MAYA
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS SHAMELESS FOR A YEAR
EPISODE 10 - MAY 29, 2018
This episode I get to speak with Maya "Shameless" Washington about her journey to becoming a Youtube sensation, Prince's photographer, building partnerships with countless brands and not allowing anyone to define her limitations. She continues to be resilient and create the life she wants following her intuition and God's voice. Her faith and work ethic have helped Maya create incredible content that over a million people enjoy.
Powerful quotes in this podcast:
- I would learn how to be creative just by working with not enough [2:51]
- I would rather live a life where at least i’m trying to do what i enjoy doing vs doing something I cannot stand [12:20]
- I just always think of when I die am I going to look back and regret what I’ve done [12:33]
- When you are trying to make it into an industry that is saying no to you you are forced to think creatively [20:26]
- If you want something bad enough you will figure a way out [20:44]
- You have to just be honest with yourself you can always listen to what people have to say but, you have to listen to yourself and know yourself well enough to know what makes the most sense for you [25:21]
- You have to find happiness where you are now vs where you think you are going to be when you have money and clout [58:08]
- When you live in a world that saturated and you see everyones else life you have to find that quite time and talk with yourself and God [59:39]
- Live your life dont let shame and fear hold you back [1:04:35]
Some questions I asked in this podcast:
- How she was able to pursue her passion for photography/creativity without the support / blessing of her mom [4:31]
- How she got into youtube space [26:18]
- Her time working with Prince and how it all happened [42.26]
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