My Daughter, My Hero!

I am in awe of my 21-year old daughter. She is bold, tenacious, and gets what she wants in life. She knows what she's passionate about and lives from her heart. I admire her ability to tune in so well to her intuitive wisdom.

Here's what she did last night: She went into Manhattan to meet up with two friends and have dinner. Sounds like a fun evening? Well, my daughter stepped it up quite a few notches. First, she responded yesterday to an email request for an intern position at a fashion house during fashion week in New York. She got an immediate response from the company, and a few hours later went to the interview. Tenacious? Wow! And not only did she get the position, she will be going backstage and meeting with designers and models, a coveted position awarded to her due to her immediate response to the email.

But wait, it gets more interesting. After the interview, she called me, excitedly retelling the details of her upcoming internship, and abruptly stopped as she noticed a big crowd outside Madison Square Garden. She said, "Gotta go, Mom. Taylor Swift is gonna be at MSG and I want to see if I can meet her!"

She called back a few hours later to say that she bought tickets from a scalper, and she wasn't sure if they were legit or not, but she didn't care. The whole experience of being there, jumping at the opportunity to see Taylor Swift, and actually getting tickets was enough for her. If she was out $40, she was prepared to deal with that.

And of course, the tickets were fakes. So, do you think she just left Madison Square Garden? Of course not! I think you're beginning to get the way she works. She and the police tried to catch the scalper who was long gone, so she decided to just hang out with crew members outside MSG and continue to try to get into the concert.

While waiting outside, she became friendly with crew members and managers to convince them to bring her free water, guitar picks imprinted with Taylor's face, and lots of other free things. She has guts, and is not afraid to ask for things. At 9:30, she and her two friends were allowed entry to the concert. Seconds later, she called and let us listen to "Love Story" live!

When I picked her up at the train station at midnight, she was still buzzing with a feeling of empowerment and excitement around her evening's adventures. What could have been a ho-hum night out with friends turned into an exhilarating and fun escapade. I admire a person who grabs life by the horns and creates what she wants.

What have you done lately that got your adrenaline going?