In the past week, I’ve been reminded about how fast time flies and the importance of leaning into your dreams.

15 years ago, I gave up on one dream (making an Olympic team) that I had been chasing for 2 Olympiads.

When I put my archery bow down for the last time, I was 8 months pregnant with my daughter. It was Olympic Gold Medalist @michelefrangilli’s father, Vittorio, who was coaching me at the time who talked me into it.

“Joy,” he said, “Go and enjoy your baby. You can always come back to archery.” Of course, being Italian, he knew the value of family.

It was as if I needed permission from someone else to stop shooting, even though in my heart I knew it was time.

One month later, my husband and I welcomed our baby girl into the world. My Mom told me the “days would be long but the years short.” And boy, was she right!!

I never got around to picking up the bow again… I got a bit busy building @techpixies!

I don’t regret stopping archery to focus on my family or to build a business that changes lives.

My daughter turned 13 last week and one of her dreams was to have a dog. As a small child she collected hundreds of dog stuffed animals. We even tried buying a real cat… but her dream of a #goldenretriever never faded. She is, like me, a DreamBuilder. So here we are… 13 years later, baby girl all grown up with a real live dog of her dreams.

I’m grateful to have the tools to lean into my dreams, and even more pleased that my children are leaning into their own dreams too as a result.

I’d love it if you’d come join me on our next LIVE vision workshop so you too can start leaning into your dreams… even if you don’t know how it’s all going to work out.

Signup at TechPixies.com/visionworkshop

Tell me more about your dreams in the comments below ⬇️

P.S. the amazing cake was made by my hubby!!! 3 cheers for Tim! Hip hip hooray!

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Are you striking the #EmbraceEquity pose this International Women’s Day?

If so, join us as we celebrate #IWD2023 by reaching out to our incredible community of TechPixies – so diverse in life and career experiences yet ALWAYS championing the core values of supporting, empowering and elevating each other – to hear their thoughts on what this day of female solidarity means to them.

🙏 A special THANK YOU to these fab women for sharing their inspirational advice with us:

Annette Shaw
@sarah_haynes_london
@claracarswell
@limetreepr
@LancsPropertyLady
@minnie__writes
@yellowhatcoaching
@gingerfishdesign
@banhamkatie
@designeresme
@mightilysocial
@VirtuallyStephUK
@magenta.photography
@langdonhyde

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Ladies, we agree 100% with your advice and love that you shared it! Let’s continue to lift each other up and #BeBraveandSparkle.

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