“If you stand for nothing, you fall for everything”

We asked the community to tell us about the values and principles that guide their lives and businesses.

Angela Grover | Registered Dental Hygienist Turned Dental Content Creator: Speaker & Author

As a licensed dental hygienist for over 25 years, I have always placed high value upon my my ethical compass. Ethics is a matter of right versus wrong, and when a patient entrusts their care in your hands, you owe them everything you have to make ethically correct decisions. I have always operated on these thoughts, “How would I want my friends and family members treated?” Reflecting upon that question has led me to walk away from places of employment, Read more>>

Betty Jaeger | Performance Artist & Vocalist

You are the most important person in your life. I learned this principle years ago within a support group of likeminded women enduring similar struggles with trauma along their journey. Upon learning the phrase, “I am the most important person in my life,” I learned how uncannily difficult it was for me to say. I found that this was due to my inconsistent relationship to how I practiced showing up to care for myself, and setting clear boundaries. Read more>>

Athena Petrovich | Digital Illustrator

Happiness and creativity. I’ve tried putting my business and my passion behind me to make more money at a standard 9-5 job, but it isn’t for me. All the money in the world couldn’t stop me from pursuing what makes me happy; I would rather struggle and do what I love than succumb to an average job. I encourage Read more>>