73: Sara Reyes on Life After… Redundancy: Pregnancy, backing yourself & redefining your version of success

<p>What would you do if you were made redundant at 28 weeks pregnant, in the middle of a pandemic?</p><p><br></p><p>Sara Reyes is a VA business coach and the founder of Nook Collective, a co-working space on the Sunshine Coast designed for working parents.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2020, after 14 years thriving as an EA and PA, Sara was made redundant while pregnant with her first child - and that same afternoon, she emailed her employer to say she wouldn&#39;t be coming back and started her own VA business.</p><p><br></p><p>Within four weeks she was fully booked, and within 12 months she had doubled her corporate income.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we chat about:</p><ul><li>Losing a job, and an identity, at 28 weeks pregnant during COVID</li><li>The messy middle: undercharging, saying yes to every client and battling imposter syndrome</li><li>The skills stay-at-home mums already have, and why you don&#39;t need another course to get started</li><li>Letting go of misaligned clients, and why Sara eventually let go of all of them to focus on coaching</li><li>How motherhood completely redefined Sara&#39;s version of success</li><li>Nook Collective, community, and why parents shouldn&#39;t have to choose between career and family</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is a reminder that the hardest season of your life can become the beginning of the life you&#39;ve been wanting to build.</p><p><br></p><p>Sara didn&#39;t have it all figured out - no contracts, no insurance, just a decision to back herself. If you&#39;ve been sitting on an idea and waiting to feel ready, this is your sign to just start.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Sara:</strong></p><ul><li>Website: <a href="https://www.assistbysara.com">https://www.assistbysara.com</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/assistbysara/">https://www.instagram.com/assistbysara/</a></li><li>Nook Collective Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nook.collective/">https://www.instagram.com/nook.collective/</a></li><li>The Freedom Kickstart Roadmap: <a href="https://sara-reyes.mykajabi.com/the-freedom-kickstart-roadmap">https://sara-reyes.mykajabi.com/the-freedom-kickstart-roadmap</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-reyes-ilton-4a8206122/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-reyes-ilton-4a8206122/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Cat:</strong></p><ul><li>Join my mailing list: <a href="https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list">https://catlou