As I sit here writing this post, I’m reminded of the new post-it on my monitor: “I am free to create the life I desire.” That holds such power for me. I’m not just trying to do it — I am doing it. I’m doing it through every proposal I submit, through every invite to interview I don’t receive, through every frustration of learning new tools to add to my toolkit, through every day that feels small. I’m building, creating, learning, becoming. I’m becoming.

Becoming isn’t easy. If it were, people wouldn’t settle for complacency in their lives. They wouldn’t be afraid to be stretched. The honest truth? I’m terrified — not terrified of failing (I will fail, probably more than I want to admit), but terrified of not being bold enough to stand in the fullness of all I can be.