Ep 145: I Thought I Was Opening a Café...

<p>When I opened Grounded, I thought I was building another piece of my business.</p><p>What I didn&#39;t expect was how much the café would end up teaching <strong>me</strong>.</p><p>About creativity.<br>About being a beginner.<br>About letting things be imperfect.<br>About people, community, leadership, and learning to listen without letting every opinion become your compass.</p><p>And honestly?</p><p>I didn&#39;t realize how much I missed creating simply because it was fun.</p><p>Trialing new drinks. Coming up with sandwich combinations. Playing with flavours. Making something that doesn&#39;t work and trying again. Letting an idea become something before I decide whether it&#39;s &quot;good enough.&quot;</p><p>Grounded has reminded me that sometimes the thing we&#39;re building is also building us.</p><p>In this episode, I&#39;m sharing the unexpected lessons I&#39;ve learned behind the counter, and why I think there&#39;s something beautiful about being willing to experiment, get it wrong, ask for help, and keep creating anyway.</p><p>Because maybe there is no &quot;arrival.&quot;</p><p>Maybe we&#39;re meant to keep learning, evolving, creating, and becoming.</p><p>And sometimes...</p><p><strong>the thing you&#39;re building is building you.</strong></p><p></p>