Christina A. Reed
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Have you ever known in you heart.. that you want to so badly follow your passion, but at some point in your life... you veered-off course? Being 'so sure' of my passion early on in life.. ironically, put me on all sorts of 'off-beaten' paths away from my passion-until, I realized its time to circle back toward it. Eventually, I faced 'forks in the roads' along my path, which led to various course-changes in my life. On the path of self-discovery, my closest friends, and co-workers often solicited my advice in their wellness pursuits. After offering help, I was frequently told, “it’s so freaking obvious, that health & wellness is your true-calling & passion!” ... “Have you ever considered- that you are in the wrong industry, and if you had the right support in your life, I’d wager …you’d be living your dream right now.” I could go on...
My love for wellness, started at an early age. I believe I really started gaining clarity that my own 'personal power' grew stronger the moment I started lifting weights at age 15 in highschool gym class. My goals started with building strength and agility for sports: cheerleading, gymnastics and diving. Not only did I gain strength in muscle, but somehow other forms of strength started transferring over into other aspects of my life. Competing in the fitness-realm, and personal training proved to be life-changing too. Then, once again, my life-choices led me down a few very different roads. I immersed myself in my various career journeys: Sales, Project Management and Corporate Training. Each new venture, was exciting and I definitely gained some valuable, life-lessons along the way. Although, one central-theme kept emerging...until finally reaching the age of 36, which brings me to where I am today. I was no longer living my passion. After a little self-reflection, I have a re-newed vision. It's quite simple actually, I want to help others make wiser-choices about they types of products people use and consume everyday. I am now bravely-venturing down the road of entrepreneurship. I'm working hard to launch a sustainable, health-centric, e-commerce business that will interweave my life-long passions and core-beliefs, while ultimately helping others. I know I will thrive by helping people find their own "personal power" that comes from feeling vibrant, full of energy & living a life full of vitality each day. Therefore, I have now begun the journey of starting my own company. Watch for it soon!