First of all, how am I writing this post already?!?! The Balance Culture has been open for a year and I can barely handle myself! I’m not gonna lie, I can barely remember life before BC, it’s somewhat of a blur for sure, but in the same sense time has flown by.
I could have never imagined the things God has in store for me over the last year. I truly am a testament to how Gods plans are better than our own.
I have been super nostalgic over the last few weeks, thinking about how I felt this time last year. The nerves were unreal, the fear was VERY real and I felt like I was half holding my breath every moment leading up to opening. I had no idea if anyone was going to come, if our goal of community was going to be achieved, and what The Balance Culture was really going to look like. I lived most moment’s terrified but continued to step forward knowing that God had it all under control no matter what.
Being one year in, God has exceeding any and all expectations by a million. From day one, our mission of empowering women became very clear and to put faces to the women we were wanting to create the environment for, took everything to a whole other level. For the last year, my heart has been so full from the friendships I have made with hundreds of women at The Balance Culture. I have been so challenged to be my best self in a way like never before; I really see how my community has challenged me.
I can’t begin to take credit for any of this. I really see how God has orchestrated everything and I continually sit back in awe and think to myself “really God, me?!”. My team is everything; I am constantly having a blast because I get to work with all of my closest friends that I now consider sisters, it really is a dream. Lakeland has really come behind The Balance Culture woman and supported us in a multiple ways, we owe so much of our success to Lakeland really coming behind the vision and wouldn’t be here it wasn’t for our Lakeland ladies, love all of you!! My husband Tomas deserves his own chapter in this book but I won’t bore you guys with all the mushy details. All I’ll say is Tomas is seriously the most supportive and encouraging man I have ever met. He pushes and challenges me to be the best business owner/ leader I can be and really makes sure I stop to have fun and enjoy it all. I can get so serious and caught up in work and he is so silly and goofy and makes sure I laugh a million times a day. All of my sanity credit should be given to him. 🙂
Most have you have been following this journey from the beginning. I am so thankful I have the highs and the lows documented throughout this blog, it has been so much fun to have you guys along with me! Thank you all for your continued support, it really means the world to me!
We have some really exciting news that I CANNOT wait to share with you guys, so stay tuned because things are about to get realllllll!
Join us all week to celebrate The Balance Culture turning ONE! Heres’s what we have going on:
M – 9/26 28% off ALL merch
T – 9/27 Free water bottle for you and the friend you bring
W – 9/28 ** FREE classes all day ** We will be raffling off a FREE Year Membership and if you sign up for a membership this day only get your first month FREE! FREE iced coffee from Concord Coffee!! **
TH – 9/29 Dixieland giveaway in each class (Concord, Born & Bread, 5th & Hall, A Kind Place, Art Centric & Fat Maggies)
F – 9/30 Everyone leaves w/ free class card to give a friend! And join us Friday evening at 7:30PM for Couple’s Barre!
S – 10/1 Nutrition Workshop 10AM-11:30AM $25
P.S. If you have been putting your dreams on hold, DON’T! One year in and I can’t imagine my life differently! God is such a big part of our success but I will tell you my team and I have worked our a**’s off to make this last year successful! So stop thinking about it and get to work, your dreams are waiting!!! Who is on the other side of your obedience! #letsfly 😉
