by Diana Iusco | Oct 15, 2018 | Inspiration, Outfits
Hello darlings, In the last post I talked about the new beginnings that fall brings and the importance of following your gut feeling (if you missed it, click here to read it). Following that, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on how five years ago following my gut feeling changed the course of my life. Five years ago was when I first came to England ready to start university and subsequently to move countries and live on my own for the first time. To this day, a lot of people – friends, prospective students, employers and even family members still ask me how had it felt to take that decision, how has my life changed, and if I regret it at all. Truth is, that was the first time I learnt the hard way that amazing things happen when you get out of your comfort zone and confront your fears. I was scared of new, of my English skills not being satisfactory, of not making friends, of this whole idea of the unknown. But it was a fear intertwined with excitement and curiosity, which made me get out of my comfort zone and discover more. The first discovery that I made (and that, as for all of us, is still a work in progress) was to truly discover myself – to understand my flaws and how I can work on them, to not underestimate or overestimate my qualities and instead believe in myself, just how I am. And I could stop right here and tell you that for this sole reason it was more than worth it. But...