Letting Go of Complacency | Anne Mahlum | TEDxBismarck

Letting Go of Complacency
Anne M. Mahlum is an entrepreneur who knows how to create and build with purpose…and she knows how to do it quickly. She is currently the owner and CEO of a fast-growing boutique fitness company she founded in DC in 2013 called [solidcore] In just over two years, Anne has grown her company to 10 locations with more than 35,000 clients, including Michelle Obama. She has 12 full-time and 60 part-time employees, and is constantly growing her team. [solidcore] is expected to do more than $8M in revenue this year and recently took a multi-million dollar investment to expand into new markets, including Philadelphia, Atlanta, Southern Maryland and Chicago. She has received notable media attention for her business acumen, including features in The Washington Post and The Washington Business Journal.
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  • @kf8286
    @kf82862 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I wanted to cry seeing this. I’ve been in a job I am miserable with and I have two children with a man Ive been with but never married to for 14yrs. I have feel very miserable and complacent. I really do need to change my life for the better. God Bless you all.

  • @lelo46

    @lelo46

    9 ай бұрын

    How has this video changed your life from 1year ago? I would like an update

  • @alextegrado3465
    @alextegrado34653 жыл бұрын

    Im a college student taking one of the most sought after degree programs in my university and only a few get to get in. All my life I just wanted to have people recognize me for who I am and what I can do and when I got in, I just felt lost. I felt nothing. The things I remember having the utmost drive and passion to do the best I can was just lost. And then I stumbled upon this video late at night, backlogged with deadlines and studying for exams, that I realized that this haze and grey mood was just me getting comfortabvle with the achievements that i have gotten for getting into that program. I just have to take that leap of faith into something new thanks for the talk

  • @sagasitches6730
    @sagasitches67304 жыл бұрын

    thank you for attempting to relate to the homeless, unlike many selfish people. don't underestimate the homeless. this is so positive for them!

  • @miracleshappen4483
    @miracleshappen44837 жыл бұрын

    I feel very inspired by your talk. It takes a lot of courage to admit to ourselves who we really are and what we really want. I think that happiness is living the life that you want wholeheartedly even if that means abandoning all of our (illusionary) securities. Happy and fulfilled people have the power to turn this world into a better place. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

  • @susanberner5177
    @susanberner51776 жыл бұрын

    What a powerhouse of guts. She empowers people; even homeless men. They're just men w/o a home; she gave them purpose.

  • @hausalightbourne5071
    @hausalightbourne50714 жыл бұрын

    I am inspired by your talk. I sense the emotion in your voice. Very real very refreshing talk. Thank you.

  • @billhiggins-ha4all795
    @billhiggins-ha4all7956 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video along with the others. My Fathers addiction was to alcohol. Due to that, I never became involved wth drugs, and am a minimum social drinker (most times I will just get a soda at the bar while singing Karaoke,,). Your video also made me think back to 1997, when my wife and I divorced after layoffs in 1994 and my suffering depression. I had been the one that did most for the children, exept the hours while I was at work, traveling for business, or in naval Reserves. In 1997 my son was 11, and daughter 8. Due to my financial condition, I needed to return to Maine from Connecticut. My family (brothers, grandparents, aunt, and cousins) was all here except the children. I had jobs come and go, then ended up homeless several times. It has taken some years for my daughter to communicate, but I hope to see her soon, for the first time in over 15 years.

  • @sagasitches6730

    @sagasitches6730

    4 жыл бұрын

    bless you. life is so challenging. give your daughter some time...she will come around.

  • @billhiggins-ha4all795

    @billhiggins-ha4all795

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sagasitches6730 Thank you for the comment. We still just exchange email messages occasionally. They did not even come up for the memorial service two years ago when their cousin died of suicide. I had let them know that he was missing (not wanting them to see it on the news). I am in Maine, while they are in Connecticut and New York. His body was found hanging from a tree two weeks later. In the time since, I have been active with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Objective Zero (veteran suicide prevention), and the "Yellow Tulip Project" (one to prevent suicide for children in school).

  • @tarasapone7887
    @tarasapone78873 жыл бұрын

    Very good message😂Staying comfortable is NOT good if you're NOT happy. Being afraid of NOT having something concrete or totally secure of what might happen can STOP your true happiness 🤣

  • @dot4207
    @dot42076 ай бұрын

    I will change. I am confident. Thank you!

  • @inyoureyes9197
    @inyoureyes9197 Жыл бұрын

    I just wanted to drop a comment and say this video was inspiring. Have a good day everyone.

  • @inger_stapleton
    @inger_stapleton6 ай бұрын

    So good.

  • @roxyrebel15
    @roxyrebel157 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. Thank you so very much for sharing this.

  • @chcamerica22
    @chcamerica225 жыл бұрын

    well done, its heartening to hear such wisdom from such a young lady.

  • @sylvesterlan500
    @sylvesterlan5007 жыл бұрын

    That was beautiful. Thank you for your inspiring message!

  • @Cton88
    @Cton882 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of Billy Joel’s “Vienna”

  • @mahrukhd2481
    @mahrukhd24816 жыл бұрын

    I vowed never to settle, this is excellent!

  • @gusmwas
    @gusmwas7 жыл бұрын

    love this

  • @xavierstrain2
    @xavierstrain26 жыл бұрын

    Hi! This is a great video. thanks for making this video, it helped me out alot.

  • @andrewazouz3654
    @andrewazouz36544 жыл бұрын

    Awesome talk.

  • @thedreamworldlives7810
    @thedreamworldlives78102 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @Tousicle
    @Tousicle4 жыл бұрын

    Wait how did she get the validation she needed or did she just go along with it anyway? I think this is around 9:00?

  • @savasanaepsom7268
    @savasanaepsom72686 жыл бұрын

    Anne is so badass!

  • @erikbradyrather
    @erikbradyrather4 жыл бұрын

    2.2 kids?

  • @raidenwave4219

    @raidenwave4219

    4 жыл бұрын

    it's a reference to a statistical number which is the average number of children per family in the US

  • @robertmaxa6631
    @robertmaxa66314 жыл бұрын

    Going to a country, where nobody speaks English, is very frustrating, not an enjoyable experience, at all.

  • @sagasitches6730

    @sagasitches6730

    4 жыл бұрын

    what the f are you talking about?

  • @chrisanderson8413

    @chrisanderson8413

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sagasitches6730 he's talking about going to a country where nobody speaks the same language as you and how frustrating that can be. I think the comment was pretty straightforward, let me know if you need it explained further.

  • @sagasitches6730
    @sagasitches67304 жыл бұрын

    her hair is unruly... is it my concern? no, but it annoys me.