FIND YOUR PASSION IN LIFE - MY STORY

I think it is very important for people to understand my story and how Jumpstartyourconfidence came about. The reason I am so passionate about what I do is a culmination of my life experience to date. I found a self-belief I never knew I had once I realised what it was I really wanted to do with my life. (better late than never!)

I was late understanding this but I do not believe age has anything to do with going for your dreams.

“It is never too late to make a change” in any part of your life, I’m certainly an example of that!

As a mum of four daughters, life has been very busy.  I have spent many years working in jobs I did not love,  where I did not feel I was being true to myself.  Yet I always had this feeling inside me that I was here for a reason - there was something I was missing.  I went along with these jobs for many years and after I had my fourth child I decided it was time for me to find my own passion.

Having worked as a Life Coach, Fashion Buyer, Stylist and Banker, I decided to do a strategic marketing course locally.  To say I had a life bulb moment is not an understatement.  I literally put everything I had ever worked at on paper and spent time working through the things I loved (liked) about each job.  My lightbulb moment happened and JumpStartYourConfidence.com arrived in my minds eye.

I did not have many people around me (at the time) who believed I would make a go of this but inside I knew I would.  I worked harder than I had ever worked before but now it did not seem like work at all.  I loved every minute of it.

I struggled as a teenager, I went down a few bad roads but thankfully I survived them all.  This made me think of young people - imagine what a little self-belief and a little belief from someone else could do.  I strongly believe everyone has a purpose in life, everyone has their ‘own’ road to travel.  In the world our kids are growing up in, this can be very hard to find.  Technology and our educational system does not allow many of them to live ‘outside the box’.  Fitting in has become the norm for many, and so many of them struggle to find happiness and passion in their lives.

When I work with kids and teenagers I focus on mindset.  I give them the tools to build self-belief and teach them the importance of their mindset.  Working on our minds through wellness, meditation and goal setting has amazing results.  I have seen clients grow so much from just a few sessions.  This generation of young people are really truly incredible - if only we would allow them to be themselves, give them a little nudge of encouragement and acceptance.  Little steps lead to bigger steps - this is such an important lesson for them to learn.  

I can honestly say that I have learnt so much from the young people I work with and from my own daughters.  I feel so lucky to have found my passion in life.  This has changed my world for the better on so many levels.  It has also completely changed my focus on life and allowed me to see what an incredible world we live in and what incredible people are part of this world.

If we don’t dream it, we can’t see it, we can never achieve it. Dream your best dream!