I have been getting this question in its various forms over the last month since Beautycounter (temporarily) closed its doors and all of us who were Brand Advocates for the company became unemployed.
What I’ve realized since Beautycounter closed its doors is this:
It was an incredible opportunity for me when I started. I didn’t know my next steps after moving back from living abroad for several months. I knew I didn’t want to go back to grant-writing or work under fluorescent lights for 8 hours a day working for a non-profit. Beautycounter’s mission had compelled me for years prior and I was quite familiar, I just didn’t want to be perceived a certain way by my peers for joining Direct Sales.
But when you want flexibility and you need money, the voices pipe down real quick. So I joined.
And honestly? I’m so glad I did. No regrets. I worked with an incredible group of women who all valued the mission to get safer products into the market place AND valued their own professional and personal development.
Beautycounter served as context for me to build my coaching muscles and it became my favorite part:
-Weekly coaching calls
-Voxer messages back and forth with team members
-Helping teammates handle objections, communicate clearly, show up with presence, etc.
I literally would be AMPED walking around my kitchen Voxering with a teammate working through a problem. Whether it was speaking belief, helping them discern a next step or working through mindset shifts, those moments of connection were ALWAYS my favorite.
This type of connection was also my favorite with my MM Wellness Nutrition clients.
It was also my favorite part of my job as a Contract Coach with a non-profit team I work with in El Paso.
Community. Collaboration. Problem-Solving. Pep-Talks. Action-Steps. Moving The Needle. Staying On Mission. Implementing appropriate boundaries with ourselves and others. Learning how to navigate difficult conversations and feedback. Living On Purpose…
These are the things that LIGHT ME UP. And they are the things that Beautycounter gave me the opportunity to do for 5 years.
And, upon reflection, it’s the things I’ve been doing in all the hats I wear for the last 5+ years.
Will I go back to Beautycounter when it returns? Honestly I’m not sure. The reason I say that is not because I don’t LOVE the company and mission (always have always will). It’s because now that I realize my REAL zone of enthusiasm is helping people remove roadblocks to get the clarity they need to take action and live with intention, I don’t really want to do anything else.
If I do go back, it will be in a much smaller capacity. I still LOVE being a resource for you and GEEK OUT over beauty products (and I’ll always be a stickler for clean). That said, I feel pulled to expand my work life into Personal Development coaching and really lean into the part of my jobs (Nutrition, Beautycounter and non-profit work) that lights me up.
So that’s where I am.
I feel aligned and excited to help individuals and teams take meaningful action in their life.
Stay connected with me via my weekly emails, The MM Weekly, for tips and thoughts on whole-person health.
To learn more about Personal Development coaching and it see if it may be a good fit for you, browse around my website or email me at hello@meredithmayo.com.
Here’s to living life with intention and purpose,
MM