You don’t have to have something significantly bad or good to happen to you in order to find a reason to push for something great. You don’t have to come from a rich family, or a poor family. You don’t have to experience tragedy, or coast through life pain free. Wherever you are in life, there are people experiencing the same feelings as you. It’s your responsibility to mine them out, and share them with the people who could benefit. We all need community, self worth, purpose, love, etc.

If you have something you want to do, a story you want to create, you don’t have to wait for permission. Permission probably won’t come anyway. You just have to believe, and then put in the work. It’s not an all or nothing either. It’s a grind. You may have to keep renewing your faith, and keep putting in work. You may experience setbacks, and you may experience pain, but those setbacks, and that pain can be a driving force behind your story. And as long as you keep moving forward through them, you’ll inspire others.

You don’t need this or that. Just be you. Dream, believe, work, and then share.