< PreviousI’ve done it. My daughter had left home, I had a job that I didn’t enjoy and I had gained a lot of weight. My relationship with my partner was good but it seemed all so routine. My conversations with myself were all about having no passion, no purpose, and questioning how can I live a life that was exciting. When I hit rock bottom I was drinking too much alcohol, eating takeaway regularly and was sad all the time. Hitting rock bottom though made me decide to start somewhere, so I chose to lose weight, then I chose to run, then I decided to climb a mountain, so on my 40th birthday I climbed that mountain and realised I did have a purpose. My purpose is to help others do the same. To find a reason to live with adventure and a bit of sparkle in their life. This has become my tagline now because it is so powerful. :79,IT'S TIME TO INSPIRE!MAN= VÆICESI can say from day one, my mother is one of the most inspiring and most influential to me. 6he is the strongest, most genuine, hardworking, real person I have ever met. If she was presented with a challenge, she would attack it with gusto. 6he never backed down from a challenge and never gave up. This was in her business life as well as her personal. 6he worked hard for everything she has and she has taught me to do the same. These morals and principals have carried over to me and I use them daily in my career as well as my home life.,2ne was a firefighter whom at the time had a husband that was dealing with brain cancer. 6he showed me what it was like to be a female in a man’s world and how to overcome some of the obstacles of testing and training for the fire department in general and how to use certain body mechanics as a female to tackle these obstacles. )ortunately, at the time, I was working in physical therapy as a technician and was able to help her with her husband by providing some stretchesexercises that would be beneficial to him post brain surgery. 6he, along with a few other female firefighters, helped me pursue my goal of becoming a firefighter and how not to give up and always believe in myself despite some of the hardships that the job or the training might present. In my personal life, I have met many incredible women who have influenced me and have helped me with some challenges I was dealing with as a new mom, career woman, and business owner. She showed me what it was like to be a female in a man's world.$,Want More=We offer a premi'm s'bscription to o'rlatest content to ens're yo' are always'p to speed with what really matters2As a Smart Healthy Women Cremi'mS'bscriber, yo' have access to o'r'pcoming content, special offers andaccess to o'r archives.© 2013-2017 Smart Healthy WomenMagazine. All rights reserved.SU3SEK,35 1*JA:Next >