Be more like celery.

This is so scary.

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How do people post so often on social media? It makes me so uncomfortable to expose my thoughts and be vulnerable to reactions that I won’t like.?

Then why post??

The flipside means that I’m also vulnerable enough to connect with at least one other person. If that helps, then that matters. Many brave content producers have resonated with me and helped me out. I want to help someone too. Are there more people like me out there??

I need to be more like celery. Some people like it, others love it, and lots hate it. I would prefer to be like cheese. Most people love it, but not everyone. Even cheese cannot please.?

I’m here now because I love listening to people’s life stories. I love finding commonalities by sharing mine. I love connecting stories to build communities that help each other grow and find ways to suffer less and enjoy more. I hope to start connecting with more people this way.?

What’s my story??

I’m on a purpose-finding mission. I guess I have always known but ignored it. I loved writing and telling stories as a kid. Then I wanted to become a doctor. At face value, neither of those things made sense as a career for me, 20 years ago. I ended up with a fashion merchandising degree. Then:

• Half-heartedly started in the field in NYC
• Hustled my way into a digital advertising start-up
• Failed at being an English teacher in Thailand
• Squeezed my way into YouTube in Australia
• Dropped out of being a yoga teacher
• Dipped my toes into a digital agency to learn Meta Ads
• Started slinging Tweets
• Moved to Singapore
• Clumsily learned how to be a people-manager
• Launched and grew a regional team 4x
• Delivered a baby
• Survived Elon Musk, then didn’t.?

Now, here I am wanting to share stories to connect and help people suffer less in their health and enjoy more.?

Maybe there are more of us that need to remember to be like celery. Not everyone can be cheese.?