I Accidentally Got On The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and The TODAY Show

Unexpected Learning From An Unlikely Experience

Last year, I made a huge financial mistake in real estate.

I wrote about my experience first on Medium with one simple intention — if any of my friends asks, I will send them the link to read the story instead of repeating the painful details to them over and over again.

It worked. Some of my friends thanked me for sharing my experience. One of my real estate friends shared my story link to educate her clients.

I felt good about it — at least my misjudgement will help someone else avoid similar mistakes.

A few weeks after I published it, I received a surprise Instagram direct message. An editor from Business Insider reached out and asked if I would be willing to speak to them about my experience.

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Entrepreneurial Curiosity Convinced Me To Be My Own Guinea Pig

I was very surprised, but my curious entrepreneurial brain kicked in — I had started my business last year. I do want to learn how the press works in case I have a great story to tell about my business in the future.