Ten years ago, I was working at a job I didn’t like with a boss who I couldn’t stand. Thankfully, I had a great friend there who would listen to me complain. I had a bachelor’s degree in a different field and had already gotten my pre-requisite classes to start nursing school. But, going to nursing school meant quitting the job that paid me a good salary. I had a 3-year-old and a husband. My family counted on my income.
I spoke to my amazing coworker turned friend, Sheila, many times about going to nursing school and, of course, the fears I faced along with that dream. I told her it always seemed that God was leaving hints for me to follow this dream. Sheila always coached and challenged me to follow my dream and trust my gut. She asked me what would happen if I didn’t pursue my dream. She told me, if you really believe God is leaving hints – stop questioning it! Take a leap of faith and TRUST God and yourself!
Not too long after one of our talks, Sheila set up a training course on positive team building and being your best self. During that class she seemed to be speaking directly to me. After the course, her words came flooding into my mind over and over again.
I looked around and knew this was definitely not the team I was going to grow with. I called my husband halfway through the training and told him I was going to go back to nursing school at the end of the year. I was taking a LEAP!
Fast forward 9 years later and I am loving my career as a registered nurse. The leap of faith I took wouldn’t have happened without my beautiful friend, Sheila, coaching me and giving me a much needed nudge to take a leap of faith and trust that the universe would catch me so I could live my best life without regrets.
I keep in touch with her to this day and am more thankful she is my friend every time we see each other. Nothing seems to sum up how much she has supported me in changing my life.
As a side note, Sheila has also helped two other amazing women through me. I gave them the same encouraging words she gave to me. They have both taken leaps of faith which have changed their lives for the better.