I think the one thing that allows me to stay authentic to who Clare really is, is the fact that I always have a new project. It is really difficult to be ok with just one or two things. It rarely works for me. I make career shifts annually, maybe more, and I have a burning desire to always learn more. I'm not very good at traditional school, but like most people, if it's something that I'm really interested in, then I can absorb the information and be inspired. Currently I am a full time yoga teacher and Thai Massage Therapist. It requires a lot of emotional energy and you need to stay balanced in order to have this job. I am not claiming that I am balanced all the time, because I am not. I have ups and downs regularly, something I am working on. But massaging and yoga, two things that require physical labor, are very exhausting. And if I know myself as well as I think I do, i'll get bored and burned out if I do it too long without adding something else.
SO.
My other passion is nutrition and eating well. At home I like to cook a lot and experiment with new recipes. Most of the time I am just making things up, so it's really hit or miss, and many times it's hard to do the recipe the same twice. My most recent business endeavor is one of my favorite things... Almond Butter! My company is called District Butter Co. It's delicious. I have three nut butter options. One of them, the one I am most excited about, is my collaboration with local chocolate company, Ritual Chocolate. It's just Ritual Chocolate, almonds and sea salt. Yum. My other options are classic almond butter, and walnut almond cinnamon. "like" it on Facebook :)
I think the biggest thing I am learning from nutrition school is to make the cleanest and smartest decisions about food. So although I may not become a health coach, I am learning how to connect people with clean eating. I am excited to give me something healthy to eat. But the thing I love most about making almond butter, is that I get the chance to create something.
If I have learned anything in my life, it's that you must always create. Get your hands in something and be unique. It uses a different part of your brain and allows you to engage in a way that you don't always get to. For me in builds confidence and allows me to proud of something that nobody else is doing.
So, create! Get started with something you love. Be inspired.
