I’m a Washington, DC native who wrote my first story at the age of 10 years old. I can’t remember the details, but it had something to do with the little heroic princess saving her prince. Yup…that was me! Even back then, I wanted to write unique stories in my own voice.

But as I grew older, my aspirations changed. I suddenly became focused on building businesses and growing wealth. I hated college, so I dropped out. But that didn’t stop me from finding mentors in the business world and learning as much as I could from the wisest among them. I became a business consultant to multi-million dollar corporations and organizations and assisted leaders in achieving multi-faceted levels of success. I fancied opening my own luxury shoe store and even went to school to learn how to make shoes by hand. I helped a friend build a state-regulated cannabis dispensary from the ground up, and grew it to staggering success. I helped create a winning playbook for establising sold-out business symposiums all over the country. I’ve done a lot and had aspirations to do more! And it was all for one common goal…. to amass a comfortable fortune so that I would FINALLY be able to buy myself some…TIME! Time to write! Time to hone my craft of storytelling. Time to go after MY dream (that dated back to the days of that fiesty 10-year old) of authoring novels for a living and telling epic stories in my own unique voice.

So when the shoe store failed because of the economic crash of 2008, and when the “friend” reneged on his promise to make me an equity partner in the cannabis dispensary business (AFTER I did all the work), and when the symposium playbook concept got vehemently disrupted by COVID-19…. I decided that I might want to consider changing my strategy a bit. Because at the rate I was going, it would take me forever to reach my goal!

So I did. I changed my strategy! Just like that!

And now, instead of thinking of my dream of writing as simply “the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow”, I’m actively focusing my attention and intention on putting my dream first for once. So now I’m writing every day (good stuff too)! And I’m actively seeking representation (hello you beautiful literary agents!!… is anyone out there!?… [taps the mic] ..is this thing on?!!!)! And I’m putting my work out there and sharing it with friends! And I’m HAPPY!!! My bank account is dwindling, but I’m HAPPY!! And I believe that finally choosing to stand in my Purpose is the best “pot of gold” that I could ever give myself.

Continue to follow your dreams, tell your stories, and chase your rainbows! I know I am!

Leap Taylor