09/09/2026
Close to two years between these first two photos… and they tell a story I never thought I’d share. ❤️
The first one?
Burnt out. Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Running on empty while trying to keep everything going, business, home, life and relationships.
The truth is, somewhere along the way I completely lost myself. I became disconnected, numb and eventually reached a point where I had nothing left to give.
I spent two months in a facility focusing on getting my health back, and at the time, I genuinely didn’t know what coming out the other side would look like. ❤️🩹
The second photo?
Healing. Smiling. Present. 😊
Not because life suddenly became easier, but because I finally realised I didn’t have to carry everything on my own.
I asked for help. I accepted it. And I did the work. 💪
Fast forward to today, and I’m Co-Managing Director of Mr. Remediation something Paul Pringle and I have built together and are incredibly proud of.
But one of the biggest things we’ve both learned is that success in business means very little if you lose yourself along the way.
About six months ago, Paul and I attended a Smoke Circle run by Ray Brown Success & Fulfilment Coach centred around brotherhood, standards, accountability and having real conversations. 🔥
A few months later, Paul completed an EMPWR day and, well outside his comfort zone, started heading into the gym for his first workouts.
Fast forward again and apparently we’re deadlifting now. 😂💪
Although, as the photo proves, getting the weight off the floor is the easy part… standing back up is where things get interesting. 😂
There’s actually something pretty fitting about that.
We spend so much of our lives carrying the weight of businesses, families, responsibilities and everyone around us that sometimes we forget to make time for ourselves.
These days, we hold each other accountable, not just for the work that needs doing, but for making time to look after ourselves too. 🤝
We’re still learning. We still have hard days. We definitely don’t have it all figured out.
But we’ve both learned something along the way:
Hard times can build strong people. 💯
Speak up. Reach out. Accept help when you need it. Make time for yourself, and look after the people beside you.
And when life gets heavy…
Pick it up, have a crack, and keep getting back up. ❤️💪