That dream didn’t die, it just shifted focus. I began to dream of embodying that confident side of myself that came out while I was on stage.

I became passionate about hair, but you all know that side of the story :) My parents saw how excited I was, not only to transform someone’s look, but also learning about the process. I love - even to this day, learning about the specifics. However, in true teenager fashion, when my parents expressed interest in my hobby, I got bored and thought, “maybe this isn’t the life I want.”

This was incredibly frustrating for me or for any young adult, I would imagine. I was a sophomore in high school and I had no idea what my path was in life. I wish I could tell my past self, “this is okay, nobody really knows what they want to do at 16.” I became stressed, restless in my pursuit to succeed in the only way I knew how- getting good grades in school. Eventually, after being so obsessed with my grades and how I was doing in sports, I started braiding to relieve some of the stress my obsessive life had caused.

One day before gym class, I was braiding my friend’s hair and she suggested the county’s cosmetology school. I thought, “I can just get my cosmetology license, so I can pay my way through college, or whatever I decide to do with my life.” That is when I discovered one of my soul’s purposes. Now one worldwide quarantine and a cosmetology course later, I was ready to graduate.

Now here I am, loving every second of my life, on my way to owning a business, a dream that hasn’t always been apart of my life, but it is such a large portion of it now. So for anyone reading this, your purpose is out there, and it’s allowed to change and change again. Don’t be discouraged.

This picture always makes me think about my journey because it was taken the summer before my senior year when all my dreams, decisions, and goals were coming together.