You Are The Priority

Why I Moved to New York City in My 20s — and Why You Should Take Calculated Risks Too There’s a wave of people trading New York City for Miami — chasing sun, space, and a new pace of life. But I’ve decided to do the opposite (at least for now) because for me this chapter is about growth and becoming the highest version of myself. As a business owner, entrepreneur, and a young woman, I am all about constantly evolving, becoming better on every level. Moving to New York City feels like a natural step in my journey.  I am a big believer in personal growth and pushing myself to be the best version of myself. I realized that for me to reach my highest potential, I need to focus on learning, developing, and stepping into my feminine energy. New York City, with all its opportunities unlocks this new side of me and provides the perfect backdrop for this kind of growth.  Even as I write this, I remind myself to focus on positive outcomes, sit with graceful posture, and embody the calm,...

  24 lessons I learned this year: 1.  Know your worth whether it is in business or personal life A huge lesson I learned this year was communicating my own value and only accepting relationships whether in business or personal life that match those values. I know that I will never be underpaid again. If you want a job that pays a certain amount of money and you have the right qualifications and work ethic, you should never settle for anything less than that. If want a relationship or get married by a certain age, you should know your needs and only date men who can match those needs.  I feel that knowing your value is extremely important and essential to your existence, so always set your standards to what you need - which is quality. Knowing what you want is very important too - I learned that stability and support in both a professional sense and a personal sense, from what kind of man I would like to marry in the future to the people I want to work with closely, are ve...

  Motivation to be an Entrepreneur  Why do you want to be an entrepreneur and what motivates you? Provide some reasons - make money (the billionaires), be your own boss, create social impact, change the world, family background, curiosity - given all the startup companies in the news etc. My motivation to be an entrepreneur is that I feel that being an entrepreneur is my essence. Since my childhood, I have been entrepreneurial by being curious, wanting to add value to the world and of course achieving financial independence and freedom. I am naturally a people-person and I love finding new ways to think about a subject as well as new solutions to create and add value. I am community-oriented and I value building and maintaining relationships with others which naturally complements my ability to sell a product as well as apply creativity.  What motivates me is my desire to add substantial value and make myself proud of my accomplishments, as well as help and give back to m...

Akbota Yerseit is a luxury real estate agent based in Miami. Akbota grew up in New England, and lived between the Middle East and Eastern Europe prior to that. Akbota’s upbringing allowed her to learn and experience different cultures and languages, while being raised with a strong emphasis on contribution to community, work ethic, values and other important principles. Akbota attained her Finance and Psychology bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in Boston. Akbota is enamored by Miami’s dynamic atmosphere, international community, natural scenery and restaurants. Akbota is passionate about her real estate calling and enjoys finding her clients their dream homes and investments. Akbota is client centered and delivers top-quality service and guidance to her domestic and international clients by bringing them lucrative deals. Akbota’s leverage of sophisticated analytical tools and marketing, exceptional ability to meet the clients’ needs and wants, and real estate experience enab...

As a part of the many exercises at one of many self-improvement classes I am attending, one exercise caught my attention - to write a letter to your future spouse (even if you are currently single) as a way to thank God & Universe for making it happen. So here is mine.  Dear Husband,  I am so grateful for your love, kindness and respect towards me and our family. You are such a caring person; my best friend and I am truly astonished by your work ethic. You are such a family person and that inspires me to be a great wife too. You work hard and provide for our beautiful family while accepting and supporting me in my real estate career too.  You are so smart, respectful, kind, patient, generous, funny, positive, and such a high-quality man. Thank you for being confident in yourself, so that together we are both confident people in love. The way you work hard to achieve your goals in real estate/finance is a quality about you that I find so attractive. I love that you als...

1. Be yourself  This is extremely cliche, but I found the times that I was being my most authentic self - confident, caring and kind, I always get appreciation based on that attitude. Get to know yourself and your interests. Find yourself!  What makes you happy? What are your learning styles? How can you improve yourself? How do you go out of your comfort zone? What goals do you have for yourself? What books can you read to educate yourself?  The premise of this point is for you to know that you can accomplish your goals, despite doubts or lack of experience.   2. Have confidence in yourself  Sometimes you like someone because you like their personality traits and want to adapt them. Sometimes we can see others as an "emotional getaway car" and use that person to distract ourselves from what we should really be doing. Instead of applying for internships, completing our home-works on time or focusing on that midterm, we sometimes try to escape these responsi...