Rising Through the Roots: Life Lessons from Landscaping (Ep 54)
In this heartfelt episode, Kelly Jackson shares her multifaceted journey through various careers, including a decade in the service industry, over six years running a landscape contracting company, and five years as a professional artist. Kelly reflects on the lessons learned from her time as a landscape contractor, including the importance of vision, design, leadership, and alignment. She dives deep into transformative stories, such as the challenges of growing a business, the significance of pruning in life and nature, and the hidden strengths found in different root systems. Kelly's narrative highlights the importance of trusting the process, even when the path is unclear. This episode offers inspiration, wisdom, and a chance to get to know Kelly on a more personal level. Tune in to explore how embracing life's twists and turns can lead to profound growth and understanding.
From the Episode:
- " I used to own a landscaping company and while it was sweaty and dirty and exhausting work, it was also a masterclass in vision, design, leadership, and alignment."
- " I made a lot of mistakes and I learned a lot of lessons and it was one of the most beautiful and transformative times of my life. And I'm excited to share more about this with y'all."
- " If that bobcat were to slide off... like every scary, negative, panic thought that you could have, I was having— this is all coming flashing back to me. Oh my gosh. I just realized my nervous system is still holding this in my body."
- " ... we did really big jobs. We did. When I say really big jobs, like... I didn't even know what I didn't know. I was like, yeah, we can do it... and I'll figure out how to do it later. I'll learn what I need to learn and do what I need to do."
- " ...you have to cut things back so that they can grow. You have to prune to promote new growth."
- "  We have to prune back the dead, dying, diseased in our life too; maybe it's a habit, maybe it's a friendship, maybe it's a relationship..."
- "By pruning your plants thoughtfully, you can help your plants thrive and enjoy healthy, vigorous growth. And by pruning your lifestyle thoughtfully, you can help yourself thrive and enjoy healthy and vigorous growth."
- " It's a dark night of the soul. It's an ego death, it's a transition, it's an awakening. It's a rebirth."
- "  Some of us grow fast and some of us need more time underground before anyone even sees us bloom. And some of us branch wide and some of us dig deep and neither is better, guys."
- " Just like plants, your growth is perfectly designed for you. You have to trust your root system."
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