Author: AndreaM
Why I am starting my own business
I feel like I’ve been entrepreneurial my entire life. I’ve also had way too many jobs in the past few years for me to consider a long term corporate life. Oftentimes I feel unchallenged by what I am doing, or what I have done is not aligned with the vision I have for my life/my values. After multiple attempts of trying to stay in a…
How to make a vision board
Call me old fashioned… but I like to take time to make vision boards so I can stay focused and remind myself of what I’m working on/would like to have (more of) in my life. Here’s a quick video of me making my latest vision board and an explanation of how to make one: Yes, I am kind of old-school and take the time to…
The best advice my grandmother gave me
My mom sent me a photo of my great grandmother today. She’s 109 years old. She lives in a nursing home in a somewhat rural area of South Korea. The last time I saw her was in 2011. Before that, the last time I had seen her was when I was about 3 years old. During those 16 ish years that I hadn’t seen my…
Unemployment agenda and to do list
I’m starting a new role soon but I’ve been unemployed for the last week and a half. Usually unemployment conjures up feelings of unworthiness and anxiety, but this was a very intentional choice I made on my end (a blogpost how I left with no job lined up here). During my time off I haven’t been traveling or doing something extravagant but I have been…
I left my job without a next step
I left my job without a next step and honestly, this isn’t anything new. I’ve had 4 jobs in the two-ish years I’ve been here in LA, and every job since I arrived to LA I have willingly resigned from. I moved from NYC to LA without a job (which was not ideal but just how things go) and everytime I felt that the job…
My vision for 2020
I’ve been talking a lot about breathwork in person and on instagram, but haven’t written about it on the blog… yet. I’ll fill you in as soon as I can but wanted to start with this post, because it doesn’t require much explaining. Long story short, I attended a breathwork healer training workshop last weekend (11/4-5) which was two full days of self reflection, sharing…
Instagram accounts that will inspire you
I am moved by words sometimes more than photos. Photos are beautiful yes, but words make me feel. There are a few accounts that I am not disappointed by whenever I stop by their page or whenever something that they post shows up on my feed. Today I wanted to share them with you. They’re much more than your typical quote accounts in that they…
The blog is different now in business and life
I started this blog in 2012 when I didn’t really have an idea what I was going to use it for. All I knew was that the name “In Business and Life” was something that resonated with me and was something I wanted to achieve in my lifetime. To be the same person in business and life. To be able to make a business out…
Hidden Gems in San Diego
I went to San Diego for the first time during a 3 day weekend back in April, and had the best time exploring La Jolla, Coronado, Gaslamp and Little Italy (full blogpost here)…. but for a day trip during Labor Day Weekend (less than 24 hours) my boyfriend and I explored more random, hidden gem like locations in San Diego. Whenever I visit/travel somewhere I…
What to pack for the beach
I can’t believe summer (at least August) is over. Did you get your beach fix? If you follow me on Instagram you know I spent my birthday weekend a few weeks back in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. I pride myself in being a pretty good packer and wanted to share with you what I took with me that made time at the beach that much…
![](https://instagram.fmnl17-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.129.1034.1034a/s640x640/120371293_173575931007632_8346590414664662765_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fmnl17-3.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=UF-gyvgHr2wAX-ZNYgm&oh=f5871054ece4bcf849b5d6de2f628907&oe=5FC3292A "*What I wish someone had told me when I began my healing journey.* This is for anyone else who is/has been on this path, and is being called to rise into something greater than what you’ve previously known. _ -Your spiritual awakening is only the beginning. The elimination and cleaning up of what doesn’t serve is just one of the parts of “The work.” There are multiple stages, layers of depth and it is not linear. The work includes going within to go beyond the self. To change paradigms, systems, old ways. The awakening is the “warm up” to you stepping into your leadership and soul’s purpose. -Spirituality is not meant to be a band aid. it’s for you to do the innerwork to be of unconditional service to your life, others and the world. For you to know what InteGRITy is and stands for. -Until you answer the Calling, you will always feel like there’s something missing. -The things that broke your heart and broke you down were meant to crack you OPEN. Without those lessons you would not be who you are today. -You will question everything. If you don’t, it will feel massively uncomfortable. So actively CHOOSE to question, redefine and re-examine. -The things you are learning are exactly what you get to teach. The things you will teach are what you will learn. -Angels, Ancestors, Guides, Teacher, Spirit- have always been around. You may have ignored their presence. You may have been taught to believe they were conditional. You were called crazy so you shut it down/didn’t explore it. You were asked to be more “practical” and the magic \\"faded when you gave your agency away each time. But they were and always will be present. -You may have not known better before, and that’s ok. Forgive yourself and now that you know different, choose and create differently. -A lot of what you will be called to do will not “make sense.” Your ego will be tested to give up control. You’re not here to do what “makes sense” or live for the status quo. Letting go/non attachment and discernment are powerful skills. -The work is for a lifetime. It gets easier as you welcome it, work with it, listen to it, trust it and allow it. _ What would you add? Which resonates with you strongly?")
