Meet Phyllis Okon

We recently connected with Phyllis Okon and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Phyllis, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?

My resilence is born from hope. When my father was imprisoned in concentration camps, he often told us what kept him alive was hope. Survival was just around the corner, and something better was in reach.
Both my husband and I were children of survivors, and as such, I think faith and hope were ingrained in us at an early age. We never give up and are unafraid to dive in and try new ideas.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I work with my sons, brother, and others to run our fifty-year-old family business in ground transportation. We provide ground transportation for the film industry, as well as many corporate and business travelers all over the world. Almost twenty years ago, I became a prolific author under the names Carole P. Roman and Brit Lunden, publishing over eighty books. Many have gone on to become best-sellers and have won numerous awards. Lastly, after my husband’s death, I studied to become a medium and have developed a thriving practice.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Don’t give up. There is always a solution. I have learned to reinvent myself and pivoted so often that it left me dizzy. Don’t surround yourself with an echo chamber; contrary opinions are good. Don’t be afraid to start over, and never lie to yourself. If you make a mistake, own it and learn from it. People always remark that I am strong. I don’t think that’s my strength; I believe it’s faith and determination. I am entirely solution-oriented.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

The hardest part of my life right now is adapting to our post-pandemic world. The way we’ve done business for the last forty-five years has changed and we are working hard to adapt to the new gig economy and all the changes that have come with it.

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