Using a nontraditional background for greater success & happiness.
Nontraditional shares how grit, determination, perseverance, and unique perspectives enable those with a nontraditional background to really adapt and change in ways that can be harder for someone of a cookie-cutter traditional background. It's about achieving greater success and happiness in life and your career.
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Many people are under the impression that the only way to find success and happiness is to fit a certain mold. They think you need to come from a picture-perfect family, follow a traditional education path, climb a traditional career ladder, prescribe to traditional dating and marriage views and you'll reach the desired level of success and happiness. However, what I've experienced and seen from others who have reached success and happiness is that the nontraditional can actually lead to more success and happiness. Grit, determination, perseverance & unique perspectives enable a person with a nontraditional background to really adapt and change in ways that can be harder for someone of a cookie-cutter traditional background.
I am nontraditional. I am the product of a teenage pregnancy & an upbringing of chaos. I experienced more trauma and loss in the first 30 years of my life than most people experience in their lifetime. I was in 8 schools by third grade. I was a nontraditional student who went on to obtain a Master's Degree and is the first person on my dad's side of the family to graduate from college. I have a nontraditional career path that was never linear but enabled me to successfully start and run my own brand strategy company and help other brands succeed. I made the decision to forego or delay typical dating and marriage views and instead focus on experiences and growing my circle. I chose to leave my home state of Oklahoma and risk that sense of security to grow and evolve. By moving to Salt Lake City, Dallas and now St. Petersburg, I've experienced much more than many my age, and those moves and risks have lead to incredible experiences and growth that others just dream about. I'm the little girl who grew up in chaos and instability but learned how to harness the adaptability and unique perspectives to lead a life that she would have only dreamed about.
I want to show others who have experienced similar chaotic or nontraditional lives that they can achieve more and how to use their chaos to launch them into a successful life that is far better than they could imagine.
Ideally men and women from 18 to 35 are my ideal audience. Typically, within those ranges, people are still interested in how they can improve or find their deep talents that will help them succeed. There's also a huge surge of self-help and self-improvement among that demographic. Millennials are the generation that is the most interested in self-improvement. https://dealsonhealth.net/self-improvement-industry-statistics/#:~:text=Millennials%20are%20the%20generation%20that,weight%20loss%20their%20primary%20goal. https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-age-and-gender-affect-self-improvement
I'm Bailey. I'm a 30-year-old entrepreneur and writer living in St. Petersburg, Florida with my Australian Shepherds, Aspen and Murphy. I am originally from Oklahoma, spent two years living in Salt Lake City, followed by two years in Dallas and now I'm a Floridian. I started my career in journalism and navigated a nontraditional and nonlinear path through executive assisting, sales, marketing, and PR until I launched my business at 26.
I run a successful brand strategy agency as well as a blogging and influencing business. I am an experience enthusiast and have traveled across the US and the world. I am constantly seeking to connect with other badass women and I frequently use my blog to tell the stories of amazing women or issues that impact women. I frequently use my platform to share my own chaotic and unstable childhood or life experiences and background to discuss how to harness those pieces of your life for further growth and development.
My bachelor's degree is in strategic communication and my Master's Degree is in administrative leadership. I have an insatiable quench for learning and knowledge and a passion for sharing that information. As the daughter of teenage parents and as a child who went through a great deal of trauma and chaos, I am living a life that younger me never would have imagined.
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Hey y'all!
My book journey has been both so much fun and so much stress all at once ha. I think I am finally just about …
So happy for you Bailey!!
So excited for you! Looking forward to reading it and seeing great things from you 😊
So proud of you, friend! You are magnetic! You are a force! Your book will be a huge success! Can’t wait to watch. Love you!
Bailey I am so proud of you and am really looking forward to reading your book. Good luck getting your book published very soon!
Loved you then and love you now!
Kathryn
Can’t wait to read it! It’s great to see woman dominating the business world.
Congrats! Can’t wait to read it!
So proud of you for following your girls!!!!
Congratulations! I’m sure your story will inspire many!
I would like a signed copy if at possible! So when you get big, she‘ll inherit the signed 1st edition; and then pass it on for generations to come!
You are such an inspiration and I can’t wait to read your work!
So excited for you!
Congratulations, Bailey! I’m excited to read your book!
Happy Launch Day! I’m so proud of you and I can't wait to read Nontraditional!! Never for a moment think that I see you as anything less than "incredible". Keep chasing those dreams and inspiring others.
good luck with this book! If you don't succeed it just takes you one step closer to success! If you do, then on you go!
This is awesome Bailey! You should be so proud of your many accomplishments. Can’t wait to read it. I always enjoy your posts. 💚💚
I love you and cannot wait to read the book. I will treasure it forever!
I knew you were something special when I met you and watching your journey has been inspiring! Congrats.
Your story is inspirational and you empower so many of us to fight for the life we want. I cannot wait to read this book!
Congratulations and good luck on your new and exciting journey !
Xo Carole Ealy
So proud of you!
Love you friend! 💗 💋
So excited to learn from your journey Bailey and apply this to my own path as well!
Keep up the amazing work you've been doing! Anna
So proud & happy for you!! 🖤
So excited for you, Bailey! Can’t wait to read your book!
CONGRATS!!!!!!
Joe Schillan
So excited for this book! Congrats. You are an inspiration to me and so many aspiring entrepreneurs and future leaders.
Liam is the luckiest little dude- that he has one incredible Aunt! We love you! xo
Keep knockin' em dead, babe.
Love you ! I’m so proud of you. You are truly someone I admire and look up to!
Can’t wait to read it!
So proud of you, but definitely, not surprised. You are one amazing woman! Can't wait to read this!!
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on March 25, 2021, 8:53 p.m.
I’m so happy for you!
on Sept. 29, 2021, 5:25 p.m.
I need to update my shipping address. I've moved like three times since I placed this order. Still happy for you though. (: