54: Taking Radical Responsibility with Ashley Fillmore

Trigger Warning: This episode touches on the topics of abuse, drugs, and death.

Ashley Fillmore, of Metabolic Fix, shares her story of a difficult upbringing, finding her confidence, and taking radical responsibility for her life. Her story is absolutely inspiring, and shows that there is strength in vulnerability and power in visualizing the future you want. 

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Meet Ashley:

• A sustainable weight loss coach and founder of Metabolic Fix
• Wife and mother of two girls
• Has spent 18 years recovering and healing, and has found the strength to share her story in hopes that it will help others
• She grew up with her mom is an unstable situation; she saw her mom struggle a lot
• Her mother passed away when she was 15, and Ashley had very little support throughout her young adult life

Taking Radical Responsibility:

• Ashley became her own advocate and overcame a lot of fear to take control of her life. She had seen how her mother lived and knew that she wanted something better for herself
• She focused on her vision, and then solely on the next step towards that vision
• If you worry about future obstacles, you become afraid. That fear stops you from taking any action. She expected obstacles to happen, which helped her react differently towards them

Creating her Future:

• She graduated high school and was a first generation college graduate
• Ashley worked as a personal trainer and nutritionist, she loves helping people
• Found the corporate job lacking after a certain time, and didn't like having to work for someone else
• When things began to change, she had a lot of fear in leaving the job, but there were many signs that it was time to quit
• She began coaching on her own, wanting to get to the core of her client's problems and helping them take a more holistic approach
• In 2018 she started began thinking about creating an online business, and in 2019 she made it a reality
• In order to grow, she invested in herself and in her business. If you can't financially invest right now, surround yourself with free content and resources that will get you closer to your goals