Now, I'm helping others take action.

This is the last article of 3 in the update of my transition from Social Enterprise Co-founder of Beintouch.org.za to Business Development Manager at ClearBrand.com; check out the first and second posts for more context.

The Latin root of the word 'decide' is 'to cut off'.

Deciding that things have to change can be very difficult.

Facing the reality of my circumstance and the needs my growing family had, in relation to the energy I was putting into, as well as, the growth I was seeing in the social enterprise I co-founded dedicated to protecting kids online, was hard.

Once I had decided that things had to change, that I was cutting off my life as it was, doors started to open. I wasn't clear on what my next steps would be, but once I started taking the steps to find a new path, the path opened in front of me.

My story picks up after I had launched my new website using the ClearBrand Academy courses and tools.

I was very impressed by the content, and how useful it had been to get clear on my messaging, write the full site, create a sales process to get leads, and launch it out - All myself!

In my previous website builds, I had spent over $8000 on marketing, 3 different agencies, and a marketing consultant, and had not found their input as valuable as this online course, and the tools that came with it (full WordPress prebuilt template)

I reached out to the ClearBrand team, to find out more about their company, and after a great conversation with one of their team members, put my name in the hat to be considered for their growing team.

After a few conversations, I joined the team!

Having worked as a solopreneur for most of my career, joining a lively team with an amazing culture was like finding water in a desert.

I was given the task of relaunching the very course I had just bought, incorporating my expertise in coaching and facilitation to create a community-based learning experience, while adding to it a second tier of courses and tools, to help businesses scale their growth.

Now I am the Community Host, and Business Development Manager of the ClearBrand Growth Accelerator.

I spend my time (amongst other things) keeping an eye and ear open forr business owners looking to train their in-house marketing teams, and Marketing Agency owners ready to scale up their growth.

The kicker is that in deciding to change, I never had to cut off my passion for child protection, as that initiative is stronger than ever.

The 'cutting off' was not what I had assumed it would be, I was cutting off the circular struggle I had been in, inviting a new focus in my work, which ended up benefiting both my personal needs and my professional growth, while continuing to support my passion.

I decided to take responsibility for providing for the needs I had to take care of, and my family, career, and my social enterprise are better for it.

What can you take control of?

It's time to decide.

If you want to join me and the group of business and agency leaders who are moving forward into growth, let's connect.