Keep Going

Keep Going
By Belinda Agnew
(https://belindaagnew.com)

“I was 2 when my mother was homeless.

I was 3 when I knew my mother had an alcoholic issue.

I was 5 when knew I had to be self-sufficient.

I was 7 when she moved a boyfriend into our house.

I was 12 and wasn’t comfortable in my own home due to my mother having unstable boyfriends.

I was 12 when I ran away from home.

I was 13 when my mother left me with her boyfriend so she could move to Sydney with her new boyfriend.

I was 14 when my mother’s previous boyfriend found love and moved his new family into the home.

I was 15 when I moved to Sydney to be with my mother and her new boyfriend.

I was 15.5 when I knew my mother was an alcoholic and in an abusive relationship.

I was 16 when I attended a public high school after being in a private catholic school to finish my year 10.

I was 16.5 when I realised school wasn’t for me and moved out of my mother’s home.

I was 17 when I had my first real job selling Kirby Vaccum cleaners D2D knowing if I didn’t sell I wouldn’t survive.

I was 18 when I applied for corporate within sales and asked for 100k.

I was 19 when I knew there was more of me to offer so I left corporate and worked as a CCA at Open Colleges.

I was 20 when I was bullied in the workplace as I was the youngest and the only female.

I was 21 when I was pushed to leave my current job being the top performer, youngest and always favoured by management.

I was 22 when I connected to my entrepreneurial flair.

I was 23 when I was poached by the CEO of AIPE to join forces with him and start my own company Open Education.

I was 24 when I tasted money for the first time.

I was 25 when I made my first million.

I was 26 when I left an 8-year relationship who is now my BFF.

I was 27 when I exited Open Education and left Sydney.

I was 28 when I started Foccus Group.

I was 29 when I knew I had a love for Tech.

I was 30 when I ended a 3-year relationship after being so caught up with my work and living in my masculine energy.

I was 30 and started my first advisory position with BizPay and soon after others within early-stage tech.

I am 31 and now scaling xenabler with Prashant to become Blockchain and Web3 focused along with being a non-exec for all the companies I love.

I am 31 and living life on my terms: Doing what I want, with whom I want, when I want and where I want.

I am almost 32 in November and realize my past doesn’t define me. It was me, which in turn has made me, and I am so thankful for that.

Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.

You got this. Keep Going.

P.S I have a beautiful relationship with my mother today and realise she really didn’t know any better as she was left with me at 17 years old as a single Mum doing her absolute BEST. She did, and I thank her every day for that and for choosing me not him (my dad). The past does not define her.” – Belinda.