Dreams don’t have expiration dates

I have had the dream of working for my hometown sports team since I can remember. Not because it was the Packers but because of everything else it stood for: community involvement, giving back, culture, family, helping others and more. 

My whole life has been built off a dream of helping others in both my professional careers as a personal trainer and pharmacy technician and in my personal life of simply being the person everyone counted on.

When I became a personal trainer after college, I didn't know where this career path would take me. I loved my job, I loved helping others, I simply knew it was my job forever. June of 2020, my career path was turned upside down when I lost my other dream job. I simply knew that I wasn't done helping others and is why I started my own personal training business. 

An opportunity presented itself in the past few weeks for a position at the Packer's new athletic club. First it was a manager position for the fitness department and then a personal training position. After further thought, I just wanted a very casual position as a trainer to get out of my normal routine, meet new people, and continue to grow. 

During each phone interview I was asked if my clients would follow me to the club and if I would be willing to give up my business. Each time they asked me, internally it was an absolute no, I am not giving it up, but I had to really sit and ask myself why. 

My why is simple. My community. My dream. My passion for helping others. I didn't start a business because I quit my job, I started a business because I wasn't done living out my dream of helping others. A dream that I never knew was a dream until it became a reality. 

As we know running a business is absolutely no easy feat, but it is one of the most rewarding things that I have done for the people I serve and selfishly myself, to continue to prove that I can do it and that it is all worth it. I am not ready to give it up. 

This is just your own reminder about your own dreams. 

Dreams are not meant to have an expiration date. 

Dreams have no time line. 

For now, this dream is a dream that I will still look forward to achieving some day.