Focus On Something Bigger Than Yourself

"I started working in cultural exchange, and that was magic for me. I suddenly realized that all my focus on me was changing to the we, to the collective we. I started working with international students from all over the world, and that was such an extraordinary experience because I was facilitating their experiences. When I turned 26, I cried because I thought I was so old, so over the hill, and I thought by then I was going to know exactly what I wanted to do with my life. That's when I actually put out a prayer to the universe, and I discovered cultural exchange shortly after that. Suddenly I found myself in this industry that I thought, this is beautiful. I'm bringing people together, I lost my sense of worrying about self, and suddenly I was much more concerned about others. It was hugely impactful."