Hello, Fierce.

My friends and I have this joke that whenever one of us is actually doing something with our life, we say (in the most enthusiastic way possible), “Ooooooh, girl, KILL EM.” And yes, we’re all above the age of fourteen.

Anyways, that’s the first phrase that came into my head when Molly Currey stood before me. She’s the Executive Vice President at DKC, a retired race-car driver, loving mother, and all-around badass. Plus, she’s from the burgs of Cedar. So, yeah. I guess you could say I want to be her.

As cliché as it will sound, I felt like Molly was talking to me during her entire lecture. You know, in my “graduating senior ways.”

The woman was living her life in a realistic, ordinary way; then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And, she hit the ground running.

“If you died today, would you be ok with how your life turned out?” Here’s someone who actually can put some meaning behind the phrase. “If the answer is no, you’re doing something wrong.”

She had me at authenticity. This woman is so incredibly inspiring simply because she does what she wants to do. “I’d rather you be a barista at Starbucks with some dignity than taking a full-time job that you’ll be miserable in.” I couldn’t agree more.

However, the outside pressures of parents, mentors, society, etc.. have made life such a…process. You have to go to school. You have to go to a four-year school. You have to get a full-time job immediately after graduation. You have to make a stable income to support yourself and your family.

I get it. Life is boring and monotonous — fine. They make it seem like graduating college is entering hell-on-earth.

But, it takes guts to walk away from a job of 14 years. It takes courage to move to the middle of nowhere to be a bellboy. It takes passion, drive and bravery to follow your dreams and not care what anyone else thinks. And that’s the key message I learned from Molly’s lecture. You just have to not care.

She said her “aha” moment was from an attention in yoga class. Well, Molly. You got my attention. Thanks for the revolution.