In the second of a four-part series where well-known New Zealanders write a letter to their younger selves, Kiwi fashion designer Juliette Hogan reflects on the family memories that helped build her business success. Dear Juliette, Our family tramps with Mum and Dad on the Great Walks of New Zealand will play an integral role in laying the foundations for your future success, developing within you a deep appreciation for the natural world that will serve as a constant creative inspiration throughout your career, and ingraining the idea that you just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other, and you’ll get to where you need to go. You don’t need to get there first.
You don’t need to get there in a certain time limit. As long as you keep moving forward at your own pace, you will get to the destination that you need to get to. This learned resilience will serve you well.
You are capable of so much more than you think..