DIANA MAYERS

I grew up in Russia. I don’t know how it is now, but when I was a kid you would constantly hear things like “money is evil,” “love is all you need, you can be happy even in a shack,” “you can’t buy happiness with money,” and other nonsense like that. First of all, these sayings are fundamentally wrong and, in my opinion, simply awful. You have to respect and value money. Money is energy. Without respect, it will simply stop coming to you. You have to love money. Secondly, the

Our life is a constant search. Every time we think we’ve finally found what we were looking for, time passes, and we begin searching again—because we continue to grow. And there is nothing wrong with that. It’s completely normal to say you want one thing today and wake up tomorrow wanting something entirely different. We’re human. We live, evolve, our priorities shift, our desires change. Sometimes we don’t even notice it happening because the transformation is so gradual, so

Today, I want to share a few reflections sparked by my recent change of image—specifically, my haircut. This summer, for the first time in eight years, I finally moved on from my classic bob. I cut my hair shorter… and then even shorter. Every time I went to the salon—and the last time was just a couple of days ago—I asked them to take off more. Now I’m wearing an edgy pixie with elements of an undercut. Naturally, there were comments. Several people insisted that the bob sui