{"id":341812,"date":"2015-03-25T08:18:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T00:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/testimony-adult-part-3-341812.html"},"modified":"2015-03-25T08:18:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T00:18:39","slug":"testimony-adult-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/lifelove-hk\/decoding-hk\/testimony-adult-part-3-341812.html","title":{"rendered":"Testimony: How we felt becoming an adult?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>

\u201cWhen I created my company.\u201d<\/span> <\/h2>

Christelle, 44, entrepreneur, in a relationship.<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cBy creating my company at 40 years old, I felt that was the turning point. I became a business manager and felt great by the novelty of being the boss<\/a>. Then, very rapidly, it was necessary to find the best tone to keep the company alive. Establishing my business, taking risks, and building a project allowed me to gain in maturity and self confidence. I was able to run a business, even in moments of doubt - to be committed and belligerent over time. The consequences? I get to the point, I am precise and anchored in reality. After four years of existence, whatever the outcome, I am happy because the experience made me grow up.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWith my breast cancer\u201d<\/span> <\/h2>

Marion, 38, graphic designer, married, a child.<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cDuring the year of the treatment following my surgery for breast cancer, I tried to take a step back. Thanks to reading, yoga<\/a> and meetings, I found more meaning to my life and took some distance with regard to my life plans. My beliefs, fears, scleroses; all that prevented me from really growing up. The cancer <\/a>helped me unlock things. Since then, I get to the point, I accept things as they are, I allow myself to be more surprised by life by accepting what it offers, and I live in the present. I still make projects but in the short-term and always in compatibility with who I really am. I feel like an adult because I am deeply connected with myself.\u201d<\/p>

Marie Le Marois<\/em><\/p>

Read more from our 'Being an adult' set:<\/span> <\/h2>

Testimony: What does it mean to be an adult?<\/a><\/p>

Testimony: When did we become adults?<\/a><\/p>

Being an adult: A lifelong changing state
<\/a><\/p>

Growing up: What does it mean to be an adult?<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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