Emma Lovewell says you might be surprised by a few of the stories in her memoir.
, including plenty of personal stories that she says span from"heartwarming" to downright"funny."
"It's really a book of stories chronicling my life, my career, and my personal life, physical and mental fitness; the whole journey that has created the person I am today," Lovewell tells People."I'd like to look at it as a resource for people, anyone who feels stuck or overwhelmed or scared to make a change. [It's] just showcasing that, even the smallest amount of change, can really redirect or change the course of your life.
"I'd like to look at it as a resource for people, anyone who feels stuck or overwhelmed or scared to make a change." Despite all of Lovewell's success, the path to get to where she is today was not easy— a truth she intends to thoroughly explore throughout the pages of her memoir, and one she thinks others will be able to understand."I think some people will be surprised by some of the stories of my career," she says."Like, I took a Craigslist job for $50 once and that's kind of the reason why I am where I am today. The road is very bumpy. Growth was not linear. It was not straight.
In that same vein, Lovewell adds that one of the biggest takeaways from her book, and something she tries to emphasize in class, is the importance of progress over perfection — the idea that consistency and growth is far more valuable than some other elusive and unrealistic measure of worth."I think if we hold ourselves to some standard that is unattainable, we will always be reaching for it and always be thinking that maybe we're not enough," Lovewell says.