Most people mean well. But that doesn’t mean they know what’s right for you.
I’ve been told I’d fail more times than I can count.
When I started my staffing business in 1999 during the dot-com explosion, people thought I was crazy. “Why would you go into staffing when you could land a job with stock options?” they asked. To them, I was being reckless. To me, it was right.
Even at my own wedding, during my brother’s toast, he said he hoped we’d last. Although it wasn’t an easy ride here we are years later stronger than ever.
And years later, when I faced a major health crisis, the doctors told me I’d never be the same again. That my body—and my life—would be permanently altered. They were wrong.
I’ve been surrounded by doubt, fear, and projections more times than I can count.
And for a long time, I didn’t realize that it was their fear—not mine.
I didn’t have the words for it early on.
I didn’t know what “intuition” or “awareness” was.
I didn’t understand the concept of people projecting their limitations onto me.
But I did know what felt right in my gut.
I did trust the vision I had for my life—before I could explain it.
I did move forward, even when I was scared.
And that saved me.
If I had waited for approval, for consensus, or for certainty—I’d still be waiting.
I started the business anyway.
I married the guy anyway.
I bet on my health anyway.
And every “I did it anyway” moment led me here—to a life and business I love, built on my own terms.
Not because I had all the answers.
But because I honored that quiet, powerful voice inside of me.
And now, I want to remind you:
People will always have opinions.
Their doubt isn’t your destiny.
And just because they don’t see your vision doesn’t mean it isn’t real.
So you may be asking…what’s one step I can take today to do it anyway?
Turn down the volume on the outside noise.
Breathe.
And ask yourself: What do I know is true for me—even if no one else sees it yet?
Start there.
That’s the voice that changes everything.
Trust it.
Move with it.
And do it anyway. That is the moment you begin to SOAR
With conviction,
Grace