Growth And Outgrowing, with guest Tom Keenan

Episode 147 Tom Keenan is a coach committed to not living an average life. In today’s episode, my guest, Tomas Keenan, shares his three kicks in the “…”, throwing his life off balance. His life was going great! Financial abundance, new home, new state, more and more connections and then, BAM!    Navigating loss, fear, change, and uncertainty, Tomas found he needed to face himself, hold the hard conversations, and encounter his deepest fears in order come to terms with the reality of how he had built his life. Through these experiences he has leaned into his lessons and shares with me how his life has changed.   Tomas moved his family from New York to Dallas Texas, joined a motivational organization as COO, and laid the groundwork for his own business development company.   THEN: 1 – Early 2022 Tom’s wife received a diagnoses of breast Cancer.   2 – After moving his family and when wife started chemo, Tom lost the COO position, losing @ $60,000 a month of income.   3 – Tomas was lost. After going deep into a soul-searching experience, Tom accepter the realization that it was time for change and time to end this marriage.   Tomas shared navigating illness with his wife and what he learned, navigating loss of income, and what he learned, navigating finding who he is, and what he learned.   Why not stay in this relationship with all that was happening?   “The biggest piece… for me was what is the subconscious messaging that I'm sending to my three kids by staying here in this relationship? Because if you don't think they don’t pick up on stuff you're wrong.” So, now the question was, “How do we execute this plan without causing too many waves?”   He and his wife are co-creating different lives now. Tom’s business, Step It Up Academy, is thriving, and his desire to always know who he is, where he is, and why he is heading in a direction keeps him living above average every day.   Tomas Keenan is owner of Step It Up Academy and is best known for his humble beginnings and lengthy career as a custom car audio installer. He is the epitome of a technician turned COO. After co-founding an industry-leading GPS Tracking and Dashboard Camera installation company and growing it to a 7-figure business, Tomas moved into the coaching space as a high-level business and success coach for other industry leaders and business owners.  Tomas works with Entrepreneurs who refuse to be average and are crushing 7+ figures in business. His expertise and vast experience have repeatedly put him on the top industry magazines' pages. He has been featured in Forbes, Mobile Electronics Magazine, CE Outlook, CEO Blog Nation, Fit Small Business, The Startup Growth, The Goodmen Project, and several Blogs, in addition to countless podcasts.  Tomas is also a sought-after public speaker, 2X bestselling author, and Step It Up Entrepreneur Podcast host. He has interviewed industry leaders, influencers, high-level business and success coaches, business owners, and entrepreneurs who are impacting their communities and the world at large. Connect with Tom at: https://www.stepitupacademy.com/   https://connectwithtomas.com/