Welcome to doTERRA diamonds, discuss where you'll be inspired by stories, tips, and strategies by doTERRA's top leaders who will then help you turn your passion for holistic wellness into your own profitable and flexible business. And now here's your host double presidential diamond Hayley Hobson.
Hayley Hobson:
Hello, my friends, and welcome to doTERRA Diamonds Discuss, where we teach entrepreneurs with a passion for holistic wellness, how to make a six figure income or more. So you can work from home, have the flexibility you've been craving with your time and make more money than you've ever imagined. And I am excited about today's interview you. My guest's name is Marcy Snodgrass and Marcy is one of the top leaders on my own team. And we met online. I think we met and she'll have to remind me too, cause it's been almost 10 years, but I think we met online through social media, which just goes to show you how powerful the tool is. That tool is for growing your business and connections, and we can dive into this later into the interview, but Marcy and I actually didn't have the best start in terms of our relationship for quite a few years, but over the last couple years, it's come full circle. And I actually, I'm gonna say, I love you Marcy, so
Marcy Snodgrass:
Love you too. I mean, I'm really to be here today and yes. I mean, I think you made me cry several times,ubut you know, I'm over it. So,uI'm excited that we can work together on this today. Yeah.
Hayley Hobson:
Maybe I'll make you cry at a nice way today.
Hayley Hobson:
You guys, Marcy's really amazing. She's passionate about healthy living. She's passionate about helping you live your best life, physically, emotionally and financially. And after her own open heart surgery in a major health journey of her own, she got into essential oil. She got into yoga, she got into nutrition and they became an integral part of her own healing. And she has owned multiple successful businesses, including a salon spa yoga studio and organic juice bar. She is a doTERRA Blue diamond wellness advocate and travels globally to help other women entrepreneurs build their businesses. So her enthusiasm and instruction will take you to places that you didn't know were possible. You're gonna feel energized, uplifted and inspired. I love her story because it shows the power of holistic and healthy living through her own practice and her own commitment to nutrition and supporting her own body through oils. And she's been able to complete transformed both her health and her mindset. So all of those decisions, and we can talk about that. All of those decisions take her goals to take her goals. Seriously, health goals, emotional goals, probably mental health goals, physical goals lead her, led her to where she is today as a doTERRA blue diamond and entrepreneur, an advocate for helping women achieve the lifes of their dreams. So I dunno about you, but I'm ready to go Marcy,
Marcy Snodgrass:
Me too. I mean, I live in Nashville, so I have to say yeeha, but yeah, let's do this.
Hayley Hobson:
Let's do it. So tell us, I mean, I did, I know I gave you an intro. I've known you now for almost a decade, but what will you share your own doTERRA story? Like what got you into that first moment where you actually did reach out to me? And I remember coming to Kentucky to teach that first class with you. I, I I'm cur- when I was doing myself, I'm curious, like what first, what inspired you to reach out? And then what actually inspired you to take it next level and build a business with doTERRA?
Marcy Snodgrass:
You know, I had already been using essential oils for years, so I was a massage therapist. And like you mentioned, I owned the salon and spa. And so we were using essential oils already. I was already educating people on essential oils, but just in their own like home use. And you know, it was just just part of my life already. And then I was actually working, I was a global educator for Avada and I was traveling a lot and, and working with that and I resigned that job because I wanted to open a yoga studio and juice bar. And I knew that I couldn't travel as much if I wanted to have all those in person businesses at that time. Now I've changed my mind about some of those things. We can talk about that later, but I ended up, I was like, oh my gosh, I have no essential oils now.
Marcy Snodgrass:
And so that was where you came in. And I think you had asked me about it a few times. I was like, eh, I'm not sure. I'm not sure if I wanna do this. And then I looked at the business plan and I was like, oh no, I think I really do wanna do this. And I, I had looked, I think there was like a $550 package and a $1,500 pack. And I asked my husband at the time which one should I get? And he said, I think you should try the $550 package, you know, just give it a try and, and then get into it. So of course I ordered the $1,500 package. And, and it was, I have never regretted that because it was a perfect fit for me. And as soon as I started looking at the comp plan, I was like, oh, this is, this is gonna be perfect.
Marcy Snodgrass:
And eventually that led to me actually selling my other businesses and doing doTERRA full time, but it was really just such a process, but I knew right away that I wanted to do the business. Once I looked at the comp plan, I was just like, oh, this could be great. And of course it didn't, it turned out great. But and yes, when you first come to Kentucky that, so I was living in Kentucky then and was building a business through my sponsor line and through the through the whole, the businesses that I had. So I had great clients who already trusted me and who were interested in health and I loved sharing that with them. And so when you came there it was, it was like, I had kinda put it on the back burner. And then once we did that first class, I think I had 10 people there and all 10 people got their own kit and their own wholesale account. So I was like this, yeah, this is gonna be perfect. So that really inspired me to keep going with it, like right away. And so I think I, you know, hit a leadership rink like my first month because I was just like, I was like, yes, let's go all in.
Hayley Hobson:
I think you were like, you were like, your goal was like to hit gold in like three months or something. If I remember correctly,
Marcy Snodgrass:
I hit, I hit silver my first month gold my second month. Right. I remember that. So, yeah,
Hayley Hobson:
That was crazy.
Marcy Snodgrass:
It was, that was, it was fun. Yeah.
Hayley Hobson:
So there's a couple things that you said that I wanna unpack here. One is that you, well, I mean, I definitely wanna dive into the career path that you've had, like working with essential oils, working with a beta, deciding to open up you your own yoga studio, your own spa salon juice bar, doTERRA essential oil business. And then I don't think you have any of those other businesses anymore. I think that the primary business is doTERRA. I wanna see how that came full circle. We can talk about that. But before I forget, we dive into that. I also wanted to talk about, you mentioned something about how you already had clients who trusted you and that's, I mean, that's, that's great for those of you out here listening, like, oh my gosh, I have people who would already wanna do this. Like, look what Marcy did.
Hayley Hobson:
She just decided to teach a class. She saw everybody was interested and this gave her inspiration to go ahead. But I also wanna remind everybody that that's okay if you don't. And I wanna talk about that with you, Marcy, cuz there's plenty of people who don't have an existing business that they can flow those people into doTERRA. And yet we both know that it still works to build. And then the third thing you might wanna take notes. Cause I wanna make sure that we address these is I, I wanna talk about that trust factor because, and I, and I mentioned this
Marcy Snodgrass:
A lot,
Hayley Hobson:
The trust factor, like I mentioned this a lot when I speak about anything in terms of building a business, whether we're building a doTERRA business or, or we're getting someone to enroll in some kind of vision with us or purchase anything from us, it's all about connection. And you had a very loyal group of yoga students, yoga students, yoga students and clients. That's a combination between students and clients, studios.
Marcy Snodgrass:
I like it. A new word, a new word is perfect
Hayley Hobson:
And they trusted you. So they were going to do whatever you suggested. And by the way, you guys, you may not have that loyal group of students, but we all get to build that kind of connection in with people. No matter if we're starting right now from scratch or if we have a connections that we get to take them next level. And so that's a really important piece. And when I think if you were to talk to any leader who's done well in this business, the, the mainstream that you'll find is that level of connection where they're actually able to go compassion, empathy, caring, and connection. And it looks different for everybody cuz I bet you, when you first met me, you were like, well she's not that empathetic and compassionate, but, But I wast just a different personality to type like I still had those tho those, those deep levels of caring, what other people's success was. And that's why I was good at. And so I'm good at enrolling people in my vision and, and in the business it's trust, it's building trust. So where do you wanna start?
Marcy Snodgrass:
Okay. Let's start. Let's back up to cuz I'll love what you said about the, it doesn't matter if you have built in clients or not. Right? Because that is important. Yes. I did have that warm market that I could start with which we all have to an extent everybody has that little warm market. So I did have those people, but those people run out quickly. You know what I mean? Like you'll you're are gonna go through that warm market, but then it's more, it is more about the connection always. You know, I cannot tell you how many people I have enrolled sitting beside them on a plane, in an Uber. I have, do you know how many Uber drivers I have on my team? Because when I get in the car and I smell good and they say, oh, what's the, you know, you smell so good.
Marcy Snodgrass:
I always take that conversation to, oh, that's my essential oils. And then they're like, oh, what's that? You know? I mean, it's always so natural, but I just feel like if we keep it in our conversation and we do it from the heart, like everything has to be from service and heart. Like it has to be from caring and connection. Because that's how you really build a business that lasts. And so I totally agree about the connection, but, and you do make those, those connections for clients everywhere you go. I matter of fact, just this week I had someone enroll with me that I had met several years ago and we just stayed in contact. So it was never about just like, oh, I need you to try my oils. Like, Ooh, but it was more about like we've stayed connected and now you're in need of something and I'm the person you go to.
Marcy Snodgrass:
And so it is about keeping those connections and about always keeping your mind open to meeting new people. You know? I mean, I think that's, that's really key too because we can shut down and just like, if I get on the plane, I put a, on my headphones, I turn to the wall. I don't talk to anybody. Or if I have someone beside me who is being, you know, who obviously looks like they wanna talk, I'm gonna have a conversation with them and people share their needs constantly. Right? I mean, people are not afraid to tell you their story. They're not afraid if you're open to it. And you know, I love, I love eye contact. I love looking really looking at people because I want them to know. I see them. I want them to know that I am present with them. And that means more to me when someone does that to me than if they're just like asking a question and you know, they didn't hear the answer because they're just looking around whatever.
Marcy Snodgrass:
And so when I, I try to be so present with people that they feel comfortable sharing anything that they wanna share and I've found that people will share all kinds of stuff. And for me it's like, Hey, I have a solution for you. So it, it really is all about relationships and connecting, but you can build a business connecting with all new people. You don't need to have a base of people already in your, in your lineup. You can do it with all new people. And that's where I am at this point. Yeah. You know, just like we all are.
Hayley Hobson:
Yeah. You have to be, I mean, as you continue to grow in your business, well, you're, you're gonna run outta your warm market. And that's the whole point is that you get to continue to build warm markets. And one of the things I talked to,
Marcy Snodgrass:
Absolutely.
Hayley Hobson:
One of the things I just talked about with another leader on another podcast was I do every year in my business where I'm getting outside of my comfort zone and attending events, masterminds, high level intimate con connections. Some of them are free and some of them I pay for and some of 'em, I pay a lot of money to go to now. But the point is, I want to, I want to expand my network. So for instance, if I join like a mastermind and there's 20 people in it, those 20 may not be candidates for my own business or even potential product users. They may be. But once I get to know them and they know me and they trust my heart and they know my heart, they may have somebody else. They can refer, they may bring me on their podcast. They may interview me on and on Instagram live, they may invite me to a summit and then the doors keep opening.
Hayley Hobson:
And so, you know, right. Part of my intention is that is networking for me. It is like, how can I meet more people so that my market continues to expand. And it's so interesting. Cause you know, I was thinking about this the other day, cause I have a place here that I love to work out in Boulder, Colorado. It's called F 45, which is a functional 45 fitness. I, I know the, I have 'em all over the country now, but I was thinking about how, like back in the day when I started my business, what I would've tried to do is set up an essential oil class at the studio and I can still do that, but it's not where my heart lives. My heart lives in setting up classes are one-on-ones when I feel a connection and it's, and the reason it's not that I don't feel a connection there.
Hayley Hobson:
I love going there. And I, I connect with the instructors. There's a couple people I know from class, but we are in a college town here and it is kind of transient people moving in and out. And so if I were to teach a class here, it just doesn't feel as connected as if I were to be in my mastermind. And then those people got to know me after couple months and you know, they, they, together, we collaboratively set up a zoom for some people that they knew and there's some type of introduction, some type of connection. So I really encourage those of you who are listening to think about, and it might feel uncomfortable, but how you can go deeper into relationship because relationship, as we just learned from Marcy and I talk about it all the time relationship is where your success lives. And I mean, I want to hear from you, but I wanna tell one more story. Like I was having a conversation with my husband the other night and there's been a bunch of things in my own personal business over the last specifically eight weeks that have sucked.
Hayley Hobson:
And, and some of you may know, I lost all my access to my Facebook profile. My Facebook account, my Facebook biz manager, my Instagram account, somebody on my team accidentally deleted 15,000 people on my email list. Like it's been, I lost access to, to my lost my boxer account. I lost my WhatsApp account. It's been in insane. What's been going on and we've been living us in a, in a place over the last two years where business has been tougher for some people. And I never talk about these things to my husband. And I was talking to him the other day about how I never bring quote unquote, work into our relationship in our marriage because in the end, it really, to me, even though I'm passionate about it and I love it and I'll never stop doing what I'm doing, that's not what really matters to me.
Hayley Hobson:
What matters is my relationships? What matters is my family? What matters is my marriage? What matters is my kids? What matters is the relationships that I've built from my business and the business is the way that I get to be in the relationships and right. I don't think I got that in the beginning. I really don't like I was a different person a decade ago than I am now. It's taken a long time for me to develop and, and realize some of the things that I've re that I now realize and consider priorities. But to me, relationships are the most important thing in my life. My friendships, my relationships are paramount to anything and I get to be in my business so I can be in my relationships and I get to connect to people so I can bring them into my business. It's literally full circle. Right?
Marcy Snodgrass:
I mean, well, that's exactly right. What, what you just said about your business allows you to be in those relationships. I mean, something that happened on super bowl Sunday, just this last Sunday and ha has I've, I've had, I'm gonna try not to cry here, but we had a little malice puppy and he's a year old and he was hit and killed by a car on Sunday. And I was just devastated, you know? I mean, I, my when I got the phone call, I just like dropped to my knees and was like crying and I never knew I could be so attached to a dog. Like I am, I am. So I I'm allergic to dogs and this was our first dog that we had had. And, and I just fell in love. I mean, I just, he just took my heart. I had no idea. I've always made fun of people before. I'm sorry. Like for real, I was like, oh my gosh, it's just a pet. And now I'm like, oh my God, he was a part of my family. You know? I mean, he was like my heart, he's my kid. And so, and I was, I've cried for the last few days. I mean, you know, I, I almost didn't do this podcast today because I was like, oh my eyes swollen. Oh, I can't hear I can't, you know, blah, blah, blah.
Hayley Hobson:
You
Marcy Snodgrass:
See my, oh yeah, so cute. And you know, but it, it was my business. If I had had a nine to five job, I have to go to work anyway, Monday morning comes, I gotta go to work. Tuesday morning comes. I gotta go to work. But having this freedom in this to create my own schedule, I got to cry all day on Monday. I got to cry all day on Tuesday and I was able to work through, you know, I teach people all the time about, you've got to be able to feel your feelings, right? We've got, if we can feel it, then we can deal with it and we can, and then we can move into of the next process. And I'm so grateful that I have this ability to, to take that time that I needed and that I could change my schedule around and that I could take that time to grieve and just feel everything that I was feeling. And I mean, my eyes are super swollen into that, but luckily this is a podcast, not a video cast. So you know, but, but it is, it's those things that make this such an amazing business to be in.
Hayley Hobson:
Yeah. I love that. I was actually thinking that when you told me about the puppy this morning about how you got to decide, cuz I, you reached out to me this morning. You're like, oh, you know what? I don't know if I could do this this morning. This is what's happened. Can we reschedule? And we went back and forth about it. And I thought, I was literally thinking to myself like how lucky you are. We are, we all are to be able to design our day because we don't feel like doing it. Like literally feel empathetically, like doing something. And when you are in and same thing with me today, I, I can't remember if I just talked about this with you on the podcast or whether we talked about it before the podcast. But I, I woke up this morning. I last night as I was driving Madeline home from the swimming, I got a text message from United airlines saying, Hey, winter storm watch.
Hayley Hobson:
If you have the flexibility, you may want to rebook your flight for tomorrow. And, and my flight is today, tonight seven, 10. And so I text my husband, who's already in San Diego where I'm going. And he said, ah, you're gonna be fine. It's we're supposed to get three to six inches in no big deal. But then I woke up this morning to him texting me. And he's like, you know, the watch has turned into a warning. Let's see if we can move your flight, get you outta there before the storm really picks up, you know, what's your day like? And I was like, you know what I mean? I want to interview Marcy and I want to do the things that I'm doing, but re reality. I can, can move. I said, just he, he said, there's a four o'clock, there's a 1 45 and tomorrow morning, there's an eight after it's over, what do you want? I said, just get me what you can get me. And I will accommodate because I have that flexibility in my calendar to be able to pivot when something happens. And as, as humans, as women, as mothers, I think this is so important to be able to have a business where you can ebb and flow with what's going on in your life and in your, with your emotions.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Oh, absolutely. I mean, you know, when I had my brick and mortar type businesses and my kids were little and it didn't matter if, you know, I mean, it's like, you, you always have some control when you're the owner. Right. But it was still like, I had to be there. If somebody else didn't show up, I had to show up for them. If someone, you know, it was like, I had to get up at four 30 in the morning and go chop vegetables sometimes, you know, when somebody didn't show up. And so it was, my kids probably suffered during that time. I was working so much and now I have a, a grandchild coming this this coming month. And I'm like, I, I'm excited that I get the opportunity to be a Gigi, cuz I'm not a grandma, but I'm a Gigi. And, and so I'm excited that I get to that when I have all this freedom and now my kids are grown, but I love having adult children and I can be so flexible and I can go see them because as long as I have my laptop, I can work from anywhere.
Marcy Snodgrass:
So I can go to Austin and see my kids. I can, you know, what I can do, whatever it is. And so it's it's such a switch from having that brick and mortar. It kinda, it, it always had a little bit of pressure on me. And so it, it's nice to have this option where, where maybe I made those mistakes with my kids where I didn't have that free anymore. I couldn't be there every single time, but now I can.
Hayley Hobson:
Yeah. I'm wondering if you even wanna go a little bit deeper into, I don't wanna push you, you know, to, to, to UN unravel what you might not wanna unravel yet. But I know that you've had an interesting last couple of years, you guys moved from Kentucky to Nashville and then there's been other things that are going on and, you know, do you wanna talk about their, or talk about how the businesses helped you to make the decisions that you feel inclined to make?
Marcy Snodgrass:
For sure. Yeah. Like for me it was easy to make the decision to sell those businesses. I was under so much stress. I mean, I was like, I'm, I'm sure I wasn't really fun to live with. But I was under so much stress. I remember just sitting in a chair when and crying and because my health was also an issue because stress affects my disease and which is Tao arthritis. It's like an Arthur. I said the arteries, but stress makes it worse. And so I remember just sitting in this chair and crying and praying and saying, God, if you just would take this burden off of me, give me, let me and just let me be what I need to be for my family, what I need to be for. And I am not joking. You Hailey, this is no lie. 10 minutes later, someone called me and, and now I was running a successful sponsor salon. We were in the top 200 fastest growing salons in the us for five years. And 10 minutes later, someone called me and said, what would you think if I wanted to buy your spa? And I was
Hayley Hobson:
Like, I believe that because that's what, when you set an intention out there, you source whatever it is back into your life.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Yes, exactly. I mean, and that's what I even have to remind myself, this stuff all the time. Like you can manifest whatever you wanna, you can do whatever you wanna do in your life. You can make things happen. You are in command of your life. You're in command of your body. You're in command of your health. You're in command of the decisions that you make and the choices that you make that affect you and your family. And I have to remind myself, but it's so amazing that like all of that it just like happened so quickly. And, and the same thing happened when I decided to sell the yoga studio and, and juice bar is like a person just appeared. And it was, it was one of my students and they were like, well, I've been kinda wanting to do something different, you know?
Marcy Snodgrass:
And I was like, okay, like, it just, I, I, I you're exactly right when you put the intention out there, the universe conspires to make it happen. Right. We've all heard that saying, and it is so true. So it was really easy for me to let go of those those businesses, because I also loved doTERRA so much, like right in the beginning, you know, I have to say I was skeptical. I had always said, I would never be part of an M MLM. I had said all these things that now I look back and I realize they were foolish. But I had, I was really skeptical in the beginning. And then I remember going to convention and starting to really understand the integrity of the company. And I was like, wow, my mind was alone at the possibilities and the opportunities
Hayley Hobson:
Speaking about the convention for a second. I, I, I actually wanna speak to that. I haven't spoken to that yet. And I don't, if you haven't been in person to a convention, I, you haven't really lived the doTERRA. It like
Hayley Hobson:
It, you cannot, you cannot get that kind of vision and energy watching something virtually or not going and just connecting with your upline. And I will admit like before doTERRA, I was like playing for a couple months in another. I didn't even know it was a network marketing company, but somebody dragged me to their convention. And I will tell you, it was their convention that inspired me to literally look at this model of business. Like it is beyond phenomenal in my opinion. And the most significant thing you can do is get yourself. And when you're building a team, get your teams there because what will happen in terms of like, in terms inspiration and creativity, is it just can't happen without you going there.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Right. Oh, I totally agree. I think it's the thing is you're meeting so many other people who are on the same path as you in a way, and it's, it's so inspiring. And plus it just connects you to the company because you understand more about what their vision is and what they're doing. And so I always say like, convention is a place, even if you're a customer or, you know, building a business, whichever it, it just allows you to see the, the big vision. And you just learn so much. I, I love convention.
Hayley Hobson:
Yeah. I love it too. All right. So I wanna circle back to actually building the doTERRA business for a second before I, before we go. Is there anything that you are doing right now that is a strategy that you wanna share with the listeners and there anything that you were doing in the beginning that maybe you think you should still be doing again now?
Marcy Snodgrass:
For sure. You know, sometimes I think we try to make things so difficult and complicated. And really, they're just simple. If we just do the stuff I built to diamond, basically all person to person, you know, just having, one-on-ones having workshops. And I love that connection. So that was the easiest way for me to build. And I still do that. You know, I mean, I, I just, I meet people every everywhere that people are hurting, you know, like there's so much stuff going on every day in our lives, that there is trauma every single day and people need nurturing, people need solutions. And so it, you have that opportunity to meet people every day. But I, so for me, it has always been a person to person thing that is my strongest quality for enrolling people. I do, I do a little bit more online now. I've just started I just started doing 30 days of doing two reels a day on Instagram, which I had never done a reel before, like three weeks ago and
Speaker 4:
See anybody, anybody could start it.
Marcy Snodgrass:
So I started it and then I have a group that we have a call every week and they all started it as well. And it's just been fun to see how that has grown really quickly. But you know, for me, it's always person to person I'm starting more online. And, but I think just keeping everything simple, you know, for, I, I think it is as simple as you know, what, what concerns do you have right now? What challenges do you have right now, then we're talking about 'em, it's like it's conversation. Honestly, I don't even, I'm not even crazy about doing big classes anymore. I used to do huge classes. I don't do it anymore because I love the, the small intimate groups. I love just talking to somebody one on one and being able to customize for them what they need. And so I think that really works best for me.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Just it's just about meeting people now. I do also love working in the spot industry. So I do work with a lot of spot owners because I just feel like it's such like if you're given the best services, you should be using the best oils. And so I, I have made it my mission to get as many spas on board as possible because I love I love working in that industry, you know, it's, it's my, it's my space, but I also love just helping women realize that they don't have to live in the should I should, if only if I do this, then I will be, you know, like all, can we just drop all that stuff and do, just be living for what you want to live for, you know, like making decisions because you want to do something rather than feeling obligated.
Marcy Snodgrass:
And I think like if I apply that to my business, because I like to apply it to my life and my business, and I know, you know what I've been going through recently, but, you know, after 27 years of marriage will, and I decided to divorce and that has been a big transition for me, you know, it has let's say I cried the, the last two days really, I cried for about a month or two. So it has been, it has been such a little a transition for me, but we both decided it was the best thing we're doing it. Very amicably. We're still doing some work together. We are friendly. We were able to, you know, sit down and talk through thing in a good way, but we both know that it's the right thing, but what that does for me, it, I'm now a single person and single income, right.
Marcy Snodgrass:
So it's like, I have to make sure that I'm taking care of of me that I'm healing me because, you know, anytime you've been in a relationship for 27 years, and then you are making this transition, you have to you have, you have some healing to do, right. But the thing is that number one, my job allows me to do that. Number two, it is, I feel empowered right now because I'm for, I just turned 49 Hailey and I have the ability to do anything, to go anywhere, to recreate my life, the, or to create my life the way I want it to be. And I've been on that for several years now. And, and I've been teaching this for several years to, to really go for what you want instead of being in a space that just like, I'm obligated to do this.
Marcy Snodgrass:
I do this because I have to, that's how we live 80% of our lives, instead of just saying, like, I'm in control of my life. I make the decisions. So those decisions have to be from my heart. They have to be from what I really want. And that's how I'm in. That's how my health gets in alignment. That's how my finances get in alignment. That's how my relationships get in alignment. Or, and, you know, you can say divorce, oh, oh, well, you're out of alignment. No, that's in alignment for us right now, because that was, that was where we needed to move to at this point in our lives. And we both feel good about it. And there we didn't fight. There was none of that. It was just, we moved to this space and for me to be able to make that decision and say, yes, let's do this. And to feel empowered by it. That came because it had, it was an alignment with my heart.
Hayley Hobson:
And,
Marcy Snodgrass:
And so I feel like all those things fall into place when you do everything from who you really are. And it's hard because we have so much at us all the time, you know, socially our own freaking guilt, I don't know about you, but I was raised in a Southern Baptist home. And that was a lot of guilt and shame that you're raised in, you know? And so because it's just that natural piece of it. And so for me, I had to be able to break out of that and say like, no, I'm in command, I'm in command of my decisions. And as I trust the universe to open up this path to me, I just, I have to do it from where I'm really truthful with myself, you know? And, and it's hard sometimes to be truthful with ourselves about we talk about this on our team all the time from separating the truth from the lies. But when you get an alignment, all that other stuff, the, the money, the physical, all of it falls in into place.
Hayley Hobson:
Yeah. I love that. And I, and I, and, and, and to kind of bring this first full circle, what I'm hearing is is that when you're in alignment with yourself, when you know what path truth you want to follow, the people come into your life that are supposed to the relationships grow that are supposed to be nurtured. The right situations appear in front of you. And you're able to make choices that align with your heart, your vision, your goals, and some choices may not look like they're supposed to, like I'm getting divorced, or my puppy died or this or that. They might not feel like, oh, those are positive choices on paper, but if you're heart is going there, and now your business allows you, the flexibility, the freedom, the time, the space to feel, and also the financial security to be able to make those decisions, then the, then literally your universe is lining up. And I think that because so many people are not in a position financially where they feel secure, that they're forced to make decisions that they're not in alignment with out of fear and insecurity. But what you've been able to do over the last decade is build a business that gives you comfort and security financially. So now you can live with purpose and from your heart.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Absolutely. But I also want to address that no matter where you are financially today, you, you can still make those decisions. Do you still have to have a nine to five sometimes? You know, of course you do. Like sometimes that's, that's part of it for a while. While you're building a business, but it all still has, like, those decisions all have to come from your heart. Right. You know, and, and the more that you sad, it's like the heart, the heart is a muscle and it's like, it gets stronger and stronger. It might break. Like you might, you might feel heartbroken over something that's happened. But when you just say, okay, like I had that hurt, I felt it all. And I get to move on. And yes, my business has given me that freedom that I was able to make these decisions, but I feel like you have to be able to make those decisions when you're, if you're making minimum wage or if you're financially secure.
Marcy Snodgrass:
But also, I, I am very grateful that I have that financial security now that, that does allow me to be able to go and do, I mean, I'm in this unique space that I can kind of go. I mean, if anybody wants to tell me good places to live, I mean, I'm trying to decide where I'm gonna, if I'm gonna stay in Nashville or if I'm gonna move somewhere else. And my business is the thing that allows me to do that. The financial security allows me to do that. And I think that the more that you make decisions from your heart, the more you are, right? The people, the right people come into your life, the right opportunities come in when you put that out there. And it just has to be that, you know, the, it, that you are making deliberate decisions, not this happened to me. I'm making deliberate decisions in my life that are from my heart. And that is how I feel success happens.
Hayley Hobson:
I love it. I love it. Well, you guys, I wanna, I wanna just give a, a virtual hug heart to Marcy. Thank you.
Marcy Snodgrass:
Yes. Yes.
Hayley Hobson:
Thanks for listening and Marcy, thanks for obviously, for being here. If you wanna connect with her, please head over to her website, Marcy snodgras.com, or you can follow her over on Instagram. All her social media handles are at Marcy Snodgras. And of course you can always find me over@haleyhopson.com and over at Instagram at ha Hopson. So thank you. And it's been super fun. You will see you.