Moving beyond one’s zipcode can be daunting. You’re signing up to leave everything you’ve ever known and hoping that you will be rewarded for taking a leap into the unknown. For Mississippi native, real estate closer, and photographer, Leah Bardin, moving beyond her zipcode was...
Author: aaliyahinspired
On My Terms: How Kyra Green Learned to Bet on Herself Against the Odds
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 7, 2025
Why is betting on oneself so hard for many of us? It could be because it takes self-belief even when your environment may test that trust. Or it could be because it takes a willingness to take risks with the knowledge that, despite your best...
On My Terms: How Ceighlee Fennel’s Derailed Dream Turned into a Year-Long Travel Around the U.S.
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 30, 2025
COVID-19 derailed many hopes, dreams, and plans as it spread globally, taking many lives in the process. For Ceighlee Fennel, her dreams of moving and working abroad as a freelance travel journalist was swept up in the chaos of the COVID years, leaving her with...
You Have the Power to Live Life On Your Terms — Here’s Where to Start
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 25, 2025
I was fortunate in the fact that I was born and raised in a generation with information and opportunities at your fingertips. Contrary to my parents, who grew up before Google was a verb and carrying your phone everywhere was an unborn practice, I was...
What is Inspired Action, And How to Start Taking it?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 28, 2025
Last year, on my 2024 vision board, I pinned a cut out of a quote that read: “inspired action comes from the spirit, not from thinking, not from the ego.” This quote stood out to me among other options for that year because I found...
How Do You Know That You’re Living the Life You’re Meant to Live?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
January 13, 2025
It took me a while to realize the magnificent power in curiosity. When we were children, we didn’t question curiosity. It would appear and we would dutifully follow it. But, as we get older, many of us allow our curiosity to slowly dwindle and lay...
One-Way Ticket into a Life Beyond the Blueprint
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 30, 2024
I remember my first day of kindergarten. I walked up to the heavily decorated door, hand-in-hand with my mom. She bent down, squeezed me tight, and said something along the lines of, “have a great day, love you.” Now, I don’t know how my mom...
I’ve always loved a good breakthrough story. A phoenix rising from the ashes type tale. A story of transformation and self-discovery. I know that this is an ironic statement because no human in their right mind would willingly ask for something in life to break...
Why I’m Completely Disconnecting From Social Media
posted by: aaliyahinspired
August 20, 2024
The older I become, the more I am becoming protective with what I choose to share about my life on the internet and the more I crave anonymity. In a digital age where sharing every moment of your everyday life has become second nature, doing...
What if Preserving Wonder the Most Mature Thing We Can Do As We Evolve?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
August 5, 2024
When my friends and I get together, we often reminisce on good times gone by. The good times of childhood and all the magic and charm it contained. One of our favorites are memories attached to Christmastime. We think back to the giddiness and joy...