From Fed Up to Fabulous: Real stories to inspire and unite women worldwide by Mickey Roothman, Aen Turner, Kristine Overby, Regan Hillyer, Ruth Coetzee, Shuntella Richardson, Veronica Sosa Page B
Authors: Mickey Roothman, Aen Turner, Kristine Overby, Regan Hillyer, Ruth Coetzee, Shuntella Richardson, Veronica Sosa
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Just before getting onto the plane I rang him on his mobile and my sister was the one who answered because he was crying too much. I was just expecting him to plead with me not to leave, for me to pick up my luggage and go back home with him, but no, it did not happen. I remember walking to the airplane like a Zombie, getting on it and leaving.
Over the next year I experienced freedom and with time I detached myself from that addictive love which ended like a beautiful friendship. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED !
Moving Forward
However, I got to know myself a little better and in accepting that willingness to try new things and change, I realized that I have a restless mind. At the age of 25 I came to Europe, where I really found myself. I was alone and far from the security of my home. I arrived at a place with a lot of young people, sun, beaches, parties and lots of drinks. Everything was exciting, different and new. Besides I was not in a regular place, I was in the Canary Islands. I began talking to lots of people from different cultures, Scandinavian, British, Italians and all kinds of Europeans. I started public relations from scratch, nobody knew me and nobody could help me. I started growing as a person and I started realizing all the things I had taken for granted to this point, my house, the stability, the security, the comfort and so on.
I had fun, I was happy, I lived the crazy life, danced and earned a lot of money. I even worked at the most famous pub, at the bar, in the Canary Islands. I had a couple of relationships that didn’t last long and then I met the man that became my husband. It was an intense life and at a time that I wanted to change and start looking for a more stable job. A friend recommended that I start working at an English advertising company which I did as a secretary. Six months later I was leading the business due to my relationship skills and I was happy again!
Until that moment my leadership capacity had been hidden until I started to get to know myself. Until that moment I was tough, I was a "green dog", unfocused, changing and tried everything but I realized that I had a creative mind, restless, innovative, generator of ideas and able to grasp a macro vision for business.
I discovered a talent for making my clients feel comfortable by paying attention to their needs. I enjoyed building relationships and helping them with their project which was and is my passion and I just love it. I ran that company for three years.
I was then hired by a German company who asked me to be the Sales and Marketing Director of InfoCanaria because they liked the way I dealt with people. My salary increased considerably and I felt I was evolving. During that time I became a mom, I had my daughter, the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. Being a mother is not easy but to this day it is one of the pillars that pushes me to go forward. Being an example to her, teaching her and motivating her, is my biggest motivation in life.
The entrepreneur inside of me awoke while I was working for the German Company and I created my own distribution and publicity company but I wanted more and I needed to grow.
Facing Change
One day my husband asked me if I wanted to move to Belgium. Thinking that this would be the best for my daughter I said yes and didn’t think twice about it, so before I could change my mind we moved.
Little did I know that this would turn out to be the biggest challenge of my life which made me hit rock bottom. From being an accomplished successful entrepreneur who was stable and secure to becoming the exact opposite.
I left that life and faced a new reality, in a new country with a new culture, having to start all over again, without knowing anybody other than my husband and my daughter … it was like descending in hell. I didn’t want to talk to anybody, I hated everybody, I didn’t even want to take a shower, I cried and cried. I became this horrible woman and everything
Over the next year I experienced freedom and with time I detached myself from that addictive love which ended like a beautiful friendship. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED !
Moving Forward
However, I got to know myself a little better and in accepting that willingness to try new things and change, I realized that I have a restless mind. At the age of 25 I came to Europe, where I really found myself. I was alone and far from the security of my home. I arrived at a place with a lot of young people, sun, beaches, parties and lots of drinks. Everything was exciting, different and new. Besides I was not in a regular place, I was in the Canary Islands. I began talking to lots of people from different cultures, Scandinavian, British, Italians and all kinds of Europeans. I started public relations from scratch, nobody knew me and nobody could help me. I started growing as a person and I started realizing all the things I had taken for granted to this point, my house, the stability, the security, the comfort and so on.
I had fun, I was happy, I lived the crazy life, danced and earned a lot of money. I even worked at the most famous pub, at the bar, in the Canary Islands. I had a couple of relationships that didn’t last long and then I met the man that became my husband. It was an intense life and at a time that I wanted to change and start looking for a more stable job. A friend recommended that I start working at an English advertising company which I did as a secretary. Six months later I was leading the business due to my relationship skills and I was happy again!
Until that moment my leadership capacity had been hidden until I started to get to know myself. Until that moment I was tough, I was a "green dog", unfocused, changing and tried everything but I realized that I had a creative mind, restless, innovative, generator of ideas and able to grasp a macro vision for business.
I discovered a talent for making my clients feel comfortable by paying attention to their needs. I enjoyed building relationships and helping them with their project which was and is my passion and I just love it. I ran that company for three years.
I was then hired by a German company who asked me to be the Sales and Marketing Director of InfoCanaria because they liked the way I dealt with people. My salary increased considerably and I felt I was evolving. During that time I became a mom, I had my daughter, the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. Being a mother is not easy but to this day it is one of the pillars that pushes me to go forward. Being an example to her, teaching her and motivating her, is my biggest motivation in life.
The entrepreneur inside of me awoke while I was working for the German Company and I created my own distribution and publicity company but I wanted more and I needed to grow.
Facing Change
One day my husband asked me if I wanted to move to Belgium. Thinking that this would be the best for my daughter I said yes and didn’t think twice about it, so before I could change my mind we moved.
Little did I know that this would turn out to be the biggest challenge of my life which made me hit rock bottom. From being an accomplished successful entrepreneur who was stable and secure to becoming the exact opposite.
I left that life and faced a new reality, in a new country with a new culture, having to start all over again, without knowing anybody other than my husband and my daughter … it was like descending in hell. I didn’t want to talk to anybody, I hated everybody, I didn’t even want to take a shower, I cried and cried. I became this horrible woman and everything
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