Have you ever stopped to look back on your life and wonder how in the world you got to where you are? And then you start reliving some of the decisions you’ve made to really understand the journey you’ve taken? For the first 20+ years of my working life I spent much of my time trying to make my way up that “corporate ladder” only to see more rungs added each time I reached a certain milestone. In the back of my mind there was always a little voice telling me there was something else out there…but what??

For years I’ve known I wanted to be a business owner, but I never thought I would be running a website. I’ve always known I wanted to help inspire and empower other women, but I never realized it would be through stories of my experiences. I’ve always felt challenged and invigorated by taking on a new risk or engaging in some kind of change, but I’ve learned I can adapt to it better if it’s on my terms and not someone else’s idea.  I have known for a long time that with a vision you don’t necessarily need to know  ‘how’ to make it happen as that will come through with persistence and perseverance.

So how did I get here? I can tell you this didn’t come to me as a vision all put together but rather bits and pieces that started taking shape over a number of years.  I can recall several moments in my past that led me down this path.  My first memory is from the early 1990s.  I was living in Southern California, and as the story goes, it was a beautiful day.  This happened to be one of those perfect beautiful days where the sky is bluer, the temperature is “just” right, and all seems right with the world. Well, I was walking back in to work after lunch and something just came over me. I thought to myself this life is just too short to be sitting in an office all day. That is when the first part of the picture started forming…I want to own my own business. Read More→