I visited my favorite local flower shop / convenience store and sat down with the owner, So Young.
Have you ever developed a relationship with your local corner shop owner?
Maybe you pop into a convenience store every day to grab a drink or you walk into the same coffee shop every afternoon.
Me and Soyoung in front of her shop!
Leslie and I have developed a relationship with Soyoung Kim, a beautiful, kind, Korean woman who has run the corner store by our house for years.
My wife Leslie has long trained me to buy her fresh flowers every week. And I always buy them from Soyoung’s shop.
Soyoung reads 50 books per year and credits them to helping her form her identity and better understand English when she first immigrated to Canada.
A selfie of me and Soyoung
I asked Soyoung to come on 3 Books to share her three most formative books and we grabbed two milk crates and sat down in the garden center at the side of her store.
I hope you enjoy this talk with Soyoung Kim as much as I did.
Listen to Chapter 39 of 3 Books:
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What You'll Learn:
Why do older siblings often feel pressure to take care of the family?
How can we learn to take care of ourselves when we’re responsible for taking care of others?
Who should take care of us when we grow older?
How can we learn to empty our minds on a daily basis?
Why should we place less importance on money?
notable quotes from sonyoung kim:
“I try to empty my mind every day.” Soyoung Kim #3bookspodcast
CONNECT With So Young:
word of the chapter:
Resources Mentioned:
Soyoung’s first book [15:45]
Soyoung’s second book [25:19]
Soyoung’s third book [34:44]
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