{"id":36293,"date":"2025-04-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=36293"},"modified":"2025-04-21T06:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:23:14","slug":"mina_second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/mina_second\/","title":{"rendered":"Making These 7 Years a Time to Say &#8220;I Did It&#8221;\uff5cAiming to Own Both a Taycan and a Carrera T One Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been away from the blog for a while.<br \/>\nThankfully, life has been a whirlwind, and I\u2019ve truly been immersed in work every single day. <strong>This might be the busiest I\u2019ve ever been in my entire life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether that\u2019s a good thing or not, I still haven\u2019t figured it out myself.<br \/>\nThe one thing I do know is that <strong>\u201cnow is the time to give it my all.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I made up my mind about my work around the time I ordered my Carrera T.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m currently 43 years old. I feel that until I turn 50, this will be a period where work takes center stage. I have this instinct that unless I can proudly say I gave it my all during this phase, I won\u2019t be able to move on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/mina_second\/#Switching_to_Work_Mode_After_Buying_the_Carrera_T\" >Switching to Work Mode After Buying the Carrera T<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/mina_second\/#Grateful_for_an_Environment_Where_I_Can_Run_Full_Speed\" >Grateful for an Environment Where I Can Run Full Speed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/mina_second\/#The_Blog_Enters_Its_%E2%80%9CSecond_Chapter%E2%80%9D\" >The Blog Enters Its \u201cSecond Chapter\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"style3a\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Switching_to_Work_Mode_After_Buying_the_Carrera_T\"><\/span>Switching to Work Mode After Buying the Carrera T<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"458\">Lately, I\u2019ve been realizing more and more that <strong>people\u2019s values can change dramatically<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"555\">Originally, I was someone who was completely focused on work.<br data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"484\" \/>Even after my child was born, I kept working relentlessly.<br data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"513\" \/>But things didn\u2019t always go as planned, the company struggled, and I chose to become a full-time housewife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"576\">That\u2019s when <strong>I started this blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GcEvTFGaQAALQ-u-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"Porsche Taycan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The people I met through the blog were unlike anyone I had encountered in my life before.<br data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"625\" \/><strong>They valued enjoying their private lives, balancing hard work with a rich personal life.<\/strong><br data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"674\" \/>Their attitude made a huge impact on me.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"790\">Honestly, I thought, \u201cWhy have I been working so relentlessly all this time?\u201d and also, <strong>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever work that hard again in my life.\u201d<\/strong> While writing the blog, I wanted to live more gently and cherish time with my family going forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"863\">Of course, the goal of <strong>\u201cone day buying a Porsche with my own money\u201d<\/strong> was always there.<br data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"828\" \/>But I thought it was something I could achieve <strong>over a long period, maybe 10 years down the road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"887\">\u2026But life always moves in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n<p>I started my company about four years ago.<br \/>\nI was encouraged to <strong>use my writing skills professionally<\/strong>, received investment, and launched a story branding company. At that time, my eldest son was still a baby. It was a start with no clue which way was up.<\/p>\n<p>At first, things didn\u2019t go as planned, and I struggled to balance work and family life.<br \/>\n<strong>The desire to \u201cwork gently\u201d and \u201ccherish family time\u201d conflicted inside me, causing me to lose my way, and as a result, nothing went smoothly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The turning point came two years ago.<br \/>\nAround the time I ordered the Carrera T.<\/p>\n<p>I made up my mind: <strong>\u201cIf I don\u2019t get serious now, I can\u2019t keep running away.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F0wWKUlaUAE9-EH-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"Porsche 911 Carrera T\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From then on, every day has been full throttle. Truly, full throttle. I\u2019ve thrown myself into everything\u2014housework, childcare, work, even PTA activities. Sometimes I\u2019d wake up in the middle of the night with my mind flooded with work (though thankfully that has settled now), and even in a life that felt like it relied solely on my physical strength, I kept moving forward.  <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grateful_for_an_Environment_Where_I_Can_Run_Full_Speed\"><\/span>Grateful for an Environment Where I Can Run Full Speed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Looking around, many people choose a more relaxed way of working.<br \/>\nEspecially while raising children, that\u2019s completely natural.<br \/>\nIn fact, my husband supports me solidly, so maybe I don\u2019t have to push myself this hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026No, I don\u2019t (definitely not, lol).<\/p>\n<p>Still, the reason I keep working so hard is because\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I have a healthy body that moves freely, a family and friends who support me, children growing up healthy, my parents still around, and people cheering me on.<br \/>\nHaving such a blessed environment, I started feeling it would be such a waste not to take on challenges.<\/p>\n<p>I think I was probably born under a star that drives me to <strong>run recklessly.<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd that suits me. Even if I tried to run away from this life, I feel like I\u2019d always be chased by <strong>opportunities that force me to give it my all<\/strong> (laughs).<\/p>\n<p>So I decided to make up my mind and run it out now.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I have a small goal for my car life.<br \/>\n<strong>Owning two cars: a Taycan and the Carrera T (manual Crayon) I used to drive.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf my old Carrera T is still unsold (it\u2019s been listed on Car Sensor for a long time), I\u2019d love to buy it back someday.<\/p>\n<p>When child-rearing settles down, and I meet the version of myself that thinks, <strong>\u201cI want to enjoy cars again,\u201d<\/strong> I want to be able to achieve that goal by building up the present.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC05791-1280x853.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Blog_Enters_Its_%E2%80%9CSecond_Chapter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The Blog Enters Its \u201cSecond Chapter\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mina-porsche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I\u2019m posting weekly on YouTube<\/a> (lately showing my face), but I haven\u2019t had much time or mental space to focus on the blog.<br \/>\nStill, writing again after a long break has reminded me of the power of putting things into words, and from now on, I want to share my true self more naturally.<\/p>\n<p>This blog and my life have entered their \u201csecond chapter.\u201d<br \/>\nHopefully, I can continue on to a third and fourth chapter\u2014<br \/>\nI\u2019d be grateful if you continue to watch over me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been away from the blog for a while. Thankfully, life has been a whirlwind, and I\u2019ve truly been immersed in work every single day. This might be the busiest I\u2019ve ever been in my entire life. Whether that\u2019s a good thing or not, I still haven\u2019t figured it out myself. 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