Meet Victoria Ivy Embers

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Victoria Ivy Embers. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Victoria Ivy below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Victoria Ivy with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?
Growing up, I always felt as though I was never doing enough. I spent a lot of time daydreaming about success and the life I wanted while actually doing nothing to achieve those goals but hoping. One day, I realised that goals without a plan and effort will always remain as dreams and nothing more. I decided to set a change in my life and start working towards the goals I wanted to achieve in life.

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 am an 18 year old freshman in college. I am currently triple majoring in creative writing, journalism, and biological anthropology (for a pre-med track). I love photography and travelling and do landscape portraits. I have been to over 18 countries and 40 states. I’m currently writing two novels that I plan on getting published within the next 5 years. I’m a beginner filmmaker and actor, and have done some work in music videos, commercials, and some small roles in television. I enjoy writing and sometimes I write music for fun. I just wrote and released my first song “Blue” this month.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
The most important qualities in achieving your goals are planning, action, and persistence. It’s always good to start with a clear, concise plan for the goal you’re trying to achieve so you have a linear and researched path to follow. This will keep you motivated to work towards your goal. Once you have a plan, you actually have to take the action you need to achieve this plan, no matter how scary, tough, or out of your comfort zone it may seem. If you don’t start now, you’ll always look back and regret the dreams you were too scared to follow. Lastly, persistence is key. Never give up. Even if you fail 10 times, get up an 11th time. Failure is learning and everybody always has room to improve on any skill. Nobody in life achieves things at the same pace. Don’t let failure stop you from getting back up and achieving what you want out of life. Just work harder and try again.

Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I tend to escape. The times I’m the most heartbroken and hurting are the times I get the deepest into my creative headspace and lose myself into my work as a coping mechanism. I find that having a creative outlet is especially therapeutic and beneficial when feeling overwhelmed or going through hardships in your life. Sometimes it’s easier to write about your problems than to talk about them. Sometimes its easier to escape into a world you’ve created instead of having your problems eat at you throughout the day. This is also beneficial because in times of being overwhelmed, I tend to be the most productive in my work.

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