How we got here:
At the start of my business coaching days, I created a personal mission statement that has guided me for over a decade. It answered the question: "If time, education, and money weren't a factor, what would you be doing?"
I use my confidence and my enthusiasm to authentically connect with others to allow my life to be filled with joyful travel and learning. I desire to serve others to create positive impact that spreads with both breadth and depth spanning countries and generations.
This question transformed my approach to life, and I now pose it to anyone seeking career/life guidance. While I can offer knowledge and suggestions, ultimately, only you can determine your path forward.
Post-Covid challenges and being a military spouse led my career into unexpected territory after being laid off from my Scrum Master role in January 2024. While I have continued pursuing certifications and roles in the business/project management realms, I began teaching myself art this year as a way to cope with the protracted job searching process. I consider myself resilient and readily share strategies to help others improve their own experiences.
I've spent my career public speaking about resilience, frustration tolerance, and business stewardship to build 100 year companies. Yet something isn't working—I suspect my resume and LinkedIn profile aren't reaching human eyes. Here, I'll demonstrate my excellence in a way that honors my effort and spirit, not the algorithms; a life in many directions.
I hope that my work here is:
- inspiring
- motivating
- accessible
- useful
- timely
My Story
Jim Rohn quote got me at 20
Formal education will make you a living, personal education will make you a fortune.
The only person coming to save you is you.
First generation college graduate, no family inheritance in sight, gotta learn how to make money and live my personal mission statement.
Professional Learning to date:
- Finance Major, Economics Minor - Bachelors
- Marketing - Bachelors
- Business and Executive Coaching - Certificate
- Project Management - Masters
- Special projects include: The Change Management Process for Onboarding, Agile Transformation from Waterfall to Scrum
- Project Management Professional (PMP) - Certificate
- Advanced Certified Scrum Master - Certificate
- ActionCOACH Business and Executive Coaching - Certificate
Personal Learning to date:
- Squarefoot Gardening
- Garment Sewing in wovens and knits
- Flat Pattern Drafting
- Mixed Media Art including: colored pencils, alcohol markers, ball point pens, watercolor, gouache, graphite
- Procreate, linearity, and inkscape for digital art
- How to circumvent Cricut's stupid DS software.
- Soft skills training
- Cognitive Behavioral therapy
- Conflict Resolution/Negotiations
- How to train golden retrievers
- How dangerous flour, sugar, and alcohol are.
Learning is not linear.
Multiple disciplines overlap. A study in Project Management not only allows an individual to gain vocabulary and strategies for strategic planning, it also benefits the artist with developing processes that streamline creativity and flow.
Nothing is finite. Everything ends.
Every master was once a beginner. No winning streak lasts forever. Neither does the losing streaks.
Watch me navigate the learning curve of an entirely foreign subject to me - Using my skill sets as a business professional to accelerate my results.
Couch Chats
Casual check-ins and updates from your internet friend.
Process Videos
Time-lapse recordings capturing the transformation from blank canvas to completed piece. The mileage may vary based on what we're doing that day. The possibilities are endless.
Recreations
As any practionier of any skill will tell you - repetition is how you grow. Revisiting early works to demonstrate growth and refined artistic vision.
Transparency is at the heart of my journey. I document both successes and failures, believing that sharing my learning process may help demystify the learning process of a new subject for others. Not just in art, but the learning process as a overarching concept.
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Job searching, building a website, bringing a portfolio to life, I'm just one human and I still gotta run these dogs out and make dinner. ;)
Life in Many Directions