After being there a little over a year, they got married and a short while after that moved to Shreveport, Louisiana where she immediately began her studies to be able to work as a Registered Nurse. While studying for her boards, she was allowed to work as a scrub technician in an operating room at a nearby surgery center. She passed her boards and worked in an operating room for many years before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada there she worked at a busy University Medical Trauma Center as a staff nurse for several years until she earned the position of Charge Nurse.
By 2001, she was divorced and living with her two young sons. Her desire to make more money became her impetus to start her own business, which soon became her sole source of income as her success grew. She has never looked back.
Gulten found her talent and passion in creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and sold them to well-known people, such as Celine Dion, Rachel Ray and Mary Higgins Clark. She became an international success when her work showed on Entertainment Tonight and Insider and was for sale in the high-end casinos in Las Vegas and on high-end cruise liners. She then created a jewelry line called Metamorphosis, a line of interchangeable jewelry that brought her even greater success.
Gulten is also an author and self- published her first book Semi Coma - Evolution of my Intermittent Consciousness in 2011, currently selling on all digital media as well as in hard copy. Her second book “The Missing Link” is awaiting publication in 2013.
In 2013, she opened her new concept store where she not only sells her own designs, but includes many local artists of different medium, including a local authors section. In turn for being able to sell their artwork in her store, all artists have agreed to teach others their medium for the future generation free thinkers.
Gulten lives and creates in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Visit her website at www.gultendye.com.
My book is about self-discovery and
the journey that awakened me to the many facets of life. The road hasn’t always been easy with its twists, turns and junctions. It’s about my struggle to discover who I really am, what I
believe in, and how I’ve arrived at a place where I am able
to appreciate myself and my surroundings.
Most of my life I lived in a state of
arrested consciousness without being aware of it. Then one day out of nowhere,
my eyes opened just enough for me to question my way of living and my state of
mind. That was the day questions started to arrive. They were nothing like the
questions I had before, and were as if they weren’t even questions,
but were rather an unraveling string of realizations followed by overwhelming
sorrow. How could I have lived my life as if I were in a semi coma and, in
turn, had induced my own suffering?
The book is an evolution of my
consciousness and learning that my happiness didn't have to be accidental or
occasional, and that I can make more of it anytime I desire.
Writing is a short
cut to seeing what really is in my subconscious so in itself was an exceptional
aid in my awakening process. As for
deciding to publish, it was my desire to share what worked for me to have a
happier life with others in the hope of helping in their search for happiness.
What kind of
message is your book trying to tell your readers?
The message is
love and hope, and that we are much more than the way we think and live. I
thought that it would be helpful to show the reader the falseness of my
thinking by opening a small window into my thoughts of the past, as well as my
realizations along the way for them to see the falseness of my previous
thinking and living, and ultimately my growth from my experiences.
Who influenced you
to write your book?
No one influenced
me to write; however, once I started sharing what I was writing, I definitely
had a cheer leader - my good friend and amazing artist, Deborah Pittman.
Is it hard to
publish a nonfiction book?
I self-published
my book. I suppose it would have made no
real difference for me, but because it was my first book and since I truly was
responsible myself for my writings, choosing a cover and its overall look, and
finding an offshore printer to make the book cheaper to be affordable for my
readers, it was a somewhat difficult process, but it has been a great teacher
for me.
Which author(s) do
you admire?
Every one of them
regardless of their subjects. I know it takes total love and dedication to
bring any book to fruition.
Have you suffered
from writer’s block and what do you do to get
back on track?
I don't have one
of those; I just sit down to write and it flows for me. Sometimes, it’s a little slow at
first, but as I continue writing, it gets better and better, and at times it
flows so fast even my mind has a hard time comprehending.
What would you do
with an extra hour today if you could do anything you wanted?
Do the same thing
I am doing right now, write.
Which holiday is
your favorite and why?
All of them, since
the idea of Holiday seems to cheer people up. I love them all! It’s amazing to be around people in the
state of joy - it's contagious!
If we were to meet
for lunch to talk books, where would we go?
My house. I would
cook before you arrived, and we would sit on the couch with plate in hand with
our legs stretched out. We would get
very comfortable and without any distraction we would talk for hours.
What do you like
to do for fun?
Discover, play,
create, dance, play board games with family and friends, travel, cook and
write.
Can you tell us
about your family?
My immediate
family consists of my two sons whom I love and adore like nothing else in this
universe. As for my mom and dad, as well as my three siblings, they all still
live in Istanbul, Turkey where I am originally from.
What do you like
the most about being an author?
By the way of
showing and talking about it, my book itself becomes the vehicle to share the
true nature of our happiness and the tools to its realization.
What kind of advice would you give
other non-fiction authors?
Be your authentic
self. Although there is nothing wrong having inspirations from other authors or
leaders, there is nothing easier than writing about what you truly know.