In a world where you can be anything, what will you choose?

I think for a long time, I have been kind of focused on hustle culture, and being busy. If you’re not moving, then you’re probably not accomplishing what you want to accomplish. Consequently, what I recognize is that my priorities sometimes are not balanced enough. I think one of the, you know, just little things like taking care of my mental health, like stopping and being okay to just kind of rest and breathe. Also, being more responsible to the things that I need to take care of, like planning a family vacation is just as important as taking care of a transaction that I have going on and giving attention and building time and space for those things is super important. 

Who or what inspires you right now and how does that show up in your life

A lot of different things. Wendy’s always inspiring in that she’s the energizer bunny. Cadence, my daughter, is inspiring because she is so independent and so sure of herself and so level. So really anything that I look around and I see someone’s being really true to themselves and saying no to things purposefully, I’m like, yeah, I need to find that group.  

What is something that you wish others knew about you that they might not see on the surface?

I think that I’m not as in control as I pretend to be.