About Me - Katie Grazer Blog

Three years ago, I quit my job at “corporate Switzerland” and moved across continents with now-husband Thomas. This was when my life as a blogger and entrepreneur kicked off. But there is so much more before that, in between, and now I want to share with you.

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About Me Katie Grazer

Now for those of you who would love to get to know me a bit better, I invite you to read on, so we can get to know each other a bit better!

When I was 11 years old, I was diagnosed with cancer.

This is the first time I am sharing this online, and it feels scary.

But this is not a sad story; it’s just the story of my life. It is how I got to the place I am right now, and it’s a happy place!

So after being diagnosed with cancer, going through chemotherapy, radiation treatment, losing all of my hair, and feeling seriously miserable…

(Anyone having cancer treatment knows what I am talking about. You basically feel totally fine one day and once taking medicine you are the sickest person on planet earth)

…I got better.

After nearly a year of treatment, I fully recovered and have been cancer-free for the past 19 years!

Can I hear an amen!

But, I think the experience put me up for an interesting start to life… I went back to school, and everything was back to normal. So it seemed, and so I thought.

A couple of years later, I was about to start university but I was seriously lost. Zero ideas what I wanted in life, study, or who I was. So teenage Katie started studying economy because keeping all my options open seemed like the only rational choice. With a degree in business, I could enter any industry later on, right?!

(And disclaimer: I am really thankful for the privilege of being born in Switzerland. I understand that not everyone has the opportunity to receive an education, and I will appreciate it for the rest of my life.)

However, studying was not my thing, and I was miserable.

So as a hobby, I started a blog. It was this blog 🙂 It looked very different, I posted a lot about food and just random stuff, well how blogging was in 2010, very casual, I suppose…

Jump ahead five and something years, and I graduated. Btw still absolutely no clue what the heck I wanted in life!

The only good news was, though, I was gradually becoming a more confident person! Thank you mid to late twenties!

(Ps. I just started my 30th year on planet earth and have never been better! So for anyone reading this under 20 or early 20ies – life gets so much better, I promise – just pull thorough! Life will always be challenging, but at least you are not constantly worrying about what other people think of you.)

And it was also the first time I started to come to terms with how unhappy I was. But time wasn’t right yet. Or I wasn’t.

Because of all the self-doubt, I had convinced myself I had to get a job in corporate Switzerland and make a ton of money.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not advocating not to get a job, especially after going to school for years and years and not knowing what else to do.

Heck, yes, you should get a job and build a life of your own.

I just believe that building a life around a corporate job or any other situation, making you miserable from the start, is the wrong foundation for your life.

So I did it anyway and got a very good job at a prestigious Swiss Bank.

Hellooooo….! Yes, this is a dream job for a lot of people. So I grabbed my supposed jackpot by the neck and jumped in. I did it for more than 1.5 years, and I believe I did it well. But come on, I was just not happy.

Can you imagine me during that time? The constant doubt and negative self-talk.

Why are you so unhappy all the time?
You are good at this. Why isn’t this working?
You are so ungrateful!
What is wrong with you!!!!!
You are a quitter and a whiner!

So how did I end up leaving all that negative sh** talk behind, taking action and life into my own hands, quitting my job and moving across the continent?

Well, I believe it has something to do with being diagnosed with cancer as an 11-year-old.

Life is short.

And girl, you only live once!

My unintended run-in with cancer has made this abundantly clear.

Now I honestly believe you don’t have to be sick or have a traumatic experience to take control of your life.

I also don’t believe you have to wait as long as I did to figure out your stuff, but…

I believe it takes courage! I, for sure, know it takes some self-reflection and an honest look in the mirror.

About Me Katie Grazer

Now, attention, please …

I believe you have it in you to make your life beautiful, achieve your goals, and, most importantly, find happiness!

Do you want me to repeat that?

I believe you have it in you to make your life beautiful, achieve your goals, and, most importantly, find happiness!

For me, this means freedom.

This blog, this business, this entrepreneurial journey.

How does it look for you?

You tell me.

If you are looking for something similar to this website or tips on how to build a life similar to mine, then I hope that this blog and my advice can help you achieve precisely that.

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There is nothing more I love than learning more about your life, connecting with you and sharing this crazy rollercoaster as a team.

My name is Katie, and I am so happy you found me here on my little corner on the web.

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