Community ~ Introduction Concussion Compass

 

 

I think of the wins or successes in my own life - they have come when I have had a community to turn to, a community to cheer me on,  a community to reach out to when things got tough, and a community to inspire me to be the best person I can be.  Gosh - in a world where people are always looking for the "secret sauce" or the "magic bullet",  I would say surrounding yourself with an amazing community is it! 

 

I'm sure you have heard it as well - the saying that you become the five people you surround yourself with the most.  It's a pretty powerful statement, but it holds so much truth.  If you are constantly around people who go about life with a whoa-is-me attitude, they move through the motions day by day, see the glass as half empty and are never striving for something in their own lives, it's going to be pretty challenging for you to be the exact opposite, not impossible, but challenging.   However, if you have a community that surrounds you (online or in person) that motivates you, that challenges you and holds you accountable, that cheers you on and practices a growth mindset - then you can see how these characteristics will start to rub off on you.  

 

I know this - because I lived it!  Not in a post - concussion recovery way (I'm very upfront with all of you that I have not had post concussion syndrome), but more in a "life in general" way.   I was content in my life - I had a good job, I was married to my amazing husband, we had just had the most adorable baby boy (yep, I'm a tad biased but Hudson is pretty fantastic).... and then we moved.   We moved to Vancouver Island where I didn't know a soul, all my supports and best friends were back on the mainland, and I didn't have a job.  I ended up starting Symphony Rehabilitation as a mobile business 3 days a week and I worked in someone else's clinic 2 days a week - I thought that if I could do this for 2-3 years then maybe I would be able to fully open my own clinic, maybe.  You see,  I came from a mindset of security!  I needed a 9-5 job, consistent paycheck, NO RISK.   So my plan was safe :) 

 

In the fall of 2015 I was introduced to a community that CHANGED MY LIFE!  I saw a friend one day in town and she was glowing, I mean skin shining, eyes bright as stars with a mega-watt smile ..... and here I was, in my lulu's with my son in my carrier feeling somewhat excited about starting my mobile business but not super enthused with life.   I immediately asked her what she was doing and she told me about Healthy  Role Models,  a fitness and mindset online community all about living your best life. 

 

I was terrified to join - I know that might sound silly - but let me know if these thoughts have ever passed through your mind .... "what if I can't do it", "I am too busy already I don't have time to add anything to my plate",  "It worked for April but it won't work for me",  "I can't afford it",  "Im fine with how things are" .....  recognize some of those sayings?  I do - because I was saying THEM ALL!   

 

I texted my girlfriend about 500 times asking question after question after question - and she answered them all!  Then, on what was seriously a moment of courage I did it - I filled out the registration form - I entered my credit card information - and I hit submit.  

 

AND THEN I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOUBTING IF I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.  

 

But do you know what happened?  I was almost instantly added to the community facebook group - and so I started reading....... women were introducing themselves, sharing their stories, opening their hearts .... but even more remarkable .... people responded!! Like whole hearted thoughtful answers responded.   Almost instantly my fear was quenched. 

 

Now don't get me wrong,  I didn't pour my heart out right away - I'm very open with some things in my life and very private with others.  I need to know that where I am sharing those more private things is a truly safe place.  But in this group I met other moms like me, other entrepreneurs who were starting out, other women with similar life struggles!  OH MY GOSH - I had met people who I didn't have to explain myself too!  Who when I called and simply said "it was a block of hard calls" ~ she knew EXACTLY what I meant!  

 

Healthy Role Models and the women I have met in this community have become life long friends.  I poured myself into that journey - and I loved every moment of it.  So much so that for the next journey I approached the CEO (now one of my best friends, Sarah Gilks), about having a physiotherapist join the HRM team ;-).  I wanted to be able to give back to this community of phenomenal women who helped me find my spark again - who gave me the courage I needed to find when my business GREW from just mobile to full on BRICK AND MORTAR just 10 MONTHS after opening ...... not the 2-3 years I had planned for.  

 

This community taught me to strive for my goals, taught me what it was like to truly have a vision and clarity, taught me to be proud of who I am and to not be afraid to speak my mind.  This community will forever be a part of my life!! 

 

Community is POWERFUL!! Surround yourself with the right one and AMAZING, and I do mean truly AMAZING things can happen in your life. 

 

Molly and I are creating Concussion Compass just for YOU.  We understand the messiness of trying to navigate and move forward on your journey while recovering and living your life with post concussion syndrome.  We hear time and time again how along and isolated people feel,  bombarded with too much information or the opposite - having no idea what to even look for.   We are changing this for you!   

 

We are you guides.  We are here to provide you with the tools, the education, the tips to help point you in the right direction and lead you through the foggy, tangled worlds of PCS.  With all of that - you are going to get your own, life changing and inspiring community!!! Let's do this navigators ;-) 

 

Concussion Compass pre-registration will open in early 2020 - if you would like to be the first to know when it's open please sign up here!! We can't wait to meet you. 

 

 

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Healthy Role Models - the online community that was a huge impact in my life