It doesn’t matter if I’m leading a product at a tech company, starting a venture, practicing energy healing, or studying Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Whatever I’m doing—I follow one rule.

Follow the spark.

Even if it doesn’t make sense.

Even if it’s hard.

Even if people don’t understand.

It Started With a No

I was 20 years old, sitting in an accounting lecture, feeling completely misaligned.

Something inside me whispered: “This isn’t your path.”

So I followed the spark instead.

I taught myself to code. I taught myself product design.

I cried on the floor learning JavaScript—but I kept going.

Because I wanted to build something real. Something that mattered.

Eventually, I co-founded a SaaS company that grew to seven figures.

I launched a nonprofit to help students work abroad.

I spent fourteen-hour days in a basement with my cofounders, trying to make complex systems feel human and useful.

And I loved it.

1️⃣ The Tech Years: Building the Future

After years of trying, I finally made it to the U.S.—first through Shopify, then Meta.

There, I had the opportunity to work on Oculus and Virtual Reality—products that truly lit me up.

I believed in what we were building. I was in awe of what was possible.

It felt like the future—and I wanted to help shape it.

I worked on Quest 1 and Quest 2, exploring the ethical dilemmas of emerging tech.

Then I moved into the world of trust and safety, designing systems to help keep kids safe online—at the intersection of policy, product, and real people’s lives.

But even while working on cutting-edge technology, I kept asking:

What am I really here to create?

2️⃣ The Spark Shifted—But It Never Died

The spark that once led me to Silicon Valley began calling me in a new direction.

I discovered energy healing—not from a book or a course, but from lived practice.

After 50 sessions, I knew I’d found something potent. Something that worked.

Around the same time, I fell in love with Traditional Chinese Medicine—its poetic systems, seasonal rhythms, and wisdom about the mind-body-spirit connection.

This wasn’t just a career shift. It was a reminder.

And again, I followed the spark.

3️⃣ The Rule That Guides Everything

My mind likes logic. It likes plans.

It often says things like:

• “You’ve already built a successful tech career—why start over?”
• “Why pivot into something so different?”

But I’ve learned to lovingly tell that voice: Shhh. I’m following what’s alive.

Because every part of my path eventually comes together.

• Tech helped me think in systems.
• Coaching helped me communicate.
• Healing helped me reconnect.
• TCM gave me a framework for the whole human.

You don’t have to choose one identity.

You just have to listen to what’s next.

3 More Rules I Live By

1️⃣ Go Where the Energy Is

It’s not just about what you do.

It’s where you place yourself.

When I wanted to build products, I moved to Silicon Valley.

Now, I’m in Pisac, Peru—surrounded by breathwork, plant medicine, energy healing, and spiritual teachers.

If I want to grow in a direction, I go stand in the soil where that energy is already growing.

2️⃣ Learn From People Living It

I surround myself with people who are doing what I want to do.

Not talking about it—living it.

I ignore the skeptics, the doubters, the ones who say, “This won’t work.”

Because I’ve learned that people who haven’t done it rarely understand the path.

3️⃣ Don’t Chase Money—Chase Meaning and Mastery

Do I care about making a living? Yes.

But I don’t make decisions based on what’s profitable.

I make decisions based on what’s purposeful.

When I follow what lights me up, I give my all.

And when you become excellent at something—whether it’s product management or energy healing—money follows.

That’s how I got into Facebook.

That’s how I built my companies.

That’s how I coach and heal now.

I never start with “What’s in it for me?”

I start with “How can I serve?”

If You’re at a Crossroads…

Maybe you’re pivoting.

Maybe you’re burnt out.

Maybe you’re terrified to leave behind something that once lit you up—but no longer fits.

Here’s what I want you to know:

• You don’t need a 10-year plan. You need a spark.
• You don’t need to prove your worth. You need to trust your pull.
• You don’t need permission. You need presence.

Follow the spark.

Follow what’s alive.

Follow what whispers, “This way.”

Even if it changes everything.

Especially if it changes everything.