231. Finding Your Purpose After Hitting Rock Bottom with Jacki Semerau Tait

It can't get worse than this. Today’s guest will help us understand what the rock-bottom moments mean and how they relate to our own purpose, especially if you're an entrepreneur.  These moments allow us to grow; they enrich our experience of being alive; they deepen our ability to help others. And, they allow us to be helped as well. Jacki Semerau Tait needed to recreate herself after losing her home and income sources. Her rock bottom became the catalyst she needed to launch her dream life. She's currently a top producing realtor with a background in marketing and advertising, and she's been using her expertise to coach other real estate agents nationwide As you're listening to this episode, if you’re thinking, I’ve never had a moment like that or I don't know what that feels like, I would encourage you to think about is whether or not you're still healing. These moments where we have to ask for help, or we have to look in the mirror and ask, am I self-sabotaging? Did I cause this to happen? Or what strengths do I need to help myself get out of this? That's the moment. That's a moment where you can start to find your own purpose and start to build strength from it. Jacki says now more than ever, people need to see the authentic journey that entrepreneurs go through to be successful.  “There's no such thing as an overnight success,” says Jacki. “You just wake up one morning, and this person's in your awareness, but you don't see the 20 years of blood, sweat, tears, heartache, depression.” Jacki says society advertises this idea that we should be safe, secure and life should be easy – we shouldn’t have to struggle.  “We think that when we go through the struggle, we're doing it wrong. There's something wrong with me. I, I must not deserve it,” says Jacki. “We get all that garbage in our head. That brings us to that moment of going, ‘Well, I might as well just give up.’” When you’re in the middle of it, you’re lost. Jacki recalls the saying, you can’t see the forest for the trees, and it’s so hard to look out. It took Jacki two and a half years to get back on her feet after losing her home. In the midst of it, her friend was able to attend a conference with motivational speaker Les Brown. While Jacki couldn’t afford to go, her friend lent her the CD set she’d bought.  Jacki says his messaging changed the trajectory of her life and helped to get her outside of herself. Fast forward, two years later and Jacki was given the opportunity to be mentored by Les Brown. Her story was published in Ignite the Hunger With You. She realized if Les hadn't shared his stories, she wouldn't have had those in that moment. Now it's her job to share her story, and hopefully, that reaches even if just one person who needs to hear the message. As a speaker, it’s important not to share from a wound, but from a scar. If you haven’t healed, you can end up triggering other people instead of inspiring them. If you still have that open wound, it's okay. Keep learning the lessons. Journal. Record videos, and know that when this wound scars over, then it's time to share your story. Connect with Jacki Semerau Tait and receive her free gift ($4 story) : https://linktr.ee/stepstostrength  Other GoG episodes you might want to check out: Sharing Women’s Success – Who is a Torchbearer? https://sarahwalton.com/women-success-stories/  When Your Life Falls Apart Because of Money (And Your Career Is Born) https://sarahwalton.com/michelle/  You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton   Thank you so much for listening. I’m so honored that you’re here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking “Write a review.” Then we’ll get to inspire even more people! (If you’re not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.) #RockBottom #SuccessStories #HowToBeSuccessful #MotivationalStory #RockBottomRebound #EntrepreneurLifestyle #EntrepreneurMotivation #AskExpert #SalesCoach #RealEstate