1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 So Anya, tell me about your vision. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,000 So my vision is to bring 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,840 mental health and awareness around mental health into the corporate environment. 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:16,320 I worked corporate America for over 10 years and I had a complete mental breakdown. 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:24,000 I was going blind, all the things as most people can relate to and it was all stress related. 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,160 And I just realized that I've left corporate America, I've been working in corporate America in over eight years, 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,600 but I started coaching my backgrounds in graphic design and marketing. 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,440 And I was like, this is something that still is coming up for me. 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:41,320 I have a lot of friends that work in corporate America and I see their burnout. I see their stress levels. 10 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:48,920 So what can I do to help that? Because that was such a big part of my mission, my vision as well. 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:54,040 And I had a really successful coaching business which got hacked and I lost everything. 12 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,400 Lost my website, 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:01,860 30,000 email subscribers, I lost 300 pieces of video content I've ever created. 14 00:01:02,220 --> 00:01:06,180 And I did what I know how to do best, which is I 15 00:01:06,180 --> 00:01:12,540 meditated and in that four hour meditation, this vision came to me and it's called expansion alchemy. 16 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:15,980 I have 12 teachers on staff, all 17 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:19,580 teaching in the realms of personal development, health, relationships, spirituality, business, 18 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:24,420 just bringing that mental wellness for a well rounded body 19 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:31,100 into not only personal lives, but professional lives as well. 20 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:34,180 Thanks for sharing that. That is very 21 00:01:35,460 --> 00:01:37,700 precise and unique, I would say. 22 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:38,700 Thank you. 23 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:40,700 And the challenges you went through. 24 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:42,700 I bet you learned a lot from that. 25 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:44,700 I get to do challenges as I go. 26 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:50,420 So where did this vision exactly come from? 27 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:54,420 I know you kind of went over that, but is there something specific that you want to say or talk about? 28 00:01:54,420 --> 00:01:57,420 Where exactly did it come from? 29 00:01:57,420 --> 00:02:03,420 Yeah, so like I mentioned, I got hacked and it was such a crazy story too. 30 00:02:03,420 --> 00:02:08,420 I wrote my second book, I was on Book Tour. Book Tour was Vegas, LA, New York. 31 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:12,420 I was at eight times square billboards, felt like I was on top of the world. 32 00:02:12,420 --> 00:02:15,420 Came back from Book Tour and that's when I got hacked. 33 00:02:15,420 --> 00:02:17,420 I lost everything. 34 00:02:17,420 --> 00:02:22,420 I lost my website, lots of content, all my emails, subscribers, my entire business, 35 00:02:22,420 --> 00:02:26,420 which I spent the next couple of months trying to retrieve everything back, 36 00:02:26,420 --> 00:02:30,420 followed by the next couple of months of having a mental breakdown pretty much. 37 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:33,420 Questioning myself, is this what I'm supposed to be doing? 38 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:38,420 Is questioning myself worth going into self-sabotage, going into imposter syndrome? 39 00:02:38,420 --> 00:02:40,420 What am I supposed to be doing? 40 00:02:40,420 --> 00:02:45,420 And that's when I sat in a four hour meditation and this entire vision came to me. 41 00:02:45,420 --> 00:02:48,420 I was like, I'm going to be doing the colors, the logo, the branding, 42 00:02:48,420 --> 00:02:52,420 what partners I want on it, what pricing structure, 43 00:02:52,420 --> 00:02:55,420 like everything was given to me in this four hour meditation. 44 00:02:55,420 --> 00:02:58,420 Wow, that is amazing. 45 00:02:58,420 --> 00:03:00,420 That is amazing. 46 00:03:00,420 --> 00:03:05,420 So, I get that you started off and you had a vision, 47 00:03:05,420 --> 00:03:08,420 mental breakdown and you're at this pot. 48 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:12,420 But why do you do what you do then? 49 00:03:12,420 --> 00:03:14,420 Because I've been there. 50 00:03:14,420 --> 00:03:17,420 I was going through a mental breakdown while in corporate America. 51 00:03:17,420 --> 00:03:20,420 I was going blind, the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. 52 00:03:20,420 --> 00:03:21,420 I couldn't eat any food. 53 00:03:21,420 --> 00:03:24,420 I was allergic to absolutely everything. 54 00:03:24,420 --> 00:03:26,420 I had crazy insomnia. 55 00:03:26,420 --> 00:03:29,420 I didn't sleep for an entire decade while I was going through all of this. 56 00:03:29,420 --> 00:03:34,420 And I know that I helped heal myself through all of these methods 57 00:03:34,420 --> 00:03:37,420 that we teach inside expansion alchemy, 58 00:03:37,420 --> 00:03:42,420 whether it's meditation, breath work, like just holistic health, essentially. 59 00:03:42,420 --> 00:03:44,420 I was able to heal myself. 60 00:03:44,420 --> 00:03:48,420 And I know so many other people are also going through those same struggles, 61 00:03:48,420 --> 00:03:52,420 especially in the corporate world, because they don't really have the tools. 62 00:03:52,420 --> 00:03:56,420 Yes, mental health is being looked on a little bit better now. 63 00:03:56,420 --> 00:03:58,420 But if I had the tools then that I did now, 64 00:03:58,420 --> 00:04:01,420 like something as simple as meditation or breath work, 65 00:04:01,420 --> 00:04:03,420 I would still probably be in corporate America. 66 00:04:03,420 --> 00:04:07,420 But that's why I'm really passionate about helping those people specifically. 67 00:04:07,420 --> 00:04:08,420 Thank you for being here today. 68 00:04:08,420 --> 00:04:11,420 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 69 00:04:11,420 --> 00:04:16,420 Looking forward to seeing your reactions as these episodes continue to move forward. 70 00:04:16,420 --> 00:04:17,420 This is going to get more and more fun. 71 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:19,420 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 72 00:04:19,420 --> 00:04:21,420 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 73 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:24,420 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 74 00:04:24,420 --> 00:04:42,420 We hope you have an excellent time building out your vision and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.