The start of an Epic Journey!
I want to share with you the incredible, truly epic, life changing journey that brought me here today.
In the fall of 2018 my brain, body, and soul were aching to create something new. I was hungry to learn, eager to grow, I was desperate for change. I was running a successful massage therapy and yoga business as an independent contractor and although I loved what I did, I was starting to feel like I was just going through the motions. I had all these ideas to take my business to the next level, but I didn’t know how to bring it to fruition. It was time to push the boundaries, to break out of my comfort zone, to forge a new path.
In the middle of a restless nights sleep, I scrolled past an Instagram post for the Nomad MBA (now known as Uprise Academy) advertising travel to foreign country, with 28 strangers from all over the globe, to learn about entrepreneurship. This hungry little voice from deep within said "Lets do it! What's the worst that can happen?" Less than 6 months later, I was boarding a plane for Southeast Asia to embark on a 3 month journey that was about to change my life in the most unimaginable way. It was through this epic program that I bolstered my passion, expanded my tool box, and gained clarity on how I wanted to move forward.
I was challenged to ask the question what’s wrong, how can I make it better? What impact do you want to make in this world? At the root of every idea, through every iteration creating conscious connectivity and community was the grounding principle. I wanted to break away from the competition and lack mindset that had been modeled to me. I dared myself to do it differently. I have experienced the power of a connected community and the strength that comes with working together for a greater good. In times of such great divide we need this more now than ever! Mother Teresa said "I alone can not change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." How beautiful could it be if we cast our proverbial stones, converging our ripples into each other. Creating something bigger, more magical than we could ever imagine on our own...
Sending ripples in the water,
Jen