***𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬? 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬!***

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JAMAH was not my first career.

I have always been a creative, a designer, a visionary. I dreamt of leaving my mark on American luxury. But when it came time to find a job after college, I had convinced myself that onlookers wouldn’t take the pursuit of a career in fashion seriously and would dismiss my intellect. Always ahead of my time, it was 1984 and I already embodied the plot of Legally Blonde (although at the time I was a brunette)!

So I worked in business services, eventually becoming a technical writer, working for Ernst & Young, Transamerica and Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America. Sounds thrilling for an impassioned designer… right!?!

Wrong. Although I was good at my job, I felt static. I was not being true to myself and my aspirations.

I realized that I can’t control how others perceive me. I needed to pursue the path that was right for me, not for everybody else.

 I did not want to be paralyzed in an industry that didn’t inspire me. The big question was: how would I muster the courage to pursue my dreams?

It was time to take a leap of faith. It was time to leave the so-called comfort of security.

To keep myself afloat, I found a gig in the entertainment industry in high-end gifting. And just like that, I was at home. I was immediately reminded of the grand dreams I had for my future.

When I passionately announced the news of my career change to friends and family, to my surprise, I was met with various declarations of “Duh, Nancy, of course you’re a designer, everyone has always known that!” (If only someone had mentioned this earlier!)

Some people might regret the false starts early in their careers, but I am grateful for mine. I realized the importance of tuning out what others think. I learned to pay attention to the things that excite me. Trusting my gut and staying true to my dreams led me to where I am today.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬?
𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

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