Posts Tagged ‘personalities’

Today we wrap up creativity through the years with my 25th birthday, and the reason that I decided to delve into my past.

Recently, I have encountered a lot of people who wonder why I started my business, or when I knew I wanted to. And I didn’t really have a good answer. Honestly, I started it because when faced with attempting to find another full-time job in a down economy or taking the risk and taking my freelance business full time – starting Wright Creativity seemed like the better idea. Now, I am beyond happy that I decided to make that choice, but still don’t have a great answer as to why I chose it.

If you had asked me 3 years ago, I never, ever would have imagined that I was going to own my own business at 25. I would have figured I would be working for a marketing agency, working my way through the ranks, and a basic 8:30-5:30 career. I figured because both my parents were entrepreneurs, I would want something different, I would want to take my own path. Even today (prior to my experiment), I still thought that the fact I ended up starting Wright Creativity was pure happenstance due to the situations from the last 2 years, not the last 25.

Luckily, I decided to take the risk and delve through my life. It wasn’t an easy decision to put it on my blog, though. First, I worried about what I would discover or what others would think when I shared. Second, I wondered if anyone would actually care (I mean, it really was all about me). But, I realized it was the best way to do it, and also hoped that my readers might learn something about themselves too in the process.

What I did know when I started this experiment was that I was not created in a day; I had 25 years of experiences, challenges and life that led me to where I am now. What I didn’t know was how much looking back through it all would open my eyes.

When is the last time you looked through your choices, your history, and your life? What about talking with your parents about when you were little? Or talking with your children now and helping them to be creative and take a risk for their future starting early? I think that even if you don’t turn it into a long process, it is really worth thinking past the last few years, back to your youth and see how it truly influenced you.

Finally, for a little bit of fun!!