Often in life I am faced with the age-old question "What is my purpose?" as a human, as a woman, as a business owner and ultimately as a leader. Back in 2002, at the ripe age of 24, I started my journey as an entrepreneur. If I look back today almost 8 years later, the person I was back then is not even recognizable to me. Along the way I've grown and like most entrepreneurs, I have learned so much about my roll in this real life movie. Specifically, the past few years have been instrumental to my business growth as well as my personal growth. I've realized that the person I am is the person who will be present in everything I do. There is no difference between your personal self and your business self, yes, you have a personal life and a professional life; however, who you are will be prominent in every aspect of your entire life.

At 24 my goals were clear and my focus was mainly self-serving; How am I going to be successful? How am I going to make a lot of money and how am I going to be the best at what I do? Well, with age comes wisdom as they say and wisdom I so gratefully have received. Through that wisdom my ideals have reformatted; today, I wonder; How will my company make a difference in my client's businesses? How will I inspire my employees? How will we be successful based on credibility and achievements?

In my most humble moments, I know and realize I am nothing without the support of the people around me. Though I sit in my office as the one able to make final decisions and steer my destiny, I am foolish to believe that being a leader means attributing all the credit of my success to myself only.

After 8 years at the helm, I have quickly realized that living a life for ones self-alone is a very purposeless and meaningless venture, one that leaves you empty and unsatisfied. I know that as a true entrepreneur I am here to share my knowledge, my success and my love, I know that everything I do is just an extension of my greater self and nothing is ever achieved alone. As soon as I succumb to ego even for just one minute, I'm losing track of what's important and what's real and then I'm missing the point and I'm not playing the roll of the ultimate leader.

To be a leader, who is guided by ego, is to be an individual whose life is controlled by fear and blindfolds. One will be feared but never respected and certainly not loved. To become a success, I needed to understand the true meaning of human existence; it's all around us, be a person that you admire and that others will admire as well-hopefully following suit because the world definitely needs more great leaders!

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