My Creative Cup of Tea

   #MCCOTVoices {7} Jo Riis-Hansen Copenhagen Denmark PERSONAL JOURNEY I was brought up with the belief that I could become anything I wanted. Looking back, I think this is the most dangerous fairytale you can tell a child. I entered adult life convinced that if I just wished hard enough, the universe would answer and it wanna would fall from the sky. Of course, reality was different. I started a business with no knowledge of finance, economics, or trade. I was naïve enough to believe that if I only worked endlessly and held fast to my vision, life would deliver.  I set myself grand goals. I wanted to be the best in my field. I wanted admiration,  acknowledgment, and money. For years, I worked with every ounce of energy I had, certain that if I just pushed a little further, success would come. But there is a price to living this way. Stress became my shadow, my constant companion, and I had no tools to soothe it. My upbringing had never prepared me for the pressure o...