Who am I?
The very short version of the story of my life.
I am from South Gillies, a small township about 40 kilometers outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. It was a beautiful place to grow up. It was (and still is) very wild, and very free, with a strong and healthy community. I am eternally grateful for the start I had in life.
Pictured here is a field I used to roam in. It belonged to the neighbours, but they knew me well, and I wandered as I pleased across my parent's ample property and theirs - as long as I couldn't see a bull in there.
If you've read my blog at all, you'll know that I've always been one for roaming. My life is a patchwork quilt of timelines: jobs, friends, education, countries & cities lived in, and wild travels far and wide. I spent most of my life searching the horizon for new and interesting things. And I found them, everywhere. Historically, I would land somewhere, stay for a brief while, then find something else that caught my eye and move on. Thanks to this old habit I am extremely experienced in the department of change.
Reconstructing my life over and over again has allowed for me to grow a great tolerance for upheaval. It is not easy to repeatedly reinvent yourself and start from nothing. I didn't make any of these moves with an abundance of money or support. Most of the time, I was broke, and just making things work. Through these experiences I have come to learn that everything always works out in the end, as long as you don't quit trying. That is a simple enough thing to say, but I can understand that it may not be a simple thing to believe.
Had I not continuously changed my life, chasing new and exciting dreams around every corner, I would never have landed where I am now - owning my own business that is fully aligned with my passions and purpose. This life that I lead is a result of never settling for something that wasn't truly fulfilling.
I assure you, I am not special. This is not something that is only possible for me. It is entirely possible for everyone. Growth and exploration can be uncomfortable though, so the key is to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Now, I live in the beautiful Creston Valley, in British Columbia, Canada. I have a wonderful life that is a perfect fit for me. I have a fiancé (pictured here), and a step-son. I love them both beyond all capacity for description. We go on amazing adventures together, life being the biggest and best one. I am doing what I love for a career. I am incredibly happy, and I am incredibly grateful for that every day.
I am still reaching for new things, and constantly growing, and setting bigger and bigger goals for myself, but now I do it all with a full cup. This is the feeling that I strive to bring each and every one of my clients into.
I want you to be walking down the street, head held high, smile on your face, feeling that excitement in the pit of your stomach. I want you to be beaming with confidence, knowing you are stepping into the exact version of yourself that you never allowed yourself to imagine was possible.
Let me tell you, my friends, it is possible. It is absolutely possible. I am a testament to what happens when you never settle for a life that is just satisfactory.
I want to show everyone what happens when you start to live your life, on purpose.