Carly Cushnie of "Cushnie et Ochs", along with her business partner Michelle Ochs, are the September guest editors of The Fashion Spot. The duo are young, hip, and successful designers that have made dresses worn by women to the likes of Michelle Obama. Having been successful from a young age, Cushnie was included in Forbes 30 under 30 in the Art & Style category in 2012. Below is a sample of some of their dresses found on lyst.com. 

The Fashion Spot posed 21 questions to the duo recently and the answer to the last question is what I wanted to highlight today. The question was "One thing you'd be surprised to know about us is..." to which the answer was "that we have a life outside of fashion."

I want you ladies to know that even though your passion may consume A LOT of your time and your mind, as it should if you're trying to make a living off of it. There is a need to focus on other things as well. As the saying goes too much of anything is not a good thing. 

You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not well rounded, because there are aspects of your life outside of your passion that will enhance it. People get inspiration from all different kinds of things, and so allow yourself to be exposed to different things. 

Your friends and family may not mind being your soundboard from time to time, but I'm sure even they  have a tolerance limit and wouldn't mind discussing other areas of life. So you're not only doing yourself a favour, but your loved ones too. With that said though, keep pushing to make your dreams a reality. 

Be blessed!

Side-note: If you want to nominate someone (including yourself) for the 30 under 30 award 2016, please click here for further details. The deadline for the application is November 1, 2015.