My Biggest Announcement Ever

I've managed to turn one of the worst moments of my life into my life’s calling.  

On January 17th 2019, I checked myself into a hospital after having the panic attack to end all panic attacks. At work of all places.

Months of 80 hour weeks, feeling like I was a failure and worrying about things going wrong at work caught up to me.

I had been suppressing these tough thoughts and feelings and ended up going off like a volcano when I walked into the office one random Thursday.

Today, 1787 days later, is my last day as a w2 employee for the best reason imaginable:

I am going all in on helping others avoid what happened to me.

At the time, ending up in the hospital was the lowest point of my life. I was ashamed of myself and thought I would be stuck like that forever, and that my life was over.

Now, looking back, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

One small moment started me on this journey.

I saw a poster of famous people who suffered from mental health challenges.

I had no idea that successful people like Lincoln and Churchill dealt with these issues too.

It did 2 things for me:

1. It helped me realize I wasn't alone

2. It gave me some hope that life wasn't over, and this didn't have to define me.

I got out of the hospital 4 days later and started looking for answers like my life depended on it, in a way it did.  

I read every book I could find, got professional help, and chased getting better with everything I had.

I was able to learn skills that not only made my life better but took my professional life to a level I couldn't imagine.

Then I had this lightbulb moment of “I wish someone had taught these skills to me earlier" so that's exactly what I started doing.

I had never done a webinar before, but Churnzero took a chance on me and let me do one called “Managing Stress in Customer Success“

I hoped a few people might show up. When I saw the attendee count pass 500, I tried not to faint.

When I saw the reviews, I knew I was on to something.

Even more important were the people reaching out who felt the same way.

I call it the club nobody wants to be in.

 Building a connection off a mutual struggle with someone else who gets it often forms the most authentic relationships you could imagine.

The need for building skills to handle difficult times and the constant pressure we face has never been higher.

We’re trying to do it all and the result is that we feel like failures for not being perfect.

I started teaching these workshops because I want people to avoid what happened to me.

It's a way for you and your team to take a step back, realize you aren’t alone and it’s ok to struggle.

You’ll also learn some actionable strategies to deal with the challenges we all face of doing more with less.  

If you joined something I hosted, read my emails, had me speak at your company or joined one of my coaching programs. You’re amazing. Seriously, thank you.

Helping people overcome these challenges and empowering them with skills to take control has given me meaning I could have never imagined. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this possible.

Here’s what to expect now that this is my entire focus.

1. I’ll be increasing the quality and quantity of content to help you deal with the challenges we all face. Expect more depth in these newsletters and a ton of video content as well.

2. I now run 2 live cohort programs. The Human Leadership Accelerator, and Stress Less and get More Done.  

The connections in these groups and the changes people have made blow me away. Check them out or let me know if you have questions. Most people have their employer cover the cost.

3. I’ll be doing some type of live session every week for free on a variety of topics, I will Include them in this newsletter.  

4. If you want me to run a training with your team, email me and I can share more about how it works.