Work can be a form of self-love
We're taught that work is supposed to be a drag; that you're supposed to hate it, complain about it, and wait for the weekend. I don't know about you, but hating something that takes up 80% of my day, my week, my life... is a hard no for me.
I believe that the work you do and the things you offer to the world can be a form of self-love; of self-respect.
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
~ Howard Thurman
About Danielle
There is so much more to me than a bio, but here's a work-related summary...
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I started working in digital marketing sales in 2012 and was quickly promoted to divisional manager for NS, NB & PEI by 2013.
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In 2014 I got hit by an SUV while crossing the street, which made me question everything, like would I have been happy if I had died?
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After recovering from a broken pelvis, I spent the next year taking multiple certifications, including yoga teacher training, personal training, group fitness training, and Pilates training.
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In early 2015 I gave my notice to the corporate world and opened a yoga studio that June.
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Successfully ran the studio for five years, during which time I learned how to build websites, manage social media, send email newsletters, build an online membership platform, integrate online booking services, and sell products online.
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I began offering those skills as services to other local businesses and in early 2018, I made it official and launched "Websites with Danielle."
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Sold the studio in late 2019.
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Spent 2020 - 2022 building our dream home and wooded horse property.
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Feeling inspired by the trees and the name of where we live, I rebranded to "Mountain Made Creative" in 2023.
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In 2024, I took a Mind-Body Somatic Coaching certification and decided to combine my years of movement training, design & business skills, and somatic coaching to offer what you see today.
Why the Bear?
Bears have appeared during pivotal moments in my life. I see them as my North Star.
My first experience was during a guided vision in 2016 and throughout my dreams. The bear always appeared as a beacon to show me the way.
In 2020, while we were clearing the land for our current and forever home, I found a perfectly intact bear skull in the area where I later chose to build my horse barn. The spot had been blessed by the bear. (The skull is now mounted & displayed with reverence in my barn.)
In 2021, a bear walked through the yard of my childhood home, where we had been staying, a few days before my husband and I moved into the forever home we had been building. A few weeks later, after we had moved in, a bear visited us during the night and put paw prints all over the exterior of our new home. Our home had been blessed by the bear.
A year later in 2022, the night that my riding ring was complete but before we had fenced it, a bear walked across it, leaving paw prints in the sand. My ring had been blessed by the bear.
Recently, in 2024, I was at a crossroads wondering which direction I was going to take my business and how it would all fit together. I had the idea that you see now and said to myself, "If this is right, I'll see a bear." A few weeks later, while I was outside cleaning my horses' paddock, I started thinking about my idea again. Suddenly, my horses went running to the fence to look at something. A bear had emerged from the woods, leisurely walked past us on the other side of the fence, and re-entered the woods again. My idea had been blessed by the bear.