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my passions. At the time I wasn’t clear
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meditation and journaling to give me
used
about my direction and discovered what
answers
really wanted to do was start my own business.
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a business was like climbing a mountain
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inspired by many great influencers like Mihaly
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reason, I could never get there. I was
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help. I went to my doctor and she
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offered
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said
and learned how to get myself
acupuncturist
of these low states by changing the way I
out
four months of pregnancy, I miscarried and
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to experience postpartum depression!
started
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a mean conductor! There were days
with
I couldn’t get up. I turned to a friend
where
i knew I could trust...my journal! I wrote
that
down, the good, the bad, and the
everything
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ugly!
the acupuncture. Slowly, i began to
continued
mentally and physically.
heal
this time, I began learning more about
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me to dig into my unconscious thoughts
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my head… just Bee Happi. I
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them down and then
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continued
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next
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practice,
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again…just
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day
to myself “wouldn’t it be
thought
to have a business about
cool
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happiness!”
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about
pouring into my journal. I
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swarm of bees on our roof… and I mean
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huge,
my house. We called this bee expert to
of
get them out and put them in better
come
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place!
June and it was already October! There
since
seven huge honeycombs in my house
were
we never knew about it! Talk about a
and
metaphor! I asked the bee expert,
living
can you ensure that the bees are really
“how
He said, “I removed the queen and the
gone?”
bees can’t survive without her.”
other
that moment, a light bulb went off! Things
At
starting to come together. The play on
were
with the “Bee Happi” came before we
words
the bees in our house. I felt like
discovered
was a sign from the universe and I asked
this
“what can we learn from the queen
myself
bee?”
of all, the queen bee has a huge
First
to her community, without her,
responsibly
is no “them!” This means that she has
there
maintain her health and well-being.
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does she do that?
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asks for help! AND the community
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her, no questions asked! Wow,
helps
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tone)! It’s like they tell you on an
happi
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airplane,
can help others!” Seriously, this is
you
wanted to model the Queen Bee
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and create a community where
concept
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other, no questions asked. A place
each
it’s about being alive! That’s
“selfish”,
we put an “I” instead of a “Y” in
why
because it’s okay if “I” want
happiness,
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to
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the rest is history!
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Living
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SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR
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an
and he started out selling
16,
to door. As an ex-VP with
door
1000 experience for
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over
worked for himself.
always
the corporate world 4
Leaving
ago to start his own
years
freedom to build
companies,
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his
was a driving force
limitations
couldn't be ignored any
that
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work, especially to
lonely
used to working in a
those
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less than 12 months is an example.
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and
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entrepreneurship.
longer.
work.
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entrepreneur.

always been about doing what you love. I left school at 16, and have always done my own thing, never had a full
I've
job. I believe that pursuing your passions is one of the most important things you can do - and it always saddens
time
to see my friends stuck in their jobs, not enjoying it, but feeling like they don't have a choice. So after a few years of
me
and doing my own ventures, I decided it as time to do something about that - and help create the change I'd
freelancing
Godin has been one of my biggest influences. When I first left school at 16, I started reading his blog, and he put
Seth
words a lot of the things I believe in, but didn't know how to express. A couple of months later, I decided to send
into
an email. It was a short email, just sharing some thoughts of mine inspired by a blog post he wrote. He replied,
him
that was a good thought. That was a huge confidence boost for me, especially as a random 16 year old kid from
saying
What I wrote in that email eventually became my first blog post, and that's how I got started. I've since done a
Singapore.
internship with Seth, and was in the inaugural class of his altMBA program.
virtual
love cooking, I play the piano and do a bit of songwriting. But I spend most of my time just browsing the web, reading
I
and watching TV.
articles,
love being able to interact with people who have taken that step to pursue their passions. Meeting such people, talking
I
them, sharing ideas, lessons - and just seeing the energy they have. It's really inspiring and motivating.
to
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love to see.

BECAUSE LIFE
IS TOO SHORT
TO NOT DO
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Derrick works with disenchanted, restless 9-to-5 white collar office
workers, and helps them get on the path towards pursuing their
LOVE.
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come in all
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often come from the corporate
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need for a new wardrobe for these beacons
No
success. Professional entrepreneurs often
of
a good amount of time in client offices,
spend
networking events and business
professional
the suit jacket to embrace the
Lose
vibe. You control the dress code
entrepreneur
embrace their passion for
Creatives
an idea to life in any form.
bringing
artistic personalities are
These
and see limitless
unconventional
sure that you're comfortable since
Make
never know when inspiration will
you
Choose clothing choices which
strike!
your personal style with color
support
patterns.Creatives see fashion as
and
outlet to express their own style
an
Your Style?
of our favorite Summer looks.
What's
your Entrepreneur
What's
Style?
Are you a Professional?
Creative
success.
For the professional image is everything!
Are you a Creative?
development meetings.
potential in the world.
For the creative confidence is
now, so make it work for you!
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Professional
and follow their own drum.

might be an innovator if you have more
You
than time and are comfortable in the multi-
ideas
new product idea can open your business
Each
to new target audiences, new clients and new
up
You have to be ready for anything, so
markets.
style is key, but you often put your
professional
style in place with bright colors and
signature
accessories.
trendy
are your brand so embrace what makes you
You
smile!
shops have long been a haven for those
Coffee
the entrepreneur lifestyle. You can
embracing
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log
and meet with potential clients all in
caffeinated
work well for the coffee shop maven
Layers
you never know if the temperature is
since
to be too hot or too cold. Jeans are great,
going
opt for dark colors and a comfortable fit
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since
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Are you an Innovator?
passionate entrepreneur sphere.
For the innovator a signature style is
everything!
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loves that she can take her business to her clients and focus on them in their own homs.
Kelly
works to find the perfect flooring product(s) that fulfill my client's dream home vision, and
She
often make that vision a reality at a lower cost than competitors since she isn't tied to
can
costs for a brick and mortar store.
overhead
working in a storefront for
After
learning the business, Kelly
years
the opportunities in taking
saw
business mobile. By working
her
suppliers to gain access to
with
across the city, she
showrooms
the best of both worlds.
had
could meet her and
Clients
all their options or she
explore
bring the showroom to
could
It all comes down to making
them.
client happy!
the
knowledge and my
My
to 'go the extra mile'
willingness
provide extraordinary
to
service.
customer
goal to provide the very
My
price for my client's
best
needs.
flooring
desire to build lifelong
My
K&M Boutique Flooring
Cullen, owner of K&M Boutique Flooring, there are added benefits for customers as well.
What Sets Kelly Apart?
relationships with my clients.
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all started with allergies. A small, but persistent issue
It
ended up changing the course of my life and
that
the fire for my passion to help others live life to
fueled
fullest. the
no longer have allergies.... Getting the word out to
I
about the benefits of Oriental Medicine, herbal
people
nutrition, and how our thoughts influence
treatments,
life we lead has become a personal and professional
the
often ask me what made me decide to devote
People
life to helping people heal through Acupuncture
my
living in Vancouver in 1995, I suffered from
While
for the first time. A friend suggested I try
allergies
and we decided to explore the section of
acupuncture
city where Asian medicine storefronts lined the
the
Unlike the sterile, westernized acupuncture
streets.
of today, these storefronts were dark, foreign-
offices
walked in and out of different storefronts until finally
We
Chinese woman acknowledged me – after about an
a
in her store. Without speaking my language, she
hour
me down, took my pulses and looked at my tongue.
sat
then clucked her tongue, wrote some characters on
She
piece of paper, and started putting together packages
a
Passion
adding up the cost on an abacus, she used her
After
English to instruct me to boil the herbs and
limited
the concoction. I went home and did as she
drink
and felt some relief. I came back for more
suggested,
and received my first acupuncture treatment
herbs
her husband in the back room. I soon found out
from
Shirley (her English name) and her husband were
that
doctors in Mainland China.
both
bought a Chinese medicinal herb book, and we used
I
book as a basis for our communication. Shirley
that
my first teacher and this was my beginning. Over
was
decade later, the calling to help people heal through
a
Medicine became so loud I could not ignore it.
Chinese
am very grateful to have found my destiny and to be
I
Sets Marsha Apart?
What
love of being part of the healing
Her
wellness process of my patients.
and
gift of Empathy. It's so important to
Her
in depth to my patients.
listen
a safe nurturing
Providing
for healing. I believe
environment
Medicine will continue to be
Oriental
with Western Medicine to
integrated
true Integrative Medicine.
provide
PURPOSE
Breeds
journey.
and Chinese Medicine. This is how it happened…
practicing today.
looking establishments with all sorts of jars and potions.
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of strange-looking herbs in white butcher paper.

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een a problem solver all my
I've
and as an adult, a wife and a
life,
I found my biggest problem
mom
time. There was never enough
was
it. I wanted to share what I know
of
other business owners, be a
with
homemaker, and be an
dedicated
present mom.
active,
was the answer
Entrepreneurship
my prayers. It allowed me to
to
the creative endeavors that
pursue
teaching soul craved and show
my
children that you can create a
my
future that fits your
profitable
now make up 40 percent of
Women
entrepreneurs in the United
new
— the highest percentage
States
1996, according to the 2016
since
are trying to juggle the
We
of the past and the
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dreams
so many women are
wonder
to marry their interests
looking
passions with businesses that
and
started when I decided
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pair my love of teaching with my
to
skills. I teach online e-
technical
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courses
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entrepreneurs
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I get to help businesses all
startups.
the world, and there is nothing
over
rewarding that knowing that
more
your dream is helping
pursuing
pursue theirs.
others
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dreams.
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