09/01/2023
As a mother, you may encounter moments of ๐๐จ๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐ซฅ
As an entrepreneur or business owner, you often face feelings of ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐ฎโ๐จ
Now, imagine being both a dedicated ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง and a driven ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ง. ๐ฒ There might be moments when you just feel ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ from giving tirelessly whether to your family or your business.
Your commitment to your goals remains steadfast, and occasionally, you must make difficult decisions, trading leisure and social opportunities for your pursuits. But these are choices you willingly embraced as a mom entrepreneur.
However, making connections and having fun are crucial ingredients for the path to success.
I had a chance to celebrate my birthday at a painting party with some of my dear friends. The theme of the night is fireflies.
Just ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ.
๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
This night, ๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐.๐
08/17/2023
๐ง ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Can you tell which session occurred when I was anxious versus when I felt calm?
๐ฌ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐!
The first image was from when I was burnt out and dealing with tinnitus, insomnia, racing thoughts, and anxiety. ๐คฏ
The second image was taken after several weeks of brain training and self-care. It reflects how much more calm I felt after regulating my brainwaves. ๐ (๐ก๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐
๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐.)
As a neurofeedback practitioner, I help people upgrade their hardware by training their ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐; and as a certified hypnotherapist, I help people upgrade their software by training their ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐.
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.๐
During my experience with burnout, I discovered the significance of '๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.' By making constant, subtle adjustments, I aligned my brainwaves, mind, body, and thoughts, which ultimately led to the alignment of my entire life.
Later, I applied the same concept to my business. By aligning my business with my vision, values, and purpose, I found that the 'brainwaves' of my business became calmer, more regulated, and healthier.
๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐, ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ '๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป' ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น. ๐
๐๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐, ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.
08/09/2023
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐.
๐ก๐ผ๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐.๐๐ฟ
What do you see๏ผ
Yes, these shades are actually ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ค
We can think of ourselves and our identities in the same way.
๐คThe blue and green backgrounds symbolize the unique lenses through which we perceive both ourselves and the world. ๐
These lenses are molded by our upbringing, experiences, cultural influences, societal norms, etc...
๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐
Often we forget weโre looking at ourselves and our world through the tint of our particular lenses.
We need to learn how to take off these metaphorical lenses and see ourselves with the naked eye.
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐. ๐
Remember, just like the shade of gray, youโre the same person. Yet ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ.
07/21/2023
๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฎ ๐โ
I'm excited to share why I'm so passionate about helping moms build ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ businesses. ๐คฉ
Let me take you back to where it all began โ 20 years ago, in Taiwan, with my first "official" business: a facility that provided after-school care and tutoring for elementary students.
One of our first customers was a dad in his 60s with a timid, precious 6-year-old son, who spent the whole time hiding behind his dad. The little boy was about to start first grade, and the dad was searching for an after-school program. Though the dad walked with a limp and was wearing a dirty, sweaty tank top, he spoke with perfect manners and great kindness. ๐จโ๐ฆ
After showing him around our school, he decided to enroll his son. To pay for the tuition, he pulled out crumpled-up bills and change from his pockets, money he had earned selling green onion cakes for one dollar each from his food cart. Witnessing this pure devotion for his son, I felt a profound ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐ซก๐๐
Looking back, I realized my school embodied all three of these principles:
โญ๏ธ It had a ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ because it was born out of my intention to pay back my parents for the money they spent to send me to America for school and give them a better life.
โญ๏ธ It had an ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ, because I could see the joy and learning it gave to the children and their families.
โญ๏ธ And as our enrollment grew all the way to hundreds of students, there was certainly an ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐.
Since then, Iโve started several other businesses, and along the way. I discovered that for a business to truly thrive, it must have all three. ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐.
Similarly, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐ฉ
If you already have a business, I encourage you to explore and examine its purpose, impact, and abundance. Through deep reflection and coaching, you'll gain new insights and see your business through a fresh lens.
If you don't have a business but dream of building one with purpose, impact, and abundance from scratch, this is your opportunity.
Upgrade your mind. ๐ง
Elevate your business. ๐ฏ
07/13/2023
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ? ๐ค
Not long ago, my 6-year-old son was sitting beside me doing his homework when he noticed something on my laptop that caught his attention. He read out loud the title of a book that popped up in my Facebook feed: "๐๐ ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฒ." Intrigued, he turned to me and asked, "๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ?"
What a deep question! ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ?
It made me reflect on my own experiences with ego. Over the past few years, I have had to confront my ego in a profound way. Until recently, the main focus of my career was on my mental health clinic, Brain Mind Wellness.
The mission at Brain Mind Wellness was to help people ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ป๐ป๐ฌ๐น โค๏ธโ๐ฉน and ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ป๐ป๐ฌ๐น ๐ช.
Our practice was doing great, and we were helping a lot of people feel better mentally and physically.
However, as time went on, I realized I was particularly interested in the part about helping people "๐ฉ๐ฌ"๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ป๐ป๐ฌ๐น This led me to start another company called ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, where I would focus on this dimension of ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐ฏ
At first, I attempted to manage both ventures simultaneously, but I quickly realized I was spreading myself too thin and I was burnout. It was a difficult decision, but I chose to sell the clinic and go all in on the world of coaching.
Embarking on this new path required me to ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐
The biggest lesson that I learned is that we have to be brutally honest and confront our ego in order to growโฆ because ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. โ๏ธ
As I looked at my 6-year-old son, I wondered what life would teach him about ego. For now, I explained to him that ego is the way we think about ourselves, and just like in the story of Goldilocks, balance is key. If our ego is too small, we lack belief in ourselves. If it's too big, we become overly prideful. Striking the right balance is crucial to being our best selves. โ๏ธ
So, what do you think about ego? "๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ?" ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
07/01/2023
๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ
As a mom of five children, Iโve always taken immense pride in driving a minivan. Itโs a symbol of the wonderful chaos and adventure that comes from having a big family. ๐
Over the past 18 years, the four different minivans that Iโve driven have been my trusty companions. Theyโve carried my precious cargo to school, sports practices, and family outings. Being a mom who drives a minivan is a badge of honor, and itโs always represented my dedication and love for my kids. ๐
When my oldest three kids left for college, I realized that with two kids still at home, we didnโt need an entire minivan. It was time to find a new car.
As I began my search, I had two criteria in mind: I wanted an electric car, and I wanted it to have room for seven people. At the time, the only option on the market was the Tesla Model X.
As sweet and supportive as my husband is, I set a personal goal to purchase the car using my own earnings. I placed a $250 deposit on the Tesla website, due to supply chain shortages, it took almost 12 months before the car was ready for delivery. During that time, I was able to grow my business and save up the funds. I successfully achieved my goal and bought the car using the money I had earned myself. ๐ช
๐ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ "๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ."
However, there was a sense of discomfort that I just couldnโt shake. I kept Boss in the garage for two months and hardly drove it. ๐ I didnโt expect to feel this way about my new car, so I spent some time investigating where these emotions might be coming from.
At heart, I am a simple and private person. Growing up in a blue-collar family, I learned to value hard work, perseverance, and appreciate life's simple pleasures. The discomfort I felt came from the sudden shift to owning such a flashy car โ I mean, itโs a car with wings after all! ๐
It took me several months to adjust and feel at ease behind the wheel of my new car. It was during this period that I realized the source of my unease: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
The most valuable lesson I took away from this experience is that while material possessions don't define who we are, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ.๐คฏ
It's crucial to be aware of the influence our subconscious mind can have on our lives, ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐
We deserve to embrace the best life has to offer.
06/26/2023
๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐
For the past few days, we experienced the hustle and bustle of Pike Place Market, visited the iconic landmark of Seattle - the Space Needle, climbed majestic Mt. Rainier, looked at lush green plants everywhere we turned. We also absorbed the warm sun, smelled refreshing rain and even played in snow on the same day. From where we stayed, we got to look out to see a beautiful beach and colorful sunsets everyday.
Getting my 5 growing kids together is not always easy, but when we do, we cherish every moment of it. ๐
06/20/2023
Hi, My name is Jasmine.
๐ฉ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
I am a dreamer, a doer, and an entrepreneur. These have been key parts of my identity as far back as I can remember.
When I was 5 years old, my family had a food truck that sold bento boxes, and I was in charge of selling cans of soda and bottles of water. One day, when our truck was stationed at a construction site, I handed a worker a bottle of water, and since he was out working under the hot sun, he was particularly grateful for the ice-cold relief. He handed me a coin as a token of his appreciation, and from that moment on ... I was hooked.
๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐. ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ.
Iโve built and sold several businesses over the course of my career, and during that same time period, Iโve built a family, too. I have often found myself juggling my businesses and my family, which can bring up feelings of guilt. When Iโm focusing on my business, I feel like Iโm neglecting my familyโฆ but when Iโm focusing on my family, sometimes I feel like Iโm neglecting my business. ๐ซ Itโs common for entrepreneur moms to experience challenges as they seek a healthy work-life balance. Many entrepreneur moms neglect their own well-being as they prioritize their business and their family. This can lead to burnout or exhaustion, which makes it even more difficult to maintain productivity and motivation.
Yet, amidst these challenges, I've witnessed the incredible strength and resilience of moms, especially entrepreneur moms. We possess a unique work ethic, unparalleled multitasking skills, and an unwavering sense of purpose in our endeavors. It's this deep understanding of the journey that has shaped my perspective and inspired me to help fellow entrepreneur moms thrive.
Over the years, I've come to realize and strongly believe that ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐. It's not just a way to make money; it's a ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. Through various life transitions and challenging experiences, I have transformed into a different person, equipped with an updated mindset and a range of skills I didn't possess before. These new skills allowed me to build a business that feels genuine and original.
"๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ" is unlike any of the businesses I have previously built. This time, it goes beyond being a mere business venture. It has become deeply personal to me. ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐โ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. ๐
And that's exactly what I aim to do for other entrepreneur moms. Whether it's providing a new perspective and inspiration, reigniting their passion, drive, and determination, or offering tangible strategies for their business endeavors, I am here to support you. After all, ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐