Hi there 👋 I am Jessi, a personal and professional life coach helping others develop strategies to work through life’s growing pains, transitions, and changes to ultimately build lives they don't need a break from!

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Life is full of pivotal moments forcing us to face mortality. I’ve had several that made me realize I was not living life, but surviving it. 

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In December 2020 an estranged step-parent passed away after complications from a routine knee surgery. This made me realize memorializing memories is not the same as maintaining meaningful relationships.

 

In June 2021 a friend and co-worker died in a freak camping accident. She didn't live to see her 21st birthday. The summer activity list found on her phone and read at her memorial inspired me to work through my bucket list to keep alive the memory of those who passed too young.

 

In July 2021 my mother received her second cancer diagnosis resulting in a double mastectomy. I have the choice to fear the results from my wellness checks may be a similar diagnosis or I can do what is within my control for my physical health and take care of what comes along the way.

 

In October 2021 I survived an active shooting incident at the local mall. Sometimes the choice to go right instead of left can decide the trajectory of our life.

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Standing at the vigil held for the victims of the shooting, I realized I had been surviving life, waiting for the next vacation day to roll around. I decided I would not be a victim of my own limiting beliefs. I chose to face the fear of the unknown and make a change. I began asking myself the question "If I die tomorrow, would I be proud of how I lived today?”

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2 months later, after almost 6 years working in the mental health field, I began a new career in accountability coaching to help entrepreneurs achieve their productivity goals. I spent the next year exploring my passion  for helping others build personal and professional processes tailored to their strengths, resources, and abilities. I rediscovered excitement for creative projects and began to incorporate them into my daily routine. I learned while the fastest measures of success  can be defined in black and white terms, the most powerful forms of success are found in  the time and effort we put forth on a daily basis to overcome the most painful or uncomfortable realities we built for ourselves. 

 

In April 2023  I opened 8D Life, a wholistic coaching company dedicated to helping others build lives they don't need a break from. My mission is to help others find (and live up to) their answer to the question: if today is my last day, am I proud of what I did?

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To this day I continue to practice what I preach by living a life I don't need a break from. When I am not coaching I am living life to the fullest by volunteering, playing volleyball, practicing archery, roller skating, hiking in the hills, swing dancing, bikepacking, playing D&D, drafting up the next stage of a creative project, or photographing life events.