A year ago I had nothing. And then again, I had everything. I had an idea. Like all exciting ideas, this one woke my inner critic telling me that I wasn’t ready for my idea, that I had never done that sort of thing before. The fearful voice was telling me to...
I grew up in Finland, the self proclaimed capital of hardship. Winters were harsh and work ethic strong. I remember the winter mornings when it was still pitch black when I got up to go to go to primary school . It might have been -20C outside but that was not a...
When I started my DrivenWoman journey last January my first goal was to define my purpose. I felt that I’m kind of drifting, not sure if it’s me or someone else who is pulling the strings in my life. This June, I was in Roxanne Hobbs’ Daring...
I have done a lot of reflection over the last 18 months. “What am I doing with my life?” “Where do I want to live in the world?” What helped me answer these questions is working out what is important to me, what do I love doing and what am I passionate about. It has...
Four years ago I was in a spot where many women find themselves these days, wondering what my true purpose in life would be. I was searching for answers — alone, spending all my evenings surfing the net and getting inspired by amazing women who’d created...
When I first time arrived in London I fell in love. I had always felt a little bit of an outsider in Finland where I’m from. I was noisy, I had ideas, I had opinions and I wanted to shake the boat. The Finns, they didn’t like that. Especially the Finnish...
