It has been awhile. I put my love of designing to the side this past year in order to buy a farm (see goat pic above) and then later working to master excel while facing a new boss who was quite a challenge.
This past year has had its challenges but I learned a lot. Let’s begin,
I became proficient in Excel and have learned to love it!
I have been studying for my SalesForce Admin Certificate
The farm I have been eyeing, came up for sale. I know I know you deserved a blog post then. I will try to summarize quickly! The farm came up for sale on a Thursday afternoon by Friday afternoon II was approved and got to see it. It was exactly what I dreamed of for the property and I can see how to make the house ours. It’s a cute farmhouse. Sat am I brought my husband and kids to see it. They agreed it’s amazing. By that afternoon we were under contract. In fact this time last year we were under contract. That meant Zen Mama Llama was in the back burner. She wasn’t gone just not updating the blog nor creating any new products.
Our farm started with two turkeys, 4 chickens and now is
4 horses
2 turkeys
35+ chickens
2 goats
2 Great Pyrenees
I have had my hands full before and after work but man am I happy. It is my happy place.
During this time, I got two new bosses and the one I loved left. The new ones are not the mentoring or telling the whole truth kinda gals. It was hard but I focused on my sales teams and was thriving. I hit my stride, my sales teams were my clients and the sales leaders listened to my advice which helped them succeed tjust like I used to do with my clients when I was in a client services role. I have a passion for client / customer service. I love account management so sales operations was an amazing fit. One I never would have thought of. Now I am enrolled in sql classes, studying for my SalesForce admin certification all because I truly love helping people understand how to use technology, analyze data and advise on paths to take based on the data. Telling a story with the data. I feel like all of my roles at Mediware/WellSky have prepared me for a new role, whether that be sales or revenue operations, customer / client success manager or operations, leading a SDR team, working the deal desk or being an executive assistant. They all involve, organizing, helping others succeed, wearing multi hats, continue education, training, coaching and technology. I have a gift for learning softwares quickly and teaching others.
Even with 15.7 years of amazing reviews, sales leaders who fought for me, “a business decision” was made to let myself and a coworker go without proper severance or notice. That stung but was the kick I needed to move forward. The outreach of support and volunteering to be a reference for me has been breath taking. My LinkedIn recommendations are stellar. I am hoping that gets me hired by an amazing company that I can help grow with all of my knowledge from lead generation to keeping the customer happy. I feel like knowing the whole picture makes me a better candidate. Plus I am super nice, work hard, wicked smart, have a great attitude and doggone it people like me.
So for the first time in almost 16 years I am looking for a remote job. Remote because I’ve been remote for 10 years and in a rural area. Needless to say we have been a little busy.
Ps If you know of a job, please send my way. Thanks!
PSS I have a new journal coming to Amazon by Monday!
Thank all l so much for your love and support. You bring a smile to my face!
With Gratitude,
Zen Mama Llama
