One of my influences in starting this project was my classmates. When I first started in the interior design program, there were about five more people in all my design-based classes, and at least three students in each of my classes switched their major mid-semester. This wasn't because they weren't capable; they were given projects for which they didn't have the skills and weren't being taught.
The next influence that inspired me to keep going and push through was my Creative Practice professor. He would always tell me that matter how difficult it is to keep on going even if it doesn't workout. One of his key quotes was " sometimes life has a different plan"