1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,760 Where did your vision come from, Jacqueline? 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,720 So my vision came from, 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,400 it's my years working in corporate 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,720 and things that evolved 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,400 and things that I felt that were, 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,320 for lack of a better word, missing. 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,120 So when I got out of college, I'll start there, 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,000 I went to an amazing university, 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,400 I had great internships, 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,240 I decided, I knew what I wanted to do when I left college 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,200 and I got into magazine publishing, consumer marketing, 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,160 it was like my dream job. 13 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:35,400 But then it was the then what, right? 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,440 Like now I'm here and I knew, 15 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,240 like I had an idea that I wanted to keep moving up 16 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,360 in magazine publishing and get that, 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,920 reach this thing that I thought was the pinnacle, 18 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,140 like, oh, I wanna be this title. 19 00:00:49,140 --> 00:00:52,160 It was the title that I was after not, 20 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:54,640 it wasn't my passion, 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,720 I was, so the two weren't together. 22 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,760 So I kept searching for something 23 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,000 and I kept thinking there's, 24 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,120 as I was going through my career in magazine publishing, 25 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:07,600 I always felt there was something missing. 26 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,840 And then when I went and I like, 27 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,680 I can transform into do anything, 28 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,200 like I can decide tomorrow that I wanna, 29 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,440 go sell boats or something, whatever I wanted to do. 30 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,280 And I switched and I changed, I went into radio sales 31 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,800 and then I went and did recruiting. 32 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,560 But all along the way, there was something that was missing 33 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,920 and there were pieces that were missing in what I was doing. 34 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,520 I had ideas about what I wanted to do, 35 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,240 but nobody was my right-hand person 36 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,040 really helping me to define it. 37 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,980 And not that we can't do that on our own, 38 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:45,940 but there are so many times when, 39 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:49,840 if we just had a third party or outside person, 40 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,000 not your mother or your father, your sister, 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,240 your brother or your best friend, 42 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,360 but somebody else that was listening 43 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,480 to what you really wanted to do 44 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,660 and where you wanted to go and where you could go 45 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:02,580 that could believe in you 46 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:07,580 and that could help you map your and define your path. 47 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,280 That would make things so much better. 48 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,280 And I kept thinking, this is what I wanna do. 49 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,480 And when I, in each place and each time, 50 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,560 each career and job or where I went into, 51 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:25,560 it solidified my vision of helping people in their life 52 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,240 really find their true path and passion. 53 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,840 Whether you've got a business already going 54 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,820 so that you're doing great in your business, 55 00:02:35,820 --> 00:02:39,200 but sometimes we just need that extra oom to say, 56 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,840 okay, we need to keep going here, 57 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,960 or maybe we've gotten stagnant in our business 58 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,720 and we need that extra push, 59 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,200 or we've taken a job or a career 60 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,880 and we just wake up every day 61 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,080 and we're doing the same thing. 62 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,880 And somebody else is driving us, 63 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,320 we're not driving ourselves. 64 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,360 Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. 65 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,580 So I guess you already covered your why. 66 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,680 And let's get to this one. 67 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,140 Is that how you also got started? 68 00:03:12,140 --> 00:03:14,240 Is that where the vision got started? 69 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:15,700 Because you was missing something in life 70 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:16,540 and then you decided, 71 00:03:16,540 --> 00:03:18,780 like what was the point where you're like, okay, 72 00:03:18,780 --> 00:03:20,200 this is where my vision started. 73 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,920 I know this is my vision 74 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:23,980 and I wanna move forward with this. 75 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:30,000 So there's a couple of different places. 76 00:03:30,420 --> 00:03:35,420 So I love to share that I had this experience, 77 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,640 I had two different experiences. 78 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,860 One experience was, 79 00:03:40,860 --> 00:03:43,760 and they were right around the same time 80 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,680 that I was in this career 81 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:52,160 and I was having this conversation 82 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:53,920 with somebody else at my office. 83 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,720 And she said something to, 84 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,240 there was three of us that were sitting there. 85 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,960 And she said something to my coworker 86 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,280 that was actually my team member. 87 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,000 And she said something about, 88 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,280 that might not be great for your career, 89 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:09,440 maybe you wanna shift. 90 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,800 And all of a sudden I was like, oh my God, career. 91 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:17,400 I haven't thought about the word career in a long time. 92 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,640 I was going through the motions. 93 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,480 And then I probably think within that same week, 94 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,360 I remember I was driving my kids to school 95 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,640 and I used to love the drive. 96 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:28,840 And it was, 97 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,520 I was just like in this, 98 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,700 it was like somebody else's drive in the car, not me. 99 00:04:36,700 --> 00:04:40,440 And Katy Perry's song, Roar came on. 100 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:44,400 And it was like this snap or light bulb that went off. 101 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,680 And I just said, something has to change. 102 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,640 Like I'm existing, I'm not living. 103 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,680 And it was in that moment that I was like, 104 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,120 this is why I'm doing this. 105 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,600 Like I need to take this vision that I've had 106 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,640 of helping other people and do the same thing for myself 107 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:04,520 and forge my own path and recreate my existence 108 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,360 and how I was living so that I can go from existing 109 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,240 to living and have more passion 110 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,200 in everything that I was doing. 111 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,720 And that was the, I guess you could say 112 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,640 the light bulb moment that I said, okay, 113 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,960 I need to go in a different direction. 114 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,240 And that's when I actually hired, 115 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,600 I was working with a coach and I said, 116 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:25,960 this is what we're doing. 117 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:30,960 And my life changed dramatically within six months. 118 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,760 I like moved my family across the country. 119 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,600 We changed our environment. 120 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:36,960 I switched businesses. 121 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,880 I became a coach. 122 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,680 Like I got my certifications. 123 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,680 Like, you know, and it was sort of like took off. 124 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:52,560 Yeah, it's interesting how when we take out like money 125 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:58,080 and not even much the desires per se, 126 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,520 but we take out worldly aspirations per se 127 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,360 from our equation and we put service in our life, right? 128 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,160 And we put that as a goal, right? 129 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,200 How things can be very different 130 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,720 and how we can take them very different. 131 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,360 And we realize, oh my gosh, 132 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,480 and we're missing out on so much. 133 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,400 Because from my experience, 134 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:26,400 what I've learned is we don't really crave that position. 135 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,160 We don't really crave that level 136 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:32,720 of what are we trying to achieve. 137 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,440 We crave the feeling we're gonna get 138 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:35,720 when we achieve that, right? 139 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,280 We're trying to get to the feeling, 140 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:39,720 oh, that's gonna feel great when I hit that mark 141 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,320 or if I hit these many sales this year, 142 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,840 I'm just gonna feel awesome about myself, right? 143 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:46,560 We create that feeling, right? 144 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,440 So yeah, I totally understand. 145 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,440 That was amazing what you shared. 146 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,920 But I wanna share one thing about that too, 147 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:59,440 because it's what you just said about service is so true 148 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,600 because you could have this goal, 149 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,760 and I know it's happened to a lot of people. 150 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,960 You have this goal that you wanna reach X, 151 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,200 but the service is not necessarily tied 152 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,440 or it's not necessarily tied to your heart 153 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,040 or what your true passion is. 154 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,320 So when you reach it, you're just like, okay, now what? 155 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,000 Right? 156 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,280 I mean, I don't know if you have an experience like I did, 157 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,680 I reached this level and I was like, I got the title, 158 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,520 I got this where I want it to be, 159 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,000 where I thought I wanted to be. 160 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,160 And then I'm like, okay, now what do I do? 161 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:34,880 Right? 162 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,080 Yeah, I understand that. 163 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:37,920 I understand that. 164 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:38,760 It wasn't as fulfilling. 165 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,000 I mean, it was a fleeting feeling. 166 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,400 It didn't last. 167 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,080 And then it was like, okay, well now what's what? 168 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,600 Because it wasn't really tied to my heart, 169 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,960 but what was tied to it was the service 170 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:52,080 that I was giving to the people. 171 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,280 Like how many people can I affect 172 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,120 and have a positive impact on? 173 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,160 And I almost feel like that's where, 174 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,640 what I love to do is working with other people 175 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,160 and businesses to really hone in on what their mission is, 176 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,400 because it's about what they wanted, 177 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,840 what's the greater impact that you wanna have 178 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,720 to the people that you're serving? 179 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:22,720 Whether you're, when I think about lots of big companies, 180 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,400 it's not their mission isn't, 181 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,200 I'll take serious accent 182 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,520 because this is what's coming to my head. 183 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,120 Their mission is not giving radio to everybody 184 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,920 or giving music to everybody. 185 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,760 There's something else behind that, right? 186 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,040 You know, there's a passion and a feeling 187 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,040 that they should or want to exude. 188 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,800 I personally think they need some help there, 189 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:49,800 but when you have that passion and that feeling 190 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,000 about what you wanna give to your clients 191 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,360 and the people that you're serving, you just rise up. 192 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,400 How do leaders lean into funding? 193 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:00,480 What can they do? 194 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,760 I mean, not going into specifics, but generally. 195 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,040 So one of the biggest things is really to like, 196 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,320 spend the time really crafting your vision, right? 197 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,720 Spend that time crafting your vision and your mission, 198 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,640 and then really writing it out. 199 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,440 And then the biggest thing that I would like write it, 200 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,640 make sure it's really written out 201 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,600 and that you have a way 202 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,200 that you can actually share that with others. 203 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,320 And then to really go and fund it, 204 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:28,840 we have to have a plan. 205 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,720 And that plan is looking at other resources, 206 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,320 you know, what is it going to take to do that? 207 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,080 Speak with people that you've either done it before 208 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,720 or have been in that place and ask people, 209 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,000 don't be afraid to ask for help. 210 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:51,040 And then start looking at 211 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,720 and doing the research on resources that are available 212 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,280 because there are so many resources. 213 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:05,280 But it's going to start with writing out what you want 214 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:06,840 and sharing it with others 215 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,440 because as you share what you want with others, 216 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:10,480 it will come to you. 217 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,000 People will actually be there to support you 218 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:17,120 and find your tribe who will be there to support you. 219 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,080 And I always love to say this, 220 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:21,600 the people that support you 221 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,240 are probably going to be the people that you least expect. 222 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:29,400 Your family, your parents are probably not gonna be the ones 223 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,360 that may be the ones that are gonna jump in, 224 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,400 but it's other people who are going to see your vision. 225 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,040 Because a lot of times, you know, your family 226 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:41,120 or people that, and I'm gonna say your family 227 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,800 and your best friends might be like, 228 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,840 oh no, you want something that's a steady eddy, 229 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,480 you want that because they're afraid of risk. 230 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,080 So if you find the tribe outside of those people 231 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,000 that are there to support you, 232 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,640 you can really flourish. 233 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:55,920 Thank you for being here today. 234 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,480 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 235 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,080 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 236 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,400 as these episodes continue to move forward. 237 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,040 This is gonna get more and more fun. 238 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,920 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 239 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,000 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 240 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,400 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 241 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,080 Have an excellent time building out your vision 242 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:23,080 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.