When Purpose and Passion Line Up w/Jamie Allison

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Jamie is the founder of Moms in Motion. Moms in Motion (MIM) began as a triathlon team in 1999 in Santa Barbara CA. Jamie quickly learned how challenging it could be to balance motherhood and career with her personal interests. Understanding that moms are at their best when they take care of themselves first, Allison founded MIM to ensure a supportive, social, fitness centered community. Connecting and empowering moms through social, fitness and philanthropic opportunities quickly spread across the nation and expanded into running, trail running, walking, hiking, cycling, yoga, skiing, surfing and core strength training sports. Moms in Motion has become the #1 health & fitness online community for women around the world.

Current Business: Mom's in Motion

Definition of Success : Being in in sync with your truest joys and waking up looking forward to your day.  When you say "what do I get to do today" instead of what do I have to do today."  When purpose and passion line up!

Lesson's Learned:

• You can't please everyone.
• You need to make mistakes in order to learn and move forward.
• Keep things simple.
• Be confident in your early decisions.

Advice for Woman Just Starting Out:

• Be easy on yourself.
• You're not perfect so you will make mistakes.  How you rebound and what you take from your mistakes will help you grow.
• Business is like a marathon it's a long road and you will  have a lot of major highs and major lows. You might find out it's not what you envisioned so you have to be flexible enough to change your decisions if the direction changes.

Books: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Gift From the Sea, The Aviator's Wife

Contact Information: [e-mail]

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