It’s a whole new life with a new start
….
I use to sit at
work and dream about working from home and being my own boss. I use to dream about being happy and living
life on my own terms. The universe has
ways of making things happen, sometimes it’s not exactly how you envisioned it
….
Way back in 2009 I
had been watching a reality TV show and one of the celebrities had a Personal
Shopper and a Virtual Assistant while she was traveling round the world. This fascinated me to no end and I thought it
was a great idea. I decided to start a
business but shelved it when I got offered a job. It was only when my life fell apart in 2012,
during a bad divorce that I had no choice but to go back to my Virtual
Assistant idea.
The best advice I
ever got from my mother was, “find your strength, pick yourself up, and move
forward with your head held up high”.
For eight years, I had just been someone’s wife and I lost my identity completely
because everything went into his name.
There was no trace of me, I had got lost in my marriage. After the divorce
it was time to re-brand myself, find who I was and build up my own life with my
own business. I decided to put all my
skills together, get a name for my business, got my logo designed, my business
cards and set up all my social media, I was ready to take on the world. I started marketing myself online which lead to getting clients.
I had a lot to
learn, because up to this point, I had never been so completely in charge of
running my own life and making sure that I had enough money at the end of the
month to keep a roof over my head and all my bills paid. Working from home
and being your own boss is great, but it comes with it’s own set of challenges. You have to be very disciplined to get up in
the morning, hit the gym, eat properly, stay focused, get out and socialize with people,
else it can become pretty lonely.
Today I am very grateful for living in my own little place I called home with my furkids. I don’t have human kids so my cats and my
little dog are my companions. Roscoe, my little
French Bulldog is definitely my best friend.
Before Roscoe came along I mostly just worked. Having this little guy in my life gets me out
the house, weekends we go to the park, the beach and find other things to do,
he has changed my life in so many ways and taken away a lot of the loneliness I
was feeling. Through Roscoe I’ve met so
many people and made new friends. I now have a whole
new life, my own brand, my own identity and my own dog. I am no longer someone’s wife, I am just ME!
It’s important
after a divorce to take time to yourself, re-brand your life and start over
with your head held high! Never stay in a situation that no longer serves your highest good.
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