Kim’s Story
A Vision for more
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In my early 20’s, graduating from a prestigious art school, was such an exciting time for me.
I had BIG DREAMS for what was to come.
I’ve always been a big dreamer and that point, anything was possible.
Those big dreams took their first big hit when I ended up going through a divorce a few years later. I dusted off, carried on and just a few years after that found myself going through a devastating second divorce under very difficult circumstances. My baby daughter and I had to navigate life in a way that I never planned.
But one day I allowed my mind and heart to embrace a new vision of what my life could be.
Hope began to rise and a new vision in my heart eventually became bigger than my circumstances.
That was the turning point.
Little by little and through a series of miracles along the way, I rebuilt my life from the ground up. Through this extremely challenging time, I learned who I am when nothing else existed. I learned what matters to me when everything disappears. My faith and belief system were firmly planted in my life. This is the foundation in which I have built everything else on since.
In some ways, it was all worth it for that reason.
I found out anything is possible.
And I also found my purpose to inspire others to greatness.
Today my daughter is an amazing young woman and entrepreneur with a big vision of her own. My own dreams of having a healthy, happy marriage also came to be. In fact, the man I married I knew back in high school. Never underestimate how the twists and turns of life can lead you to happiness in the most unexpected ways.
We have the most adorable hairless dog, Oscar.
And we all still have many more dreams and visions on the horizon.
… stay tuned.
I hit rock bottom. I felt like I had lost everything. I went through bankruptcy, lived on welfare, took up residence in my mom’s basement, had no job and no vehicle until my dad gifted me one. I ended up being a single parent through this season for 17 years.
The vision I had to fulfill such big dreams just seemed to disappear.
I remember thinking, “How do I move forward from this”? It looked impossible. I felt like I was out in a dingy in the middle of the ocean frantically trying to bail water out before my boat sank.
“I had never really understood what true leadership was until I learned from my Mom. Growing up in a home where she was my only parent, I witnessed firsthand what it took to lead.
It wasn’t the things she said, it was the things she did.
Her example has helped direct me in my own life, and I find myself applying the principles she has demonstrated daily.”