Ep 122 - Obstacles Are Opportunities In Disguise
Today’s episode is a little different, because I am being interviewed by Kim Peek on Power Up Your Performance Podcast. Kim created Power of the Run and is a breast cancer survivor. Our episode was all about Obstacles being opportunities in disguise. I tell my story and a deep realization I had when I was on the internet reading about someone receiving The Jane Goodman award for empowering women at the
YWCA. As I read on I realized this article could’ve have been about me. This took me back to a time 29 years ago when I was scared, alone, and afraid. I got extremely choked up. This cut straight to my heart reminding me of my WHY. I had this huge full circle moment remembering the dream that was in my heart 29 years ago when I left my ex because I and my children were victims of domestic violence. I left with nothing. I was scared how was I going to make it, how I was going to feed my kids, put a roof over our heads. Married at 18 and pregnant 3 months later, I had never even worked a full time in my freaking life. How was I going to take of us? My first full time job was at the YWCA. This was where I saw and worked with battered women, homeless, and addicts. I knew I did not want to live in my story. I wanted to help them not to live in their story, but to create a new story in which we were living as victors not victims. I said someday I’m going to help women so they don’t go through what I did. I knew I didn’t have the tools and the resources at the time, but now I do.
I have been working with women for 29 years. Today as I sit on the eve of my grand opening of The Sisterhood of SWEAT I had a Huge Realization that I created my own org.for woman and here I am living my WHY. S.W.E.A.T stands for STRONG, WOMEN, EMPOWERING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER.
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Questions Kim Asked:
How did you get started into fitness? How did the skills you learned earlier on your journey to help you with your purpose? Explain your whole publishing vision and how that relates to the gym you are about to open? How has your vision evolved? Why is it important o share your story with others?Topics Discussed:
Obstacles are really just there to guide you and help you find opportunities Navigating the naysayers Give yourself permission to suck until you don’t How I got started into fitness and published my first book How to live your life like a champion
Quotes from the show:
Obstacles don't block the path they are the path @sisterhoodofsweat @chickfitstudio Fear fades when you face it straight on @sisterhoodofsweat @chickfitstudio Give yourself permission to suck until you don’t @sisterhoodofsweat @chickfitstudio Empower people through your words@sisterhoodofsweat @chickfitstudioCheck out Kim’s previous episode :
Episode 86
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