This Is Me
What started as pages in a diary became a movement. This Is Me with Marilyn is the podcast where one woman's journey — through single motherhood, entrepreneurship, heartbreak, and healing — becomes the mirror you didn't know you needed. If you're in the middle of your becoming, this show is for you.
This Is Me
From Corporate Comfort to Entrepreneurial Empowerment
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Ready to step into someone else's shoes and experience their journey towards self-discovery? Join me, Marilyn, as I share my ride from leaving a corporate job, embracing the risks of being a 1099 (not a W2).This episode is a heart-to-heart chat about learning my genuine worth, refusing to let others dim my light, and deciding to focus on my multiple income sources.
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Hello everyone and welcome back to this Is Me podcast , and I am your girl , marilyn , so I'm just going to jump right into it . I received a message regarding one of the podcasts I posted regarding the new job as the business development manager that I got , and I didn't submit a resume . Go back and listen to the podcast for all the details . And then I quickly realized that I have not given you guys an update , because y'all all know there's always something going on in my life , honey , because you know what I am curating the life that I want for me . Whatever is meant to be will be , and I just have to listen to God in my gut . So I'm no longer at that job . I was only there for about two months , no hard feelings . However , I've just come to the realization that I am a 1099 and not a W2 . And I'm finding myself and meeting new employers and today's day and age because , again , I was at a job for almost 16 years that employers just want more for less . Two , they think that because they pay you , they own you . And three , I am a light . I am a light and I will not let anybody take my light for their own benefit . So , yeah , so I just realized that it's just better that I just continue to pour into myself . I mean , I have all of these ways to make some income and I just needed to focus on that . I am going to go back to real estate full time . I have my side hustles with my collaborations . I'm bringing my candles back . I have my journal that is available on Amazon . Please go ahead and support and purchase that journal . I will be releasing another one at the end of January and , um , everything else it'll work itself out .
Speaker 1Am I scared ? Hell , yeah , I'm scared . Shit , I got four mouths to feed and just disclaimer . The two little ones are home and Lord , lord , lord , lord , my prayer is just to give me strength because it is a lot . It is like having twins . But yeah , listen , I just . I just realized that I have a vision . You know , I know what I'm good at , I know what my worth is , and you're going to get pushed back and that's okay . You know you can't tell anybody , don't have your own vision . But I'm just the type that let me just help you clean it up and you're going to have some differences and you know what I really have the differences in my own businesses . I mean , I do have my LLC and it's just time to build and not let fear hold me back anymore .
Speaker 1And for those of you who have been following me all of these years , you guys know I have been at this for over 10 years . It's just so crazy to me and I don't feel like , oh my God , it's been 10 years , I've wasted or I'm not where I want to be , but in those 10 years I've been through a lot of shit . The journey was rough . Do you hear him ? I feel like he hears talking , so he's exaggerates it . I don't know if you hear him coughing in the background , but it's been rough . But you know what . That's .
Speaker 1What makes life exciting is going through the journey , going through the trials and tribulations , going through the mistakes , because only then are you able to learn yourself , you're really able to learn what it is that you want . And if you find yourself back to point A , where you started , then you know that that's where you're meant to be . And for me it's been a journey between living in Atlanta , coming back , the car accident , finding my ex-husband , having two kids , having this beautiful wedding , to getting divorced , to getting back on my feet , to going through these jobs and just realizing that you are no longer going to allow anyone to have control of your life , but you . And I think that is the lesson here that once I started taking control of my life , that everything and anything and anything of AXR has been happening at its appointed time , I just can't get in my own way . And for a long time I've always been like I don't know what I want . I don't know what I want , what am I going to do ? I'm going to suck it , all right . I just had to make sure he was okay because he didn't stop coughing . And for a long time I was always like what do I want to do ? What do I want to do ? And I realized that that wasn't my job to figure out the answer . My job and main focus was to continue to work on myself mentally , physically , internally , all around me and then those answers will come , those answers that you have questions to will be answered . But if you do not work on yourself , then you do not know where your direct , your direction is , where you're going .
Speaker 1And let me tell you something Truly , truly , focusing on working on yourself is a lot of work . To what you eat , to what you put in your body , to the people that you keep around , to your physicality , to making sure you get the proper exercise being every time you leave . While I leave my door , I am fighting a spiritual warfare . It is like I am fighting demons , because with the good comes the bad , right . And it's like when you're so happy and shit is gonna come , something else is coming right behind it , right ? Oh , I saw this yesterday .
Speaker 1A coach was talking to a girl , a basketball coach , and she's like it's never good . You guys are waiting for it to get easier . And this hit home for me because I'm guilty of that . I was like , oh my God , please , just one day of easy . But there's no such thing as one day of easy if I'm asking for so much . So she said you guys are waiting for it to get easier , school to get easier , basketball to get easier , life to get easier . It's never going to get easier . You just have to get better at handling it harder . And it's like damn , that should make so much sense . I have to continue to get stronger , continue to work on myself . So any shit that gets thrown at me , I already have the tools and I'm stronger and have the strength to fight that shit off because , baby , I have been through some shit and I am still standing . So , if you are with me , give yourself a round of applause , because only the strong survive , and this too shall pass . And another difficult part is to . We're so accustomed to looking at the bad and what's not working out in the negative , but just a little shift as to the things that have worked out . And the more you think about the things that have worked out , it starts to trump on the shit that has not worked out . So , yes , again , I just want to say thank you for the continued support .
Speaker 1Oh , I went to a networking event . I need to really start writing things down when I'm going to talk , because sometimes I feel I'm all over the place , but that's why I think you love me so much . So I went to this networking thing yesterday and here comes a little minion . I have two . Yes , my love . Okay , I can't get it . You got , okay , I'll be right there , okay . Okay , thank you , I'll be right back , you'll All right . So I went to this networking event yesterday because , baby , I'm trying to go to every networking event I can find or I get invited to , because I got nothing but time . Well , not a lot of time , but you know what I mean . Network makes the net worth .
Speaker 1In any event , a motivational speaker was there by the name of James Dixon . Unfortunately , I was not able to . I missed his speech . However , we kind of just ran into each other and we were just chopping it up and stuff like that and I'm like you know I'm sorry I missed it . I heard this speech was great .
Speaker 1He's like yeah , I just , I just from London and all this and layovers . You know , he's like I'm just so exhausted . I'm like man with being exhausted and you still spoke so well from what I heard . He's like , yeah , because when you do what you love and you do what you're calling and what your purpose is , it's not hard at all . And I'm like you know how is it as a motivational speaker , because I I'll put myself in the category of motivational speaker I'm like , yeah , I'm just so exhausted and I'm like I'm just so exhausted and I'm like those days where you don't feel motivated and you know you're just tired and drained and just lost , like you know , when the day where life is life-ing do you feel like a fraud being a motivator , and he's like at times , but then I get a phone call quickly or an email quickly or a comment quickly thereafter and it just reminds me why I do what I do . So it's basically like an energy exchange .
Speaker 1So what he puts out , you know , comes back into him . I'm like , damn , that's how I feel exactly , because this morning laying in the bed , I'm just like , oh , my God , all right , what are we going to do today ? Am I going to handle this ? You know , the bills for Christmas is coming , the bills is next month and all right . And then I open up my Instagram and I get this beautiful message about my podcast and how it just resonated and it's like , man , this is what he was talking about . And it's like I quickly reminded myself that I can't focus on tomorrow , I can't focus on the next day , I can't focus on next month . I just have to focus on today , this minute , the next hour , the next hour after that . I have to focus on today and that is my advice to you , because I was just focusing on okay , this morning . This morning I'm going to pray , I'm going to work out .
Speaker 1Be intentional . I've used that word a lot . I've used that word a lot this year . Be intentional with what you do with who you speak with , with what you eat . Being intentional will always come back and there will be a reward at the end of it . So it's hard , I'm telling you all it's hard , but if you want to enjoy this life , if you want to enjoy the precious time that we have left on this earth , if you want to like be done with stress , anxiety and allowing for people to control your emotions , I'm telling you , I'm promising you , continue to work on yourself , because that is a true challenge , not life . The true challenge is becoming the best version of yourself . So , as always , thank you for the continued support .
Speaker 1Also like share , subscribe . My downloads are going up . The following's are going up . I really appreciate y'all . I started this podcast . I think it was 2021 , the end of 2021 , sometime we're going into 2024 , and you all know I've always loved radio . I've had a passion for it , and you all are the one that keep me going . My journal is available on Amazon . Just click the link . It's available . My hand poured candles made by me will be available soon on . I am Marilyn Mcom . I am currently working on that and giving it a lit facelift so it'll be easy for you guys to navigate . It'll also be available on my TikTok shop . Just head over to my TikTok . I am Marilyn Mcom and thank you . I love you guys so much as always . I will talk to you soon . You want to come say bye , come Bye , bye , bye , I love you . Bye , bye , talk into the mic , bye , I love you . I love you .