I have always been a conceptual visionary. I have, for some reason, always been able to visualize a potential concept for a product, brand, or design in my head long before anything ever materializes. This has always been one of the key attributes my superiors within companies I’ve worked for have recognized and appreciated in me.

I have been blessed with a creative mind and the concepts tend to just formulate in my head the moment I set my mind on what needs to be created. In that realm, I execute swiftly and effectively. There is simply a ‘knowing’, an intuition of sorts that what is being created is ‘right’.  Now, that’s not to say that there aren’t times in the process when another’s input influences the outcome for the better.

At the same time, If I think back to the decisions I made to move down the path I am now on in my personal life, I can’t say that I was able to view what that concept might have looked like, meaning, what today might have looked like when I visualized this moment back then. Though I was the creator of the experience I am now having, I don’t think I realized so at the time.

I was stuck and knew that something needed to happen to get unstuck.  The difference was, the concepts didn’t formulate in my mind the same way as generally does when I create products or brands. Ideas sort of danced around in my head, but I was unable to harness the knowing that I feel when I design. I lacked the confidence around what needed to be done to achieve my ultimate goal.

I think my lack of confidence at the time may have had something to do with my perception that life as a ‘project’ is significantly longer in seeming linear time than designing a product or graphical concept. However, in the grand scheme of things, each life experience–meaning the duration of our experience from birth to our transition out–is quite miniscule compared to infinity. It is but a moment.

With the perspective that life is so minute in the vastness of infinity, I concluded that it was necessary to get busy living. There was no reason to delay any longer. I formulated a perspective that I didn’t really need to know what the overal concept would look like, so long as I at least had the knowing that I was headed in the right direction.

Trouble is, sometimes the right direction is very ‘seemingly unknown’. Sometimes big decisions can feel like we are committing social suicide. Everyone has an opinion and often forthcoming with what they think of your ideas. If the concept seems too far reaching, others may try to curb you. When the odds seem to be against you, faith in your abilities can make all the difference. I didn’t really know how powerful faith could be until I allowed myself to consider–and honor–what I was capable of achieving.

If you are kicking an idea around that seems much larger than you, look in the mirror and ask yourself if you believe in yourself and what you are capable of achieving. Ask it over and over until a knowing resonates off the bathroom walls, reflecting and intersecting everywhere around you and ultimately, through you. There will be a moment that gains you confidence and you will discover there is a resounding YES that is hidden deep within. It isn’t a matter of convincing, it is a matter of allowing yourself to know who you truly are.

Take a step toward self-empowerment with true faith in yourself. With that feeling of love and confidence, realize in that moment that you’ve just acknowledged the creator you are. Appreciate giving yourself the opportunity to initiate the birth of the concept.