have you ever wondered if whatever you are currently doing in your life is
are currently doing in your life is
are currently doing in your life is actually your own choice as probably the
actually your own choice as probably the
actually your own choice as probably the majority of you I thought it was until
majority of you I thought it was until
majority of you I thought it was until one day my life changed beyond
one day my life changed beyond
one day my life changed beyond recognition as a child I was raised to
recognition as a child I was raised to
recognition as a child I was raised to be the best at everything I did at
be the best at everything I did at
be the best at everything I did at sports at school and they was really
sports at school and they was really
sports at school and they was really frustrated if I wasn’t I have a picture
frustrated if I wasn’t I have a picture
frustrated if I wasn’t I have a picture of my gymnastics competition and I’m
of my gymnastics competition and I’m
of my gymnastics competition and I’m crying yep and the only girl with the
crying yep and the only girl with the
crying yep and the only girl with the middle in the whole group I took the
middle in the whole group I took the
middle in the whole group I took the third place that day and I was
third place that day and I was
third place that day and I was devastated this pressure of being the
devastated this pressure of being the
devastated this pressure of being the best at everything lost it for years and
best at everything lost it for years and
best at everything lost it for years and it took me places when I was 13 my mom
it took me places when I was 13 my mom
it took me places when I was 13 my mom gave me a newspaper and there was an
gave me a newspaper and there was an
gave me a newspaper and there was an article about the CEO of one of the
article about the CEO of one of the
article about the CEO of one of the largest gas producing companies in
largest gas producing companies in
largest gas producing companies in Russia and she said you need to study at
Russia and she said you need to study at
Russia and she said you need to study at the University this man went to you sure
the University this man went to you sure
the University this man went to you sure my mom wasn’t aware of the whole
my mom wasn’t aware of the whole
my mom wasn’t aware of the whole bureaucracy system in Russia but I
bureaucracy system in Russia but I
bureaucracy system in Russia but I devoted the following four years to
devoted the following four years to
devoted the following four years to accomplish that goal and from there my
accomplish that goal and from there my
accomplish that goal and from there my life fooled quite a linear path I
life fooled quite a linear path I
life fooled quite a linear path I entered one of the best universities in
entered one of the best universities in
entered one of the best universities in Russia I did my Master’s in one of the
Russia I did my Master’s in one of the
Russia I did my Master’s in one of the best universities in Europe which
best universities in Europe which
best universities in Europe which happens to be located in Italy by the
happens to be located in Italy by the
happens to be located in Italy by the way and after that quite naturally I
way and after that quite naturally I
way and after that quite naturally I started my successful I hope career in
started my successful I hope career in
started my successful I hope career in one of the famous tech companies where
one of the famous tech companies where
one of the famous tech companies where everybody wants to work and as they say
everybody wants to work and as they say
everybody wants to work and as they say nobody wants to quit I was working in
nobody wants to quit I was working in
nobody wants to quit I was working in the company of mine or everybody’s dream
the company of mine or everybody’s dream
the company of mine or everybody’s dream and everything was great until one day
and everything was great until one day
and everything was great until one day my life was turned upside down as it
my life was turned upside down as it
my life was turned upside down as it felt back then it was a difficult period
felt back then it was a difficult period
felt back then it was a difficult period at work and I already started to feel
at work and I already started to feel
at work and I already started to feel unhappy with my job and it wasn’t
unhappy with my job and it wasn’t
unhappy with my job and it wasn’t feeling I was making a difference and
feeling I was making a difference and
feeling I was making a difference and thus I felt this urge to create value to
thus I felt this urge to create value to
thus I felt this urge to create value to create something valuable for myself and
create something valuable for myself and
create something valuable for myself and for others this was a pivotal moment
for others this was a pivotal moment
for others this was a pivotal moment for the first time in my life I took a
for the first time in my life I took a
for the first time in my life I took a pencil well actually a stylus in my hand
pencil well actually a stylus in my hand
pencil well actually a stylus in my hand and they started to draw even if my
and they started to draw even if my
and they started to draw even if my drawings were like this I understood
drawings were like this I understood
drawings were like this I understood immediately there was something in it it
immediately there was something in it it
immediately there was something in it it was giving me so much joy and I started
was giving me so much joy and I started
was giving me so much joy and I started to publish my works on Instagram more
to publish my works on Instagram more
to publish my works on Instagram more and more people followed me and the
and more people followed me and the
and more people followed me and the response was amazing
response was amazing
response was amazing thousands of people inspired by what I
thousands of people inspired by what I
thousands of people inspired by what I was doing by my story for the first time
was doing by my story for the first time
was doing by my story for the first time in my life I felt I was making an impact
in my life I felt I was making an impact
in my life I felt I was making an impact and now I had a dream inspire more and
and now I had a dream inspire more and
and now I had a dream inspire more and more people around the globe and turned
more people around the globe and turned
more people around the globe and turned my passion into something bigger
my passion into something bigger
my passion into something bigger six months later I took an important but
six months later I took an important but
six months later I took an important but tough decision to quit my job and early
tough decision to quit my job and early
tough decision to quit my job and early career as a fashion illustrator now you
career as a fashion illustrator now you
career as a fashion illustrator now you may wonder what is fashion or straight
may wonder what is fashion or straight
may wonder what is fashion or straight fashion illustration one may think I
fashion illustration one may think I
fashion illustration one may think I just draw beautiful girls in beautiful
just draw beautiful girls in beautiful
just draw beautiful girls in beautiful garments but there is so much more to it
garments but there is so much more to it
garments but there is so much more to it for me deep down it’s showing fashion
for me deep down it’s showing fashion
for me deep down it’s showing fashion from a different perspective its
from a different perspective its
from a different perspective its undertaking an ambitious mission of
undertaking an ambitious mission of
undertaking an ambitious mission of removing stereotypes and labels that
removing stereotypes and labels that
removing stereotypes and labels that exist in the sphere put in fashion into
exist in the sphere put in fashion into
exist in the sphere put in fashion into an alternative setting is showing that
an alternative setting is showing that
an alternative setting is showing that fashion is a true art and for me on a
fashion is a true art and for me on a
fashion is a true art and for me on a personal level it’s a way to express my
personal level it’s a way to express my
personal level it’s a way to express my creativity it’s a way to be in harmony
creativity it’s a way to be in harmony
creativity it’s a way to be in harmony with my own expression with what I want
with my own expression with what I want
with my own expression with what I want to be in this world this was so
to be in this world this was so
to be in this world this was so important to me that I decided to leave
important to me that I decided to leave
important to me that I decided to leave my job and accept financial uncertainty
my job and accept financial uncertainty
my job and accept financial uncertainty implied by this choice to stand for my
implied by this choice to stand for my
implied by this choice to stand for my dream turned out there was nothing
dream turned out there was nothing
dream turned out there was nothing certain in my life anymore
certain in my life anymore
certain in my life anymore people around me considered me crazy
people around me considered me crazy
people around me considered me crazy because they loved the dream job to draw
because they loved the dream job to draw
because they loved the dream job to draw no matter how I wanted my friends and
no matter how I wanted my friends and
no matter how I wanted my friends and family to support me they couldn’t I was
family to support me they couldn’t I was
family to support me they couldn’t I was alone having this pressure I was forced
alone having this pressure I was forced
alone having this pressure I was forced to come face to face
to come face to face
to come face to face is my label not anymore I was conforming
is my label not anymore I was conforming
is my label not anymore I was conforming to the label there was a science many
to the label there was a science many
to the label there was a science many years ago back in my childhood and now
years ago back in my childhood and now
years ago back in my childhood and now when I was alone I really decided to
when I was alone I really decided to
when I was alone I really decided to stand for my dream mountains of thoughts
stand for my dream mountains of thoughts
stand for my dream mountains of thoughts and doubts flowed into my head I was
and doubts flowed into my head I was
and doubts flowed into my head I was losing France had a lack of
losing France had a lack of
losing France had a lack of understanding in my family I felt lost I
understanding in my family I felt lost I
understanding in my family I felt lost I wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing
wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing
wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing because they didn’t have support in my
because they didn’t have support in my
because they didn’t have support in my network in the stuff but crucial moment
network in the stuff but crucial moment
network in the stuff but crucial moment in my life but I had courage to continue
in my life but I had courage to continue
in my life but I had courage to continue my new way of living I had courage and
my new way of living I had courage and
my new way of living I had courage and they I felt the need to go for a journey
they I felt the need to go for a journey
they I felt the need to go for a journey of self-discovery
of self-discovery
of self-discovery and this is how I chose to go to Vietnam
and this is how I chose to go to Vietnam
and this is how I chose to go to Vietnam where I spent the last six months and
where I spent the last six months and
where I spent the last six months and they just returned a week ago and
they just returned a week ago and
they just returned a week ago and forgive me the lack of time but I was
forgive me the lack of time but I was
forgive me the lack of time but I was working really hard and while I was in
working really hard and while I was in
working really hard and while I was in this journey of self-discovery I was
this journey of self-discovery I was
this journey of self-discovery I was offered an opportunity to take a job
offered an opportunity to take a job
offered an opportunity to take a job part-time job in a start-up and they
part-time job in a start-up and they
part-time job in a start-up and they decided to take it in addition to being
decided to take it in addition to being
decided to take it in addition to being a fashion illustrator now I became a
a fashion illustrator now I became a
a fashion illustrator now I became a communications director in a fin tech
communications director in a fin tech
communications director in a fin tech startup how cool is that
startup how cool is that
startup how cool is that it took me only a month to start feeling
it took me only a month to start feeling
it took me only a month to start feeling unhappy again I was trying to find the
unhappy again I was trying to find the
unhappy again I was trying to find the reason I was trying to understand what
reason I was trying to understand what
reason I was trying to understand what was the thing that didn’t feel right and
was the thing that didn’t feel right and
was the thing that didn’t feel right and then it struck me I took this job only
then it struck me I took this job only
then it struck me I took this job only to fill in a gap I was trying to live up
to fill in a gap I was trying to live up
to fill in a gap I was trying to live up to the label that there was a science
to the label that there was a science
to the label that there was a science back in my childhood out performer a
back in my childhood out performer a
back in my childhood out performer a busy woman in career I was living in the
busy woman in career I was living in the
busy woman in career I was living in the old sticky label again it was easy to
old sticky label again it was easy to
old sticky label again it was easy to come back to the safety and the safe it
come back to the safety and the safe it
come back to the safety and the safe it he didn’t make me happy it made me a
he didn’t make me happy it made me a
he didn’t make me happy it made me a slave of the label of someone else
slave of the label of someone else
slave of the label of someone else vision of myself and there was trying to
vision of myself and there was trying to
vision of myself and there was trying to be something that I
be something that I
be something that I was not not anymore so what do you think
was not not anymore so what do you think
was not not anymore so what do you think about labels label we use labels
about labels label we use labels
about labels label we use labels trilliant ourself in the society they
trilliant ourself in the society they
trilliant ourself in the society they help us to distinguish who is whom label
help us to distinguish who is whom label
help us to distinguish who is whom label is a form and they discovered that
is a form and they discovered that
is a form and they discovered that sometimes your form your label is not
sometimes your form your label is not
sometimes your form your label is not the same as your essence or it even
the same as your essence or it even
the same as your essence or it even prevents you from understanding your
prevents you from understanding your
prevents you from understanding your real essence labels are manipulative
real essence labels are manipulative
real essence labels are manipulative they dictate us who we should be and how
they dictate us who we should be and how
they dictate us who we should be and how we need to behave
we need to behave
we need to behave we became incapable of ignoring labels
we became incapable of ignoring labels
we became incapable of ignoring labels when we assess people as much as we are
when we assess people as much as we are
when we assess people as much as we are unable to live without a label ourselves
unable to live without a label ourselves
unable to live without a label ourselves we begin to subconsciously believe that
we begin to subconsciously believe that
we begin to subconsciously believe that to be someone in this world we need to
to be someone in this world we need to
to be someone in this world we need to fit in somewhere in someone else region
fit in somewhere in someone else region
fit in somewhere in someone else region of a complete and successful person it
of a complete and successful person it
of a complete and successful person it was through fashion illustration that I
was through fashion illustration that I
was through fashion illustration that I discovered freedom to remove the label
discovered freedom to remove the label
discovered freedom to remove the label labels are powerful removing them can be
labels are powerful removing them can be
labels are powerful removing them can be rather hard and scary but you have a
rather hard and scary but you have a
rather hard and scary but you have a choice you can stay true to yourself
choice you can stay true to yourself
choice you can stay true to yourself or stick with the label choosing to
or stick with the label choosing to
or stick with the label choosing to trust yourself to follow your own voice
trust yourself to follow your own voice
trust yourself to follow your own voice and understanding your real essence is
and understanding your real essence is
and understanding your real essence is finding your inner peace happiness and
finding your inner peace happiness and
finding your inner peace happiness and freedom thank you
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