I had a great career. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 HER 2+ Breast Cancer at a very young age—27 years old. It came out of nowhere. Totally unexpected. That turn of events brought me to where I am now. The dream of designing and running my own fashion line. I wanted to dress myself after my surgery and still feel beautiful and that is how AnoOno was born.
Stop being so critical. You’re super hot and your body is rocking. Shut down the shame and get on with yourself.
I just saw tons of pictures of my 18-year old self and was like, “Oh my God, I had a super hot body, why was I eating fat free Fig Newtons and being so self-critical all the time?”What was once a full-time career is now a part-time career. I’m keeping my foot in the door because I’m not ready to exit my career. I’m just trying to keep afloat. I’m leaning in – or am I leaning back?
Tilting, maybe? You tilt, then you lean.
Tilting is a new 'it' word. I’m tilting
"I would encourage myself to choose schools and jobs not to prepare for life or for the next step - but to make choices knowing that schools & jobs are life.
It’s not a means to an end."
"Because that’s the dream right – to have a fulfilling role? And so I thought:
Why not find out what makes other people tick and provide some ideas for other people who are trying to figure out what they want to do.”