There was a time when I had a powerful vision burning inside me, but I was completely paralyzed by fear to pursue it. For as long as I can remember, I knew I was meant to perform and lead. My earliest memories are of singing and telling stories nonstop. But my voice was taken from me. Growing up, my joyous expression was constantly stifled by the devastating unhappiness and aggression in my home, and I was forbidden to speak the truth about it. During my preteen years, I developed a severe stutter, and at 18, I was violently silenced by my father—I couldn’t speak for an entire year. My confidence vanished along with my voice and power. And because my parents forbade me from studying the performing arts, I caved in and pursued a “safer” degree at university, while my soul slowly died. Five years into college, it got so bad I kept failing exams—until one day it hit me: I was hiding from my vision out of fear. Exactly what I now see happening with the Spiritual Visionaries and Entrepreneurs I serve.