My Month-By-Month Summary of 2022 (And My Intentions For 2023) — the foundation blog

april

Similar to march, April was a return to MYSELF. I loooved 2nd trimester. A return to my normal-ish eating, energy levels, work habits, socializing, etc.

However, I was feeling sooooooo burnt out in my job. While I loved the ROLE of health coaching for a large company, I absolutely hated the schedule and expectations. It was full-time, Monday-Friday with back-to-back-to-back-to-back health coaching calls all day.

Like, seriously. 14+ coaching calls per day.

I could barely finish charting my patient’s sessions before the next call started.

When people would hear I’d “work from home” I think they envision flexibility, doing laundry during downtime, maybe even going to get a coffee!

Nooooot this job. EVERY minute was tracked, monitored, and measured for how many calls you got, how long they were, your client’s results, etc. My only break of the day was my lunch break (truly not being dramatic at all)

And, to be frank, when I first took this job I knew I wouldn’t last long in this type of schedule (I mean, the REASON I chose nursing as my career path is because of all the part-time and flexible career options… full-time only options and rigid schedules just ain’t for me hahahah).

…but I accepted the role even with a difficult schedule for a PURPOSE. I had wanted this job because it was suuuuuch good experience. Like, i TRULY did *thousands* of health coaching calls and really mastered my craft. I knew my long-term goal was to do my OWN health coaching practice– and when that happened I wanted to be excellent. Not just “okay” or “good enough”. I really wanted to be a SPECTACULAR health coach before I ever offered my services– and this job helped me hone those skills.

and I knew this fast-paced job would get me A LOT of experience in a short amount of time.

In April, I was 8 months into the role and had established myself as a top performer on my team in many areas– my clients were improving their health, I had the highest retention rate, I was completing the most calls per day… and I knew that I had gotten what I had hoped for out of this role.

…but was starting to seriously think about what was next.

For years now, what I “envisioned” with my business was to slowly, steadily, and intentionally grow it for a few years and have it be my main gig once I had a baby… but it still felt scary.

Because that time was rapidly approaching.

Financially, I was ready. Logistically, I had planned for it. Situationally, I knew it would work out. Spiritually, it felt RIGHT.

But still just felt SCARED.

TBH, I am (and always have been) a reluctant entrepreneur.

let me explain—

……I am someone that likes the steady paycheck of a “real job”. I enjoy having coworkers. I honestly LIKE knowing what to expect during a shift. I love academia & workplace settings & achieving & “climbing the ladder” in a more typical workplace. So, while I like the steadiness of a “real job”…

I knew that for my long-term happiness and the type of life I wanted (flexible schedule, being able to be home with my kiddos, etc), running my own business was the best route for me to feel fully aligned, abundant, and practice health in the way that I feel most called to (AKA not rushed, PROACTIVE (instead of reactive), realistic, not one-size-fits-all, etc.)

And that’s where The Foundation Blog comes in. Because while I almost wish I was someone that could stay in the same 9-to-5 for years on end, I just know my PURPOSE is to do my own thing. it’s almost like I couldn’t help but to create The Foundation Blog. Like, I couldn’t not make it, if that makes sense. I NEEDED to make it. I feel in such a flow state when I work on it.

I know in my core it’s what I am meant to be doing.

annnnd I just did NOT feel that way in my “real job”.

But that’s where a majority of my time, energy, & bandwidth was going.

and that was okay! because I was getting so much experience.

but I was starting to get fully drained, and this was the month I got more & more serious about leaving my full-time role for my business after baby.

While I had been “envisioning” doing my business full-time once I had a baby since the moment I started it (like, actually), I started to get SERIOUS about it.