In fact, I’ve been told this K-Drama even inspired folks try their hand in getting a start-up going! I have heard from many people how “Start –Up” validated their experience in entrepreneurship and gave them the motivation to keep going when the going got tough. That’s the mindful message of this K-Drama. Believe in what you can accomplish, and you’ll get there, navigating the roadblocks that come your way. It’s important for your well-being to have passion and purpose in your life.

These characters are great teachers by example.

Ma Hyeon-yi hoped she could find her self-confidence in her gender identity and, of course, Jo Yi-seo hoped to help make Dan Bam a huge success. Kim Tony hoped he could find his father and have a family. Look at how Park Saeroyi hoped for a successful business and hoped he could make his father proud, even in death. This can sustain you even in the hardest of times. Despite adverse events in one’s life including trauma and tragedy, no one can take away your hope for the life you want to live! Hope is a word I use a lot when it comes to mental health. Hope is a great way to sum up the theme of this K-Drama in one word. Let’s face it, a glass ceiling still exists, or in our case a “bamboo ceiling,” which makes the return to work and re-building a career after time off even more daunting. It can be extremely stressful for women to re-enter the workforce and transition back. She is giving those mothers out there hope that they can have a career after taking time off to raise their kids. What makes this K-Drama inspiring is the female protagonist, Kang Dani’s return to the workforce after seven years. Your identity correlates directly with your mental health and Dong-baek realizes this. There’s a defining moment in episode 19 where we see her in full bloom telling one of the women who used to despise her, “Being happy by my own standards is all I need in life, right?” This, my friends, is what I think is the K-Drama’s key message. In essence, Dong-baek personifies the advice I’d give to everyone: Discover your own strengths and skills and claim them in order to find happiness in who you are. This K-Drama is a beautiful example of owning one’s narrative and creating the story you want to tell about yourself.

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