“I was wearing the suits, walking the walk, talking the talk, but I was numb to who I was. Two years passed and I became jaded to my lack of truth. That realization changed me for the better.”
Achieving Purpose
As the pandemic began, I experienced an awakening that changed my life. I looked inward and put intense pressure on myself to rediscover what it meant to live life authentically.
I had many questions. Who was the kid behind the mask? The real Harrison? The person underneath the societal constraints and expectations?
I possessed depth and complexity, yearned for connection, and thrived on my empathic drive to understand others. But I was also shy, introspective, and reserved. I was unable to communicate the complex emotions I held within myself.
Don’t get me wrong, I was a successful student, a well-rounded athlete, and a well adjusted socialite.
But beneath that successful facade, I felt alone, a fly on the wall, someone with a lot to say but refused to take up the space I needed to say it.
After graduating from the University of Vermont, I moved out to Seattle to join the West Coast gold mine of skyrocketing startups and multi-billion dollar apps. Over the course of two years, I moved from Seattle, to Austin, TX, to New York finding business success, adventure, and invaluable knowledge along the way.
I turned my dreams of conquering the business world into a reality. I was the stereotypical clean cut guy in the suit, carrying the briefcase past monolithic skyscrapers - in other words, I had manifested my dreams as a 10 year old kid.
I’ve never been able to speak my truth nor convey the intensity of what I experienced on the day to day until now. I never knew what authentic living and personal freedom truly was. In other words, acting was my blue pill.