Resilience is often the x-factor that differentiates between mild and wild success. The stories of most of the wildly successful folks in our community have exhibit an extreme degree of resilience and we’ve come to believe that if our goal is to help our community achieve great outcomes we have to help build resources and knowledge around how one can become more resilient.
Cleve Willis
I think it’s safe to say I had a challenging few years as a teenager and into my early 20s. I was working hard to penetrate the music business while learning from some of the industry greats. I was trying to discover myself and figure out who I wanted to be…. it took quite a while. Actually, I’m not done yet, but I think I’ve just about figured it out. I’m also still fortunate enough to be working on music and recently cowrote and sold a song with my good friend, Tuk Smith. Read more>>
Kathy Dahdal
My resilience comes from my mother, Laila. Throughout her life, she confronted hardships that were truly exceptional. Despite the enormity of the challenges she encountered, she never resorted to making excuses for what she couldn’t accomplish. When faced with adversity, she leaned on her faith in GOD for guidance and support. Read more>>
Lindsey Bobbitt
I always have a hard time writing about myself and the things that have happened to me. My life has been a series of you can’t make this sh*t up events. If I had to pick the biggest three that have helped me develop my resilience: 1. Opening the mail with my mom, only to find that it’s the online relationship my father carried on with a woman in another state, telling her she died and he was left to take care of the girls. Read more>>
William Turner
I was going to write some sad story about my resilience but in in all honesty, I am resilient because I am afraid of being my father and mother. Read more>>
Taylor Coffman
When my last article in Voyage LA came out, I was pregnant. I worked in podcasting up until right before my baby’s due date. I planned for a three month leave. I was eager to get back to projects I have begun producing and growing my career, but life had other plans. Read more>>
Lester Mayers
I get my resilience from my internal pulse that throbs knowing there’s something more for me. There’s more out there beyond what I can see in the moment. Read more>>
Krystal Gypsy” Orellano “
I get my resilience from my constant yearning the need to better myself for my son. We all need a reason to keep fighting through the hidden darkness within all of us. He is mine. I have been a writer since the time I was young enough to understand the concept of written language. Writing is my purpose for breaking through the hardships of life and my son is my reason I keep moving. Read more>>
