by Miisa Mink | Oct 10, 2016 | Ambition, Entrepreneurship
We all have heard a story about someone who was lucky to be at the right place at the right time, who then became wildly successful. Surely her success can be explained, she spotted an opportunity and she was prepared – in other words – she was extremely...
by Miisa Mink | Sep 25, 2016 | Career change, Entrepreneurship
What would you do if you followed your heart? That was a question Merilee Karr, founder of a successful sharing economy start-up, Under The Door Mat, asked herself one sunny Monday morning. She had been working with an international oil giant for 10 years and her...
by Miisa Mink | Dec 6, 2015 | Ambition
What do you think about people who keep taking selfies and posting them online? Shallow? Vain? Self centered? Well, that hurts. I’ve posted 100 selfies in the past 2.5 years. Let me explain. My selfie obsession might actually be a positive one. In May 2013 I was...
by Miisa Mink | Sep 20, 2015 | Ambition, Entrepreneurship
This week I want to share with you an interview I did with Lucy Choi. She’s the founder of boutique shoe label Lucy Choi London which launched in 2012. Tell us little bit about what you do now and what you did before you started Lucy Choi? I spotted a need in...
by Miisa Mink | Jan 4, 2015 | Goal setting
Exactly one year ago I wrote about ‘conceptualising’ instead of setting new year’s resolutions or fixed goals. In this post I want to share with you the results of my experiment, and the three new concepts I’m setting for myself for this year....