Finding Your Passion

I still remember the very first time I felt truly alive. 

It was when I realised I had the power to shape the direction of my own life.

But before that moment, there was a long period where I felt anything but in control. 

I was a teenager who had lost her way. I was caught in a cycle of disconnection, unsure of who I was or what I wanted. 

I skipped school, ignored my dreams, and convinced myself that life was something that simply happened to me.

At the time, I didn’t know that the choices I made and the energy I brought to each day were shaping my future. I felt powerless.

The truth was, I did have dreams. I wanted to be a preschool teacher, to nurture young minds and help children grow. But when my grades didn’t align with that vision and my teachers told me I’d never make it, something inside me dimmed. 

I lost faith in myself. When I eventually fell into hairdressing (following in the footsteps of my mum, sister, and aunt), it wasn’t a dream; it was survival.

But life has a way of nudging us back toward our potential.

When I started hairdressing, I didn’t love it straight away. It felt like something I had to do to get by. But one day, my salon owner saw something in me that I couldn’t yet see in myself. She encouraged me to explore my creativity, to connect with people through beauty and care. For the first time in a long time, I began to feel alive again.

That spark grew into passion. First, it was about the artistry of hair. Then it became about helping people feel confident and capable. Eventually, it evolved into something bigger: teaching, guiding, and inspiring others.

That’s when I began to understand the power of conscious creation.

So often, we move through life disconnected from ourselves. We effort our way through the days, thinking that if we just do enough, achieve enough, prove enough, we’ll finally feel fulfilled. But the truth is, efforting without alignment only deepens disconnection. It drains our energy and dulls our sense of possibility.

When I decided to become an educator, everything began to shift. But it wasn’t the opportunity itself that changed my life, but the shift in how I saw myself.

Up until then, I still carried the story of being “just a hairdresser,” the teenager who had fallen short. I didn’t realise how much that identity was shaping what I thought was possible. But when I began to consciously create a new version of myself, someone capable, creative, and worthy of her dreams, everything changed.

I started showing up differently. I learned, prepared, and grew into the version of me that already belonged in that role. And when the opportunity came, I was ready to say yes.

That’s what aliveness feels like. It’s not about chasing constant achievement. It’s about aligning your actions with your truth and moving from effort to embodiment, from proving to presence.

When you reconnect with your dreams, you begin to generate energy rather than deplete it. You start living from the inside out, rather than searching outside yourself for answers.

You remember that you are not limited by your past, your titles, or anyone’s expectations of you.

You are the creator of your own story.

And when you choose to back yourself, when you choose to consciously create rather than simply function, life begins to flow with a sense of ease, joy, and aliveness that no one else can give you.

So, when do you feel most alive? And what version of yourself is waiting to be created next?

If you’d like some help reconnecting with your dreams, then I encourage you to take a look at our Awaken Your Dreams program.

Final spots are open for 2025, and I’d love to help you step into 2026 with the energy and the tools to achieve your dreams.