Meet Sassy
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Of course, along with preparing food for others comes a responsibility...
In all my years as a Vegan I kept running into huge amounts of conflicting information about the vegan diet. One day I'd read some information which solidified my resolve to be a Vegan, and the next day I'd question this same information.
I really had no idea if the food I was preparing for Jeff and I (and my clients) could provide the nutrients that we needed. In order for me to continue enjoying my vegan way of life, I needed to learn the unbiased truth about vegan nutrition.
So I enrolled in a nutrition course and to my delightful surprise, the topic of nutrition completely and totally fascinated me.
I fell in love very quickly with the wonders of the foods we use to fuel our miraculous bodies, graduating with Honors as a Nutritional Consultant in record time.
So Life Was Rolling Along...
...and I was happy in my chosen career as a Personal Chef. I loved my little business. Loved making others happy through the creation of my food.
I worked HARD...
- interviewing new clients
- creating their menus
- shopping for groceries
- loading the car with the pots/pans/tools of the trade
- unloading the car at the client's home
- cooking my little heart out for HOURS
- cooling, portioning, and packaging the meals
- cleaning the kitchen (and yes, washing the floor too - oy!)
- loading the car back up again
- and then unloading it when I got home...
- ...and doing it all again the next day.
Needless to say, as glamorous as it might sound, Personal Cheffing is a LOT of work.
I eventually came to realize that no matter how hard I worked, there were only so many clients I could work with, so many people I could help -- and there was a limit to how much money I could make.
and make the money I felt I was worth.
So I closed the virtual doors of my personal chef service for good.
So, now what? Here I was stuffed to the gills with fantastic vegan cooking skills backed with knowledge of vegan nutrition, yet I didn't know what to do with my life.
At this point I was feeling a strong need to just take the advice of friends and family and pull my head out of the clouds, find a 9-5 job, and just make money like NORMAL people. But that just felt far too limiting to me.
Because what I loved about my personal chef service was working for myself. I want and need to be my own boss. Taking direction from someone else just doesn't fly with me. And then, of course, there is my desire to make money even when I am not on the clock.
A tall order? YES!
determining what is right for us,
and then go after that?"
-- William Ross
The Universe Provides...
One day, when researching on the internet, I discovered SBI, which stands for Site Build It.
SBI promised to teach me how to create an online business by building a website about a topic I love.
It seemed to make sense, and would allow me to have the career I always dreamed of -- work for myself, work from home, and most importantly help others.
But what the heck did I know about building a website? NOTHING! The only thing on the internet I was good at was checking my emails and doing Google searches.
Plus, what could I make a website about? What specific talents, knowledge, or hobbies did I have that others would find useful?
Then it struck me: Perhaps there are others out there who can benefit from my many years of experience with the vegan diet.
It has been such an incredible experience making this website for you to enjoy. I love to find out what it is that YOU want to learn, and then putting my creative energies to the task.
It's such a win-win.
the whole delectable vegan cake? Feedback from my fantastic website visitors. This makes all the work worthwhile. In fact, you will see this feedback plastered all over my site because it is SO precious to me. Here is just a small sampling... "Since I have become vegan I have lost 8lbs. most of which was belly fat. I am down from a size 7 to a size 4. I have lost inches off the waistline (no more love handles). I've also said bye-bye to heartburn, which was a constant annoyance. Thanks so much for your website, because it gave me the jumpstart to achieve this." -- Denise H., Redding, California "OMG...what a GREAT site! All I can say is..."THANK YOU SO MUCH!" I've been a vegetarian for a year and have really been struggling with it lately...eating a lot of junk food and feeling terrible. This is exactly what I needed to put the excitement back into it and to try new foods. I can't wait to explore all the areas of your site and can't believe it is free." -- Annmarie W., Marlborough, NH "This site is so totally inspiring, it has brought tears of joy to my eyes. I will be visiting often, if not every day! And I will tell my friends. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!" -- David F., Paducah, Kentucky "Your website is the best! Exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you for providing so much information and support for those of us trying to opt out of the standard American diet for ethical and/or health reasons." -- Pam B., Greensboro, North Carolina |
what are you doing for others?"
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
By the way...
...you may be wondering if there is a way you can build a website about a topic you love that will help others and create an income, like I did?
You certainly can.
My passion is vegan cooking and nutrition, but you can do what I'm doing with any passion, hobby, skill, area of expertise... whatever it is that makes YOU happy.
And you can certainly do it at your own pace and according to your own schedule because you're the boss. I love that.
It worked for me, and it can work for you too.:)
Click here to read VeganCoach.com visitor-submitted
Frequently Asked Questions
about my experience with SBI.
which has been there all the while waiting for you,
and the life that you ought to be living
is the one you are living."
-- Joseph Campbell
Vegan Coach is dedicated to all my fellow Vegans (or wanna-be's) who are sick and tired of recipes and just want to play with their food. Who need an EASY way to get food on the table -- food that's delicious and nutritious and doesn't take an hour of solid preparation!
Thanks so much for popping into Vegan Coach for a visit. And for taking this little trip down memory lane. ;O)
Wishing you all the best in this beautiful and magical life,
Patty "Sassy" Knutson, NC
Vegan Chef/Author/Nutritional Consultant
Proud Advisory Board Member of DetoxReviews.com
p.s. If you have any questions I can answer for you about vegan cooking or nutrition, or creating an online business with SBI, please send me a message through my VeganCoach.com contact page. I'm here if you need me. :)
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