It only seems fitting to relaunch Savvynista during the month of September which happens to be my birthday month. Before we get into Chapter one, I want to preface that it’s NOT all about me.
As we read, listen or watch about others experiences there’s always a ‘take away’ or 2 or 10 that we can integrate into our current life.
This is why I want to share about full circle moments and how we can have several especially as we hit midlife. I’ve had at least two and no surprise it comes back to writing and retail.
Savvynista was the catalyst for these full circle moments. As I grew my blog, she called for a rebrand, The Savvy Life. But I fell out of love. Maybe it felt too commercial or too vast. So I shut down my online magazine that had 100k readers per month.
I turned my attention to my growing my personal brand coaching/consulting business and wanted to see where it would go. Will it be my next love? Will it take me to speaking on stages? Will it inspire me to write a book? The answer. Yes and No.
I gave it my all. Poured time, money, hiring coaches, joining masterminds, etc.
This past year, life and business felt claustrophobic.
I didn’t want to think about strategy, funnels or MRR (multi recurring revenue, coaching speak) anymore. And there’s a weird culture in the coaching world which needs an hour long podcast I will record one day.
Things seemed even more confusing and unsure as I navigated being 53.
Not only have I been deep in Perimenopause, my marriage needed some TLC, my husband needed to get a grip on his ‘Man-o-pause’ and I just needed a break from everything.
I started dreaming about my 40s, I call my Fun Era. I missed my creative freedom and expression I had then. And I missed in-person human connection that I wasn’t getting cooped up in my office on Zoom calls.
So now what? What could I do at age 53 to replace my income? What would be fun? What do I love? Who would hire me? Could I go back to working for a brand/company?
Boom! Full circle moment hit me like lightning.
I have an unhealthy obsession with jewelry and years of retail/styling experience. I’ve worked with luxury brands and can also authenticate handbags and jewelry. I’m good at this and it’s creative. Not to mention I get to interact with people IRL.
This landed me a position as a client advisor for Tiffany & Co. in Austin where I reside currently. I’ve been with Tiffany for almost 4 months and absolutely LOVE it! I would love it even more in San Diego. Back at home, near my family in sunny SoCal. Yes, plans are being made to make this happen soon.
Created everlasting memories with my friend Shelton during our US Open x Tiffany experience in NYC.
How does this apply to you? Don’t be afraid to go back to the things you loved before if something new isn’t working out. Who cares what anybody thinks. This is your life!
So, now that I’ve settled into my role with Tiffany, I’ve had space to be creative again. I’ve had time to think about writing and creating content. Another love of mine.
Of course me trying not to over complicate things…I questioned how would I do this? Do I start a new brand?
I intentionally kept Savvynista.com and IG @savvynista just in case. Although I love my other brand ‘Wise Woo Wealthy‘ which I created for my coaching business, is it possible to merge them together?
This is where ChatGPT came in handy. After we had our clarity chats, I was convinced. We can revive Savvynista and integrate Wise Woo Wealthy and being legendary in midlife.
ChatGPT made it make sense!
That was all I needed to press GO. And it feels so liberating!
My biggest asset and YOURS too is the life we’ve lived so far.
Midlife is Magnificent!
Get bolder, get even more unapologetic and let’s collectively show how damn resilient we are.
Talk about full circle moments, think back to when we were kids and how resourceful and scrappy we had to be. No technology. Maybe an answering machine if you were lucky.
xx, Maria
P.S. currently writing my first fiction novel and it’s so juicy! If you liked Hunting Wives by May Cobb … you’re going to love this book I’m writing!