2025!!!!!

Whew!! 2024 I stepped back as worked got busy and then 2025 I moved back to the US ending my expat assignment. The adjustment being back in the US, acclimating back into a new routine, drastic changes at work, and attempting to date with INTENTION.

I stepped back because work was insane and to be honest I recognize the message of Broke2Rich is not an easy one. I was starting to feel the burnout from work and the brand without feeling the value in the burnout. One of my business mentors mentioned that to me, with the negative comments from those clearly missing the message, work being busy, and prioritizing my health, I knew what I had to do. Broke2Rich development took off and was being driven by ”it has to make money” and I have to use social media were things I was torn about. I’m not a fan of social media which has a lot of false tales and I don’t want the brand to be about money. The brand is about doing and being who you want to be and to make the emphasis that wealth is more than just money and tangible things. Living in a world where consumerism is key is hard if you don’t know yourself and are afraid to do and be who you want to be makes the messaging of Broke2Rich hard for a lot of people to swallow. This brand and the message and the why behind it is still important but the approach has to be different.

Moving back to the US in January practically starting over with the increased inflation has been a journey. Feeling like I should being do more for the brand and my business goals, weighed on me. It took a friend reminding me to give myself grace and that I made a major move. Being in a space where majority of life is a container tracking across the ocean, in a house bare was hard for me. My new home didn’t feel like a home. One may not think its has an impact, but my walls being bare was taking a toll on me as well. Anyone that knows me I’m full of life and color and that’s reflected in my artwork.

The company that I work for had a “competitive layoff”. They took away our assigned office space and are taking away our WFH on Mondays. Last two are 1st world problems as I call them but it showed the culture shift  within in the company and showed how they are no longeR about the employees which I get because it’s a business at the end of the day. The switch up is just a shock but one I’m able to handle while a lot of fellow colleagues cannot and are miserable. Luckily for me about 6-7 years ago after stressing myself sick, I took a different approach with work. Focus on what I can control and let it be. As long as its fun and I continue to learn that’s what’s important to me.

2026 though it’s foot on the gas with going after my entrepreneurial goals afraid or not and redefining how I continue Broke2Rich message.

So, lockdown in Broke2Rich Lifers! Here’s to doing what we WANT to do and doing it while scared! 🥂