When I started using essential oils almost a year ago to the day I had no idea what this journey would entail. I was with a company that sold supplements that I loved. I was happy and sucked at sales. So my business was a hobby. I met tons of amazing people but made no money. Womp womp
The crazy thing is that I knew you can make money online. I had seen lots of successful people do it. I knew there were systems and resources and so mucy more. I studied how to make funnels, how to do landing pages, how to use Photoshop, how to do email responders, all the things. I worked myself into a tizzy fit. I learned and learned and neglected the part of the equation that was totally essential ( pun not intended) Me. I loved people and connecting with people in a seriously authentic way.
My kids would say that I don’t know a stranger and my husband would always ask can we go somewhere where you don’t know somebody just once? (The man is a serious introvert.) The crazy thing is how I got here and all that went down for me to become this outgoing bulletproof mom/
grandma / entrepreneur. It’s not been an easy road but maybe I can help you avoid some of the potholes along the way.
Born Out Of Time
I was born number 5 out of 5. My siblings were all much older and moving out of the house when I was born.
OH my goodness what a yawn! Hang on there’s a
point to this! I basically raised myself. Alot of people can relate to that
in today’s culture!
STRIKE ONE.
Wait not yet I really haven’t even hit strike one! Seriously. My mom by the time that I was two had a nervous breakdown.
We’re talking legitimately checked out. She was trying to take care of a
toddler and lose weight. Sound familiar? Now strike one. Mom MIA.
I can tell you my siblings weren’t all on board with me
coming on the scene either.
My oldest sister once told me we didn’t even like you til you hit 30. Thanks
Married Super Young
Most people have enough sense to not get married at 19. Not me. I didn’t
have a lot of sense early on. We were 6 months pregnant when we got married.
Not only that did you know that you take on your spouse’s issues when you get
married? I didn’t know that. I tell you I was super naive. However I did
marry my best friend and soulmate. Yes I believe that! Ok so he’s got some
stuff too. His dad, well let’s just say he communicated a lot of negativity
and was the posterboy for narcissism. So I married into that. Yet I inherited
the best motherinlaw a girl could ask for. She taught me about sacrifice and solid nutrition. Yet this was really
STIKE TWO
The Homeschool Years
I had the unique privilege of homeschooling our two kids all the way from
kindergarten through highschool. It was for me the best time of my life.
I got to know my kids. I got to be with them and shape them and mold their
character rather than some system doing it for me. I loved watching them
figure out life and conquer things. They were amazing little people. I wish
that I had done better by them in being more patient and
learned what I know now then. More on that later.
Jobs Jobs Jobs and Jobs
I have probably done every job on the planet.
Not even kidding. I know more
random stuff than any one person has a right to. I moved from job to job
always looking for the higher paycheck to make sure
that we made ends meet.
I had a problem with spending more than I made.
I know this is not the rosiest
of about me’s that you have ever read but I promise it’ll be worth it at
the end. I did this to please my man. I forgot that inbetween the born out of time and Married Super Young I was one of the most bubbly crazy people on the planet
I was popular amongst the most random people ever! My kids will attest that I do not know a stranger. I had to get to know people when I was young because I didn’t have that much to go on with family. So I made my own. So now I am learning growing and grinding really hard. I started when we were finishing high school with homeschooling. Then I decided to go to school for IT! By now you probably
are convinced that I am nuts! I was! My last job really and truly nearly pushed me to my limit. I was literally locked in a vault with bad lighting, and stale air. I was encouraged to not talk because my coworkers were all introverts. It was an extroverts nightmare. I found an online job working with entrepreneurs. I began working for FUNNEL MAGAZINE. This job was honestly my dream job. I got to interview visionaries. I got my first taste of entrepeneurialism. It was intoxicating.
And during this I was doing my first MLM. I didn’t do so very hot. Doing
online is not for the faint of heart! There are landmines and hazing.
Now don’t run for the hills yet. There were a few things that went down with the magazines management that I didn’t agree with and so I had to move on. I really wasn’t ready to jump into the entrepreneur journey all at once and was not being trained properly.
STRIKE THREE!
MENTORSHIP and OILS and AFT to the Rescue!
I have to say if you have a job you can tolerate and want to get your grind
on then stay with it as long as you can until you are able to financially
support yourself. I jumped too soon and all the stuff that I brought into
this journey I had to unlearn! I married a realist ( which is a pessimist in
disguise) I have been where everyone of you are or have been. All the frustration.
I prayed earnestly for a mentor. I spent thousands of dollars on developement.
Literally worked myself into a hole financially. I met my first mentor
Mike Caldwell who taught me the practical side of funneling and really marketing.
His passion for helping people and patience is what every mentor needs.
I know there is a balance to being a client and being a friend but I believe
that both are possible and an exchange of money for value is still part of
the equation. The thing is that he cared for real. That is authentically
rare. I am deeply indebted to him for not giving up on me.
I also have this crazy unicorn mama that I am a sounding board for and vice versa who is a new author of Fearless Marketing. She is a wordpress ninja and an emotional lifesaver. Her name is Haley Lynn Gray who runs groups like Women’s Entreprenur Network going 60K + strong. That and being born on the same day as me. She’s always got time for me. I am blessed. She has taught me to put my own oxygen mask on first.
Then this magical woman came into my life with these crazy little plant juice bottles. You mean essential oils? You bet your life I do! So I had the first MLM fail miserably! I mean suck the will to live out of you bad! I thought ain’t no way I am gonna do this anymore. I’m tired and I suck at this. Do any of those thoughs sound familiar?
When I met Heidi it was like I met my soul sister instantaneously. Love at first sight in a truly platonic way! Like my coffee and tea sister. She had been in sales and marketing forever. The crazy thing is that she and I had the same vision for doing MLM in a digital manner. Funnels opt-ins, email sequences, and then she adds one that blows me away, Community.
The secret sauce is the support system. Add in resources and you have everything you need to really hit this out of the ball park. So the oils have another hidden benefit. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT! Hallelujah! Can we all get up and do a happy dance with tears of joy now? Huh? Cause’ I sure want to.
Oils to the Rescue!
During the entrepreneur hazing time I was doing serious personal development with doing The Miracle Morning and reading all the time. I learned to journal my emotions out. I also learned that it’s not all about me. So, all the above stuff I had to get past. Enter AFT. Aroma Freedom Technique. It was one of the missing links in getting to the point where I am writing this out so that you can see there is light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not an oncoming train!
Yay! It is a technique that allows the trauma and emotional
baggage that is in your life to be LET GO!
Like gone forever type of let go. I would call it emotional forgiveness. It’s a beautiful thing.
I first experienced it at a beach retreat in SeaSide Florida. I had experienced it to a certain degree prior but not to this degree as I did in Florida. I had found a clarity that has enabled me to get through the emotional turmoil of being an entrepreneur. I was able to get to the root of my emotional baggage. I took responsibility for my stuff. I came face to face with the memories that I needed to let go of. I learned to forgive myself. I am learning to have more grace with myself. It’s using the oils and the tools that have made the difference. The thoughts that derailed me like I can’t do this. I suck at this. I need more tools. I need more resources. If I do this one more thing I’ll be on track to being that overnight success. ETC ETC ETC. I got the victoryover them! The fact that I now know how to do this is a FLAT OUT MIRACLE!
Reconnecting with me! Connecting with you!
It has allowed me to get back to that fun and crazy gal I use to be with a sense of
childlike joy. I enjoy meetie and am able to find their inner
genius. I connect people to the resources that they need to be the most
successful versions of themselves. I am part of an online community that celebrates the oily life. I get to be part of over 25K women’s life learning how to do this type of lifestyle online.I get to touch that many lives!
I am part of a social media team for one of the biggest oil communities out there. I get to travel and meet new amazing people more than I ever could have dreamed of! I get to touch that many lives! To say that if I can do this you can too is kind of an understatement! So if you want to avoid the landmines, have some emotional support, and work with me click below.
Disclaimer:
I say that I am bulletproof (sorta) because well all have crap days. I just now
have the tools to make better choices about my emotions and get through the day to day business.
I have to say that faith in Jesus is the anchor that holds it all together. It is His grace that has kept me afloat during all this. The times that I have slipped on my goals and dreams is when I tried to do it all on my own. To Him be all the glory for all that He has done and will do.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great
and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
I look forward to getting to know you 