Angela Ochieng

I would say to not lose the essence of compassion, empathy, and being in service of others. I think sometimes in the health industry, there's just a lot going on - we're holding onto a lot of pain of people, whether it's chronic pain or illness, mentally, emotionally, physically, all that. It's so important that when somebody's coming to you, that you don't lose that. Because it can be so easy to get swept into not being that person, and then this is when clients don't trust health workers, wellness practitioners, and etc. So I think it's so important to continue to advocate for yourself - ensuring that you are part of environments that value compassion, empathy, service of others, and there's that reciprocity as well. When you're not seeing that in a workplace, to advocate for that and to stand up on that, so we can start having more enriching spaces in the wellness and health industry that is providing healing, and not just a fast solution that's just a band-aid, because you're looking at the surface layer and you're not actually looking at the root of the problem. A lot of people just want a platform to be heard, to be seen - whether emotionally, spiritually, physically. They want that platform that they can move their body freely. And when we do that, then that's when healing happens.

The biggest challenge with entrepreneurship is patience. When you have a vision, people don't see what it is that you want to create, so you have to stay firm in that, because people who are not in entrepreneurship will give you doubts or they don't trust what it is that you want to create. But when you stay firm, and you're a rock, and you're consistent, then people trust what it is that you want to create. Another challenge is being grounded within yourself and authentic, because you're gonna see so much out there that's like, well, you have to do this to get this result, and these views, and this money. But if everyone was doing the same thing, we wouldn't have these amazing companies - think if Steve Jobs thought the way every other entrepreneur thought when it came to phones, we wouldn't be having an iPhone. The challenge is staying authentic, true to yourself, being grounded within yourself, especially if you're gonna be having that responsibility of your clients and employees. And then also consistency - you're gonna have a lot of hard stuff come your way, and being resilient. For opportunities, I think we're in a period that people are really starting to pay attention to their health, like preventative health. And especially with technology, this is the age of information. I think people are realizing the lack and the void in human connection. So the spaces that I created, like in person, I think that's gonna help people reconnect, not only with themselves, but have a community. I think that's what is missing right now, the sense of community, the sense of belonging. People are wanting to just tap back into themselves because they've been so much in technology and screens. I think there's going to be a redefining in remote work - if you're gonna work from home, creating a life where you are outside, in nature, you're connecting with people, you have some sort of community. People are realizing, hey, my health is important, I need to take care of myself. People are viewing success and being rich in a different way - it's not all about the really nice car, the really big house. It's that internal fulfillment.