“Pregnant.”
My first thought was literally, “Oh shit.”
I had just left the home and partner I manifested.
Just days before, I packed my things and drove from Denver to Atlanta to figure out where I wanted to live next because I no longer felt safe in my home.
But just then, I no longer could just think about me...
How the hell was I going to run a business AND take care of a baby?
Should I go back to a 9-5 so I had something more “stable”?
Should I drive my happy tail back to Denver because having two parents under one roof felt safer than doing this alone?
Could I actually build the business I wanted AND be the kind of mom I wanted to be?
Every possible scenario ran through my head.
But I’ve also always been the girl who eventually says, “F*ck it. I’ll figure it out.”
And did!
Because there have been so many versions of me behind this business.
The version of me who was still a federal agent trying to figure out how to make money online because I wanted to pay for my travels. (hello, Catch Flights + Fitness, if you remember those days. 😉)
The version who worked a full time job AND built a business on the side, saying yes to basically everything because I was terrified the opportunities would stop coming.
The version who finally left the security of a “real job” and bet on herself.
The version who thought success meant working more, growing faster, and constantly chasing the next milestone.
Then there was the version of me staring at that pregnancy test wondering if everything I had built was about to become impossible.
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a day agolifestyleparagon
This is so inspiring. One decision at a time really can change everything. 🌸 What kept you moving forward on the days when fear felt louder than confidence? 🥹
3 days agothestefaniejulia
Then I FOUND the version who became a mom... The version who eventually had to admit that staying in the wrong relationship because I was scared of doing it alone wasn't the life I wanted for either of us. And now there’s this version. A single mom.. a CEO.. There are mornings when I’m answering client messages while making breakfast and days when a sick baby completely blows up whatever was supposed to happen on my calendar. 🤣 There are moments when being the person responsible for the business AND the person responsible for this tiny human feels really f*cking heavy. But every once in a while, I catch myself in the middle of an ordinary day and think... Holy sh*t not only are we still CRUSHING it in our own business. but we're helping others do the same 🥹 That terrified woman staring at a positive pregnancy test didn't know exactly how she was going to make it work. She just knew she didn't want fear making the biggest decisions of her life for her. And somehow, one decision at a time, she figured it out, enough to build a life where my daughter gets to watch her mom choose herself, build something from nothing, fall on her face sometimes, and keep going anyway. This is definitely the part of success I don't talk about enough. It isn't only the revenue, the clients, or how big the business gets. Sometimes success is looking at a life you once had absolutely no idea how you were going to pull off and realizing... holy sh*t, we did it. to my baby girl, I love you and we've got this 💕
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