This holiday season, I'd like to share a story. A story of courage and love.
I have known Simone Giangiordano for more than a decade and with her permission, I’d like to share a bit about her story.
Years ago, Simone was my marketing support person, but more importantly my friend. During that time, I’ve witnessed times in her life that she couldn’t function due to health limitations. Weather, climate and outside factors affected her health.
If you looked at her, she didn’t appear sick, but her body was attacking itself from the inside. She tried her best to function and hide what was happening, but she kept getting sicker.
When she would visit her parents in Florida during those cold winter months, she seemed to get better. 7 years ago, she took control of her health. With the support of her husband Steve, they sold their house in Carnegie, downsized, got rid of most of their possessions, and relocated to Florida. There, Simone worked with a practitioner who listened and helped her take steps to allow her body to heal naturally. It takes courage to step out of what you know, relocate and take control of nontraditional measures to try something different.
During the course of our lives, it may become necessary to be a caregiver for a parent or loved one. I personally have done that twice and it’s a challenging journey, to say the least. That was also the case with Simone and Steve as they cared for Simone’s dad during his final months on earth.
It was through this journey that the lesson learned was all that matters in the end is the impact we have and the love we share. It’s your dash between when you came to this earth and when you leave. What you do in that time that can make a difference. Through these experiences, Simone realized in order to serve others, she needed to also have the courage to no longer try to hide from her health challenges.
Stepping outside her comfort zone, Simone wrote and co-produced the song Courage to Be You with Christina Wells of America's Got Talent. It is an inspirational song about love and showing care.
Simone has built her business in response to her own challenges of balancing health and career. Her combination lifestyle and business coaching programs, Building Balance to Empower
®, equip others with strategies to build a successful business that supports their well-being and fulfills their heart.
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