They told me I’m not a boy, and I shouldn’t play outside. So I became a tomboy and climbed all the trees, went up all the sand dunes, played in the mud, played rugby.
They told me I wasn’t smart enough to finish high school, so I finished first of my class, got my baccalaureat with high distinctions and went to law school.
They told me I was ugly, so I became a model.
They told me I would never finish uni because I was skipping too many classes (to be able to provide for my brothers, to pay for the roof over my head I was working 2 to 3 jobs at all times on top of uni), so I got my bachelors with high distinctions and went on to study in the Netherlands my first and then my second masters degree.
They told me I shouldn’t travel alone because I’m a woman, so of course, I travelled alone. My first trip was to Senegal when I was barely 18.
They told me I’d never move to Australia and I was all talk. I did move to Australia, with €500 in my bank account and no plan whatsoever.
They told me I’d probably never go back to surfing after I broke my back, not like before. So I went back to surfing and fought the anxiety it suddenly brought to do one of the things I loved the most, until the anxiety subsided and it became pure bliss all over again.
They told me I didn’t amount to much and I would be destined to working low paying jobs, I became an English teacher, I became a lawyer, I became a COO, and I am becoming a successful business owner.
They told me business should be cut throat, so I chose to create a business that reflects my beliefs. That reflects all the love I have for people, for life and for myself. I am creating a Work of Love, a Community of Lovers with Women Make Waves
They told me I could not succeed more times than I can remember. They told me I couldn’t achieve my dreams more times than I can count.
They really did try to crush my dreams.
They told me how I should lead my life, according to the confines of their own mind.
I
NEVER
LISTENED
If anything, it fueled me to prove them wrong.
This woman is a feisty one. A lover that will never shy away before adversity and whatever challenge comes her way. This woman is the biggest dreamer the earth has ever carried.
This is Me.
