From Tech to Skincare...
The journey to becoming true to myself
Being selected for a coveted place on The Women In Leadership programme at one of the UK’s biggest mobile network operators should by anyone’s standards be a proud moment.
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places and hundreds of amazing female leaders, and I was one of the chosen ones. A years investment in my personal development, one to one leadership coaching, exposure to some of the very best female talent in UK Tech and the opportunity to jump higher on the career ladder - what more could a women wish for? But inside I was done. A four hour commute each way to slough each week left me exhausted. Sadness was part of my daily feelings as I left my two young children with a nanny. Missing valuable moments in their precious lives like sports day or picking them up from a swimming lesson was really taking a toll. The office politics, the ever changing strategy, restructures and demands to do more and be more. Having to fill out a holiday request form for a day out with my friends, I honestly felt life was passing me by.
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And so I decided one night I was done with the grind, and it was time to find something new. Something that would reinvigorate my desire to do more and be more, but all on my own terms. The opportunity to be involved with something I am truly passionate about, and something that matched my personal values, beliefs and goals in life. The opportunity to share all I had learnt in my 30 years corporate life but in a fun informal relaxing way about a subject I cared about. The opportunity to be a mum and be there for my family more whilst still earning a decent income was top of my list of priorities. And my “Aha! moment” came when I supported my friend and bought a Tropic cleanser from her. This single minuscule purchasing decision has literally changed my life. Voted the fastest growing beauty business for the fifth year running this award winning ethical planet loving company was my ticket to a new-found success. I fell in love with the fresh, clean and very effective products. The business is founded on values that are close to my heart. Still in a corporate role I joined as an ambassador and enthusiastically set about sharing all the knowledge I had amassed about clean beauty
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and women’s health. Quickly I built a customer base from my friends, family and wider networks and enjoyed helping them make a change in their purchasing decisions. I then started to attract like minded women to my team, people who had the same can do spirit and a desire to do something new. Today in a short space of time I have a wonderful business and a team and income that’s growing month on month. What joins us together is a genuine love of the products and a desire to live a more flexible life. Two years in and I have a business that is truly thriving, one that fits around my family and life and one that is growing exponentially year on year as clean beauty is predicted to accelerate super fast over the next 10 years. The self serve, online model is pandemic proof and I am really enjoying spending my time empowering other women to build their own businesses using the same model and support that I have. If you are reading this article and feel burnt out by the corporate life, or need a change of direction I want you to know there is always another way and what’s more you can have it all. Please get in touch to know more: E mia.nicoll@icloud.com I tropic_with_mia www.lancmag.com
