Life Update
Hi, my dear podcast friends. I hope that this episode finds you well.
I'm just going to give you a warning that this episode is much more of a life update.
While you're used to business training from me, this is just a little bit more of my story and what's been happening for me behind the scenes that I wanted to catch you up on.
So what you may know about me is that last year I donated to single moms in my community that were trying to run a business. I really am passionate about helping single moms. You may also know that this year you helped me raise over $1,000 to the domestic abuse hotline for women with one of the templates that I launched.
But what you might not know is that I'm a single mom myself.
I ended up sharing my story this last week with a group of women that I was speaking with on zoom virtually and I realized that I really hadn't caught you up on what's been happening in my life this year.
So my husband and I unfortunately separated two years ago, and I feel completely confident in the decision even though it was a very hard one.
But I also wanted to wait until the timing was right to share the news with you and I felt like my kids were stabilized.
I ended up filing for divorce this past summer and there's so much that could be said, and obviously there's a lot of grief and sadness, but I also am feeling a lot of peace and support in this process.
So about a year into the separation I flew from Northern California down to Southern California to host a retreat for some amazing women in business and it was an incredible time. Then after I hosted that retreat, I was down here again, which is about a 13 hour drive from where I lived at the time, but I really felt like God telling me it was time to stay in San Diego where I grew up. So I canceled my plane ticket and I moved in with my parents.
I'm someone that really struggles with decisions, but I felt so much peace around this and honestly, I'm so grateful for all the support that I've received from friends and family.
Also, I'm so grateful for the miracle of a virtual business.
When it came to my income and my clients, nothing missed a beat. I really feel like it was a gift from God that four years ago I started my business because if you guys know my story, I did not have entrepreneurial-ism in my family. I thought it was crazy to start a business, but now I realized really the gift of it really giving me complete freedom to make the best decision I needed for me and my kids in a really, really, really difficult time.
So anyway, I've got so much more to share with you, but that's it for now. I just wanted to send you this message that for me, 2018 was probably the hardest year of my life and really felt impossible to get through.
But also, I literally grew my business in what was definitely the hardest chapter of my whole life.
I just want to say that to you, because if you feel like 2020 is a challenging year for you, I know it is for so many people and you're feeling overcome with what you're facing on top of trying to start a business, I just want to let you know that you're not alone and you will make it through. So often those hard chapters are like creating a diamond under pressure, you will and you can make it through.
I want to thank you for being on this journey with me, what a crazy journey and what a crazy life. I remember writing in my journal back in 2016, like I was doing my therapy job and like I had this dream to do more and make money on the side so that I could spend more time with my kids. I just never knew it was possible and I never, never knew that God was giving me the gift of my business so that I could make some hard decisions later in life.
I love doing what I do and I love helping women make money, but why I'm here and why I'm more on fire than ever is because I really feel like what owning a business that supports women like you in creating complete financial and time freedom to make whatever decisions you need to for yourself, for your family, for your kids, complete freedom, I just think it's just the ultimate gift.
So thank you. Thank you for listening to my story and I hope you have a beautiful rest of your week.
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PS: In the midst of this challenging time I’ve been asking myself what I can do to help? One of the #1 ways I support my clients is by helping them simplify their business so that they can increase the flow of money without creating extra work. In this season simplified visibility and sales is needed more than ever.
So if you’re craving personal support as you reposition your free and paid work, I’d love to help you simplify your sales process so that you can produce income in your business even during a challenging time. If you want support you can check out my services and book a free discovery call here, or you can send me a DM on Instagram.