“Here lies Jenny. She just had to send one more email.”
Change is never clean and tidy – it's a swirling, gooey, messy adventure.
I prided myself in my work ethic for my entire life and felt like that was the only option out there, but boy did I have a tough time when my kids’ dad was diagnosed with cancer.
I was confused, lost, and just mentally exhausted. How was I going to take on both roles? How was I going to be mentally present with my kids while running a business?
After I hiked the Camino in Spain I found my answers. I went from “I don't know where I'm going" to "I know exactly where I need to be.”
Key Takeaways
Key Moments
{2:07} “I was a proud expert at doing the next thing on my list instead of the best thing in my life, and I had no desire to change that for 20 years. It was working for me in so many ways.”
{5:00} “I realized that over this whole period, other than the occasional favor I called in, I sucked at asking for and accepting help.”
{10:49} “If we are going to be that best person, if we are gonna love in the best way possible, if we are gonna parent in the best way possible, if we are gonna work with our best ideas, if we are gonna lean into life, then we have to take that armor off and we have to embrace the mess.”
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