I have lofty aspirations to change the world. To be fair, I identified that it was 'lofty' so I should be given some leeway no?
I chose post secondary education that I thought would have an impact. 1st it was journalism. I wanted to report on world events and be the 'truth' lacking in 'news'. But my lack of keeping abreast with international/national/dorm room activities made that career path seem less...doable.
I then thought I could be a sports caster, blazing the trail for women in a male dominated arena (no pun intended), but I discovered I could not give play by plays or valid colour commentary because I was too busy cheering for a team or player (this was university, so hormones were at a high...).
Next stop, Nursing. Let me cut to the chase. I do not have fantastic bedside manner. I do not do well with whining, complaining, ...and that was just the doctors! I discovered I needed more. If I was going to be in 'medicine' I wanted to be the Chief of the hospital.
Soooo, next stop, Insurance.
Ok, not really....but it was an insurance company. I started my 1st grown up career in Human Resources as a benefit administrator...and moved into a role of staff short term disability adjudicator. I gathered information, evidence, and even investigated staff for disability claims. This made me a very popular individual...not. I worked in a silo...which suited me just fine because I was still reeling at the discovery that 'grown-ups' were not any more mature than school kids. The petty office jealousies, the water cooler gossip, the brown nosers... It was not my scene. I felt I had been duped into adulthood, there must be something better....
On to law enforcement. I was a mother of two by then and had a sincere interest in making the world a better place for kids to grow up in. What better way than to wrangle up bad guys and protect people right!? Wrong. Again I found myself in a Neanderthal world. Old men and dinosaurs ruled the service. If I could play the game I could be successful (I don't like games...not even pictionary...), and after 10 years of shift work fighting bullies (both in the public and in my work place) I left.
Present day, entrepreneur. I still want to impact the world positively. I want to create a sisterhood, where women lift each other up. I feel that my best avenue to do this is through health and fitness. Fit minds, bodies and self esteems are healthy....and I want to give women the tools, tips, motivation and support they need to reach fitness goals. Because I am not without faults: body image hang ups, discipline, organization, ... I can relate to many. I frequently declare a new diet, or a removal of a 'bad habit' and replace it with another... Like I said, I am not without faults. But, heck, I do have a plethora of 'experience'. And experience is what you get when you don't get what you want (if nothing else I am here to save you time....I know what does/doesn't work.)
Stay happy & healthy
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Awesome! Keep it up.
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