I was 3 when I started singing, or at least that's what everyone tells me.
My parents woke up early one morning to me singing all of the choir repertoire that I had heard from my brother's choir practice. I sang it from start to finish, in tune, with all the words. I was 3.
Of course my mom then wanted to do something with my perceived talent, so she asked a close friend for some advice. That friend suggested that she get me an agent, and away I went. Between the ages of 3-12 it was a flurry of auditions. I did voice-overs, print work, I sang the National Anthem at pro sports games. I was even cast out of 1000 girls to be 1 of 3 in a professional production of Annie.
High School came and went in a mad dash, and eventually I saw my future ahead of me: college. Even after everything I was prepped for though, my mom was still not ready to see me leave, and heavily discouraged me from attending an out-of-state school. Needless to say, I felt compelled to choose a school inside the state, and seeing as though Arizona isn't exactly an "arts hub", it's no surprise that everything I had worked toward kind of, well, dissipated.
I gave up on the arts for a while, and it wasn't until the last few years that I had a rekindling to want to be involved in them again. I came up with the idea for this non-profit, and put all my savings and all my dreams into the idea.
The thing is, my first dream was shattered, so I had to rebuild a different one. In doing this though, I have had to give up everything that most people want: stability, income, guarantee of basic staples. Every month is a struggle in figuring out if we are going to have enough, but our non profit is growing. It is way bigger than its inception.
This video is to explain to you what needs to be sacrificed to achieve your dream, and whether or not it's something you should realistically pursue.
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