Welcome to my Elevated Universe

I was sitting at home thinking about the things I'm going through and I was thinking about needing a place to vent and I decided I wanted to start a blog. I realize that there are a lot people out here that are going through the same things that I am. So many times we keep thoughts and ideas to ourselves but where does that get us? NOWHERE!!!! So I decided I want to share some of the things I think about on a daily basis. So hopefully you learn something about me and I hope to learn something about you.

So let me introduce myself. I'm Koya Glaudé. I'm a 29 year old artist, who just recently graduated from the Art Institute of Washington with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. I like to consider myself a Renaissance Woman. I call myself that because I like to do a lot of different things. I am currently working on two different projects that will be in the Arts. The first one is a Graphic Design studio, and the second is a Styling and Imaging consulting group. I have never seen myself working for someone else. That's just not me. I consider myself to be a leader in all aspects of my life. I don't see myself stuck in a 9 to 5 doing something I don't care about. Waking up every morning hating the job I have to go to. I'm not knocking anyone who has a job like that, do what you do. I just can't live like that. I like to see the working world like this; there are two types of people Queen Bees and Working Bees, they are both needed to make companies work well. I just have NEVER seen myself as a worker bee. I'm not comfortable in that position, but some people are and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Some people aren't built to run a company it's a skill, a talent and some would rather do what they like to do and just be given the work to do. I have so many friends and family members who are doing jobs they hate to make it out here, to be able to live independently, and I understand that completely but that just isn't what I was born to do. I was always taught to do something I love but be able to provide for myself. So I decided I needed to be my own boss. 

There are so many things I am interested in doing and I feel the only way I can do that is with me running my own life, running my own company. The things I want have changed over time. I don't want to settle EVER. Too many times I have caught myself settling in other aspects of life and I am constantly working on ways to hold myself to a higher standard. There will be times in this Blog that I will be sharing some of my deepest thoughts and feelings. I may make you mad, I may make you emotional, I will make you laugh but it's really about me venting, being open and sharing what I go through. I hope you feel open to comment, ask questions, vent about things you are feeling. Let's be respectful on this journey but let's be real. 

Can't wait to go on this journey with you and with myself. Welcome to my Elevated Universe.