🎙️ Life Hit Hard — But So Did the Reminder

This week’s Self-Made Memo is coming in real and raw.

Because while my holiday break ended on a high, life didn’t exactly ease us back in…

We came home from a fantastic Florida vacation — sun-soaked, rested, recharged — and BAM…

It hit us like a house crashing down.

🏥 One by One…

It started with Jax.

Down for 5 solid days with the flu.

No energy.
No appetite.
No basketball.

Just rest and recovery.

Watching him bounce back and rebuild his stamina reminded me how even our most resilient kids have to start from zero sometimes.

Then came Jeremy.

Let’s just say… it was the dreaded “man cold.” 😅
(Sorry fellas — but you know it’s real.)

Luckily, he survived, recovered, and is back to full strength. 🙌

And then Jacoby got hit this week.

Another flu strain — and this one knocked the wind right out of him for two days.

Now he’s bouncing back — just in time for a big basketball tournament this weekend.

His body’s not 100%.

But his mindset?

Locked in.
Ready.

Because that’s what champions do.

💔 And Then, the Hardest Part…

In the middle of it all, we lost my last living grandmother.

It was a quiet heartbreak — one of those losses that doesn’t just make you cry…
it makes you reflect.

She lived a beautiful life.
She left a legacy.

And one thing I’ll never forget that she taught me:

“You’ll always make it through the hard days.
Everyone deserves to be happy and successful — no matter what.”

And that, my friend, is why I’m writing you today.

When Life Happens… Business Doesn’t Stop

There are going to be seasons where your calendar gets derailed.

Where you’re doing the bare minimum just to keep the wheels on.

Where grief, sickness, setbacks, and stress knock the wind out of you.

But here’s what I know:

🌟 Your dreams don’t disappear when life gets hard.
🌟 Your purpose doesn’t pause.
🌟 And your people — your clients, your family, your future self — are still counting on you.

So feel the feels.

Rest when you need to.

But then…

Get back up.
Refocus.
Recommit.
Prosper on.

Because the version of you you’re building this business for?

She’s worth fighting for — even on the hard days.

You’re Not Behind — You’re Human

If you’re coming out of a tough week too… I see you.

You’re not behind.
You’re human.

Just don’t stay in pause mode.

Let this be your moment to rise again — even if it’s messy.
Even if it’s slower than you’d like.

The only way to the dream is through it all.

And you’re stronger than you know.

With you every step,

Natasha

Co-Founder & CMO

SELF-MADE