Send Dan to Julie K’s Nailpreneur course

Hi, my name is Dan. Im a nail artist from Queens, NY. I’ve been expressing my vision through and working with this medium for about 5yrs. This career was an unexpected pivot that has really given itself life. With the support of my personal, professional and internet community my hobby has evolved into a career. I’ve reached a point in my journey where expansion is necessary but I find myself unsure as to how to make that happen. I recently applied to a scholarship for a course that would change my career. This course addressed every inadequacy I possess professionally. I applied with a “why not” mentality. I told myself to be as honest as possible about what I need and where I need to improve. This application took an entire day to complete. Each question unearthed deep wounds and served as a mirror; challenging me to identify what I truly want in life and work. I pressed send, let it go and was truly content; taking the effort to apply at all was my victory.

To my surprise I was chosen as a semi finalist. I was 22 out of thousands that applied. Our first assignment was first sharing the news on our Instagram. Already this is out of my comfort zone as my online presence is kind of all over the place. It’s a curated space where I choose what to share and when. Again, here is this scholarship challenging me. I complete the assignment and was overwhelmed by the support from my internet community. Seeing every comment, like and message encouraged me, giving me a jolt of excitement and hope for this journey.

I unfortunately did not make it to the final round. I was pretty bummed about it. My first instinct was to delete the posts announcing the scholarship. I could just erase it from the internet, save face, restore my gorgeous grid and tend to my wound in peace. This scholarship held me accountable to my community and I realized I couldn’t just isolate and hide because things didn’t go my way. It’s easy to share victories and I personally choose to keep my down times close to the chest so sharing this news was hard. But I brought you all into this and couldn't leave you in the dark.

After some juicy tears were shed, I realized I again, cannot do this alone and the only way to grow is with the help of community. I want to acquire the tools that will equip me as I seek to expand my business. With expansion I can collaborate and create with my community. THE COURSE HAS A PAYMENT PLAN OPTION! THERE IS NOW NO TIME FRAME FOR GIVING!! So here I am with my “why not” mentality because I don’t want something as silly as money to be the reason I miss out on education that will change the trajectory of my life.