How I Got Started

As a bright and perky college graduate from the Ohio State University with a bachelors degree in psychology. I could barely hold in my excitement until I hit the job market. I immediately started looking out to identify various things that I would be able to do with my psychology bachelor’s degree. After several days of looking out for different job opportunities I realized that my psychology, bachelors degree was equivalent to high school diploma.

I have never felt more discouraged in my entire life. I was $40,000 in debt with a degree that didn't even mean anything. So instead of just throwing in the towel and giving up on my hard work and taking some random job, I decided I would go back to school. I immediately applied for a Masters program with a focus on clinical counseling. I always had a desire to help other women. Immediately, I started my master's program and I loved it. I loved it so much I went ahead and got a double master in education with my focus being on school counseling and clinical counseling. Upon graduation, I worked for four years as, a clinical counselor and I work for four years as a school counselor.

Although I loved both jobs I really felt like I was so limited in what it was I could do. I wanted to help people but there were so many regulations on what that looked like. For example I was not allowed to share any personal stories even if I was certain that they would be of benefit to my clients. As a counselor, they put me in the role of helping children, and at first I loved it, but then my own children became the same age as the children I was working with. This caused me to become overwhelmed. The same work that I was doing day in and day out with my students and clients was the same kind of tasks that I was responsible for at home.

I felt really burned out until one day I stayed after school to help a student with some home concerns. The student’s mother came in as well and I helped her process through some struggles she was facing at the same time. Little did I know I would fall in love with the opportunity to be able to help adults. At that time the job that I had I wasn't giving me the opportunity to do much support or counseling with adults. So I decided to start volunteering with things at my church. I worked with women on a lot of different issues and I loved it. I even volunteered with single mothers and I enjoyed each and every moment of that experience. Through that time period, I was able to recognize that there were so many women that looked up to me and I didn't even realize it.  I was being a blessing in disguise to these women by sharing my story my experiences and my tribulations. In the past, I was not allowed to be transparent, but my transparency was the very thing that set me free.

Just being the busy mom allowed them to be able to relate to me. At that point I started praying I had no idea where my prayer was going to lead but I just asked God to open some doors for me. I remember my prayer very vividly it was simply asking God to be able to motivate inspire and encourage women all over the world. Whether that was a business or a nonprofit organization, I did not care I just wanted to do what I felt called to do.

Anyone that owns a business knows that is a extremely vague request. When starting a business you always want to start with what type of business and who you will serve exactly. The request I made did not make sense because there is a lot of ways that you can motivate inspire and encourage women. You can do that with public speaking, you can do that the writing a book, you can do that will blog, or you can do that through mentoring. You can even accomplish that through financial support, through collaborations etc. Again, I had no idea I just know I wanted to help so I thought I just let God lead me.

The first thing that I did was practice while volunteering with the single moms group. I came to realize that so many women felt overwhelmed and consumed with the idea of being busy. Immediately I wanted to learn how I could help them to overcome the thought of being consumed in that defeated mindset. I wanted them to know that there was much more on the other side of their current circumstances they just had to push through. I worked hard to inspire these women with the fact that they could be busy but if they were busy with the right things that the outcome would  make them proud.I took this practice and expanded it. I started posting quotes and tips on Facebook. I got a wonderful feedback. I decided that I was going to write a book. Now the book idea was something far-fetched. I had been told previously in high school that I was a terrible writer and that I would never amount to anything in regards to writing. For years I became consumed in that idea but for some reason I just felt really led to write this book. I remember thinking that if I wrote this book I would be able to share my tips and strategies with people all across the world. I had a vision of women walking through Barnes & Noble's and picking up my book and saying, “Wow. This woman is going to help me overcome my busyness and conquer my chaos.”

So I started writing. I remember the process so frustrating overwhelming in a little bit too hard. I didn't let that stop me all I knew was that the story was gonna be powerful and I was going to bless somebody. And I remember thinking that I would prove this teacher wrong who told me I could never write anything. So I kept writing on the days that it was hard and I want to get on the tile I kept going I remember I was going to a really contentious divorce at the time and in writing I felt overwhelmed with everything else that was going on but I'm a firm believer that when you are getting ready to make something big happen Satan will try to attack you in every area of your life. I refuse to let this go die because of everything that was going on in my life. I believe that women need it to be blessed because if you're a blessing to someone else then you can be blessed. So I kept writing and I kept going and I kept going.

Even when I felt like I wasn't cut out for this type of work I kept going. I remember reaching out to different authors attending conferences in reading different blogs and how to become an author. All I knew was I was not going to let this goal go.  When I was all done writing my book getting edit it getting the design done and getting ready to put it out into the world I remember dealing with an overwhelming amount of fear fear that literally wanted to stop me dead in my tracks. It was terrible you know how people say the struggle is real this struggle was beyond real. All I kept thinking with all the time and energy I have invested into this book was a waste because it was going to sit in my Microsoft Word document. I didn't want anybody to judge me or tell me how my writing wasn't good enough etc. so for about three weeks I sat on this idea I sat on the book and I refused to put it forward.

One day out of the blue I have no idea where this burst of energy burst if they came from I just decided that I was going to publish the book. I decided that I couldn't become victims what everyone else thought about me. I decided that I couldn't let my goals be in vain because of what people expect it or didn't expect for me. I had absolutely no idea what was in store from the moment I published my book going forward.

Fast forward a year and a half later when I published my book it opened the flood gates for me. I have now published 10 books, 2 journals, 2 planners and an extensive manual. I have also been able to expand my business. Remember, I said that I had prayed to be able to inspire motivate and encourage women. With my very first book, I was able to motivate inspire and encourage women but more importantly, I was able to teach them. From that first book things have truly changed for me. God took a small bite size dream and turned it into something absolutely amazing.

I have been featured in multiple magazines and blogs. I have been asked to speak publicly which is something I thought I would never do and I have been offered the opportunity to collaborate with other women on different projects. What I thought was a small prayer and what I thought was a small book or story has truly been so powerful in helping women all over the world. It has also had a major impact in the progression of my business.

I now work with women all across the world from all walks of life with all different backgrounds and stories and I am able to help them craft their story along with their message so that they can be a blessing to other women all across the world.  I am able to support women who desire increase their income and impact effectively create ripple effect in the world . I literally could not ask for a more beautiful journey.I firmly believe that every experience in my life made me who I am. Despite me not being able to understand all the struggles of being a young single mother, working, going to school and volunteering - all of those situations made me exactly who I am. These experiences allowed me to be able to relate to the women that I now work with. I provide them with real life examples of being able to reach your goals no matter how busy you truly are. As modern day women we want it all, but sometimes it seems impossible. I am here to inspire you with the reality that it is not impossible to reach your goals. I am speaking from experience.

Here is my motto: No matter what you are going through, no matter what life throws your way, your life has a purpose, your story counts, and your dreams matter start living as such.

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