 "Figuring It Out" at Habitat for Humanity International Christiana Shi Interview Statements I like the abundance mindset. To me, again, it's that fundamental belief that people are inherently good that they have good intent and that doing something good for others comes back to you. I invest my time as a scarce asset only where I want to. And by the way, financially, I invest my money where I want to. I have a fairly sizable amount of time that I put into nonprofits. In my case, it's Habitat for Humanity and Doernbecher and a couple other things. And it's because I want to, and it's the payoff I think that comes from working through all the ups and downs of a long career, but keeping your eye on where you're headed and what you're getting out of it. I just feel like this stage of my life, having written a book, being on boards, I want to be on a leading nonprofit, having a wonderful family, like what else do you want?So I look forward to the future to start with. If I was going to bring it back to a professional level, I am more anxious right now than I've been in a long time about all the forces that are at work on both business and philanthropy. It's a really challenging time and it's unpredictable. The tariffs are making us all crazy. Both corporate boards I'm on are affected in different ways, but, hugely affected. The political environment and the uncertainty around that is affecting the nonprofit that I'm leading. And I worry for my grandkids about things like health and safety for them as they grow up. So I would say I have a little bit more of persistent anxiety than I've had in a while, but it's offset by the optimism that I use every day and I'm going to do the best that I can, obviously to be a force at work in this whole uncertain time. All the guilt that you carried around all the times that you felt like you let them down, that net-net you did good and your kid's going to do good in the world. And I don't know that there's a better feeling than that. ....That's right. Coffee in the Pearl.
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