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There is a lot to say about following versus creating. Not too long ago, I heard an excellent analogy discussing the difference between a person who follows a map versus a person who creates a map. Those following a map adhere to the rules and guidelines of life and projects. They are risk adverse and look to fix problems. They operate robotically and tend to think in a more confined sphere. In contrast, a map creator is accountable and takes responsibility for the process, d

Kansas City's own Gus the Great Dane. Not only is Gus a classic good boy, he is stunning as can be. I have loved taking this big guy's photos! #GreatDane #Gus #RachelRaeRoderick #Photography #Portraits #Animals

When you suffer from a case of doubt, take it outside. Go outside. Feel the sun, breathe the oxygen, see the sky, touch the ground. Close your eyes, and with the best of your ability, remember you are fundamentally okay. You are simply human. You are precious, and nothing is consistent about life, let nothing crumble your confidence, let nothing distract you from what you feel your purpose is. When you take it outside, you can reaffirm that you are only a speckle of life in t

Sometimes it feels difficult to figure out what you want to do, where you want to go, and how you are going to get there? Looking into the future, I plan to sit down and write goals that I will fulfill during the upcoming years of my young adult life. These are no ifs, ands, or buts, these are "things" that I am determined to complete. The following thoughts are the framework for creating these goals. One of my biggest goals entering adult life is to be responsibly headstrong

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Wrapping up my academic career has been a wild ride. The past eighteen years have been challenging, ever-evolving, and memorable. Starting my journey at Colorado State University, I was quiet, shy, timid, lack-luster, partially confused, and uncertain with the direction I was pointed in. The only thing I was confident in was my decision to pursue Marketing in the College of Business, but that was as far as my confidence carried me. On the first day of my freshman year, I was