Always Have an Inquisitive Mind
Ever since a child I have had an inquisitive mind, I had so many hobbies, stamp collecting, ponies, food, ballet, trying to learn the recorder – on that one my parents banished me to the shed with the guinea pigs and rabbits, so I used to play and sing to them! This pattern has continued throughout my life and I have had various job roles in totally different industries. I find meeting people who do something I know nothing about absolutely fascinating.
The longest “job” (10 years) I had was running my own 8 bed guest house along with 2 other 8 bed guest houses and 7 letting houses for someone else. I literally learnt as I went. When I was looking for funding to purchase the guest house my own Bank said no, I had no experience. I said with total confidence that I had done my research, produced my business plan and knew at a deep level that I could do it successfully – I was a people person, the number one ingredient in the accommodation industry. They still said no – so I said “well watch me, I will get this funding and it will be successful”. I went across the road to another Bank, and organised a meeting with the Business Manager – he said “YES”, we have faith in you and your vision – so off I went with a big smile, money in the Bank and my new business. It was a huge success and I won awards from Bookings.com and other institutions for excellence in customer service. I had plenty of repeat business, I never advertised and as I used to laugh with my contractor guests, “that I was like the wife without the sex” – my guys just needed someone to listen to them , a clean bed and a really good tasty full English breakfast in the morning! They used to bring their wives to stay as well, we were one great big happy family. Gorgeous staff and my two son’s also leant a hand.
Fast forward to The McCourt Method and Breathing Space – this is a new business for me, a totally unexpected direction for me also. After receiving a triple positive breast cancer diagnosis in November 2017, I was at a loss for words to begin with. But then something deep inside reminded me of the times when I knew nothing about a subject, it became my absolute absorbing passion. This feeling began the process of researching into all things cancer, healing cancer, and alternative methods of healing cancer. I decided to use myself as my project. It was a journey, it wasn’t easy, there were times I felt that I couldn’t go on, was I going to die doing it this way? As an old boss of mine used to say “persistence wears down resistance” – it certainly does. I am still here, nearly 5 years down the line, very healthy, enjoying life.
I still keep a big eye on the game – I have regular thermograms, regular blood testing, consults with my experts, and would say I live an 80/20 life on the food front. Everyday I am grateful for the path I chose, for the people who showed up for me, the experts in their field who I trusted.
The Breathing Space needed to be created, it saved me from despair and fear. It was cathartic to write it down – so I guess in essence, I did it for myself. My hope and wish is that it may help someone else in my position to get a glimmer of hope that there is another way to view a cancer diagnosis. Remove the fear, make yourself your project and believe at a core level that your body actually wants to be well. Cancer shows up when your body is sick, it is signalling to you that you need to take a long deep hard look at your life. Please respect your body’s wish, listen and take action.
I am here, just message me if you have a question. Much love Jane xx