EP 12 - Starting a Business After Cancer

Inspiring Women in Business

You hear stories of people changing their lives after big events or trauma all the time. Can we learn from others' stories without going through the same traumatic experience?

In this episode, I talk about one of the life-changing things that happened to me. I share my experience with cancer and how, although traumatic, it became a lot of blessings in so many ways. Join me in this episode as I talk about one of the most important journeys I went through.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• Put your mental health and well-being first.
• We need to slow down and be in tune with ourselves to show up as the best versions of ourselves.
• Take time to step back, assess, and get clarity.
• Be more breast aware. Early detection is critical. The earlier you catch it, the less invasive the treatment is.
• You are enough right now. You know enough. You can make any changes you want in your business right now. It doesn't have to be massive. It can be just small, incremental changes.
• Don't put off your dreams. Don't let anyone tell you you can't do something, including yourself.
• Get clear on what you would like your life and business to look like.
• The enemy of mental clarity is overthinking.
• Honor the trauma, face our fears and emotions. Let us feel things and honor them.
• Being mindful is being aware of them and being present.

Episode Timeline:

00:04 Intro

01:08 The life-changing reasons why Ruth made changes to her business

02:33 Getting clarity without having to go through a trauma

03:41 Anxiety-inducing waiting process

05:32 Be breast aware

06:13 The works

07:30 Get all the support

09:00 Resilience-building during cancer

10:24 Changes in the business

13:05 Mental clarity

14:31 Being mindful

15:47 Outro

More about Ruth:

Hi, I’m Ruth, a business coach specializing in helping freelancers and business owners adjust their mindset and their marketing so they can get fully booked with clients they LOVE to work with. I’ve helped hundreds of self-employed women achieve the time and money freedom they craved.

I’ve started this podcast because when I first went all in and left the corporate world to be a freelancer, I was grateful for any work that came my way. After over 20 years of freelancing and working for other people, I started to realize I’d created a glass ceiling for myself.

In 2017, I finally started listening to that voice that had been telling me for a long time that I wasn’t doing what I loved and fulfilling my true potential. It took a critical illness to give me that wake-up call. I don’t want the same to happen to you.

You can expect practical advice, inspiring stories, and a lot of aha moments as we uncover and kick to the curb all the obstacles you have been putting in your way.

I’m on a mission to inspire women to start and play bigger in business.

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