Nicole Zaagman shares one of the crucial, tragic moments in her life that inspired her to truly chase her dreams. Nicole learned from the sudden lesson her friend Ben taught her about life, and realized how the moment woke her up to her own possibilities.

"I had a creative teammate named Ben ... after my first professional development conference, he was inquisitive about my experience ... I just shared with him what my ideas and my dreams were ... he quickly looked back at me and told me 'you know you're going to have to quit this job and go create that.' ... That last conversation I had with him was the straw on the camel's back to get me to get over that level." - Nicole Zaagman

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