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Who is Lia Esposito?
An introduction to the woman behind Streaming Consciousness
My mom loves to tell the story of when I was in first grade, and my teacher told her I might need to get my hearing checked because I would ask her to repeat the question even as I was making eye contact. My mom asked her, “Was she paying attention, though?” By this point, my mom knew I had a hyperactive imagination. I could be sitting in a room and unassumingly be swept away, lost in my thoughts.
My mom also knew I had a gift of communicating from a young age. I was never a shy kid; I danced and sang in the supermarket and drew attention to myself wherever I went. My parents always talked to me as if I was someone with independent thoughts and let me ask why things were the way they were. They created an environment where I was encouraged to express my thoughts and feelings. My Achilles heel was that I was just as talkative as my imagination was active; my progress reports throughout my educational career often repeated the phrase: “a little too talkative.”
At my core, I am a communicator with an active imagination. Since the first day of college orientation, I have kept a journal, and it is fun to re-read those entries and see my growth. “Growth” has been on my mind a lot recently. I am in a transition period as I am in the last semester of my senior year and am looking to see what the future holds. I am also reflecting on the previous metaphoric chapter I wrote since I am currently at a cliffhanger; the character development, subplots, new characters and new objectives. I am not entirely sure what genre I would call it either. I mean the whole global pandemic twist I did not see coming. I want to challenge myself in this quest for growth and become the best version of myself I can be. I am continuing to find ways to test my comfort zone.
So, why am I telling you all this? To be honest, I am not really sure. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about it at first. I never saw myself writing a blog. Yet, the more I thought about the idea, the more confident I got because I wanted to collect my thoughts in one place. I also have to give credit to Gary Kayye, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a big advocate for personal branding and blogging. The age of social media forces us to live our lives online. Maybe there are no real credentials you need to be a blogger. This is a new place for me to find my voice. Just please don’t tell my mom I am a little too talkative.
More About The Author
Lia Esposito is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a degree in Media and Journalism concentrating in Advertising and Public Relations with an English Minor. She is currently a social media strategist in the fintech industry.