“You have to grind and hustle, but a part of that grind and hustle has to be a healthy mind and a healthy body. You’re not being an inspiration to people if your mind isn’t right and your body isn’t right.”
Nigerian-American entrepreneur and founder of TONL Karen Okonkwo shares her thoughts on the ‘grind and hustle’ of entrepreneurship, reimagining success, prioritizing mind/body health, and knowing when to surrender.
Highlights
- How Karen’s definition of “being well” has changed over time
- Why having abundance of both time and money is key to wellbeing – and how to make it happen as a time and money-strapped business owner
- The experience that finally led Karen to understand and embrace the importance of mind/body health to her life and work
- A surprising health discovery that changed the way Karen approaches self care
- Why Karen finally surrendered and asked for help reaching her health goals (and why it was so much harder than asking for help with business goals)
- How Karen’s stock photography company TONL is facilitating a conversation about self care in underrepresented communities – and debunking cultural stigmas that often get in the way
- The sweet spot between structure and flexibility that allows Karen to maintain her self care habits
- The self care habit that Karen makes sure happens every day (and what goes wrong if she doesn’t)
- Karen’s favorite music for feeling calm and centered (you might be surprised!)
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Tidal (streaming music)
Connect with Karen: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
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