The biggest leap of faith was saying goodbye to my friends, family, comfort, the full-time job offer, all of it, and just saying I'm going to follow my heart and moved to LA to pursue

acting at all. That to me like I had such close friends. I have none of them now. None of my friends that I had

pre- Spiritual awakening are in my life now and I felt that risk even then, like what happens if I move away from all of these people?

What happens if I move away from my family?

What about wasting time?

Here I am, one of the most promising young employees in this ad agency and know that I would crush this.

I have a bright career ahead of me here if I want to move into advertising and to say no to all of that and go and live in my

aunt uncle's garage to pursue an acting career was the first time in my life that I made a decision that didn't make

logical sense but was what my heart was calling me towards and that set in motion really a foundational belief that that's more

important than anything and so from that moment forward I've been

following my heart.

Hello friends, welcome back to the Light Watkins with yours truly Light Watkins.

If this is your first time here,

I interview ordinary people just like you and me

who've taken extraordinary leaps of faith

often in the direction of their path, their purpose, or their mission.

And in doing so, they've been able to positively impact the lives of many others

who've either heard about their story or who've witnessed them in action or who've directly benefited from their work.

And today I'm in conversation with a friend of mine who is a spoken word poet and lifestyle and business coach named

Adam Roa. I met Adam years ago in the Los Angeles wellness scene and I've always known him to be someone who has lived life on his own terms.

Adam graduated with honors from Arizona State University and he had a job in advertising

for a minute but then he decided to go off the beaten path and try his hand at acting.

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