Fredi Magazine Special Digital Edition 2017 | Page 58

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see if it was available. It was, so I changed it right
away. That was it. I was like okay, I guess I’m
committing to this because it’s right there in my
name.” She was officially pursuing her dreams.
Everything changed for Krystle in June of 2017.
Krystle took a leap of faith and decided it was
time to leave her job as a lawyer and indulge
full-time in her passion project, which is where
she is truly at her happiest and most fulfilled.
The journey to realize these dreams was not an
easy one. Balancing a full-time job as a lawyer
with a career as an online
influencer – while trying to
maintain relationships – is
just as difficult as it sounds.
Krystle explains, “It was really
hard, I’m not going to lie. I
got to the point of burnout
because of how many things
I was trying to do.” There
were many things that Krystle
had to sacrifice in order to
pursue both her career and
her dream, such as spending
quality time with family and
friends. As a recently married
woman, Krystle also made
sure that quality time with her
husband Alex was a priority.
“I’m still learning how to
carve out time just for us. He’s
very supportive.”
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in life is that you should always be getting better.
I feel like I owe it to myself to be the best person
I can be, and to others as well.”
Krystle will always be an advocate for following
your dreams. However, it’s not always bright
lights in the world of a flourishing lifestyle blog-
ger. “I’m a big proponent of pursuing your pas-
sion. If there are things you are passionate about,
then why not. But it’s not easy. You only see the
highlight reel of all the bloggers that you follow.”
Blogging can be a lot of hard work, especially
for influencers like Krystle who work hard to
ensure that everything
they do is authentic and
organic. One of her
main pieces of advice
for aspiring bloggers is
to always grow your
following organically
and don’t give into the
pressure of achieving
high numbers through
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