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Synergy homecare9/18/2023 ![]() ![]() I dealt with anxiety throughout my life as well. I have only been in business for a few months and every day is a struggle, but with every struggle comes a victory, right? One of the things I struggle most with is fear and confidence. I have faced every challenge that can be thrown my way, and continue to expect challenges. It’s undeniable that there will be struggles. Smooth road?! Absolutely not! LOL This road has been as rough as I think it can get. Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome? During my evaluation of the home care industry, I saw a growing need for home care services, which I was passionate about as well as skillfully in tune with.Īfter discussing my vision with my husband and much prayer and putting my FAITH in the ONE who truly knew the plan for my life, I decided to just do it and when I say everything fell into place so perfectly and so fast It almost became unreal. Seniors are living longer, people are working longer in their careers and the difficulties of trying to care for a loved one, considering all that they juggle, is difficult, not to mention taxing. I kept thinking and witnessing that everyone at some point has experienced a time they had to care for an ailing loved one. Owning my own business was always a vision of mine but who was I kidding? I knew nothing about owning a business and there was always that voice in my head saying “Shaundara could you really run a company”?īeing comfortable and feeling secure, I held off for years to pursue my own business, until one day while surrounding myself with a group of like-minded friends began to encourage me (actually push me) to just take that leap of faith and just do it.Įarly in 2019, I decided to look into home care and the need for it outside of skilled facilities. I knew If I wanted something to change, I had to do something about it. In addition to that, I wanted to lead and inspire in ways that entering in those hospital doors wouldn’t allow me to. I am huge on family and making sure my home is good was my priority. I wanted flexibility, I wanted control over my life, I wanted to be more involved with my husband and kids. However, working 12 hour overnight shifts was not ideal for me. I love bedside care and the connections I created with patients and their families. Working as a Respiratory Therapist has definitely had its rewards. Since I have been a Respiratory Therapist for eight years and in that midst, became a wife and a mother of three beautiful children. While in the process, I discovered a degree program In Respiratory Therapy, researched it, applied, was accepted and of course, I graduated! When my oldest daughter turned three years old, I decided to reapply to nursing school. At that moment while raising her, I knew I needed to do more. Later I soon found out I was expecting my 1st born the first year of college. While I’ve always been goal-driven, up for any challenge, I felt defeated. I was devastated and felt like a complete failure a feeling I feared the most. That 1st year I applied for the program and did not get in. I received my Certified Nursing Assistant License shortly after high school graduation and started working in a nursing home and worked my way to the hospital setting all while taking college courses perquisites to apply for the nursing program. Thinking I had my life all planned and figured out, life through all types of curve balls my way and I quickly realized things in life is not going to always go as planned.Īfter high school graduation, I already knew what I wanted to pursue as a career choice and that was a degree in Nursing (at least that’s what I thought. I always felt that I needed to plan if I did not write it down it just wasn’t going to happen. Journals full of so many of my thoughts, feelings, events and PLANS for my future were written down in those journals. When I was younger, I wrote down EVERYTHING! As a kid I had so many diaries and journals, I actually kept all my journals until the dreadful year Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston, our home flooded and all my journals were destroyed. “A Dream” that I knew at the time probably wouldn’t become more than just a dream. I started with a “VISION” and deep inside it was just that “A VISION”. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. Thanks for sharing your story with us Shaundara. Today we’d like to introduce you to Shaundara Jones. ![]()
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