I Gain Inspiration From Fellow Content Creators and Fashion Icons

Natalie Brekka is an influencer and content creator focusing on fashion, home, and lifestyle while keeping it real and down to earth with her audience.

1. Tell us about your background and journey.

I started blogging immediately after graduating from college with a degree in communication. I knew 100% it’s what I wanted to do but I had no idea how I was going to make it into a full-blown career.

Four years later and I’ve done just, learning everything along the way and creating my dream career! When I started, blogging wasn’t considered a popular job field and “influencer” wasn’t even a word used to describe us.

It took me longer than others to get where I am but everyone’s journey in this field is so different.

2. What led you to start your page on Instagram and what is it about?

After meeting a couple of bloggers in real life and hearing them describe their job and everything it entailed, I felt so drawn to pursue it and do everything in my power to be successful at it.

When starting to grow my page on Instagram, I wanted to focus on fashion, home & lifestyle but also wanted to make a point to be 100% real and down to earth when sharing with my audience and it’s still something I pride myself on to this day.

3. How would you distinguish the term blogger from an influencer?

When I started, the word influencer wasn’t even used to describe us so I still tell people I’m a blogger.

I think the main difference originated because there became a sector of “bloggers” as Instagram became wildly popular that didn’t actually have a blog or website so the term influencer was coined. Most bloggers I know use the terms interchangeably.

4. How and where do you find inspiration to churn out content?

I gain so much inspiration from fellow content creators and fashion icons but also find a lot of inspiration just playing around with mood boards and throwing together outfits or home decor until I love it.

5. What is your idea of success or your mantra in life?

My idea of success is not reaching a certain milestone but rather being in a place where I am proud of what I’ve achieved in my career.

For some people that could be being able to quit their day job and take on their passion full time, for others it could be landing that dream brand collaboration or getting a certain number of collaborations a month.

A good mantra for success is that there is always going to be room for growth and if you keep setting the bar higher and higher to be able to call yourself successful, you may never find happiness in the milestones you’re currently reaching so celebrate all of your successes no matter how small!

6. Which is your favorite book and why?

The Alchemist. I’ve read it multiple times because it’s always so motivating and inspiring with the key message being to follow your dreams and listen to your heart to make them a reality.

7. What piece of advice would you like to give to future and aspiring creators?

The best advice I can give is to not compare your journey to others’. I have friends who started blogging years after me and now have double the followers of me and that’s totally alright!

Everyone’s journey in this field is vastly different! Comparison truly is the thief of happiness so keep your blinders on and focus on your own journey.

Instagram ID - @nataliebrekka