CSM Game-Changer Issue with Cristiano Ronaldo 2019 GAME-CHANGER ISSUE - Heather Blackburn | Page 322

CSM: This is your feature debut to be on Center Stage
Magazine, what is the experience like when you are
included in our roster for 2019’s game-changer is-
sue?
ROXANNE: The opportunity to be featured is in-
credible on its own. To be a game-changer is just
mind blowing for me. Everyday I get up and chal-
lenge myself to be my best and do everything I can
with opportunities given and those I fight for. To be
seen next to others that I see in Awe is an amazing
feeling. 9 years ago I ‘retired’ to stay home and raise
our children. Not being a person to sit still very long
I started my own journey to be healthier after giving
birth to twin boys. Wanting all of the right informa-
tion as others had started asking me how I became
a Certified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition-
ist. My passion soon became my very own business.
Now having gone back to work full time in Corpo-
rate Real Estate I am always having those discussions
with others about my passion and how it is still very
much a part of my everyday life.
CSM: What do you think makes Center Stage Maga-
zine stand-out or makes it unique in other publica-
tions around the globe?
ROXANNE: Center Stage Magazine shows real peo-
ple in real life and how they are incorporating fitness
and beauty. Being fit and beautiful is not what we
typically see in magazines as you can never be sure
that is has been altered or changed because one per-
son didn’t see it as their definition of beauty. Center
stage Magazine shows all forms and ways of being
beautiful.
CSM: What are the duties and responsibilities that
entail to your current profession or career?
ROXANNE: Being a business development profes-
sional, I am responsible for creating new opportuni-
ties for my company. I am involved in organizations
within Corporate Real Estate and building relation-
ships. Within those relationships I am sharing what
my company does and how we can assist others with
our work.
CSM: This year’s bimonthly edition is about going
for game-changing results in careers and individuality
and inspiring people (being a beacon of inspiration);
describe how did you exude your game-changing ex-
cellence and confidence in your career and what did
you do to push that boundaries
ROXANNE: After being home with my children for
eight years and running my own business I was ask-
ing a company to take a chance on me and trusting
that I was capable of helping them build their busi-
ness with my skills. I knew I was capable but only
had my business to show for it. It has been less then
two years and I have exceeded my own expectations.
I have colleagues in the industry to call friends and
made connections that some say are not easy tasks. I
just do! Boundaries are typically made by ourselves
and its fear talking us down. Be the beacon and help
to lead others.
CSM: Being assertive and attentive is required for
this profession. Have you ever made or encountered
difficult decisions? How did you manage that?
ROXANNE: We all face difficult decisions at times.
I like to take step back and look at the situation from
more than just my perspective. Or maybe just away
from my emotions. Getting another opinion or sim-
ply talking it out is also very helpful. Those difficult
decisions could be a huge step in your career or may-
be its something holding you back from your past.
Whatever it is I never rush the decision and eventu-
ally make that leap or I may regret it.
CSM: How do you handle the situation if people get
intimidated by you and your work?
ROXANNE: Intimidation is not always obvious
but I believe it stems from fear or a sense of per-
sonal challenge. We are all capable of such wonder-
ful things but not everyone believes in themselves.
Times when I have felt intimidated I can always
find a personal stem from that feeling within myself.
Maybe I was doubting my career and if I was really
doing my job well when I met a new colleague and
they were discussing recent triumphs in their own ca-
reer. If someone were to share that they had a sense
of intimidation by me I would ask that they reflect
upon themselves and find why.
CSM: What game-changing results do you look for-
ward this year?
ROXANNE: Personal development and growth are
a constant work in progress. I set goals for myself
and aim high every year. I am working towards certi-
fications that will be beneficial in my field and being
able to assist clients more proficiently.
CSM: Describe the person who made an impact in
your life and how that is significant.
ROXANNE: If you know me and my past then when
I say no one until my husband came into my life then
you would not be surprised. While life has not al-
ways been easy, he has been my steady rock. He has
always believed in me even when I didn’t believe in
myself. Together we have built a life and family de-
spite all obstacles. He was my missing piece.
CSM: How do you set goals for yourself?
ROXANNE: Just like many do at New Years I evalu-
ate the last year and things that I want to accomplish.
I write down basics like vacation destinations and
classes to take, but then I have to decided the How.
How will I get to that destination? When do I take
that class? If I do not create the plan with it then it
will simply stay a wish. By creating a plan, sharing
it with those close to me and having it written down
it now is a goal that I can reach.
CSM: What exactly motivates you to be a game-
changer and how do you do it?
ROXANNE: Growing up we were very poor and
life was not very stable. I knew from a very young
age that I did not like that feeling and I wanted dif-
ferent for my future and my family. Game changing
for me was to break those cycles and the statistics