It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I started to deep-dive into what self-worth actually is. I heard a woman named Jamie Kern Lima on a podcast talk about it, and the difference between self-confidence and self-worth. My reaction upon listening to how she spoke about it was visceral, and it set me on a path to discover …
Sleeping is something that I was told on repeat by my mother that I did not enjoy as a baby and toddler. It was likely because I lived in a chaotic household and was stressed out, but naturally (in her opinion) I was simply the issue. Nowadays, sleep has become a huge part of 24 hour day, and I realize …
In today’s ease of convenience, it’s easy to hop online to purchase this, that, or the other. It’s something I find myself doing for certain items rather than calling around or making an effort to step into a store. Growing up in a small business, it was impressed upon me to try to find whatever it is I need locally …
I’m a small business owner twice now. My two businesses are drastically different in some ways, and similar in others. The common denominator is me, and I use my personality and skills in both of them. When I started my first business, a real estate brokerage, I didn’t think much of just doing it. I figured out what I needed …
Owning a business is by far the most joyful thing I do in my life outside of traveling. The two are intertwined for one of my businesses, so I have the best of both worlds. It wasn’t an accident that I got here, though some of it leading up to it would appear that way. I’ve always been entrepreneurial and …
When I was growing up, I saw that owning a business was a very normal thing for the people around me. Almost every member of my dad’s family (his siblings) owned their own business. And I thought that it was how the world of business worked. No one had huge business, yet everyone was financially comfortable. They all had (for …
According to ChatGPT, the definition of an entrepreneur is someone who identifies, develops, and manages a business venture, taking on financial risks in the hope of making a profit. Being an entrepreneur myself, it’s so much more than that small definition. I’ve been an entrepreneur since I was a kid, always identifying needs and coming up with solutions. My first …
After my divorce, I knew I wanted nothing to do with dating for a while. Dating apps became popular after I had gotten married. So entering the single scene when this was mainstream was a bit overwhelming. Online dating was much more popular, and it seemed less intrusive and less offensive. It seemed a bit more serious as well. The …
The dating scene has turned into an interesting place to exist. As someone who has been single on and off for 30 years, I’ve seen a lot and I’ve turned down a lot of people. I’ve also said yes to a lot of people. Today’s environment is particularly fascinating, and I’d attribute that mainly to social media and dating apps. …
Dating. It used to be something I enjoyed. Before I got married (for the second time) in my mid-30s, I went out on dates all the time. They weren’t complicated, and I didn’t meet these guys on dating apps because the apps didn’t exist. If they did, no one I knew used them. Fast forward a decade, and the art …
