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Maria Kami

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employee → creator diaries
finding my way out after 12 years in corporate
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How do you actually leave a job to start something of your own? Join us at From Employee to Entrepreneur during LA Tech Week to hear from 5 incredible women who’ve done it! After the panel, you’ll sit down in a small group with the speaker whose path looks most like yours. Swipe to get a sneak peek into their stories 👀 📍 @mudwtrgather 🗓 Thursday, Oct 15 · 6–9pm RSVP link in bio 👇 by @mariakami
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20 hours ago
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Attention women in LA 🚨 If you have a job, but also an idea for a business or a side hustle, this is for you! On October 15th, we’re hosting the first ever Employee to Entrepreneur even in LA. An intimate roundtable and mastermind with 5 women who made the leap from employment to entrepreneurship, each in completely different direction: ✨ content creation ✨ tech startup ✨ fractional/ consulting role ✨ physical product ✨ coaching Come learn, get inspired, get feedback on your ideas and connect with likeminded women ❤️ Signup link in my bio! #employeetoentrepreneur #sidehustle #latechweek #techweek by @mariakami
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7 days ago
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Last month I got laid off, and today is officially my first day of freedom, aka unemployment, aka entrepreneurship 😄 So, I’m sharing a little bit of what’s next for me! Follow along as I navigate the transition from employment to entrepreneurship in real time. Let’s see if I “make it” or if you can find me somewhere in a tent in Santa Monica 😅 by @mariakami
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11 days ago
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Design Thinking is a great approach to tackle complex problems, like creating a fulfilling career. I used it in 2018 and ended up in a field I really loved for a long time — user research. And now I’m doing it again to get clearer on my next chapter! I’m starting on September 14th, and inviting you, my friends ❤️ It’s two weeks of tracking what you do and how much energy it gives you or takes plus a few other fun exercises. ~5 mins a day. If you’d like to join, comment “Design” and I’ll add you to our group chat. 5 people max :) by @mariakami
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a month ago
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Honestly, I don’t care about starting a business for the sake of it. If it’s just another hustle that depletes my body and my soul, I’d rather stay in my job - get the paycheck, health insurance, benefits. What I want is a fundamental change in how I show up in the world and how I create financial abundance. So I tried to name what’s in it for me. Do you know why you want your own thing? by @mariakami
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a month ago
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“I want to create something of my own i just don’t know what exactly…” Oh me too, my friend. Me too! But i decided to act on every idea that comes to my mind, and just move one step at a time. Texting a friend, inviting that speaker to my podcast, creating a reel for this exact idea! And it’s so liberating! Whats yours?? by @mariakami
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a month ago
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sometimes i look at my life through her eyes would she be proud? would she be excited? is this what she was dreaming about? am i giving her what she truly deserves — everything? all the love all the acceptance all the fun? i look at the world through her eyes and i stop being the one who “knows” things i come back to pure curiosity pure heart pure joy by @mariakami
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2 months ago
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No one ever got successful, or happy for what it’s worth, optimizing for being liked. The fear of being judged or disliked is so normal, but also so so paralyzing and limiting our potential. Sharing two mindsets that are helping me overcome it! by @mariakami
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2 months ago
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For a long time my job was the villain The thing in the way of the work I want to do But I don’t see it this way anymore And in my world, frustration brings more frustration That carries over with you wherever you go So I decided to reframe this whole thing And actually started feeling grateful I think the trap here is being grateful and just staying in this “comfort” indefinitely Even when you can feel there’s more in you than the job can hold Those aren’t the same thing You can be genuinely thankful for the runway AND still be building your way off it So this isn’t a “quit your job” post It’s also not a “stay at your job” post It’s a “maybe the job is the reason you get to build it all” post #employeetocreator #9tothrive by @mariakami
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2 months ago
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Creator Hour 1 hour before work or before everything else takes over That’s it! If you’ve also got a passion project sitting in the someday folder and want in, let me know and I’ll check in on you too 🤓 #creatorhour by @mariakami
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2 months ago
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July recap This month I decided to try a sprint approach 3 weeks focus on my dreams + 1 week rest I also aligned this sprint with my cycle so that the rest week falls in my luteal phase - best decision ever! So now I’m in my rest phase, and can do some reflections: It’s been super productive (at least compared to how it used to be) Surprisingly, this month has also been very rich in fun stuff! Fun and work also somehow blended and I’m loving it. Work • Started posting on Insta again: 6 posts/reels + some stories • Including posting a video of myself, which felt like a huuuuge step • Didn’t do any content planning, but was probably my most consistent month • Set up my little podcast studio with @about_themoon • Recruited 7 women, and already recorded 2 podcasts • Oh yea - I also have a job, and I kept myself employed - I guess that’s a win Fun • Family-style July 4th celebration • Sound healing under the stars • Friend’s bday dinner • Trying longboard for the first time • Watching FIFA finals • A theatre performance - felt like I was immersed in some Parisian bohème for a few hours • Watched Odyssey • Did loooots of sunset walks I’m not a routine type of gal, and I need to see the end in sight to get motivated to push myself. So I think I’ll continue the same sprint approach in August! by @mariakami
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3 months ago
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Another #letterfromlove — maybe there’s something here for you too. I know it sounds strange — now? This overwhelmed, overworked, uncertain, single, for god’s sake!! But yes. Sit with it. What if it is now. It’s so easy to chase the next thing, to look forward to the time when you finally have it all figured out. Have the life you dream about be real. But remember that time you were traveling in South America? You were so emotionally wrecked you couldn’t even fully savor it. And now you look back and think, wow — I loved that time. I wish I could go back. What if now is that same time? When you have the freedom to try things out, and the only people watching this are your best friends who love and accept you unconditionally? When you gotta run to this next work meeting, so you can allow yourself to be imperfect? When you still have the structure and security of a job, colleagues and stakeholders who need you for something? What if you look back on this whole “figuring things out” process as the sweetest period of your life? When you still didn’t know. When you were learning about yourself just as much as anyone else did. Your yoga teacher said, “to get to the next level, you just need to get really good at the current one.” What if “getting good” in this case means savoring this level to the fullest? Love, Your SOUL #lettersfromlove @elizabeth_gilbert_writer by @mariakami
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3 months ago
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