Momstanding Summer 2020

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name is Robin Grigsby, I knew from a very young age that my persistence and drive may have annoyed my family, but it always seemed to get me what I wanted or experience what I wished to. That very behavior may have got me in trouble as a kid but it became my best asset to date! I was born in a small country town in Rio Linda California where graduating High school would make my Grandma proud So I knew that was my first Biggest goal to accomplish. We didn’t have to allot but I had love I wouldn’t change it for the world for it has molded the very person I am today. Success or Wealth was never taught so understanding it or creating it wasn’t in my upbringing but I knew deep down inside my soul that when I grew up I wanted to have a family that can have and experience much more then I did and change the pattern in which I was raised around but how was the question?

I met my Husband, Steve Grigsby at a young age of 16 yes my high school sweetheart, we first laid eyes on each other at a wedding he was the Best man and I was the stylist/makeup artist .we were married a few years later and soon after we entered into parenthood. We have 2 amazing children Chase Keller Grigsby and Brittni Faith Grigsby in which it's growing now a daughter in law Julia Grigsby and a Brand new Beautiful Granddaughter Rylan Tyler Grigsby.

Over 30 years together I would say we understand commitments.

every step of the way but when money dictates that it simply can be in the way of a mom’s true happiness. Always seeking to get ahead to save money for that vacation that family time to create those family experiences that I missed out on as a child it never was easy we were falling in the trap of working more and never making enough.

Then came a Big storm into my life a Bomb was dropped my father came down with prostate cancer then I began to face one of the Biggest struggles an autoimmune disease that rocked my word. This was one of my darkest moments and where I experienced the horrible feeling of hopelessness.

My one constant thought the question that played over and over in my head is “ will I be here for my kids will I see them grow up will I be able to enjoy my life with them as I have always dreamed of “ then I would weep with tears as I would hide from letting them see me I did not want them to feel the pain and fear I was feeling.

Then an angel showed up in my life a friend of the family After my children were born this is where I felt so fulfilled Lonna Chacon, she had been involved with wellness for becoming a mom was the most magical time in my life some time and wanted to share a possible solution for me, I there is no better feeling in the world. This was my second was skeptical and didn’t think that this could even fix what biggest goal to be the Best mom a child could ask for and the Dr’s couldn’t even fix but with faith and feeling desperwith much love and dedication, I was on my way! In today's ate I trusted her and went for it. This was the beginning of world, it takes two to create an income to provide for a nor- my new journey, my life changed from that day the most mal average household especially here in California. I had amazing thing happened 3 months later my health returned to work and even though I loved my work as a stylist help- and my hope was restored! ing people to look and feel their best I wanted to have choices and freedom as I wanted to be there for my kids

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Who would have thought but that through one of the scariI wish to help many live the life they truly deserve before est times in my life It was to lead me down a completely leaving this earth ‌ different path this was my answer this was my solution starting a home base business with helping to offer hope was the beginning of the rainbow after the storm. I learned through this experience that you grow through adversity, the wall is put in front of you not to stop you but to challenge you to get around it. This new journey leads me to the most amazing people who I have had the opportunity to build a life with, learn from, grow with and be spiritually awakened with. I’m most inspired when I can help to inspire others.

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students with bad home lives, and students with behavior challenges, hoping to find fulfillment and purpose. In addition to teaching Math, I encouraged students in homeroom to go after their dreams and not to let anyone or anything get in their way. I wanted to make an impact on these young students’ lives. However, I never felt complete and every Sunday I would tear up knowing another week lay ahead of tasks and checklists. Each Monday morning I knew it would be days before I would get to spend that desired time with my husband. Soon we both realized we were clocking in and clocking out, building someone else’s dream, trading time for money and not using our gifts and talents. We knew we were meant for so much more. I soon realized the advice I had given to my students about going after their dreams was exactly what I needed to hear. I needed to take my own advice.

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y name is Sarah Ramos and I have found my purpose: inspiring others to live their best life. My best life includes being a wife to Victor Ramos and a mom to Indie Mae Ramos, a role I never imagined I could play. In the past, I thought that it wasn’t in the cards for us. It felt like we didn’t have the time or the finances to start a family. We were both working 70 hours a week between multiple jobs and only saw each other in passing. We were overwhelmed, overworked, unfulfilled and knew there had to be more out there for us. We decided to make a change for the better and we never looked back.

The summer of 2015 we decided the 2015-2016 school year would be my last year teaching. I knew people would think I was crazy, leaving my health insurance and my state retirement after only 9 years of teaching. That last school year was freeing and ended as the best school year I ever had. I walked out of that school in June of 2016 with my head held high and felt the stress float away. Only one problem: I didn’t know what I was going to do. I knew I had to follow my heart and find something that ignited my passion. I didn’t want another “job”; I wanted to find my purpose. More importantly, I wanted to pour back into my marriage and see what we could do when our visions were aligned. We shifted our energy and welcomed abundance into our life. This shift transformed our life forever.

I met my husband the summer before high school. Looking back, we were babies that didn’t know that we were developing a sense of love, trust and friendship that many people never find in life. We married in 2013 and continued to fall deeper in love. I was working as a 7th grade Math teacher during the day and Victor was in sales, always working jobs that were evening and weekend hours. Since he worked those hours, I decided to coach middle school sports in the evenings, cater weddings on Saturdays, and waitress on Sundays. I wanted to bring in extra money so we could escape and take vacations, savoring every moment together.

For nine long years, I did my best to feel fulfilled. I was excit- In June, I set out to find my purpose. I brainstormed various interests I had such as real estate or wedding ed to wake up in the morning and pursue my day. I worked with advanced students, at risk students, intervention classes,

coordinating. I liked that both contributed to people’s joy.

Yet, they both felt like another job that would require working long hours to merely pay the bills. I keep looking.

Thankfully, I had the whole summer to figure it out because my teaching salary would continue to pay until September.

Little did I know, the solution would present itself the next month and everything would change for the better.

said that he would support me on any path I chose. He knew in his gut that there was something special about this company. When I decide to go for something, I go all in. I don’t like to toe dip; rather, I cannonball in to see where it could go.

The next day I hopped onto the website and went for it. Hitting that submit button worried me but I knew I was ready for change and that was going to require taking a risk.

I messaged so many people a “run of the mill” copy and paste message and it wasn’t personable at all. I didn’t know what I was doing. I just wanted everyone to feel as good as I was feeling. Out of hundreds of messages a few people responded.

Doubt began to creep in. I started letting myself negative self -talk. I had done two network marketing companies and wasn’t successful. I had always noticed the potential with network marketing but I never thought that I could be extremely successful with it. I would go to events and see those people on stage collecting their checks, talking about time freedom, building their dream home and living life by design. I wanted that so badly. I wondered if this ketone business would end the same way my other network marketing ventures had ended. I convinced myself this would most likely not work but in reality, I was protecting my heart so if it failed then I could act like it was no big deal. I set super low expectations of During Fourth of July weekend in 2016, I was waitressing on things really working out.

Sunday like usual. One of my tables handed me a keto business card and said that I should look into ketones. I had never The next day I got on a ZOOM with a few women who heard of ketones, ketosis or the keto diet; however, I was open worked with the company so I could build relationships with to opportunity. I went home and read about all these new unpeople in the community. A woman from Missouri saw somefamiliar terms for hours. After learning about ketosis, I couldthing in me that I didn’t see in myself. She told the CEO that n’t believe that a product could get the body in the state of there was a girl from Idaho who was really going to do someketosis in under an hour. I seemed to good to be true so I thing big. The next day I got a phone call saying that they reached out to try the product After trying it for the first wanted to meet me. I about died. Was this real life? I had so time, I felt good but I always felt good. It was summer time, I many excuses that I could have used to say I could not go but had left my teaching job, I had full freedom, and so I was hesiI knew that change was scary and I had to take that risk. tant to believe that this could have worked. Something inside Within a week of getting handed that Keto card, I was on a pushed me to reach out again and ask about the keto kreme plane to meet the CEO and go to the corporate office. I was that they offered to make healthy coffee. As a teacher, I scared, nervous, and excited all at the same time. would have 2-3 cups of coffee a day. It always made me a little sick and dehydrated but I needed the energy to get through my day. When he handed me the coffee products, he I arrived in Kentucky and was taken to a beautiful bed and mentioned the opportunity to make an income by sharing this breakfast. Immediately, the CEO and his wife wanted to have product. A lightbulb went off in my head. If this product lunch with me. My first thought was that I just flew all the really did what it said it would do, then this could be huge. way across the United States,and was not up to meeting the The wheels started spinning.

CEO. In my other companies I was taught that it was all about first impressions in case we got the chance to meet someone big we should be dressed our best. I felt unprepared I went home and told my husband that I was going to sign up but knew I could not pass this up. The CEO and his wife for something called ketones. He said, ‘Is it one of those walked into the restaurant in workout clothes. I love that things again?” I said “Yes, and I’m super excited about it.” He they just came

as is and didn’t have to dress to impress. They sat down and started asking me about my goals and dreams. I couldn’t believe that they wanted to know so much about me. They cast a vision of who the company is and where it was going. They wanted to create a massive movement of helping people and wanted to create a community where there was no line in corporate, top earners and the people just getting started. Everyone had the same opportunity and could collaborate as a whole. I soon saw their hearts of gold and wanted to go where they were going.

For the next two days I sat at the corporate office and listened to calls with doctors, scientists, and people from “The Biggest Loser”. I thought to myself that if this product could do a fraction of what they were saying then I had to be a part of this. This was my vehicle to help people at a high level and was the solution I had been searching for. All the things that I thought were fails in my past were stepping stones and chapters to get me to that moment in my life where I had clarity that this is what I was meant to do.

I started reaching out to people from the heart and they could hear the excitement in my voice. Within 5 days I had blown my monthly teaching salary out of the water. I didn’t know how it was working but I knew that if I continued to inspire others, then they would want to experience better in their life and better is exactly what ketones brought to people's lives.

That week my husband noticed that I had this bright light about me. I was in a great mood, had shed some pounds, and was happy and excited about life. He saw the magic working in me before I saw the physical results. He started drinking them and soon after, he had his whole work drinking them.

After about 6 months, we earned a free car. A few months later, we got a second Jeep with a bonus and then soon after my husband retired from his job to go full-time with me. The pursuit was not the desire for material things. Things didn’t matter to us. We always lived a simple life and money was nothing to us; however, money buys times and that was always missing from our life. We now had time to be together.

Soon, stories of the lives forever changed because of ketones and our community flooded our text messages. We couldn’t believe that a powder could do so many positive things for so many people. I would tell my husband that I didn’t know a

happiness and a fulfilment like this existed.

We decided to really be a product of the product by taking control of our health and it shined from the inside out. I couldn’t believe the changes we experienced physically and mentally. When we started working on our mindset and personal development, our business soared even more. You have to help yourself before you can go out there and inspire others.

Doors started opening up and we started saying yes to more things.

Every morning we would express our gratitude, get grounded and then good things would come our way, One morning I woke up to a text message asking if I could be in NYC that day.

Again, I had every reason to say no but I said yes and figured things out along the way.

We started discovering gifts that we didn’t know that we had.

I’ve always hated public speaking, refusing to speak in front of people due to fear. I had to change my mindset and know that the things that we are most afraid to do are the things that we should be doing. After repeatedly being thrown on stage in front of thousands of people, I discovered that when you share your story you are sharing a part of someone else’s story which gives them a glimmer of hope that they can change for the better. They relate to your story and it fills them with inspiration to take action.

After traveling all over the world working our business, we decided that it would be unfortunate if we didn’t see if we could start a family. We got pregnant in the fall of 2018. I took my ketones into my doctor and asked if I could continue taking them. He told me that I was one of the healthiest women that had walked through his door and I could continue to drink them. I went on to have a beautiful pregnancy with no nausea, no caffeine and no afternoon naps. It was such a positive experience.

I didn’t even feel pregnant until I looked down and saw that cute little baby bump.

go after what you want in life. Don’t ever let anyone or anything get in your way. Be positive and confident in all you do.

If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. In the past when I saw those women on stage describing their life I envisioned myself setting out to find my purpose in life and here I am on my destined path in life.

What I’m most passionate about is inspiring others to get unstuck in life. So many people settle for mediocrity because they get comfortable in life. We all have greatness inside to do big things and have unbelievable gifts; however, most people don’t unwrap those gifts and do what they were put on this Earth to do. You can’t keep doing the same things and expect to get different results. If you keep doing what you are doing then you will always have what you have. You have to take chances, get uncomfortable, see the opportunities in front of you, pursue your passion, and take the steps to make a change for the better.

I can confidently say that I wake up in the morning and can’t wait to start my day. I love what we get to do with our time and are truly living out our purpose. I hope my story inspires you to find your better in life whatever that looks like to you and pursue it with inspiration action on a daily basis. I would love to connect and hear your story. It deserves to be heard.

On May 9th, 2019, our baby girl, Indie Mae Ramos, was born at 9:03 a.m., weighing in at 6 lbs 14.5 ounces and 20 inches long. She was the perfect little healthy keto baby with a full head of hair. Victor and I cried tears of joy as they placed her on my chest for the first time. I can't believe that we almost decided not to have a family. Watching Victor with Indie made me fall even deeper in love with him. Our family was complete and our hearts doubled in size.

Being able to stay home full-time with our daughter is indescribable. We get to watch all of her firsts together and work anywhere that has wifi. I never in a million years would have thought that trying this silly white powder back in 2016 would lead to us living life by design, finding our purpose, becoming the best versions of ourselves and starting a family. I love our life and truly believe that the best is yet to come.

I never thought that I would be a mom and now I can’t imagine not being a mom. My daughter, Indie, is my WHY. Whenever I feel like giving up or not following through, I think of her and know that I’m setting an example of how to

system needed to be successful over the years. Opportunity for stay at home moms who have goals to improve the lifestyle for their family and others is encouraged.

I have chosen the single life for now and enjoy the privilege of being the fun and loving Aunt to my 14 year old niece. To see every family member successful in every area of their life is most important to me. After all, when you are experiencing optimal wellness, you see more opportunities to enjoy!

You each one have the ability to choose your path each and every day to make a difference in the lives of your family and those around you. You can make a positive impact that others will view as your legacy.

My decision to partner with Youngevity International is due to one extraordinary man , Dr. Joel Wallach.

Youngevity International offers many top quality products that include, nutriany experiences in my life tion, mineral makeup, skincare, coffee, brought me to my current direct selling spices/rubs, essential oils as well the new opportunity. hempfx line of coffee and skincare.

The passion for health usually starts from a personal health challenge which is true for me as well.

You may check my website at A car accident in 1993 started a chain of www.debkc.youngevity.com and events for myself and my mom (also my www.debkc.hempfx.com. soul sister). Together we sought out ways to help our bodies heal with very little results using mainstream medical guid- With Youngevity Int’l you ance. So our search began. Not until Fall can pick your passion and of 2016 did we find the products that start creating your legacy. made a significant difference in our health and healing.

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