Let me introduce myself...

HOW I GOT HERE...

I grew up, like many people, in a house where my parents had a very dysfunctional relationship. Not having the best example, I did the best I could with what I knew. My senior year of high school, I found “the love of my life”, or so I thought. Six years later we got married, had 4 children, and had some very good years, but then life caught up with us and our relationship became riddled with disappointment, resentment, anger, frustration and sadness. After years of careful consideration and deliberation, all the time being miserable, I decided it was best for me (and for the children in the long run) that we go our separate ways. (p.s. Getting divorced has got to be similar to hell)

So there I was -- divorced after being a stay-at-home mom for 15+ years. While I was excited about the new possibilities of starting my life over with peace and happiness instead of anger and sadness, I didn’t know who I was or what I was going to do. I started off coaching volleyball and that segued into becoming a certified personal trainer. While I loved this, it wasn’t going to pay the bills and I knew that there was more for me out there. I had more to give, more to do. That I had a higher, bigger purpose that I couldn’t quite figure out.

WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE

I feel at home now. I realize that helping others who are stuck get unstuck, and helping them fight everyday for their full potential is what brings me happiness and fulfillment. I want others to experience the joy of that kind of freedom like I did, because being tied down to self-limiting beliefs and knowing that there is more for you, but not knowing how to get there is exhausting. So it is my mission to help you find empowerment, confidence and purpose to become the best version of yourself that you can possibly be. To help you do it for yourself and for your loved ones!

YUCK, I WAS STUCK!

One of my big struggles in my marriage was the fact that I had no say in the finances and I didn’t bring in an income, so I didn’t feel like I could have a say. I was controlled financially and I hated that feeling. So here I was divorced and finding myself thinking the answer to my lack of income would be to find a successful man. YUCK! I really hated that feeling. That would be going backward in my life and it scared the crap out of me. I was determined to find a career that would allow me to support myself and give me freedom. Freedom in the form of being independent of anyone financially and the freedom to choose my hours and be in control of my career. I loathed the thought of being tied down to a 9-5 job. I would do it if I had to, but I didn’t want that. I WAS STUCK. I had no idea how to go forward.

JOURNEY TO SELF DISCOVERY

But I set off anyway to find something that would fit that impossible model. I put it out into the universe. I asked around, but never got any answers. I found myself in a constant state of underlying angst and restlessness until one day I found the answer. It was an online course for starting your own online business, but it had a heavy emphasis on personal development. I didn’t quite understand that component, but there was something that just felt right about it. I jumped in with both feet and didn’t look back. It was one of the best things that I ever did, because as I started the coursework and partook in their self-development modules, and I started to learn things about myself that I never took the time to discover before. I started to peel away my self-limiting beliefs to uncover my purpose. I kept going, kept learning, kept putting myself out there and I really started to dive into the self-development aspect of it. I had been told by a few people that I should be a life coach. That I had that gift. I had always thought they were crazy, but as I started this journey and realized how much of it felt natural to me, I thought maybe this was something I could excel at. After all, I came from a coaching background and I had lots of experience in life. So I kept going, studying and discovering and ultimately became a certified life purpose coach.

I'm Betsy and I believe you should never settle for anything but the best version of yourself!