PUBLISHED September 28TH 2022 - CANVAS REBEL
We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jalan Ward a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Jalan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?
My entire story up to this point has been one huge risk, but I like to call it a major sacrifice. From the day I graduated with my master’s degree in Biology, I was only focusing on the aspirations of becoming a Dentist. However, I felt there was way more to life for me. Most students graduate with excitement, and confidence for the next phase in life. For myself, knowing how multi-talented, and creative I was in many fields, I truly felt I was limiting myself to what the world tells us to do upon graduation. Find a good job with good benefits, and get settled into adult-life. (I understand that, but what if I have a dream to create a company where I can employ hundreds of others for the betterment of impacting our world? Is that possible to do while working my “safe” job with those good benefits? I’m still not sure.)
This is where I entered a low moment mentally in life after graduating. Read more...
Thank you to CANVAS REBEL for the special opportunity!