I recently read Jojo Moyes’ One Plus One, and one part of the book really stayed with me. The idea was simple but powerful: trust the process, and trust that there are people out there who are like you—even if you’ve spent a lot of your life feeling out of place, too different, or like you just don’t quite fit.

Find your people. Find your community. Find the spaces where you can be fully you—because trying to be anyone else is exhausting, and honestly, a waste of your talent.

Belonging When Your Path Isn’t Linear

Over the last few years, I’ve been on a real journey of self-discovery:

• What are my values?
• What am I actually built on?
• What do I truly want out of life, work, and motherhood?

I’m already many things: an entrepreneur, a customer experience advocate, a creative, and a twin mom learning to balance it all—client work and snack negotiations that somehow feel like tougher clients.

But even with all of that, I’ve often felt like I’m still searching for my true sense of belonging.

In the US, especially, I believe that there’s this unspoken rule: you should know your career path right after college. Pick your purpose, specialize, climb one ladder, and don’t you dare hop off. If your résumé looks like a quilt made of different squares—different roles, different industries, different adventures—then something must be wrong.

If that’s true, then my résumé is one very colorful quilt.

And I’m proud of it.

A Non-Linear Career Is Not a Red Flag

My career has taken me through sales, marketing, customer experience, and now deeper into creativity and entrepreneurship. It’s not like I jumped from salesperson to painter to lawyer to gardener overnight. The thread has always been the same: people, experience, and impact with a blend of strategy, creativity, and heart.

I’ve taken on many different roles and projects, and I’ve grown with each one. I’ve led teams, driven CX transformations, and helped businesses rethink how they treat their customers—often without the official title that would “prove” I was a leader on paper.

Here’s the thing: I don’t want a career where I repeat the same task for eight hours a day, five days a week, for years. That’s not me. My brain needs stimulation. My creativity needs room to explore, rewire old connections, challenge norms, and build new ones. That’s how I’m wired, and I’ve stopped apologizing for it.

As an entrepreneur and a twin mom, flexibility isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s survival. My work has to stretch with my life, not squeeze the life out of me. And that means allowing my career to be dynamic, layered, and sometimes messy.

The Pressure to Prove Yourself (Again and Again)

So why does it feel like we constantly have to justify who we are?

You’re asked to prove your worth with tidy timelines, clean titles, and perfectly logical next steps:

• Don’t switch roles too often.
• Don’t be self-employed for “too long.”
• Don’t lead without the word Manager or Director in your title.
  And yet, many of us have stories that don’t fit that mold. We’ve:
• Led people without being called “leaders.”
• Delivered transformation without official authority.
• Learned more in one year as an entrepreneur than in five years in a traditional role.

Still, on paper, it can look like we’re “unfocused” or “too all over the place.” And that can make it hard to find the people—the clients, collaborators, mentors, or employers—who truly see you and value what you bring.

Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, and Growth

Running a business while raising twins has been one of the biggest growth journeys of my life. It’s forced me to get really honest about:

• How I want to work
• Who I want to work with
• What kind of example do I want to set for my kids?
  I want my children to see that:
• You’re allowed to evolve.
• You’re allowed to try things, learn, and change direction.
• You don’t have to shrink yourself to fit someone else’s idea of a “good” career.

Personal growth isn’t separate from business—it’s the foundation of it. The clearer I become about my values, the clearer my services, my messaging, and my boundaries become. The more I understand myself, the more I can support my clients in understanding their customers and building experiences that actually feel human.

That’s really what my work in customer experience and small business support is about: helping entrepreneurs build businesses that reflect who they really are, not who they think they’re supposed to be.

Finding Your People in Business

Finding your people isn’t just about friendships or community. It’s also about business. It’s about:

• Working with clients who value your perspective, not just your price.
• Collaborating with partners who respect your boundaries.
• Building a network that lifts you up instead of quietly competing against you.

I want to work with people who understand that a “non-traditional” background is often a strength. That a patchwork career can signal adaptability, creativity, and resilience. That being a twin mom and an entrepreneur doesn’t make me distracted—it makes me focused on what truly matters.

Those are my people.

Hello, My People

If you’ve ever:

• Looked at your résumé and thought, This doesn’t tell the whole story,
• Felt like you had to constantly prove your worth to be taken seriously,
• Balanced parenthood, entrepreneurship, and personal growth, and wondered if you’re the only one still figuring it out…

Then maybe you’re my people.

I’m still on this journey of finding my true belonging—both in life and in business. But I know this:

I’m not going to dim my experience, my curiosity, or my unconventional path to make myself easier to understand on paper.

I’ll keep trusting the process. I’ll keep building a business that reflects who I really am. And I’ll keep looking for my people—the ones who see the value in a colorful, beautifully imperfect quilt of a career.

Hello, my people. Are you there?

If this resonates and you’re seeking support with your customer experience or small-business strategy, you can learn more about working with me here. 🔗