She Believed She Could
What's one thing you've been meaning to do for yourself, but keep putting off?
Allison Walsh and Paige Kornblue | Orlando, FL
Maybe it's attending a conference. Joining a gym. Booking the trip. Starting the business. Calling an old friend.
Or maybe it's simply sitting down with a bowl of ice cream without feeling guilty…?
Whatever it is, why do we so often make ourselves the last priority?
I almost didn't make it to Orlando for a one-day She Believed She Could event.
Can I tell you how hard it was to leave for just one day? As a mom of three, working a full-time job at ESPN and a small business on the side… someone balancing events, deadlines, podcasts, writing, and motherhood life… getting away isn't as simple as hopping in the car or on the Brightline train. It took planning. It took friends stepping in to help. It took coordinating schedules, asking for favors, and deciding that this one day mattered enough to make happen.
Sometimes the hardest part isn't the event.
It's giving yourself permission to go.
What I've learned over the past several years is that life has a funny way of handing us reboot moments whether we ask for them or not. A career changes. A relationship ends. Children grow up. Parents get older. We lose people we love. We discover new passions we never saw coming.
The question isn't whether change will arrive. It's whether we'll choose to walk toward it. And when.
So that's why I said yes.
Not because I had everything figured out. Not because I had extra time. Not because it fit in my tight budget. Not because it was convenient. Because I wanted to keep becoming.
I had connected with Allison Walsh through a friend and she led me to this room she curated with so many partners. The room was filled with women building businesses, leading teams, creating, learning, encouraging one another, and sharing lessons they had learned along the way, and quite often.. the hard way. The conversations reminded me of something I've heard over and over again throughout my career interviewing leaders, athletes, physicians, entrepreneurs, and changemakers: the people who continue growing aren't necessarily the smartest people in the room. They're the ones willing to keep showing up. They're willing to pause. To listen. To learn. To ask questions. To take the leap before they feel completely ready.
Those are the rooms that stretch you, not into someone different, but into more of who you're meant to become.
That's the adventure I keep choosing. Opportunities like these She Believed She Could events that remind us we never have to stay the same. If you've been waiting for a sign to invest in yourself, maybe this is it.
Because sometimes believing you can isn't about confidence. It's simply about taking the next step and hopping on that train.
Ready for Your Own Reboot? If you're interested in attending a She Believed She Could event, I genuinely recommend the experience. If you'd like to attend, you can use my affiliate code PAIGE for $50 off
