GROWTH ENTHUSIAST | ENTREPRENUER | LEADERSHIP COACH
Ever since I can remember I have had a love for growth & pushing the limits. As a child I would wake up early just so I could read as I waited for the school bus to come ... just to jump on the bus & get lost in the pages of a great book on the hour ride to school. Launching new projects ... “businesses” & reading became my escape from life as I struggled through your typical elementary bullies. From creating a class newspaper ... starting a bike club ... selling bracelets & escaping to the back of my family farm in Iowa for hours to devour a new book I was always up to something that would stretch me!
As a Dutch girl being raised by two entrepreneurs I came out of the womb with great ambition & a love of hard work. My husband would tell you my favorite hobby is working hard & conquering the world. Smashing goals is my thing. In college ... this ambitious spirit caused me to begin seeking out books focused on growing into the strong healthy Christ-centered leader & wife I knew God had called me to be. Many of the books you will see in my reviews were picked up because I was seeking knowledge for a specific growth mission I was on. I've never felt the need to read each book cover to cover knowing that my mission for reading that book could be found in the 2nd chapter with one simple sentence. The recipes & love for a healthy lifestyle was born from a desire to find BALANCE. Anyone who has a lot of drive knows there’s a fine line between excellence & perfectionist gone overboard. For me that need for control & perfection came to light in my young 20’s through an eating disorder. By my late 20’s I made a choice that this fight could be the rest of my life ... or I could dig in DEEP to heal my heart ... to change my mindset ... which I KNEW would create massive change in my habits. By now you can see why I feel there is such an intense connection between reading & health!
I hope you enjoy my journey as I enter each day seeking to be the best version of myself for my family as I give JOY | bring PEACE | & be BRAVE :)
Chelsey
As a Dutch girl being raised by two entrepreneurs I came out of the womb with great ambition & a love of hard work. My husband would tell you my favorite hobby is working hard & conquering the world. Smashing goals is my thing. In college ... this ambitious spirit caused me to begin seeking out books focused on growing into the strong healthy Christ-centered leader & wife I knew God had called me to be. Many of the books you will see in my reviews were picked up because I was seeking knowledge for a specific growth mission I was on. I've never felt the need to read each book cover to cover knowing that my mission for reading that book could be found in the 2nd chapter with one simple sentence. The recipes & love for a healthy lifestyle was born from a desire to find BALANCE. Anyone who has a lot of drive knows there’s a fine line between excellence & perfectionist gone overboard. For me that need for control & perfection came to light in my young 20’s through an eating disorder. By my late 20’s I made a choice that this fight could be the rest of my life ... or I could dig in DEEP to heal my heart ... to change my mindset ... which I KNEW would create massive change in my habits. By now you can see why I feel there is such an intense connection between reading & health!
I hope you enjoy my journey as I enter each day seeking to be the best version of myself for my family as I give JOY | bring PEACE | & be BRAVE :)
Chelsey
