Hello there! I’m Samantha,

One of the life and business coaches, in one of my favorite Facebook groups recently asked the question: what are your top three personal values.

I had to think about this long and hard. I've worked with priorities and goals but no one in my business life had ever asked me about my actual VALUES.

Family

Naturally, I began with family. My family - my children - will always come first for me. My life has no value without them. I have 4 beautiful children I get to be a part of their lives as they grow and change and learn who they are in this world. Together, we love to create things, have dance parties for the heck of it, snuggle up to watch movies, take care of our pets, and lately, Geocache.

Honesty

But then what was next? What do I value above all else? I landed on honesty. I am honest to a fault. Half the time, I won't even exaggerate because real life is usually enough.

I mean who doesn't have a story like the time their mom almost broke their sisters nose smashing it into an ice cream cake? Or a story of making 7 lasagnas for their college dorm floor and friends as a final goodbye because those invited had different dietary needs?

I think this is where the authentic part of my business comes from. The deep desire to just be who I am, and show everyone around me that they should be themselves too - no matter what.

Be unique, be quirky, be queer, be shy, be loud, be eccentric, be a bookworm, be witchy. Be you - the youest you you can muster (oooh that was hard to read). But read it again - and then do it because it feels awesome.

Compassion

And last, I decided was compassion. I was born an empath. That ability to feel deep in my bones how another feels.

For the last few years, I have been fighting this ability as I have simply been too exhausted to live and love with my whole heart. I'm slowing allowing myself this ability again. But the one thing I can never turn off is the ability to put myself in someone else's shoes and walk ten thousand miles. I see you.

Compassion has to be one of my three biggest values, as it is a center of everything I do. Take nothing for granted and judge no one. For you have no idea what they are going through.

So there you have it: my three biggest values in life: family, honestly, and compassion.

What else is there to say?

Let's see, I'm a rambler who hates small talk - I want to know all the details. I share too much and ask too many questions. I dance (horribly) for no reason at all. I'm awkward AF so don't be alarmed. Oh, and I curse - a lot.

Speaking of awkwardness, I cry every time I hear the National Anthem. I have nursed my children - forever. I love food. I'm so thankful to live in a country where you can have a different kind of food every day. But I don’t like when my face feels dirty.

I love the word y'all even though I was born and raised in Colorado by my great grandparents. I use phrases from I don't know, the 20s - the 1920's like "for Pete's sake," or "so mad I could spit nails."

I love nature and bringing as much of it into my life as possible. I co-sleep. I never wear makeup (except the occasional photoshoot) and my socks never match.

Want to know something else? Ask away. I'm an open book.

I know it can be daunting to get into your skivvies or your birthday suit with a stranger, so send me a message. Ask me anything. Let's not be strangers anymore.