James & Ann Santos

Name: James & Ann Santos
Address: Moncton, NB, CA
Telephone: +15066071441

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We help and mentor working professionals and breadwinners create a second income online without quitting their jobs.

08/29/2026

Saturday morning thoughts. ☕️

Over 11K steps by 8AM, who this? 😛

James and I made a commitment to ourselves that taking care of our health needs to be part of our everyday life—not just something we do when we feel like it.

There’s something about getting outside early, while most of the neighborhood is still quiet, that clears my head.

Just walking, thinking, breathing and appreciating this season of life. ❤️

In my 40s, I’m realizing more and more that the life I want later is being built in very ordinary moments like this.

The walks, the small habits and the choices nobody sees.

Showing up even when motivation is nowhere to be found. Motivation comes and goes.

We a have a long way to go with some of our goals, and that’s okay. We are playing the long game.

For now, steps done, coffee next! ☕️😛

Then we’re off to enjoy our Saturday—planning to attend the Filipino community summer celebration at the riverfront, do some grocery shopping, maybe find a treasure or two at the thrift store 😆, enjoy some of my K-drama later, and of course check in with our online business community.

Just a normal Saturday filled with little things we enjoy while still making time for the things we’re building.

This is the kind of life I want more of—taking care of today while quietly building for tomorrow. ❤️

Happy Saturday, everyone! Enjoy the little things. They’re actually the big things. 💕

08/28/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬?

Another Friday, which means another week gone.

And lately, James and I have been thinking more seriously about what we want the next chapter of our lives to look like.

Is there really one final “end goal”? Probably not. Life changes, plans change, and we will keep building along the way.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟒𝟑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝟖, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠:

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞.

Our goal is to retire from corporate within the next 10 to 15 years. If we can do it sooner, even better! 😅

We knew a traditional business wasn’t for us. We didn’t want something that required us to be physically present every day, managing inventory, employees, and daily operations.

This online business made sense for the life we want because we can build it alongside our full-time jobs for now—one day, one post, and one small step at a time.

The long-term vision is to eventually do this full-time from anywhere, as long as we have our laptops and an internet connection.

We simply want more options: more time to travel, more time with the people we love, and the freedom to decide how we spend our days while we’re still healthy enough to enjoy them.

That’s what we’re slowly building toward.

If you’re a working professional, immigrant, or breadwinner who has also started thinking, “Is this all there is?”—you’re not alone. 💕

If you’re curious about what we do, I’d be happy to answer your questions. No pressure and no hype—just an honest conversation.

Happy Friday! The weeks will keep passing, so let’s be intentional about where they’re taking us.

08/27/2026

After staying up until almost midnight last night, I still woke up this morning for our 5:30 AM walk with the crew. ☕️🚶‍♀️

Was I motivated? Honestly, no. I wanted more sleep besh! 🤣

But I made a commitment to myself, to prioritize my health and keep showing up, even on the mornings when I don’t feel like it.

We even said hello to an older lady we see walking every morning. Seeing her out there consistently always makes me smile and quietly inspires me to keep going too.

Last night’s lesson became this morning’s reminder:

Motivation comes and goes. Commitment and your WHY are what gets you out of bed.

Not every day will feel easy, but I know my future self will be grateful that I kept going.

What commitment are you choosing to keep today?

08/27/2026

Attended another powerful Mastermind tonight, and even though it’s almost 11 PM—way past my bedtime, I’m still wide awake and full of energy. 😅

The speakers, the lessons, and the inspiring stories from my fellow online business owners reminded me why I keep showing up.

Tonight, we talked about mindset and how developing a growth mindset can truly change the trajectory of your life.

To say that I’m incredibly grateful to be part of this global online community is an understatement. I’m surrounded by people who continue to learn, grow, dream bigger, and encourage one another along the way.

One of my biggest takeaways tonight:

Don’t rely on motivation because it comes and goes.

Show up anyway.
Stay consistent.
And always remember your WHY.

My WHY is to create more choices for our future: to retire from our corporate careers earlier, travel more, support the people we love, and have more time to enjoy life together while we are still healthy enough to do so.

Because when motivation fades—and it will—your WHY will remind you why you started and why you need to keep going. 💕

What is the WHY that keeps you moving forward?

08/26/2026

I took this photo of our home before our morning walk, and I couldn’t help but feel grateful for how far James and I have come. 🙏

For many years, I lived in survival mode, working hard, carrying responsibilities, and doing my best as the main breadwinner. There wasn’t always much time or energy left to think about what I wanted for myself.

I know many immigrants and breadwinners will understand this. We become so focused on helping everyone else that we sometimes forget we’re allowed to dream too.

You’re allowed to want more, not because you’re ungrateful for what you already have, but because you also deserve to build a life that feels good to you.

Life is messy. It can be difficult and exhausting. But it can also be fun, beautiful, and full of moments that remind us how far we’ve come.

Today, I’m simply grateful. And still dreaming and still building . 💕

Happy midweek, everyone! 🤩

08/25/2026

#𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞.

Doing this online business alongside full-time jobs takes work.

There are days when we’re excited to work on it, and there are days when we have to push ourselves a little harder.

After a full workday, sometimes the last thing we feel like doing is learning something new, creating content, attending a training, following up, or working on the business.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

At the same time, we’re not trying to build everything overnight.

We recognize that we’re in this for the long haul. We’re playing the long game.

So we build where we can.
Some days we can give more.
Some days we can only do a little.
But we keep moving.

I always come back to this quote:

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

Right now, a lot of what we’re doing is exactly that.

Learning.
Improving.
Building skills.
Figuring out what works for us.
And becoming better business owners along the way.

Because we’re not looking for overnight success.

We’re trying to build something that can still be part of our lives 5, 10, even 15 years from now.

And honestly, the time will pass anyway.

Five years from now will come whether we build something today or not.

So we might as well use some of that time to create more options for our future.

No rush but definitely no standing still either.

And if you’ve also been thinking about building something alongside what you already do, maybe this is your reminder that you don’t have to have everything figured out before you start.

Take your time. Learn. Ask questions. See if it’s something that makes sense for you.

And if you’re curious about what we’re building and why we chose this path, our inbox is always open. 💕

08/25/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.

It has been three weeks since James and I started walking at 5:30 AM, which means getting out of bed by 5 AM.

I actually set my alarm for 4:30 because I like having a little quiet time before the day begins. And yes, coffee is very much part of the routine. ☕️😅

Are we motivated every morning? Definitely NOT! 😛

Some mornings, we would much rather stay in bed. But we get up anyway because we’re trying to make our health a daily priority.

We’re not perfect, and we’re still figuring things out.

This routine simply reminds us that we don’t always have to feel motivated to do something good for ourselves.

We just need to make a decision and keep showing up. 💪

08/24/2026

Instead of saying, “𝐔𝐠𝐡, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧”
practice saying, “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.”

A brand-new week to make better choices, to take care of yourself, to work on your goals and to take one more step toward the life you truly want. 🙏

James and I are grateful we get to do our full-time corporate jobs while we continue building our online business alongside it.

Why? Because we know the life we have today does not have to be the only life available to us.

We want more freedom over our time, more opportunities to travel while we’re still healthy.
And eventually, the option to step away from corporate life on our own terms.

So every week, we keep showing up even when the results are not immediate and even when the steps feel small.

Because small, consistent actions can completely change the direction of your life.

You don’t have to transform everything this Monday.
Just take one step your future self will thank you for.

It’s Monday again and we’ve been given another week to create something intentional with our lives.

Let’s give this life our best shot. We only get one.🙏

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