A Two-For-One Manifestation
Name: Kristy Ho
Are you currently a Pathway Member?: No
What was on your manifestation list?: Leaving my 9-5, finding a career more in line with my passions, building a brand (while not coming from a fashion or product design background).
What workshops did you use and what blocks did you discover during the DIs & workshops?: Unblocked Shadow, Unblocked Inner Child, Unblocked Money.
What expanders did you find?: I didn't (and still don't) have many real-life people examples in my life who are creative, started their own company/brand with no 'typical industry knowledge,' and are financially successful. I started to look for expanders online and found multiple fragment influencers on social media who (while coming from various and unrelated backgrounds) started creating their own products for sale due to interest and are very successful. It's hard to know whether someone is an expander for me personally or not, so I try to use Lacy's tip of looking inward to see whether someone elicits a particularly strong emotion for me (e.g. envy) to know whether I should add this person as an expander.
What tests did you face? Which did you pass? Not pass?: To this day, I'm not sure whether this was a test/trigger (it seemed a bit of both), but a job opening came up that was more in line with what I wanted to do in my career. However, it was only a 6-month temp contract in a city I really wanted to live in (Berlin!). On paper, it didn't "make sense" for me to apply to this role because my current job was at a great company, I had a high title, great pay, in a great industry that I'm passionate about; the only problem was the job itself which didn't fulfill me. Despite it not making sense, I applied to the role and felt completely in my worth going through the interviews. So much so that I negotiated like HELL (something I'd never done), which gave me a higher salary than I'd anticipated. Needless to say, I got the job and will move to Berlin!
In terms of building a brand, I'm now ignoring the doubtful voices in my mind and finding time (in evenings/weekends) to carve out what this could look like for me in the next few years. I've already started sketching product designs and finding manufacturers, and I know that the more work I put into 'my dream', the more opportunities will present themselves.
Did you experience a magic dark period? If so, tell us about it.: My magic dark was the three years preceding this career switch when I already knew I wanted to leave this job/role but didn't know-how. Despite applying to 30+ positions, I never got called back. Looking back, I always applied for 'safe' roles that weren't exactly what I wanted, and I think this energy was being reflected back to me. If I couldn't even choose what it was that I ACTUALLY wanted, how was the universe going to give it to me?
How did your manifestation come through?: Through the form of getting a new job (during a pandemic no less), in a city where I've always wanted to live (2 birds one manifestation!).
If you'd like, please include your IG handle:: @kristysyh
What is your cultural upbringing and background?: Chinese
WORKSHOPS
Shadow / Inner Child / Money
