Marianne Strait
Camping Lover
(and Future Fulltime RV’ing
Mindset Mastery Coach)
So nice of you to drop by!
I would love to pull up a chair, pour us some coffee or tea, and hear all about you.
What do you love about camping? What are your challenges? and Your dreams? What makes you jump out of bed in the morning? And what, if anything, would you like to change?
I’m eager to hear your story and hope to connect with you soon….
Until then – here’s a little bit about me, and about my passion in life.
Basics:
I’m Marianne Strait, some one who LOVES camping, but doesn’t do enough of it! After interviewing with some “chains” or bigger dealerships (jobs I refused), I recently accepted a new position in sales at a local family owned RV dealership. I was blown away by the difference in mindset between the bigger dealerships and the family owned business. Anyway, all the new things I am learning about the RV industry and camping inspired me to share what I’m discovering and learning in this new blog!
I am also a Mindset Mastery Coach, and my desire is, when my husband retires in about 10 years, we’ll spend most of the year RV’g while I help people overcome limiting mindsets and negative environments.
Who am I?
First and foremost, I identify myself as a mom. Even though my kids are grown men now, they are my happy thoughts. After years of infertility and miscarriages, it’s no surprise I became “mom” first…. and I left the career path for a “job” when my kids were little. I don’t regret it at all, but it certainly shifted everything in my world.
Recently, I’ve been discovering who this “empty nest” Marianne is… what are my hopes and dreams? What is my passion? I had NO CLUE who I really was at my core. SO much of me had changed over the past 2 and a half decades, and I needed to discover who I was now. The only thing I knew, for sure, was that from this point on I wanted to control my destiny.
I’m finding my way, living the RV dream during the business day, and the joy of helping others via “Mindset Coaching” off hours
What I love…
I’m a self help junkie. I love anything that provides growth or inspiration. I love books and movies about the underdog winning, or a life transformed. I’ve done the deep dive into the law of attraction, and emotional releasing tools. I love camping, reading, and building and tweaking websites, infographics, mind maps and social media images.
What I don’t like so much…
Prejudice. I believe we are “human” first. I also believe our differences are what makes life so damn interesting.
What makes me jump out of bed in the morning…
Lotsa things (as my mom would say) Probably the biggest is the potential to help someone improve their life today.
Mother
(Empty Nester)…Camper…
Personal Development Junkie…
Website Hoarder…Animal Lover…
Often Messy…Nature Lover…Cross Stitcher…
Underdog Champion…Nurturer…Dream Holder…
Perpetual Student… Barely Successful Gardener…
Occasional Snowmobiler…Tim Strait’s #1Fan….
Recovered Shiny Object Addict…
Writer…Book Lover…
Black Belt…
Coach
About Happy Camper Tips
This blog is written for information sharing and fun… not for “absolute facts”. It’s the result of all that I know, as well as a whole heap of things that “I didn’t know that I didn’t know” . (Boy is that a LOT of information!) In fact I asked my husband last night when he last checked the anode rod in our unit – and he said “Huh? You need to replace that?” so yeah, this learning curve is sometimes a bit “steep”!!!!!!!
Please consider everything you read from that viewpoint. Having said that accuracy in my posts is very important to me. (so comment/private message me if you find any factual errors)
We’re here to fun and share some tips, tricks, advice and knowledge.
Maybe even some fun things to “share” around the campfire.