What's Your Story Dina?

People keep asking me, 

“what’s your story?” 

I always squirm when I try to answer, simply because I don't know it yet, but this here is how I will start to answer it.

I am on the path to starting my fashion brand and I’m amazed at how the first question that pops into someone’s mind is about my story — not about my aesthetic, my message, my customers, or even about how I’m going to make this work. 

I suppose I shouldn’t be completely shocked given that we now live in a word of “for the gram” life. Perhaps this question is so important because we need to connect, to relate to something authentic and real. 

Nonetheless, this question is quite daunting because it makes me think about, well, me. Do I have an interesting story and will you relate to me?

I don’t have a Steve Jobs story, I haven’t made it; I’m still trying to figure it all out and fit in having kids somewhere in this!

I digress.

Slapping myself from all this doubt, I do have a story and there will be moments where you will say, “shit me too!” At least I hope so because if not, I’d feel completely out of wack with this word if no one related to me.

Finding my purpose has cost me more than money. I left my cushy six figure job, destroyed my marriage, made a complete 180 career change, lost relationships, given up my Audi and Benz for my feet-mobile, went back to school, disappointed my family members, and got into some debt — all for this unknown purpose. Silver lining, I'm the happiest I have ever been.

Although this is very unlike me, because if you know me, I'm kind of recluse. But! I'm going to tell you my story as I go on... a little late to the game... but hopefully this becomes my answer for all the times I'm going to be asked, "what's your story?"

Thanks for coming on this journey with me and I hope we teach each other something.

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the present moment is equal for all; so what is passing is equal also... no one can lose either the past or the future--how could anyone be deprived of what he does not possess?

marcus aurelius