Meet Janine's inspiring mother who, while raising 12 children, returned to school and graduated top of her class. Discover how determination and a no excuses attitude is key to changing your story & fulfilling your own life aspirations.
Never one to feel like she had quite enough on her plate, my mother, Jane, went back to school while raising 12 kids.
She majored in Gerontology, the study of aging, because โthatโs the way we will all end up some day.โ So practical for what seemed like such an impractical decision!
Go back to school! Had she gone crazy?
She had been a stay-at-home mom all this time {waitโฆperhaps this school thing was really an escape from us all? Itโs all becoming clear now. 
But I digressโฆ} and now was the time she needed to do something for herself.
It was the beginning of a life for her.
She was the center of everything for all of us kids and my dad. And she was not going to let anything get in the way of this time for her. Was it easy? Heck no.
It meant our whole routine was blown up. We kids had to do a lot more around the house (gasp!) and my dad, well, he liked things the way they were and had to get used to the change too.
Obstacles arose all the time. Did that make her give up?
No. She bought a desk and carved out some space in the living room as her study area, and each day and night she worked hard and focused. And she did it.
Graduated at the top of her class - at age 49.
That does not just happen without some big sacrifice and intense determination. She went on to have a successful career and become the Director of several senior centers on Long Island and help countless people.
If you ever think itโs too late to change your story, or if you think you donโt have time...
put yourself in Jane's shoes.
(Jane Serio) Photo cred: my brother, photographer Stephen Serio @seriophotography. My mother, Jane Serio at her treasured house in Vermont where family gathered for what would be the last Vermont trip before she passed. She was always fascinated at the different groupings of people around the table at each visit and how it added to the richness of her time there.
Meet Janine Durso
Hi, I'm Janine, The Belief Coach. I'm on a mission to help women bust their limiting beliefs so they can create the life they want. You might think it's time, money, your circumstances, or even other people, that are holding you back. But no, it all boils down to the beliefs you hold about yourself and what's possible. You're just not in the practice of identifying and questioning them, and deciding new beliefs.
That's where your power is.
I didn't always realize this, though. As a former advertising executive in NYC, I was caught up in the hustle and bustle of success, feeling overwhelmed and stressed. I felt stuck and powerless, blaming others for my circumstances.
But now, as a Belief Coach, I teach the tools that turned it all around. It's not just about surviving anymore, it's about thriving and creating a life I love.
Now it's your turn to get unstuck and create more of what you want in life.
Letโs connect and bust your limiting beliefs together.
Website: janinedurso.com
Instagram: @janinedursocoaching
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