Chandra is a talented designer and artist who’s work is taking the world by storm. Her blog is informative and encouraging for artists and female business owners. One of her recent posts talks about her younger Olympian hopeful years and how it formed her business sense and creative moves. Here’s an incerpt from the post below:
“Maybe because I’m an artist or maybe because I was a gymnast…either way, I love that The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games now lists the sport as Gymnastics Artistic.
It defines the competition as, “A perfect fusion of athletics and aesthetics, gymnastics ranks among the defining sports of the Olympic Games. Mixing strength and agility with style and grace, the high-flying acrobats have provided many of the most breathtaking Olympic spectacles.”
I couldn’t agree more. I know because I trained day in, day out for years as a young Olympic hopeful.
One fateful night (and one heartless hit and run driver later) the course of my life was changed, ensuring that an Olympic Gold was not part of the plan for me. So when the Summer Games approach, bittersweet memories typically surface.
After my life-altering accident, it seemed it was all for nothing. I had worked so hard my whole life, I had trained relentlessly, acquired massive amounts of self-discipline, gave up on having a normal childhood…and for what?
Well, three years into building my business, I finally understand that it all had a purpose.
