As humans, we are all "creatures of habit." From the day we first start school to the day we get our first job and beyond, we find ourselves on a day-to-day routine. We have been conditioned to stick to some agenda each day.

You know what we've also been conditioned to do? We've been trained to find something realistic to do with our lives that will guarantee us to make money or be successful in some traditional way. Forget what we are passionate about, right? We grow up believing the adults who tell us to be doctors and business men/women. This may be your passion, but it's certainly not for everyone.

One of my favorite quotes is something actress Lucy Hale once said in an interview, "I'm a dreamer. I think there are people that are realists and there are people that are dreamers, and I've just always been like that."

Personally, I am a dreamer. I have always been a dreamer. Growing up, my future was uncertain. I never had a clue as to what I wanted to do. I knew exactly what I didn't want to do so I was unsure of what was left out there for me.

To be completely honest, I had no idea at all. I decided to job shadow an orthodontist in the eleventh grade because I thought that may be interesting and I knew every orthodontist is guaranteed success. After that day, I knew that job was in no way meant for me. But, man, I really tried to somehow become passionate about being an orthodontist. It didn't end up working out.

After that was over, I thought about business. I tried to picture myself in a business setting, but it never sparked my soul as much as I wanted it to. My passions were, and still are, in a whole other industry and setting, but that terrified me.

In my industry, it all comes down to an insane amount of work, determination, meeting the right people, being in the right place and, honestly, luck. Nothing is certain or guaranteed about what I want to do. And I thrive on a great challenge. I think that's why I have such a deep love for it. Just thinking about it all excites me, it gets my blood flowing. And it goes against everything we are taught.

For a couple years I had someone constantly tear down my dreams so much to the point that I also started to believe they really were too unrealistic and that I was too much of a dreamer. I tried to forget my passions, dreams, and where I pictured myself and instead started to visualize myself doing something else, somewhere else. I tried once again to get passionate about something that I simply could care less about.

The thing is, though, you can't ignore your passions. You can't ignore your dreams. If you don't go after what sets your soul on fire, what are you living for? Ignore what the realists teach you and "be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire." Because if you're passionate enough about something, all of the stars in the universe will align for you.

Never settle for anything that doesn't make you crawl out of your skin to be closer to where you want to be.