Cece Shatz

I think staying alive is my biggest achievement. In today's industry where technology is growing so fast and everything is moving at lightning speed with AI and other developments, it's about staying on top of your field and really knowing the lane you're in. I think a lot of times we want to drift, and I do that too, but it's really about staying with what you're good at and what you're passionate about. I'm passionate about helping people through divorce, helping them get to the other side and understand that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that there's more to life than what they had ever imagined. I think what's really gotten me to where I am today is the School of Hard Knocks. Everyone I associate with has been through the trenches, even if they have a lot of letters behind their names. That's what makes our station and everything I do at Going Solo Network so valuable. Each person who reaches out to help another person has already been through it, so it's like helping them climb that ladder, reaching a hand out. I've gone through a lot of really bad experiences through my divorce to get to the other side, so I've experienced that.

I would say go for it. Don't ever think you can't do something, because I never thought I would be doing what I'm doing now, not in a million years. When I got divorced, I was pretty quiet and didn't really speak out against things I didn't think were right, and now I do. I think we have to have a voice. You need to connect with other like-minded people because they'll support you, you support them, and that's how it goes. Communication and connection is tremendously important because walking by yourself on one lonely road is just not a good thing. It's better to gather with people that will help you. If you've got an idea, it's like a vision. I think we all have certain gifts, and maybe that particular vision that person had is their gift, and they shouldn't not do it.

Connection is tremendously important to me. Everything I do is really about connecting with people, other like-minded people that are going through the same thing. I focus a lot on the emotional aspect of divorce because people can make wrong decisions when they're emotional, and it can cost them a lot of money and heartache down the road. We have to remember to keep our emotions intact and try to be logical as we're moving through, but it's easier said than done. I'm passionate about helping people through divorce, helping them get to the other side and understand that there is light at the end of the tunnel. What makes our network so valuable is that each person who reaches out to help another person has already been through it, so it's like helping them climb that ladder, reaching a hand out. I want to be careful and mindful of what I say to encourage people, which is why I continue with courses to make sure I'm up to speed in what I'm doing.