3/24/25: Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Did you say it or sing it?  A reinvention of self should include a reintroduction, right?  Many things about me remain the same.  I am first and foremost a wife to Jeremy and a mom to Ramsey and Merritt.  I remain a literacy advocate and reading enthusiast.  I feel this country has a growing mental health crisis and we need better access to mental health care. I am steadfast that children need adults to be their voice while helping them find their voice, we are their protector.  So, what has changed?

I’ve spent the past 7+ years using my direct sales business as a vehicle for literacy advocacy.  In my new adventure as a business coach, I look forward to supporting, collaborating with, and coaching direct sellers, momtrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and entrepreneurs as they build and grow their brand.  Channeling years of experience in direct sales and Health Care Administration, I have a lot to offer, but I believe the best advice I will have to offer is in the tagline – “Build Your Business.  Keep Your Life.”

If noticed, I said first and foremost I am a wife and mom, but I didn’t always say that with my actions.  There was a time in 2018 when my professional job was demanding incredible amounts of time outside my normal working hours, and I was working to promote in my direct sales business.  Between the two, I was probably putting in 70-80 hours a week.  I recall sitting in the recliner just working away on the goals and objectives of others while my family decorated for Christmas and enjoyed all the merriment that the holidays bring.  I remember my husband later saying, “you couldn’t put your computer down for an hour to just be with us,” and that hit hard.  It was in that moment that I realized my actions were not aligning with my priorities.  I was telling them they were the most important thing in the world to me, but my actions said, “really you’re like the third most important thing to me.”  That was the switch!  I worked diligently to finish that big work project, I promoted in my direct sales business, and six months later, I asked my boss if I could go part-time.  I was incredibly relieved when that company gave me grace and created a position that allowed me to work a few days a week and spend more time with the girls.  Since then, I have worked part-time, as needed, been a SAHM, worked two side hustles alongside each other, gone back to work full-time, back to semi-SAHM, and finally here.  All those different seasons of life required a different level of commitment to keeping my family at the forefront, but I made sure to tell myself that “these are the people that matter, this is where I need to be.” 

As a goal driven woman who likes to check things off a to-do list, I acknowledge it is not easy to keep that balance between work and life, but at the end of your life, will you ever regret missing out on work?  I bet you will regret missing out on truly being part of your family.  I cannot wait to work with individuals who need to hear that this is OK and walk alongside them to as the learn to build their business and keep their life.