I have always lived my life outside the norm. I always knew that I wanted to do something creative - and that's what I did. For many years I was a designer and filmmaker, designing brands, telling stories in pictures and colors. It made me happy, but something was missing.
It took me years to admit to myself that my true passion is not just design. It's storytelling, touching people through emotions. But I doubted myself for a long time. With an F in German and English, barely able to write a straight email, I thought I could never write stories myself. I was convinced I would only ever admire other writers without ever being one myself.
And yet I dared to do it. My journey began a year ago. Very hesitantly, with a cocktail book that tells of travel, bars and adventures. With a podcast in which I began to reflect on life in my own way. And suddenly there were stories - so many that I couldn't let them go.
I don't want to call myself an "author" or "writer" yet. I don't feel ready for that yet. But I am a storyteller who is growing, learning and learning to love this medium.
I made an important decision this year: I'm going to take a new path. A path that many will laugh at because I supposedly don't have the training for it. But passion knows no rules.
I have stepped down from my work as a designer for clients to devote myself fully to my own projects next year: My stories. My writing. My dream.
This is not just the start of a new adventure - this is the path I always wanted to take.