Hania Tahoma

I attribute my success to transmuting heartache, disappointment, and negativity into something authentic and beautiful. I had about two years where anything that could go wrong went wrong - I'd train someone and they'd get the promotion instead of me, I'd get a new job and the company would close, and I was struggling as a single mom when my sister's kids were taken away and suddenly I had 6 more children to care for. In that darkness, I had to sit back and take a deep breath, and something emerged. I was able to transmute all the anger, pain, disappointment, and stress of the whole situation into something authentic and beautiful - I basically made lemonade. That experience made me realize so much about what really matters and helped me pay attention to different personalities and quirks that I had never really paid attention to before, even in management roles. It gave me empathy towards someone that's not capable of helping themselves and taught me how to balance life and still make things happen. From that struggle, I came up with concepts that I merged together and started helping people around me, and even though I wasn't charging them at first, they started giving me money and I realized I could make a living doing this.

The most important value to me is operating from a place of softness and authenticity, with the premise that soft is not weak but actually strong. I believe you don't have to be overbearing or controlling to create triumph and productivity - you can move in a softer manner and achieve more. In my work, I put myself in the shoes of the employer, the management, and the staff so I can understand everyone's perspective from the bottom all the way to the top. I approach everything with the premise of wanting for others what I would want for myself. I believe in addressing each person as a great individual, not just a name on a piece of paper, and making them feel valued whether you're dealing with the divine feminine, divine male, or any personality quirks. I also value empathy deeply, especially towards people who aren't capable of helping themselves or whose intentions are misconstrued. In my personal life with relationships, I believe in getting people back to base one, ground zero - focusing on who you are as a human being rather than superficial things like how much you make, how much you weigh, or how you look. It should be like when you were a child: I like you, you like me, let's build a foundation.