About
Reanna
My Story
I remember when i was really little, when everyone was asked ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I had absolutely no idea. Everyone around me was so certain ‘Doctor! Lawyer! Hairdresser!’ But me? I really didn’t know.​
It wasn’t until I was a little older, I decided I wanted to be (Drumroll please!) an Actor! I wanted to travel the world and have no two days the same! Embody all these different characters and make loads of money doing it. I wanted to be free and do what I wanted to do. But just like many aspiring actors, I let all the negativities get in my head. ‘Do you know how many people actually make it as an actress?’ ‘You're wasting your time’ ‘People like us don’t get that kind of chance’ ‘do you know how hard it is to make it as an actor, you should just find a real job’. So, yes! I threw away my chances of working with the likes of Matthew Perry (my absolute hero) over other people’s perceptions of what I could or couldn’t achieve.
So, as you can imagine - I gave up on my dreams of becoming a Hollywood superstar and jumped into the corporate world (insert tiny violin here).
After giving birth to my first gorgeous son in 2013 I realised I needed to get my shit together and make this ‘real job’ thing work. Problem was up until here I'd only had jobs that lasted no longer than a few months (1st indicator that I was destined to be an entrepreneur) But now I had the most adorable, unbelievable little boy relying on me so I knew I had to at least ‘make it work’.
I tried being a chef, a call centre representative, an administrator, a cold call sales (wo)man, a recruitment consultant and everything literally drained me - I was unfulfilled and overwhelmed and was hating the fact that I was working for other people (2nd indicator that I was destined for entrepreneurialism). I kept thinking, I’m spending most of my life working a job I hate, sacrificing seeing my son grow up, missing all the milestones like the first Halloween, birthdays and Christmases, only to build someone else’s dream and make them rich. WHY!?
And boy! No one prepare you for the mum guilt and shame that comes with it. I had people telling me that I was a bad mum for working so much but these same people would have had something to say if I was a SAHM.
When I spoke of wanting a change, I was told that I should just be happy and that I was so ungrateful for wanting more than what I had. (Honestly how do we mums get anything done with everyone else's opinions of what a 'good mum' should be)
And then in the beginning of 2020, I jumped face first into the ‘on paper’ perfect job that gave me everything I needed, including, more money and less hours and then BOOM! Covid hit - I lost the job before I’d even started and then the realisation hit me of how expendable I was to companies I put before everyone (including my family and myself) This was the turning point, this is when I said enough is enough, if I’m going to do something, it was going to have to be meaningful.
I started to reprogram my mindset -I listened to Lauren Eliz Love, Katherin Zenkina, Ashley Gordon, Bossbabe and Monica Yates and I immersed myself in the coaching space. I found The Coaching Masters and that was when I realised that this was my purpose - I wanted to help people, I wanted the freedom of working from home and making my own hours and I wanted to build something that was mine. So, I jumped in and qualified as an Accredited Life Coach with The Coaching Masters, I also trained as an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) practitioner and Hypnotherapy practitioner and thought that would ready me to become the next Tony Robbins. (slightly delusional - I know- but a girl can dream, right?)
But was I ready? (you guessed it) Nope - I made the mistake of following ALL the information I found online and became completely overwhelmed. I was loading ideas on top of ideas, and had major shiny object syndrome, jumping around like a squirrel on caffeine starting everything but finishing nothing. I was listening to information from people that didn’t have a full time job or kids, I was comparing my chapter one to their chapter twenty , keeping busy with the logo and website design but not feeling like I was ready to publish any of it, I was so inconsistent and I spent money I didn’t have on courses and eBooks and none of it moved me forward because despite all the information I’d gained, I still didn’t know how to start (And I had major aversion to sales - it just felt icky - which was ok for a hobby but not for a business).
I was constantly doubting my abilities as a mum and an entrepreneur. I had imposter syndrome and I feared failing but worst of all I feared what other people would think or say about me. (I know what you're thinking! There's a pattern here, isn’t there).
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Me and my Fiancé welcomed our youngest in 2022 and that’s when I realised that I was longing to build something for myself, I didn’t want to miss any of the huge milestones I missed with my eldest. I wanted the freedom to work my own hours and do what I wanted without having to answer to anyone. I wanted to build my business whilst being a present mum and allowing myself space to be me (quirks and all).
I realised, through being coached by some of the most incredible coaches in the industry, (Even coaches have coaches) that strategy and the how were only as good as the mindset behind them. If you don't know where to start and you don't have the right mindset to do so, adding more and more strategies will only lead you to burnout, stress and even more unfulfillment. Now I have found a way to work a full-time job, be a present mum and build the business of my dreams. I no longer feel the heavy dread associated with mum guilt and shame around doing all the things and I feel fulfilled knowing that I am, for the first time in my life, following my dreams and creating my life on purpose.
And that's why I help working-mums, let go of the fear, doubt, and worry and create and launch an online coaching business tailored for freedom through a personalised simple action-plan that works AROUND being a mum.
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My mission is to help as many multi-passionate mums as possible create the life she deserves. A life that fulfils HER and allows her to witness, celebrate and enjoy every single milestone. Life is more than sacrifice. We get to be, do and have it all.
'The future depends on what you do today'
Mahatma Gandhi
Does this sound like you ?
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Book a complementary discovery session to learn how I can help you ditch the unfulfillment, self-doubt and procrastination around your future and create a step by step action plan to craft and launch your dream coaching business around being a working-mum.