What if Nobody Likes it?

Here goes nothing.

I talk a lot about leading with your heart, trusting your internal worth, and shedding the mind games we play to reveal a more authentic version of ourselves.

Easier said than done. I know!

Well, here I am. On full display.

An unimaginable loss of a child has become a legacy of hope and love for others.

Max left us far too early, but his love of art lives on through scholarships supporting young artists. Make It for Max is an annual fundraiser inviting people to create something to auction off.

So, I did.

Creativity has always been important to me. But putting it out into the world? That's vulnerable.

What if someone hates it? What if I pour my heart into something and nobody buys

it?

I had a choice.

Honor my insecurity or honor Max and the mission of love and abundance?

I spent weeks exploring techniques, buying paints, experimenting, and playing without knowing where it would lead.

It was liberating. Exciting. Uncomfortable. And wonderful.

It's easy to stay in our lane. Choose safety. Ignore that little itch to try something new.

But here's what struck me.

Children create with abandon. They don't begin with the question, Will someone like this?

They simply create.

Max loved art. So he made art. The joy was in the expression, not the evaluation.

When did we start caring more about what others think than what brings us alive?

What might happen if we loosened our grip on perfection, gave ourselves permission to experiment, and followed our curiosity without needing to know the outcome?

I chose Max.

In doing so, I rediscovered a little piece of myself.

The Make It for Max auction goes live November 11.

May it inspire you to give generously, create courageously, and perhaps rediscover something you've been holding back.