E201｜What do you do when a 7-year career break has eroded your confidence? Check out Ella Hoyos' story

You take time out to fulfil the dream of becoming a parent and love it. 💕But in the time you’ve been dashing about becoming pals with Peppa Pig, the world moves on, and suddenly, the route back to work feels like climbing Everest in your flip-flops. For Ella Hoyos, a seven-year career break left her confidence, self-esteem and sense of worth in the gutter, replaced instead by a major case of ANTs (automatic negative thoughts). She was telling herself: ⛰️ I can’t get a job because I can’t do the commute.⛰️ There’s no childcare in my village and my husband’s at work all day. ⛰️ I can’t afford a childminder.⛰️ Yikes! Tech has moved on so much.“All these things were preventing me from even getting started. So it was little wonder that I’d struggled so much to get back into work,” says Ella in this week’s episode of the Sparkle and Thrive Podcast. But after upskilling in social media and squashing her ANTs through our life coaching, Ella began to see the possibilities before her. She began to ask, ‘Why not’?’ Why not a career in copywriting? Why not launch a podcast? Why not write a book, do a TED Talk, or create a course? Here’s why you should tune inDiscover how upskilling in social media and a spot of ANT squashing helped Ella identify a career she could fit around her family that would give her the financial independence she craved. You’ll love hearing how Ella snagged her first client and the MAJOR wins she achieved, and check out how collaborating with a fellow TechPixie on a podcast is now opening doors. Here’s what to listen out for:[01:29] Ella opens up about returning to work after having kids. [06:47] Do any of these limiting beliefs sound familiar?[09:24] Financial independence provides a focus. [11:14] Ella discovers her niche. [15:06] Achieving major wins for her first client. [25:38] The benefits of launching a podcast.[36:46] Where Ella will be three years from now and what financial independence means to her.Check out TechPixies.com/yes to follow in Ella’s footsteps.Love our podcast? Leave a review and get hold of our Quick Start Podcast Guide.For links and resources mentioned in this episode, visit TechPixies.comWant to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you.Follow us on social media @techpixies and ping us a DM or drop us a line at [email protected] Thanks for listening!

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Joy Foster is an award-winning entrepreneur who helps women upskill with modern technology in order to return to work, change careers or start a business. Most recently she was recognised by Grant Thornton as one of the 100 Faces of the Vibrant Economy 2018, she was awarded Startup Director of the Year for London and the South by the Institute of Directors (May 2018). She was the only Startup female finalist in the national IoD awards (Oct 2018). Her business, TechPixies was named Women in Business Startup of the Year 2018 and Enterprise Nation Female Startup of the Year 2017. Joy and her company have recently been profiled in Forbes for raising £150,000 and Stella for breaking down barriers for women wanting to re-ignite their careers and in April 2019, TechNation has named TechPixies ‘one to watch’ in the EdTech space.