The 20 Something Year Old Entrepreneur

Four long, agonizing, months after I graduated from college, I finally felt like I did something right.  I landed my dream job: Community Management Assistant.  While being a Community Director is my ultimate dream job, anything related to Community Management is a dream job for me.  Six months went by and I was finally starting to get the hang of things.  I knew this was my calling and where I wanted to be.

One day, I was busy editing a video for a project my boss and I were working on when the COO comes into the office and throws me the Lemon.  At first I was a little shocked because I didn’t see this coming but ultimately I knew that this could happen when I pondered the decision to accept the job.

A few weeks ago I came across this documentary, Lemonade, and I instantly connected to the message.  Check out the movie trailer:

It’s been two and a half months, since getting the Lemon, and like many of the individuals in the documentary, I’ve made the decision to pursue something that I’ve always loved: helping people.

I’ve been coaching High School soccer for the last six years, and there’s no better feeling than watching your players succeed on the field and in the classroom.  Coaching is truly one of my passions.  So I knew that this was an area that I wanted to get into.  But I didn’t know where to start or what to do.  I was constantly thinking to myself, “Do I want to coach a club team?  Do I want to go back to school and get my masters in Education?”  And then it hit me.

Become a Yoga Instructor and work with athletes/individuals to help improve their athletic performance.  I had been doing yoga since May of that year, when I started playing soccer in a league (for the first time since High School).  The next day after each game, my body would be sore and I really didn’t want to move at all.  That’s when I decided to take up yoga and it has changed my life since.

It took a while but I am finally a NESTA Certified Sport Yoga instructor and plan on opening my own yoga company very soon.  The website is in the process of being built and I am ready to start helping people achieve their maximum success.

Just remember, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade.

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