In college, I decided to take on a project out of the frustration of not knowing what to do with my life. I was going to completely transform the little townhouse I shared with my roommate. I did as much as I could stretching a self-supported college student’s budget. Once completed I had two complete strangers who had just finished my final delivery tell me “That they loved what I had done, and I was talented and that I should be an Interior Designer!” And just like that….at that exact moment…it was as if someone pulled the string, and the lightbulb came on. I knew what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I immediately changed my major, changed schools, and proceeded to complete my schooling. I had to work hard, and I was determined to succeed. I walked into my first job at a real design firm, looked around in amazement and excitement and said to myself. “I am going to run this department one day.” Less than two years later I was the Design Director and running the department. That is where I started gaining my confidence and realizing I do have the talent to actually back my passion.