She Changed My Life And Didn’t Even Realize

Hello! How was your weekend? After the 10k yesterday I spent the day with my mom eating and chatting and all that fun stuff. My mom is the perfect balance of authority, wisdom, support and love. She’s a good listener but doesn’t just let me get away with making poor choices in life. She calls me out on my shit, but isn’t always nitpicking at me. I know I’m very lucky to have a good mom. Everyone should have one! Go get one at the mom store today!!

(this is a picture from my brother’s move from last week)

We hit up my favorite restaurant, Sizzler. I’m obviously not fancy, but I love it!

Menudo because I’m Mexican. Epic Salad because I’m Monican. (Desserts not pictures because we were busy talking.)

And then played with the puppies a bit. They are growing so fast it’s ridiculous!!!

Anyway. Let’s talk about women who have changed my life…

Since I’m on the subject of awesome women I want to acknowledge some amazing people in my life. I have wanted to write this post for a while. When one of these people pops in my head (usually while running or something) I think “I should write a post about this! There needs to be more positive examples like this shared in the world!”.

I have been very blessed to not just have a great mom, but I have crossed paths with a lot of very strong, smart, wise, positive, generous women in my life. I have worked with and worked for great females. I have met some at blogging conferences or through friends. They are amazing examples to me and I’m sure they don’t even realize how much I took from our interactions.

So, I wanted to give a small shout out to some of the them…and more importantly just remind myself and you that being a positive role model or cheerleader for others is free. And it can really have a lasting effect on someone.

When I was in college I interned for Lynette Romero, a reporter and anchor at KTLA. She was so generous with her knowledge and support. She got me my first post-internship job! She paid for me to get my (tragic) eyebrows done at a fancy place. She answered all my questions about the industry (and my questions about life).

Leah Segedie from Mamavation (and ShiftCon)…as soon as I met her she was warm and friendly. The next time I saw her at a conference she introduced me to one of her colleagues and really talked me up.  And then she did it another time and I overheard her talking positively about someone else.That’s how she is – she is a huge champion for other women in the blog business. Every single time I’m at an event with her she says something really positive about me and when she introduces others to me she lets them shine.

Build other people up! A candle loses no brightness lighting another candle.

Sarah Dussault from Sarah Fit has always been so open with her knowledge. She is a real ‘no BS’ kind of person and calls it like it is. She is super successful but confident enough in her success to be very willing to help me (and others) grow.

In ‘all my peeps are names Sarah news’ Skinny Runner is legitimately the most kind and supportive person ever. She is better than me on every level, but never makes me feel like that. She’s a better runner, person, friend, dresser… and  she was a better blogger too. I think she just retired so she’s stop making me look bad.

There are many more, but I just wanted to pass on the idea that these ladies because awesome and loving to me. It makes me want to be better and pass it on too. If you can’t find a good person, be a good person. Don’t compete with the people around you. Be supportive. Build up others. Be an example.

Question: Can you name someone in your life that has really championed you? Who?

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