Lead with a personal story. Give your audience a way to connect and show you're a real person.

I might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires bravery.

You're not as smart as you think you are, but you've got more potential than you could possibly imagine. The secret from the one to other is humility.

You lose your way when you lose your why.

Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.

Fools take criticism and dish it back. The wise take it and turn it to their advantage.

I was swimming in art day and night. There were always parties being thrown, with artists from every medium (my extended aunts and uncles), living as boldly as they want to be.