IT’S A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF PERSEVERANCE. IT IS MY JOB, BUT IT’S ALSO MY PASSION

to see what’s it’s like. I know they’re going to work me hard, but that’s what I want to do. I want to work.”

“I feel like, if I put my focus somewhere, I put it all in. I’m all in,” she said, rings flashing as her slender fingers slice through the air for added emphasis.

The next step in Wilson’s career is a big one, but she’s as ready as she’ll ever be. “I’m not afraid to fail,” she said. “But I know if I do fail, I’ll bounce back quick.” Failure is nothing more than a stepping stone and a learning experience for a woman who says she’s attuned to magic in the world and not averse to creating a little of her own.

“My Oma would always say ‘If you don’t accept the bad, then you don’t deserve the good.’ The world is a mix and you have to respect that balance.” She smiles broadly. “The world is a reflection of yourself. And if you don’t like what you see in it, then you have to change it.”

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