Special Guest Brittany May

Hi, this is Makayla with Honest Talk Radio. Honest Talk Radio is a space where we will be sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly in real, raw conversations to try and do our part to reduce the amount of shame, guilt, and judgment so many of us women face. Our hope is that through these conversations, you will feel supported and encouraged in every aspect of your life. So let's get started.

Are you searching for something to call your own? Perhaps you're a single home mom and love spending time with your little. But you're desiring to help others, or make some money, or even have an impact on your community in a big way. Ask your military spouse who's beginning to feel a little resentful because you've sacrificed so much to support your service member while they serve our country.

And you find yourself asking, when is it going to be my turn? I'm your host, Makayla, military spouse, home schooling, mom to three, entrepreneur, and overall, a woman on a mission to help you navigate the uncertainties of life with ease and confidence while staying true to your personal identity. So the real question today is, how can you have the best of both worlds? Society has a way of making you feel like you constantly have to choose one or the other.

That you can't possibly be a working mom and still raise your kids well, that you can't live out your purpose as a military spouse because the service member comes first, or that you can't possibly work from home and create something more than just a hobby. Because if you do, you're neglecting the housework, parenting, or friendships. Well, today's guest is going to share with you ways in which she has created successful businesses while being a mom and a military spouse. And one of my favorite things Brittany may said during our time together is don't be afraid to pivot.

I can't wait for you to hear all of her great tips and tricks, but first I want to share with you a few tidbits of my own. After 18 years of being a military spouse, becoming a mom 16 years ago and questioning my purpose in life more times than I can count, I've learned a thing or two about how to have the best of both worlds. First of all, I do believe you can have everything. You just can't have it all, all the time.

The trouble is you're so used to going full throttle that you tend to feel more exhausted, emotionally, physically, and mentally, that having the best of both worlds seems like a pike dream. I know because I've been there. So the key is not time management, but energy management. You heard me right.

So often we focus on how to manage our time, but all that does is create a crescendo of guilt, shame, and even disappointment because inevitably something comes up that derails our time. My key takeaway to maximizing my energy is structure and systems. Like I said, today's guest is an expert in systems and processes for business. So you have more time and energy for other things.

But I also believe systems and processes around life in general is key to maximizing energy. Creating healthy rituals helps maximize your energy so that your brain isn't constantly operating on overload. How many of you lay your head down at night and you are just bombarded with thinking about what you have to do the next day? Y'all, I used to be an idol.

I hated going to bed because truthfully, I knew the moment I closed my eyes, I would be closer to waking up to the chaos. However, setting an earlier bedtime and sticking to it has actually given me more energy so that the next day I wake up for my kids, for my family, and for my work instead of waking up to them. Creating structure and putting systems in place has created energy in my life. At first, I didn't like it because I'm a free spirit.

I love the fly by the seat of my pants. But truthfully, all that was doing was draining me of energy and replacing it with chaos. But the cool thing is to create your own energy-saving systems and processes, they don't have to look like everyone else's. You know yourself better than anyone.

So I want to ask you today, before we go into the interview, what are the things that drain you of your energy and what gives you energy? For me, getting adequate sleep is a big one. Being physically active is another. And outsourcing or automating the things in my business that I can is a big one.

So without further ado, on today's episode, I am super, super excited to introduce my guest, Brittany. She is a fellow military spouse and business coach who is all too familiar with the challenges this lifestyle brings. Her husband is active duty army and they're currently stationed in Germany. And I'm really looking forward to chatting with Brittany about the ways she has pivoted in not only business, but in life to accommodate the crazy twists and turns that the military brings.

Welcome to the show and thank you so much for taking the time to chat with me today. Hi, yes. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to be here.

Awesome. Well, before we get started, I'd love for you to give the audience a little bit more of an introduction to who you are and what you're all about. Okay, sure. Yeah, so I'm Brittany May and I'm a mom of two little girls and she said military spouse, my husband's army and right now we're living in Germany.

Never ever thought we would be living in Germany. So it was not expecting that, but it has felt like home like as soon as we got here. So we're really loving it. Yeah, I'm a business coach and help women entrepreneurs basically streamline and create smarter systems in their business so they can not work so many hours, but still have a proper business that they love.

And so that's what I'm super passionate about. That's awesome. You know, it's funny you say that you never thought you would be living in Germany. I never thought I'd be living in Rome, Italy.

It's just those are the beauties of the military life. They take you to places you couldn't even dream up. Yeah, for sure. It's always an adventure.

So I think that's definitely one aspect I love about it. Absolutely. Tell me a little bit about how you got into business and the business that you're in. I know that a passion is helping others, like you said, be more productive and put systems in place so it doesn't feel so chaotic and exhausting, but you can actually enjoy the business for growing.

Tell me a little bit more about that passion. Yeah, so it's a long winding journey, but to come in and put a bow on it. So before I met my husband, I've always been an entrepreneur and I actually was into fashion design and I had my own pulling line and eventually I was running my own. I had six brick and mortar stores.

And I was like, I said, pre-husband pre-kids, so I loved it, but all I did was work around the clock and breathe it. It's left everything. And then it wasn't until I had my daughter and I was like, okay, it's like instant priority shift. I don't want to be late closing stores and I didn't want to be missing holidays because retail is 24 seven and especially holidays and weekends.

So it's like all the time that you want to be spending with your family is when you end up being in retail. Right. And I wasn't, I am very driven and passionate and creative and like, that's the core of me. And so I have to be doing something in order to be happy and to thrive.

And so I knew I didn't want to give up, you know, my business. So it was like, okay, but I don't want to not be tucking my daughter in at night. And like at that point, my mom was taking her to doctors appointments. Like I was missing so much.

So it was really just, I restructured my whole business. So it was like, okay, this isn't working. So I either just walk away or I figured out and I make it work. So I brought my whole company online and then it was basically through that process and rocky transition that I became really passionate about helping other women realize that these businesses, they don't have to be cookie cutter, you know, and then I'm just getting it online to then we PC us to DC for like a shoebox size bar.

And then I can have inventory. So it was like literally every move. It was like right when I thought like, okay, this will work now. And then it was like throw another.

Yeah, throw another. Yeah. So it was always like tweaking and stuff. So I basically like I said that I fell into coaching and I really did because having told me this five years ago, I would have been like, wait, what's that?

Like I wouldn't have even done so. That's not a long journey, but really it's just now I'm super passionate and thrive on basically taking any business model and figuring out how to make it work better and system and streamline it for, you know, their life and their business, whether they're military as well or, you know, everyone has different situations and circumstances that we need to be building it around our lifestyle rather than trying to cram our life into our business. Oh my gosh. I love that you I love that you said that because so many times the resistance that we feel is because we're doing it the opposite way.

We're doing we're trying to fit our business into the lifestyle and not the lifestyle. And like, you know, it's just this you hit a wall because it's pension. It's I have several clients who are going through exactly what you're talking about, you know, and with this whole pandemic as well, like what there's no better time to try and figure out how to make these transitions without, you know, falling and crumbling or just walking away. Yeah.

I love that you said that that business doesn't have to be cookie cutter. And I just I think that sprees right there is life. Your life does not have to be cookie cutter in your life as a military spouse or an entrepreneur does not have to look like the next military spouse or entrepreneur trying to thrive and rather than just survive. Yes.

Yeah. Oh, exactly. And it's like I feel like being an entrepreneur already like we have so many hurdles because so many people usually in your life are the nine to five mindset. So even trying to bounce ideas off of them or, you know, come up with ideas that you have to do as an entrepreneur, like they don't get it.

And so we have that. And then you add being a military spouse once up a bit and you're like, Oh, we got orders today. Now we're going across the world like in a month. Cool.

You know, it's like all these extra layers that you have to figure out that I guess. Well, I mean, definitely I'm sure despite the challenges and frustrations, it's, you know, it's grown you into who you are today, which, you know, like you said, you could five years ago, what's a coach? I was the same way I was like, I what? Like I know I've heard counselors, but what do you mean a coach?

Yeah. Exactly. And you know, you had mentioned in before we started chatting on air about the fact that you are living in Germany, you've just gave birth and to your second child in a country where there's a huge language barrier and you're growing your business. Like talk about piling on the challenges and, you know, adversities, but you know, you've got systems and processes in place that are helping you thrive through that.

So will you expand a little bit more and like, just how do you, how do you, you know, so many of us moms, especially are like, I can't have it all. I either have to be 100% on my family or I'm going to work and I just can't do books, but your story sounds like you're doing it all. Yeah. No, I like that when I hear people say that like it literally it makes my heart because I've been there and it's that like it's not overwhelmed and that frustration.

And I feel like so many times as women and as moms were put in that position, whether it's like self-imposed or otherwise, but where you feel like you do, you have to choose. And it's like, okay, well, I have to focus on my family and put my family for or I get to follow my passions and do what I want to do to make me feel good about what, you know, my dreams and fulfilling. And I feel like so many feel like you have to pick one or the other and you truly don't. And it's not looked the way that we've been told it's supposed to look, you know, and that's why I'm all about the stringlining and systems.

Like I run through businesses from home and like, yeah, especially because of Corona, our whole time, you know. So and we just got back from going on a walkout to the park and stuff. And so I'm working less now running through businesses than I was when I just had to run, you know, I was doing, yeah, all wrong. You didn't have to be fair.

You didn't have the demands on your life that you have now. And I think that's, you know, when you say it might not look the way it's supposed to, it's managing expectations. You know, if we're working from home, we're creating businesses or following a passion, it goes back to what you said about the cookie cutter thing. You know, it's having people and processes and systems in place to help you make it fit into your life.

And so what are some of your biggest takeaways? What are some of your biggest lessons learned as you've maneuvered through this windy road of where you're at today? Yeah, definitely. The number one that I want to share, because someone just asked me this the other day, is that there are no rules.

And I feel like I constantly like I learned that and then I like forget it along the way and then I come back. Oh, yeah. And then you would go through the same process. So there's definitely no rules.

And like I said, it's the cookie cutter thing. You need to put you and your family first and then build on top of that because if you're following some guru that's, you know, preaching this and this, you don't know what's behind the scenes. They can have a whole team of 2050 people and then you're getting burnt out trying to imitate that. And then you feel like you're being pulled away from your family and then you're like, well, I'm just not smart enough.

I can't do it. But it really, you know, it's like comparing apples and oranges. And so you can't be about to do what works for you. And I'm a huge fan of like, essential focus and like everything else is fun.

So I can just forget like, if you're needing permission, I'm telling you now, whoever's listening, like you have permission to stop doing that thing. Like whatever it is for you, just stop doing it. Because you don't need to do it. Right.

Yeah. So when you say no rules, where does that bring like for someone to start? Maybe someone, one of our listeners is at home thinking, you know, I love being a mom. I love being a wife.

A spouse, whether male or female. And but I just, I do. I really want something for myself. Like I know that's how for me, when my kids were really, really little, I was all 100% and I was just, I'm trying to feed them and keep them alive.

Like that's all I could manage at that moment. And then gradually, yeah, gradually as they started to be a little more independent, I, you know, I was looking into, I was constantly looking, I didn't quite realize it until years later that I was constantly looking for that place to put myself, which filled my soul outside of my family. Like I couldn't, I couldn't really describe it. I couldn't describe what it was I was looking for.

But I knew there was something I needed to be able to feel like I was fulfilling a perfect, like I, you know, feeling a purpose outside of my family. Yeah. So with no rules, what exactly do you mean? What expands on that a little more?

Yeah. I mean, I think so for somebody who say like you just said is, you know, their, is they at home or is they at home dad and they're just looking for that something and they don't know, it's like, just follow your passions. Like what lights you up? What would you do every day?

What would you choose to do without being paid? You know, like that's what you need to lean into. And there's, there's literally no wrong answers. Like I'm not even kidding.

If you're like, I like playing video games. Like there's literally a way to monetize that and write, you know, so gardening, anything if you like writing, like reading, if you like anything and there's a way to create a business around it or, you know, just follow your passion. It doesn't even have to be like that's where my passion is because I think probably could my dad's read time on Twitter. But if it's not like a business, you have no interest in that.

That's okay too. I mean, I think that's a way to find like a passion or a hobby, something that you can, you know, fill your cup top up when in focus on who rather than, because when we're always given giving, you know, it's like, we talked about what we're getting. I'm like, what's left? Right.

It's left after all that. So you have to. You know, the way I look at it and it's become more and more clear over the years is that pursuing entrepreneurship or even volunteer opportunities or even just community pursuing a community, that for me was self-care. So it's self-care didn't look like going, yeah, yes, don't get me wrong.

I love going to the saw, getting the saw, getting my hair done, what not. But my true self-care, what fills me up is building my business and being a part of a community and volunteering in areas where I feel like I'm helping other people. And that's kind of what I hear you saying is it doesn't matter what it looks like, you know, find something that that fills you, that kind of recharges those batteries, if you will, so that you can, you know, continue to be there for your family, you know, the best of your ability. Yeah.

And I like to bring it back to like my personal experience in the military. I know, like in the beginning, it was kind of all about like, okay, well, how do I reconfigure this so it works? We got pretty military lifestyle, but now that I've figured it out and have that, I honestly, it feels like it's my anchor because it moved to Germany. I don't speak German.

I'm just not even very quite language. Oh my God, it does not make sense to my head still. But I was very pregnant. So like got here, had to find a house, had to be thrown into a hospital where they were screaming at me and the language I did not know and had to know.

And then my husband was sent out of the country, so I was alone with my myself. With any born and or five year old. So anyway, but actually my business was what anchored me because that was the one thing that did not change because it was, I still had, you know, my online community and my business friends that I have one that I've been meeting with weekly for two years now. We do a mastermind together and help each other and I've never actually met a person.

Like how crazy? Oh, wow. I love that. I love that.

Like I consider one of my best friends and to really remember like, oh yeah, I've actually never met you in real life. So it's like crazy, but you build your own community, whether it's, you know, through your hobby or your passion or your business and that can be your anchor through those other trying terms where else is kind of just out there. Yeah, I love that that it's your anchor. I mean, yeah, and you know, a lot of it is what I just don't know where to start.

And I just don't know what I'm passionate about. And so, you know, just just try things. Just go see, figure it out, you know, just try different things and you might find, oh, yeah, I'm definitely not passionate about that. But I love, love, love the fact that you talk about the community and meaning, you know, meaning someone and being so close with them and not even meeting them in person.

Like that is the beauty of what you're doing. And so I love it. So, okay, takeaway number one was no rule. So for the person that's, you know, thinking about creating a business, starting business, or even growing the business that you've already started, remember that there are no rules.

What else have you got for us? Let's see. Yeah, so I think, yeah, it's really just like, so I have a signature scale system that I teach in my program. And basically, like the first thing I do over for anything else is like, it's clarity.

It's cutting that. Like, what are you doing that is leaving you, spending your wheels and, you know, that you are allowed. It's that permission flip. Like here you go, get ready because you don't need it.

Because again, no. Because you think you should be doing something, those of you you do. So, and that's exactly like when I was automating interest in transitioning, excuse me, my first company, it was like we had an office, we had a warehouse, we had a manufacturer, and it was like, I had it so ingrained in my head. Well, that's what retail looks like, right?

And these are things that you have to check out. And I was like, well, what would it look like if I didn't have those things? And so I really like take what your ideal situation would be and work backwards. Like that's one of my people who are based to work.

And if you like can't wrap your head around it, like start at the end, say, this is how I want my ideal life to be. I'd love to spend my nights just me reading or crafting or, you know, whatever that looks like for you. And then build backwards and say, okay, well, how do I get there? What would that look like?

You know, what would that mean? And figuring it out. I love that because so we get caught in the weeds. And like you said, there's so much out there that as entrepreneurs and business owners, we do that isn't necessary.

But we think we have to do it because everyone else is doing it. Or at least they're telling us that they're doing it. It looks like it from the outside. It looks like it.

Exactly. Exactly. So no rules and clarity are your two takeaways from, you know, going through the twists and turns of transitioning your business from an in-person business, you know, brick and mortar to online and fitting in with your lifestyle of moving, moving overseas and all of that kind of stuff. I think it's really important to remember that we all have individual desires and passions and purposes.

And it's, that doesn't make one person's what they're trying to do, you know, any more important than the next. And I think what would you talk about getting caught up in the comparison? That's kind of what I hear here. It's really about get rid of the comparison.

Like throw it away. Stop comparing and figure out what you want. Yeah, that's so true. And that's actually, that's a good point.

So my company, my second company is simply Happy Light. And actually my husband and I came up with that thing together. And it was because that's what I wanted to embody because that's different to every single person. Like you're simply happy.

Like what that looks like to you is completely different than what that looks like to me. And that's the beauty of it because we're all different. We all have different circumstances and priorities and goals and, you know, all of that. So it's definitely, I like that.

But yeah, it's the comparison. I think all too often social media, which is where if you're a business and you're military spouse, you know, you're going to be online. So all too often that's where the businesses are living. And I think it's such a highlight reel of everybody, you know, the best of the best.

They're not sitting there taking pictures themselves crying or they're not taking pictures of when their toddler is having a complete meltdown and they're mortifying the middle of the store, you know, like, you don't like, hey, look out today. You know, so I think it's, and we know that. But at the same time, I think we just need to remind ourselves because when you're sitting here and you're looking at Susie's post of the perfect quintessential family, you know, and you're like, well, I want that. I don't have that.

And we do, we play that. It's not so the comparison game. But I think it's so much easier to kind of, I say, like put the blinders on and just really lean into your life, your business, your family and, you know, celebrate the small wins. And don't be worried about someone who's 20 steps ahead of you doing something different, you know.

And if you do look at it, I think you should look at it and come out of place of like that shows it's possible. Like when I go, you see, like, I'm excited. I'm like, that means it's possible because they're just people too, you know, so it's exciting rather than being like, oh, I have to do that. Yeah.

Yeah, I love that because we do that. It's a frame of mind. And we, you know, oftentimes we're comparing in the, in would be what I don't have or what I can't do rather than, hey, you know, this person is a lot like me. I get, you know, from watching them on social media, like, I can do that.

And it is possible. They're showing that it's possible. I think that's such a mindset shift that, you know, we get so stuck in the, I'm not good enough for the self doubt or the self, um, negative, the negative self talk that if you just with a switch and it's like, no, they're just like me, I can do that. I'm just as good.

I'm good enough to do that. You talked about in our pre episode questionnaire, um, how your work has impacted pretty much every aspect of your life. Um, and we, we touched on that briefly, but, um, you mentioned, you know, with being military spouse, like a lot of times you have to solo parent a lot of times your husband is gone and you just mentioned, right? You know, pandemic, you just had a baby pandemic kids, your husband has to leave your at home by yourself with two small children and running a very successful business.

How do you, how do you make it work? Do you have to set boundaries? Do you, you know, when you're, then you weren't done sleep on your timeline. So how does, how do you make it work?

Yeah, definitely. Um, I think first and foremost, like give yourself grace. But like you were talking about when your little kids were little and you know, when my first second baby was born, um, it's like adjusting your expectations and giving yourself grace because I like to, um, I had a hard time with that because I was always really hard at myself and it was like, no, I have done this and this is like maybe a little boo boo, but we're going to share anyway. So like, I think if you treat your problems and your issues that you're having as if they were coming from your best friend, what would you tell them?

You know, if my best friend came to me and they're like, I just had to be like, I just had a baby. I'm not getting any work done. I'm so stressed out. I'd be like, oh my God, you just had a baby.

Like, yeah, like you've done it up. Go to sleep. Take care of yourself, right? Like yourself.

Like that's absolutely what you tell your best friends. But nine times up time, we're not giving ourselves, you know, that same love and respect. And so I really like, that's how I was able to kind of shift my mind when someone has been too hard on yourself and it's look at it like from an outside perspective. Mm hmm.

So giving yourself that grace, giving yourself, um, that room rather than different times and then boundaries for sure. Absolutely. Like my family, they do always come first, but like I express and I think you can tell like my business is my passion. And but it's setting those boundaries and then sticking to them.

So I have a crown of coachables, like I don't work nights. I don't work weekends. I don't work holidays when we go on vacation. I don't work.

And those are my non-negotiables. And it's right. If you have clients or if you have customers, you know, it's setting up those whether it's hiring, you know, automation, yeah, automation systems like, which I get out over, but it's the thing. So you can keep those boundaries so you can have that life and you're not trying to be pulled into many directions.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I love that because you know, a lot of us here the word boundaries and then we were like, yeah, I'm going to set boundaries.

And then they're the first things to go out the window when someone or something needs you or demands your time. And, uh, you know, boundary, they're hard. They're hard to set because like you said, you not only have to have boundaries, though your family is your priority, but to continue to work on your business and in your business, like you have to have boundaries with your family too. You have to communicate not only with your clients and customers, but with your, with your family to say, okay, I'm, I got to get these.

These things done. This is my timeframe. I'm doing it in. So does that look like, are you leaning on other people?

Are you leaning on your spouse? You know, how does that work or childcare? Yeah. So right now, um, my oldest will be going to a German kindergarten, but they haven't opened back up yet.

Yeah. But so everyone's all, but, um, yeah, no, I had an honest discussion with my husband because even then it was like, he was gone so much. And then the weekends, I felt like I wasn't getting help that I needed. And I was like, I was like, okay, something needs to change.

I was like, do we need a chore chart? Like what are we going to do here? Like, you know, like whatever that needs to look like, let's get on it. And also, we had that hard to heart and it's asking for help.

I feel like a lot of women are guilty of just, we put it on ourselves and we just, you know, we might be upset about it, but we still are doing it to ourselves. It's communicating. Like if you need help, whether it's in business or at home, communicate it and then find it. So yeah, my husband chips in and it's 50 50 in the house and like oldest is old enough to pick up after herself.

So that's for job. And you know, as far as business, if I, so I want to rule, if I don't absolutely love doing whatever the task is, I outsource it. That's right. Yeah.

Absolutely. So I'm going to start out in over won'ts to like you're going to end up spending so much time, like spending a wheel trying to like, whether it's piecing together your website, when you're not tech savvy or like trying to get a graphic and you like are not artistic, you know, or trying to have a lot of those that you hate writing, like don't. That's what I'm saying. Like there's no rules.

So one, make very, you should even be doing it in the first place and then do if it is essential to your business, then I'll source it to someone who loves it because that is going to help you either one, you can spend that time with your family instead or two, you can use it to scale your business because then you spend those hours doing what you are good at and what you do love and bring it right. I think that's the biggest thing is entrepreneurs or, you know, people we think that we have to do it all because really, you know, I would describe myself as a solo prenord in the beginning. And yes, you do have to learn that you have to learn the trades of different ins and outs of, you know, how to what you need for a website. But again, you don't have to necessarily be the one building it.

You can you have to get the material to someone that's good at doing the build out. I love that you talk about grace, boundaries and communication, like pivotal foundational things in a business, but not just business guys. These things are life. Perspective like you have to give these to yourself in all aspects of life.

Yeah. Yeah. Gosh, so much that stuff. You've given us so many things like no rules, no rules, guys, no rules.

Just go out. You mentioned that if you don't want, you know, blog posts and writing is just not your thing. Well, then who says you have to have a blog to create a business? Like, I know that there's lots of stuff out there saying blogs, you need to blog daily or whatever.

I'm saying I'm totally that way. Like I get caught up thinking I need to do I need to have all aspects of I need to be on every social media channel. I need to be blogging. I need to update my website.

I need to and it just gets overwhelming that you just want to slam the door in the face of all of it. Just be like, forget it. It's not working. Oh, exactly.

So, scrap it all. Start over. That's awesome. Is there anything else that you would like to share with us as we wrap up this amazing jam-packed full of, you know, conversation of tips and tricks on how to get started and get moving?

Yeah, sure. So I think I'll be one more tip and then can I share my program for those that would be in the end? Yes. Definitely.

I would say is to do not be afraid to pivot. And I don't think I will ever be done pivoting. I was just telling the killer like I'm currently pivoting like this actually both businesses right now again. So, and that's, you know, if it's because at one point it could work for your lifestyle in the moment, but then, you know, season's change on our season's coming and hang or maybe you don't get as much enjoyment out of something that you used to a year or two ago.

So don't be afraid to pivot. Like I said, like I said, like goes back to the no rules. So, you know, like go lean into what you love. But I'll stop browsing on about that.

So that's my. I have my signature scaling system that I teach now. It's my brand new program. But by the time this airs, it will be out and then simply scale.

So if you are a business owner that you love what you do and you're passionate about, you do, but you're overwhelmed, you're stressed out or you feel like you're spinning your wheels or you just want to cut down those hours. So I've got my system that I train and it's a 12 month program, but I'll give Michaela a link to a free train. Yes. Anyone who's interested.

That sounds amazing. And I just have to go back to the do not be afraid to pivot. Life is going to transition whether you're ready or not. Like you're going to move in and out of seasons, whether you're ready or not.

And I think that what you have to offer and the passion that you share with so many people and your own story alone is, you know, it just it's so encouraging to know that you've pivoted so many times you've been through so many different transitions in life and you're you're looking at you, you're still smiling. If you could see her, she's smiling and full of light and life and, you know, like you said before, this is something that a lot of people can have. It's not just meant for one percent, you know, and yeah, so pivoting. Don't be afraid to pivot.

I love that. I love that. Such a great way. And I will be if you before we go, will you share your social media handles so that our audience can go follow you.

Yeah, absolutely. So Facebook, it's simply happy Brittany and then Instagram where I do a lot of stories behind the scenes with my little nuggets and it's also simply happy Brittany and feel free to DM me. I think I'm on Instagram with it. Awesome.

Good. Well, thank you so much. Thank you, Brittany. Thank you for listening to today's show.

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