Meg Smith is a professional graphic designer and fine artist. Her paintings merge graphic design styles and realism to in a unique style that celebrate the Alaskan landscapes she loves. Meg lives in Girdwood, Alaska and has called the Chugach Mountains of Alaska home for ten years. In the past couple years, Meg has focused on flight training, bought a plane and now explores backcountry flying in the same beautiful areas that she paints. In this conversation we talk about writing your own story, creation as a private act of meditation, how to take the first step in any ambition, risk assessment, lifestyle design, spot landing an airplane in the backcountry, glacier landing, ski flying, kayaking and much more. Meg’s down to earth and positive energy is infectious and I had to edit out a lot of chuckles and laughter so you can hear her better. She was a delight to speak with.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.