We recently connected with Gabriela Zambrano and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Gabriela , great to have you with us today and excited to have you share your wisdom with our readers. Over the years, after speaking with countless do-ers, makers, builders, entrepreneurs, artists and more we’ve noticed that the ability to take risks is central to almost all stories of triumph and so we’re really interested in hearing about your journey with risk and how you developed your risk-taking ability.
It is my conviction that, to move forward in life, we need to take risks.
and I understand that we will face set backs, but they don’t define my future.
in the following lines I want to explain why I am who I am and why I am where I am.
I grew up in Trujillo, Peru.
when I was 2 years old my mom left and me and my sisters stayed with my dad, and in the mids of all the pain and confusion we stayed together. My dad took good care of us, but the pain didn’t go away. We grew up in a christian environment and faith became an anchor to my soul, but somehow I needed something more, I needed to find expression for the silent cry of my soul. Those an-answered questions, the hidden roots of bitterness, fear and confusion of my heart. And it was around the age of 8 that I discovered artistic expressions like the guitar and singing. It didn’t take long for me to realized that this was what I wanted to do and that was needed to give expression to my soul. As the years went by I got involved in different artistic areas in my church, slowly but surely I realized that this artistic gift in my life was meant for something way bigger than what I thought it was possible. So I stared to take risks. At the beginning they were small, but it helped me to realize that I could achieve greater things.
I already knew what I wanted to do in life, but the big question was, how is this gonna happen?
After the big world pandemic in 2020 (covid), my dad decided to move with the family to the U.S. March of 2021, my dad gathered the family to talk about this it and there, in that moment is when I realized that moving to the States was my only big chance to make things happen. I have less than one year, what am I gonna do?.
So I stared practicing my English and working at a music academy as a music teacher, so I could save some money to pay for my own documents that I needed and to have extra just in case.
August 27th of 2021 I arrived in Los Angeles, CA.
I am about to be 19 in a couple of days, im excited, I feel new and extremely happy to see what life brings next. The grass is definitely greener on the other side, until you step on it, holding chunks of old grass on your hands not being able to enjoy the fresh and greener grass you have in front of you, until you let go of the old one.
I was always a super insecure and shy girl and that lead me to depend on my parents for everything, I didn’t believe I could do things on my own, thinking I was worthless, I didn’t know who I was.
A year went by since we moved and my family needed to go back to Peru, even tho that was once of the hardest years of my life, after giving a 360 spin to my life, I knew that I couldn’t go back or give up just because of fear.
so I decided to stay in California and that was one of the biggest risks I’ve taking in my whole life. Just me in an unknown country, different language, no friends, no family, no lifestyle.
A new start.
its been 4 years and I do not regret it.
4 years of getting to know who I am, 4 years of finding myself, 4 years of highs and lows, tears, anxiety, boldness, 4 years of learning from my mistakes and facing my fears while growing to be who I now am.
April 4th I be released my 1st single ever, taking the risk of putting myself out there knowing that there is much better musicians and definitely more talented artist than me, but I believe everyone has something unique to share with the wold that comes from our heart, so here it is mine.
I’m definitely not done learning and I will never be, and definitely not even close to who I wanna be and where I wanna be, but giving up is not an option not even a thought.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I grew up in Trujillo, Peru.
when I was 2 years old my mom left and me and my sisters stayed with my dad, and in the mids of all the pain and confusion we stayed together. My dad took good care of us, but the pain didn’t go away. We grew up in a christian environment and faith became an anchor to my soul, but somehow I needed something more, I needed to find expression for the silent cry of my soul. Those an-answered questions, the hidden roots of bitterness, fear and confusion of my heart. And it was around the age of 8 that I discovered artistic expressions like the guitar and singing. It didn’t take long for me to realized that this was what I wanted to do and that was needed to give expression to my soul. As the years went by I got involved in different artistic areas in my church, slowly but surely I realized that this artistic gift in my life was meant for something way bigger than what I thought it was possible. So I stared to take risks. At the beginning they were small, but it helped me to realize that I could achieve greater things.
I already knew what I wanted to do in life, but the big question was, how is this gonna happen?
After the big world pandemic in 2020 (covid), my dad decided to move with the family to the U.S. March of 2021, my dad gathered the family to talk about this it and there, in that moment is when I realized that moving to the States was my only big chance to make things happen. I have less than one year, what am I gonna do?.
So I stared practicing my English and working at a music academy as a music teacher, so I could save some money to pay for my own documents that I needed and to have extra just in case.
August 27th of 2021 I arrived in Los Angeles, CA.
I am about to be 19 in a couple of days, im excited, I feel new and extremely happy to see what life brings next. The grass is definitely greener on the other side, until you step on it, holding chunks of old grass on your hands not being able to enjoy the fresh and greener grass you have in front of you, until you let go of the old one.
I was always a super insecure and shy girl and that lead me to depend on my parents for everything, I didn’t believe I could do things on my own, thinking I was worthless, I didn’t know who I was.
A year went by since we moved and my family needed to go back to Peru, even tho that was once of the hardest years of my life, after giving a 360 spin to my life, I knew that I couldn’t go back or give up just because of fear.
so I decided to stay in California and that was one of the biggest risks I’ve taking in my whole life. Just me in an unknown country, different language, no friends, no family, no lifestyle.
A new start.
its been 4 years and I do not regret it.
4 years of getting to know who I am, 4 years of finding myself, 4 years of highs and lows, tears, anxiety, boldness, 4 years of learning from my mistakes and facing my fears while growing to be who I now am.
April 4th I released my 1st single ever, taking the risk of putting myself out there knowing that there is much better musicians and definitely more talented artist than me, but I believe everyone has something unique to share with the wold that comes from our heart, so here it is mine.
I’m definitely not done learning and I will never be, and definitely not even close to who I wanna be and where I wanna be, but giving up is not an option not even a thought.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Never give up
Don’t just be a dreamer but a visionary.
Turn ur dreams into visions
As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
My dad 100%
I owe him for everything!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @Dadinofficial
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rm6sF4j5JpMrWwg6zkKG1?si=dZFhH4R9TfmNCgA0GDizIw
Image Credits
Producer – Uneak music
Dad – Dinko Zambrano
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