Tell me one Samantha fun fact.... I lived in a truck for a couple of months while traveling the states and working remotely.
What is the dream? The dream is no schedule and succumbing to the moment, allowing life to take me wherever it wants that day, with whomever is there with me.
When do you feel most alive? When I’ve got my helmet on and I’m scooting on the open road on my motorcycle. Everything seems to be heightened during that time and it’s a great time to be alone and not be “seen”, and open to be myself.
What are your values and principles? I often refer to the “the four agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. They helped me through a rough turning point in my life and guided me to enlightenment. I refer to them when I’m feeling stale or agitated.
What do you fear most? Honestly, I fear regret. I had a pretty emotional adolescence and it took longer than I would have hoped to kickstart my personal growth but now that I’ve gotten myself pretty far out of that hole, I want to make up for all that lost time.
What are your thoughts on change? I’ve got a personal tag line: “Conquering complacency one fear at a time”. If something scares you - challenge that fear, question it. Is it reasonable? No? Do it.
Are you afraid of the dark? Yes - I’ve seen scary movies! I’m also slightly claustrophobic so pitch black to me is just another form of that fear.
What’s the best advice you have ever received? Speak up, often, even if you are unsure. By keeping things to yourself you are being selfish, otherwise hindering possible growth amongst yourself, your team and others.
What advice would you give to your siblings? I’m gonna leave this one blank.
If you could go back in time what would you say to your younger self? “We are all artists painting our own versions of the truth” - Don Miguel Ruiz. You are not your emotions.
How do you repair a broken heart? I like to talk about it, journal about it, meditate. Live in it - feel it for all its worth because that’s what it means to be alive! And more importantly - spending lots of time alone. Allowing myself the time to heal so I can forgive myself and leave it behind me and not have it creep up on me in the future as a masked version of itself.
