Don't Let Other People Tell You Who You Are | Dr. Tara Swart

I was told at high school, because I wasn't good at art, that I wasn't creative. And I completely believed that I wasn't creative. I didn't think I could do anything but be a doctor for the rest of my life. I woke up one morning and I thought, I never chose to be a doctor. My parents told me to be a doctor. I was told at school I was smart. I was so smart that I didn't just do an MD, I did a PhD as well. And I said to myself that morning, if I'm so smart, what do I actually want to do? Within a short period of that, I realized I'm creative. I created a business. I created a new life. I created a home. When I do my cooking, I'm creative. I had this narrative, I'm not a writer, I'm not an author. And I looked in the mirror and I was like, Tara, you've got a best-selling, award-winning book that's translated into 38 languages. You are a writer. I know it's crazy, right?