... here's why... [Check video] PS @Stephen York and @Dani Rosenblad James . I'm still committed to getting you all results and working with you over a longer time horizon. So I'll keep you posted on the transition plan including office hours and 1on1s too! You both rock! PPS let me know in the comments how you all are doing. What your plans are for the rest of the year and what you're building towards next ✅!

I just received a DM invite to my first medTech Keynote for one of Europes largest healthcare conferences... This would be my first paid international speaking gig... and the opportunity came to me. This lovely 3:15am DM was a pleasant reminder that crazy things happen when you outlast ...well... basically every other sane person around you lol... So I'm curious what crazy things are you hopeful for if you can stay the course in your own pursuits. PS ... Here's a link to the conference if you'd like to meet up in Basel March 3-5... PS I don't even know where Basel is (I'm assuming Europe lol)... Don't buy tickets yet I still need to negotiate :) PPS... Here's a link to a recent 🍵 Sunday Sips newsletter around outlasting -> HERE

We Have Such a Big and Beautiful group of Global Big Brains here... Step 1: Share what languages you speak in a Comment Step 2: If someone post a language you know then chatter with them on their comment in said language to get to know each other more...

ORIGIN: I am a multi-passionate person, who finds it hard to be entertained by one project only. I am a Bulgarian who has always felt a citizen of the world - maybe learning to read very early and speaking/ reading in a couple of foreign languages at the age of 6-7y.o. contributed to that. (When I was seven, I decided that I will learn all human languages, to be able to communicate with all people - and I figured I should start with Latin, Hebrew and Greek. So I started with Greek at 7yo, after learning Russian on my own at 6). I come from classical strategic advertising from the pre-internet era, have launched one of the very first e-commerce brands and online stores in my country (way too early when people were uncomfortable paying online - in 2002), got into strategic advertising (including for Johnson & Johnson @Joseph Isosaki ;) ), then became a film producer in 1999, and later transitioned into therapy, coaching and mentoring. Throughout this journey I raised two sons, 23 years apart, and developed the passion for non-traditional education to support my two kids who did not fit. One of them is with a black father, the other is overcoming social anxiety. ________________________ WHERE I FIND MYSELF TODAY? Often juggling multiple balls (I can't thrive with one activity only), a better metaphor is actually knitting a sock - like in the GIF below. Have you seen your grandma or mom do it? You use 6 needles simultaneously, there are no single pieces that can be ready, until the whole sock is completed. Balancing three distinct businesses and brands: a film production company, a coaching and mentoring academy, and a project for recurring income based on wellness and info products. Being tech savvy, inquisitive and with high quality work standards, especially when it comes to visibility/ branding (coming from designing and supervising communication campaigns for major international brands), I have been finding it easier to not delegate but do a lot of work myself. This obviously when I started building my own business - I would not do it in Publicis, FCB or JWT (the agencies where I worked as a client service director and deputy general manager in charge of the creative department).

Recently, I decided to be more vulnerable and start sharing more BTS (behind the scenes) and personal moments.I’ve always focused more on teaching than sharing about myself. My personality leans toward “it’s about you, not me.”If we were in the Divergent movie, I’d say I was born Abnegation, but I’m becoming Dauntless. 🖤 According to the Pathfinder test, my Ideal Roles or Work Environments are: - Entrepreneurial leadership (✔️ nailed it!) - Independent contributor or small teams - Systems-focused coaching or mentoring - Project management, operations, or digital strategy - Anywhere flexibility, innovation, and follow-through are prized Over the last month, I decided to do a combined challenge (with Goose and my community) while sharing more BTS. As a result, community participation has gone up, and it’s become easier for me to show up on video.We’re starting to see more UGC (user-generated content) too, which is exciting! Still shaking off the winter blues, but being out at the RV lake lot has helped a lot—along with inspiration from the Joy Drop Community (shoutout to @Serenity Michelle 💛). Here’s a Joy Drop moment I wanted to share…Teaching the young ones how to take care of what you own. I’ve been involving them and their friends more, but if I’m honest—the devil on my shoulder said, “It’s hot… let them climb up instead of me.” 😅 I still got sunburned… but a lot of work got done! In short: time evolves, and so do our actions. And I’m leaning in.