Why I don't wait

Life is happening now, and she's the reason why I don't wait.

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Ultimate freedom IMHO is having your own business - I've had 4.

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All different

Some common threads

Zero prior experience with any of them.

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I like being in charge of my time, my creative direction, my output,?my earnings ceiling, and my purpose because of what I watched my mother go through as a single working parent.

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Having to sacrifice dreams to support family.

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Never having the resources, encouragement, or luxury to think/live outside the box.

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And feeling guilty or ashamed to ask for help because it always came with strings or was denied altogether.

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My mom was following her dream to be an opera singer before she needed to drop out of college and work to support her parents during a tough time.

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After two failed marriages with men she hoped would earn her familial approval, she ended up on her own, with me.

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I watched her grapple with the choice?of having to leave me with relatives and sitters 3 nights a week to work as a flight attendant.

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I watched her swallow her pride, struggle to figure things out and try to keep it all together.

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AND I watched her make the most of it.

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She used her resources to funnel her creative energy into everything we did and everything we had.

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She designed and created everything in our home from window treatments to furniture, to this gigantic stuffed tree that I had in my childhood bedroom.

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She made brilliant Halloween costumes, pillow forts, and magical imaginative experiences for me and all of my friends.

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One Christmas my best friend's father lost his job.?

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She somehow came up with the money to get presents for their whole family even though she clipped coupons like it was her job, balanced her checkbook like clockwork, and cost compared the daylights out of everything just to make sure we always had enough.

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And then we delivered those gifts anonymously under the cover of night, leaving trails of sooty boot prints on their front porch and tatters of red velvet at their gate…clues of a jolly fat guy in red that couldn't quite fit - not of Suzie and Piper.

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I was 9.

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She taught me and everyone around us to be creative in all ways and to make the most of all experiences.

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I often wonder what else my mom dreamed of doing but didn't have the support or resources to see it through until much later in life... until it was seemingly too late.

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So why am I telling you this...

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My mom has Alzheimer's now.

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This beautiful, brilliant woman that filled my childhood with magic, and taught me how to be resilient.

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It's been a slow and steady decline for the last 7 years that feels like the photo in Back to the Future II where Marty and his siblings slowly start to disappear.

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It's grieving the loss of someone who is still alive, who gave so much to the world, and still had so much more to share if maybe there had been some divine intervention that motivated her not to wait until "things slow down a bit..." and "life gets less busy..." or "I saved enough money..."

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Many potential clients who book a consult with me share that their biggest fear is not making the most out of this life, and out of themselves.

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I can relate.

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It's why I teach people how to get clear on what you want and go for it... NOW.

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How to use your time effectively to be able to make that happen simply WHILE your life is life-ing.

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How to stay true to yourself no matter what your culture says, your family, friends, or even spouse.

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It takes guts to go all in on your own potential.

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It takes knowing when to put yourself first out of LOVE for the people who depend on you.

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And it takes support to not lose your nerve or yourself in the process.

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This is why I'm here.

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For you,

because of her.

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Don't wait.

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Love,

Piper

If this speaks directly to you simply reply, "I'm tired of waiting" -- I'll guide you through the rest.?

And if someone you know is affected by this terrible disease, I'm doing a fundraising walk to support Alzheimer's research and my family is halfway to our goal. Consider supporting us in one of three ways: walking with us! A donation, or spreading awareness for the cause.?

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Their slogan is: “Alzheimer's isn't waiting — and neither am I” and I think that sums it up.?

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There's a lot of stuff going on in the world, and I like to think that the best way to not feel helpless is not to wait, but to get up and do something ??