From Rock Bottom to Foundation — The Mission That Found Me
The Weight Behind Every 'No'
“Why did you leave your last job?”
I knew the question was coming, and each time it did, I tried to put my best foot forward—explaining the situation with maturity, accountability, and even a few personal references lined up to vouch for me.
But it didn’t seem to matter. The moment my answer veered into the territory of real-life messiness, I could feel the energy shift. Maybe it was in the pause that followed. Maybe I imagined it. But the message was the same: "You’re not what we’re looking for."
Every “no” felt personal. Every rejection chipped away at something I had spent years building—my confidence, my identity, my belief that I still had something to offer.
And yet, it was in those same moments that something deeper began to form: a new sense of perspective.
The Realization: Privilege, Perspective, and Purpose
I had a strong resume. A degree. References. A family that supported me. I never went hungry growing up. I had structure, discipline, and access to resources. And still kept being rejected.
So I started wondering: If this is how hard it is for me, how impossible must it feel for someone without the same advantages? Someone who didn’t grow up with support? Someone whose past wasn’t a blip but a system stacked against them?
The answer to the question I never asked was right in front of me.
People don’t just need help after they fall.
They need the tools, skills and mentality to be ready to fall and know they WILL get back up. As long as they keep pounding away, small strikes, everyday.
Where do we get that? Who prepares us to fall?
Who can help us not JUST to survive… But enable us to THRIVE!?
And I wanted to be that someone.
Laying the Blueprint: Why Life Coaching Resonated
That word—Life Coach—hit me sideways when it popped up on one of those random career quizzes. At first, I laughed. But the more I looked into it, the more I realized: this wasn’t a fallback. This was everything I had been trying to do for myself, and now, I could learn to do it for others.
I wasn’t trying to fix broken people. And I’m still not.
I wanted to reach people who were still standing—but crumbling on the inside. People who had no language for what they were going through. People who needed someone to shine a light, not hand them a spotlight.
What Mining Mentality Really Means
I started building my framework based on the mindset that had brought me out of my darkest place—what I now call the Mining Mentality:
Awareness: You don’t change what you won’t acknowledge.
Ownership: Even when it’s not your fault, it’s still your responsibility.
One Small Step: Momentum beats motivation every time.
Sustained Reflection: Progress only sticks when it's measured.
This wasn’t about toxic positivity or hustle culture. It was about showing people that their life was worth digging for.