Ep. 60: I Was A Teen Mom. What To Do When Every Door Closes On You With Christine Di'amore
"I got this" doesn't have to mean you have a solution. "I got this" means that you're the driver in the car. You have a say. You've gone through worse and you will persevere to make it work just like you always have.
Christine Di'Amore had to turn her life around when she became pregnant with her son, Lex, in high school. She picked up her grades, got a life-changing job as a waitress at Hooter's, and became determined to build a better life for her family. Now she's a super successful YouTuber and an inspiration.
In this episode, I connect a lot with Christine as someone who felt extremely lost after high school and ended up not getting any degree. We talk about rocky starts, taking risks, and becoming your own boss. For those of you who feel like doors just keep getting shut in your face, this is for you.
Here are the episode highlights:
‣‣ [08:10] Christine talks about her experience getting pregnant in high school and having no one to look to for advice.
‣‣ [09:59] Before having her son, Lex, Christine was cutting school and her grades were dropping. After getting pregnant though, she talks about having to get back on track because she didn't want her son to have a crap life. Her words.
‣‣ [12:51] The job market is a scary place. Christine was determined to find work to help support her and her new family. Here she talks about her experience looking for jobs with a minimal resume.
‣‣ [16:25] As two people with high school diplomas and no degrees who are often looked down on or over for being "under-qualified", Christine and I dive into the concept of "smart", analyzing what people think smart is and what we think it actually is.
‣‣ [19:42] I ask Christine how she defines success now that she has an amazing family and career.
‣‣ [20:58] Christine connects laziness to insecurity for herself. We dig into that idea here.
‣‣ [28:52] We talk about carving your own path to success and creating your own job.
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Sheila Bella:
Hey you guys, welcome to Pretty Rich Podcast. This is Sheila Bella, and today, we are going to talk about a friend of mine. Well, we're not going to talk about her because she's... We're going to talk about her in front of her because she's here. Her name is Christine Di'amore. Christine got pregnant at 15 years old. She got a job at Hooters, but that didn't stop her from still finishing high school to landing a six-figure corporate job to finally busting through that ceiling. And today, she is her own boss who provides for her family. And now her baby is no longer a baby. Her baby is a teenager. And guess what? She still with the baby daddy and they are happily married now. She is widely successful on YouTube with over half a million people subscribed to her channel and following her on the Gram. She's incredible. And she's going to show you what you do when every door closes. Stay tuned. It's Pretty Rich Podcast.
Welcome to the Pretty Rich Podcast where every woman is the heroine of her own story. I'm your host, Sheila Bella, and I built a million dollar PD business from nothing. So maybe if you listen enough, you'll start to believe that you can do it too. Because if the perfect job doesn't exist, well, you can create it. If the job you want isn't hiring you, you can unapologetically hire yourself. Each episode will equip you with empowering conversations on how to grow lifestyle that's pretty rich in love, beauty, wellness, and financial wealth. I'm Sheila Bella, beauty business coach, celebrity brow artist, global success speaker, author, serial entrepreneur, wife, mother, friend, daughter, and your forever positive beauty biz sales guru. Let's go.
Hey you guys, it's Sheila Bella. Welcome back to Pretty Rich podcast. Before we begin the episode today, I wanted to remind you of something in case you forgot, that you, listening to this right now, you're such a boss, okay? You're a badass. You're a stone cold winner. And you're like, "Sheila, I don't feel like I'm winning right now. What's going on? I don't really believe you." Hang with me. I'm going to prove it to you, okay? Because this isn't some blanket statement just to make you feel good. I promise. Just humor me for a second.
Do you ever stop? You're going to do it right now. I need you to stop to take a look at your life in its entirety. In its entirety. Seriously step back and take a look. Think about your best memories, maybe the electricity you felt the first time you kiss someone really liked. Maybe when you score that job you really prepared for, when you finally finished that test you studied late nights for. Think about your milestones. The birth of your first child. Your wedding day. Your first apartment. Graduation. All the times you bask in the glory of accomplishing something difficult. You did all that and more, I would imagine. But now what about the flip side?
Let's go back to the valleys. Let's go back to the challenges. That time when you watched a loved one pass, or when you didn't get into the school that you really had your heart set on. What about when you lost your temper and you said something that hurts someone you love and then you really regretted it? What about when you didn't score a second date with that person you really liked and felt the pain of deep projection? Or, a breakup? Highs and lows. And guess what? You're still here. Breathing, walking, talking. So what ever pains you're going through today, you should know that you got this. You can handle this. And the term "I got this" doesn't always have to mean that you have a solution. "I got this" means that you're the driver in the car. "I got this." You have a say. You've gone through a lot worse and you will persevere to make it work just like you always have.
I'm telling you, you're like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator. Okay? You're back. You'll be back. I'm not even going to attempt my impersonation. But the point is, that this, this life that you're living right now, look around you. This is your legacy, babe. And you have the power to write your own story. You have the power to write your own story and star in your life's movie every day. So be the hero because you really do got this. And with that said, I'm so happy to introduce to you a friend of mine who's got hers, Christine Di'Amore.
Hey you guys, welcome to Pretty Rich podcast. Today, I have Christine Di'Amore here in my office, in my very, very pink office. She is a youtuber with over half a million people who watch her channel, follow her on Instagram. She also has a podcast called The Di'Amore family and the same on YouTube, and she's become a good friend. I'm so excited to introduce her to you guys because she's a very, very interesting background and story. So Christine, welcome to the show.
Christine Diamore:
Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here in your beautiful office.
Sheila Bella:
I'm excited to have you. Okay, so probably the most, I guess, not important but interesting thing about you is that you got pregnant at 15 years old.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
And aside from that, you finished high school against all odds and your family is still intact. The guy that knocked you up in high school you got married to. And that was how long ago?
Christine Diamore:
Oh, we got married 15, 14 years after we had our kid.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing.
Christine Diamore:
So that was a year ago, I want to say. Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
Wow. I just think you're fascinating and there's just so many things about you sincerely that I'm like, "that's me in there."
Christine Diamore:
Wow.
Sheila Bella:
Or like...
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, I feel the same way. You just, my earlier version of you. Your earlier version is me.
Sheila Bella:
There's just a lot of parallels where I am... I don't know. I'm like, "That's me in there. Outside my body in certain ways."
Christine Diamore:
Definitely.
Sheila Bella:
Before we get into today's topic, I wanted to go back. Go back...
Christine Diamore:
Sure.
Sheila Bella:
... in high school. You got pregnant. Tell us what was that like.
Christine Diamore:
In high school?
Sheila Bella:
Yeah.
Christine Diamore:
Definitely, it wasn't as easy as it probably would be today because I didn't have YouTube to where I can look for other girls that are going through a similar experience to me. I was maybe the one girl in school and there was maybe one other girl in the town, but it was hard because I was alone. I had a lot of pressure from my mom and my parents in general to not continue it, but that wasn't a choice. It just wasn't an option for me. So I guess... I tried... I knew for sure when I had my kid, everything had to change because back then before I got pregnant, I was a rebellious teen. I was cutting school. I even got kicked out of my high school in ninth grade because my grades were so low and I couldn't catch up because that's how infrequent I was going to school.
Sheila Bella:
I'm skipping around here, but did you do better you think in school after you had Lexany?
Christine Diamore:
I think I got back on track after I had Lex but before then, I was a decent student before I rebelled majorly.
Sheila Bella:
Okay.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. I was always an honor student. I was really involved like yearbook staff and elected in student body government. I hung out with smart kids in my middle school, but when I hit that point of, "Okay, I'm rebelling right now because of all the crazy shit that I was going through with my parents and family." I don't know if I'm allowed to cuss on here. Sorry.
Sheila Bella:
Oh yeah, it's fine.
Christine Diamore:
Okay. Basically, that's when my interest level in school just went downhill and I started to realize that the educational system like things that we were forced to learn at that time, I wasn't interested in learning it.
Sheila Bella:
You didn't see the value in it?
Christine Diamore:
No, but having Lex, I had no choice. I had to get back on track and figure something out because I wasn't going to allow her to have a really crap life just because she was born to a teen mom.
Sheila Bella:
She became a catalyst, basically?
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, definitely.
Sheila Bella:
Interesting. After you graduated high school, tell us what happened after that?
Christine Diamore:
I ended up moving in with Kris, who's my now husband. Lexany's dad. Actually, that was before then. And I didn't know what the hell I was going to do. I ended up working odd jobs here and there. And eventually, I ended up working at Hooters and those were actually good days because I was antiso- I wasn't antisocial, but I didn't know how to approach people at the time. I didn't have confidence in myself. And being forced to approach people first and talk to them, I started to realize that, "Hey, you know what, maybe sometimes people are just as afraid to approach me as I am of them." You have a little bit of power there when you realize that.
Sheila Bella:
Social skills are really important.
Christine Diamore:
It really is. Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
And Hooters taught you that.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, definitely.
Sheila Bella:
I can totally relate with that because, yeah, when I got my serving job back in the day at Dillon's Irish pub and I was basically doing a similar job...
Christine Diamore:
Same thing.
Sheila Bella:
Right? Yeah, it did help me get out of my shell.
Christine Diamore:
It does. For sure. It's the weirdest thing, but Hooters was a really good experience for me.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah.
Christine Diamore:
It was valuable. Taught me a lot of lessons in life.
Sheila Bella:
How long did you work there?
Christine Diamore:
I worked there for a little over a year, and then that's right before I moved to LA to pursue something bigger. I just knew I wanted something bigger. I'm really glad that I did because where I'm from, nobody thinks outside the box, nobody thinks big.
Sheila Bella:
Where are you from?
Christine Diamore:
I'm from a small town called Suisun city in Northern California. Very tiny town.
Sheila Bella:
Suisun city.
Christine Diamore:
Suisun city represent. 707. That's where I'm from and a lot of people don't really come out of there and if I'd stay there, I don't know. I probably would be working at a bank or something. But here, I'm so amazed because a lot of people are dreamers.
Sheila Bella:
Go-getters.
Christine Diamore:
It's just such a big experience.
Sheila Bella:
You're right. LA is a melting pot for sure. Everybody here is like a transplant and everybody is here, is out to pursue a dream or whatnot. Et cetera, et cetera.
Christine Diamore:
Definitely.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah. Okay. When you got here, how did you find employment? Did you go back to Hooters because it is a chain?
Christine Diamore:
No, actually. I just ended up working at a couple of restaurants here and then my husband, my now husband, ended up taking over and working full-time providing for us. And I didn't like being a stay-at-home mom type. It just, it didn't feel right for me. I didn't like having somebody... Not that he controlled my money, but I didn't like having no say and feeling that feeling. He never made me feel that way, but I felt that way. And so with Hooters on my application...
Sheila Bella:
On your resume?
Christine Diamore:
On my resume, that's what it is. Not really much else, professionally.
Sheila Bella:
Not much else.
Christine Diamore:
No. I went on Craigslist and I just started looking for jobs. I came across one posting that was for social media manager. Minimum, bachelor's degree. But I had put out two videos on YouTube at the time and it was one bronzer tutorial, How to Apply Bronzer, and one was how to get big sexy wavy hair. And so I didn't have any experience and I didn't know if they would take this but I emailed the company and I let them know, "Hey, do you want to hire a YouTuber?" in my subject line because they are actually a company, a hair tools company that hires YouTubers to market their products. I figured, "Hey, that's maybe my way in." And they brought me into an interview a couple of days later. With Hooters on my resume, I brushed up the waitress part and I switched it to key manager just so I get a shot at least. But they ended up hiring me.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, and it started out like $40,000 a year and I've never made a salary before. It was a really intimidating environment because I'm surrounded by everybody that has a bachelor's degree at least, but they don't know that I only have a high school education.
Sheila Bella:
Scraping by.
Christine Diamore:
Right.
Sheila Bella:
A Hooters' education.
Christine Diamore:
Hooters' education. Best kind of education ever. I knew that I wanted to be like SpongeBob and bust my ass and be like, "Okay, I'm just teacher's pet. I'm going to do everything and anything that I can push myself further than all the other college educated people." And within a year, they promoted me the director of social media marketing.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
With the hefty salary.
Christine Diamore:
With a pretty damn good salary. Nobody till this day knows that I don't have a bachelor's degree until now. Sorry guys. One of them had a master's degree.
Sheila Bella:
So disappointing.
Christine Diamore:
But you just never know, just put yourself out there because after college, we all still got to get trained for whatever position we're going in.
Sheila Bella:
I hear you. That's incredible. Your salary there was to a point where Kris didn't have to work, right?
Christine Diamore:
Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
That's amazing. And there are so many people who are "more qualified" than you...
Christine Diamore:
Definitely.
Sheila Bella:
Who wouldn't even dare risk applying for a job like that because they're just crippled by fear.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
So, oh my gosh, there's so many questions.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, sure.
Sheila Bella:
So I guess, I think you're brilliant. Just like you, I have a high school diploma and so which brings me to my next question, and this is something I've been pondering for a really long time is what do you think smart is? What is smart to you? Because now, that's up for debate.
Christine Diamore:
Definitely someone that can deeply analyze the world around them and find deeper meaning in life, and someone who can really analyze themselves and be aware of and accept the truth about the good and the bad of their self. Self-awareness, basically.
Sheila Bella:
I was thinking that.
Christine Diamore:
If you can figure that...
Sheila Bella:
Basically, self awareness.
Christine Diamore:
... out, who you are, your goods and your bads, and be able to correct that, then I feel like that's intelligence. Being able to just analyze and see the world for what it is.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah, I think social intelligence and being able to... Not manipulate it. Okay, manipulate it.
Christine Diamore:
Sure. Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
I think social intelligence is incredibly valuable and I think smart is basically being able to manipulate your outcomes no matter what you've been given.
Christine Diamore:
Right.
Sheila Bella:
Whatever it is, like, "Okay, this is what you, this is what we got. I don't want to do that. I'm going to get it anyway." That to me is smart. It's not a piece of paper.
Christine Diamore:
Right. And that happens when you really take a look, a deep, solid look at everything, I feel like. I don't know.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah, I see that you are probably a lot like me where I feel I recognize patterns in people.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, exactly.
Sheila Bella:
Like, "Oh, I just recognize the same pattern in people. This is usually what happens after this, after that, with this kind of person."
Christine Diamore:
It's almost predictable.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah, oh my God.
Christine Diamore:
But can some people break those patterns? I don't know.
Sheila Bella:
Right. But being able to see it and then using your own intelligence for a desired outcome. You wanted that job, there must have been something in the way you presented yourself that got you that job. And I'm sure it's because of your social training at Hooters.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. It's true.
Sheila Bella:
It's incredible how unexpected the value is. It comes from unexpected places.
Christine Diamore:
It sure does.
Sheila Bella:
Where you're like, "Oh..." Somebody else who could probably really use a lot of social education would probably turn a Hooters job down where they're actually super scared to talk to people, were maybe six months at Hooters would probably be really good for them career-wise.
Christine Diamore:
Oh yeah.
Sheila Bella:
Socially-speaking. Just developing that social skill. You have an incredible family.
Christine Diamore:
Thank you.
Sheila Bella:
You have an amazing YouTube channel. You're doing so many awesome things with your brand. What is your definition now, in your thirties, of success? What is your definition of success?
Christine Diamore:
Finding something that does make you happy and doing it with passion, because nine years ago when I moved here, I was motivated by the most shallow things and by impressing people and that will backfire on you. And success, it just can't be attained with that in mind because you're not ready to work. You just want the quickest way. And once you realize and are at a point where this is something not only to gain the material things but it's something to prove yourself that you can achieve and you're ready to put in the work and you're ready to hear people finally and ready to understand and take in all those self-help books and those Tony Robbins seminars and this and that, then that's when you're successful. When you hit that moment.
Sheila Bella:
When you hit that moment that you understand work ethic.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. Definitely.
Sheila Bella:
That's another level of self awareness. Yes, absolutely.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, it's all I feel... That's what I built over time, and I didn't have that before. And I think it does take time, but someone needs to tell you, someone needs to tell you what you're doing wrong. They need to tell you. You need to ask... I feel like it's so valuable if you can have somebody just be totally honest with you, not your husband because they won't, but a good one friend will tell you if you're being lazy, if they see that you keep making the same promises and telling everybody you're going to do this, you're going to do that. Somebody that can...
Sheila Bella:
Who was that for you?
Christine Diamore:
It was a man that I met very recently, but it is not only that. I started noticing it in myself. It was a good friend of Nina's actually. Someone... I needed it, straight up. I needed to know that I was just being lazy and I think that laziness came from insecurity.
Sheila Bella:
Trace that back for me. Why is laziness tied to insecurity?
Christine Diamore:
I feel like the laziness is really stemmed from being insecure. Really not feeling sure that it's going to happen, that all this hard work might not be for anything, that you might not succeed in the end.
Sheila Bella:
And then people... That's really... Laziness is actually insecurity. That's so deep.
Christine Diamore:
Yes. Is it really? It is, though. It's true.
Sheila Bella:
I freaking love you, Christine.
Christine Diamore:
I love you too.
Sheila Bella:
That is so deep. So speaking of being an action taker... People pay me for business coaching all the time. I sell one-on-one packages and I sell business coaching, et cetera. I'll build a course with you. I'll build a podcast with you. I'll build up your business, get you more clients, all this stuff. I had one dinner with you as a friend and you took massive action. Listen. There's people who pay me who haven't gotten done what you've accomplished in just a very short amount of time with just one meeting. That's majorly impressive. When I saw that your online course was finally up and it was just, oh my gosh. I was so proud and I was so happy. I just need to ask you. What makes you different? Because people give free advice all the time. I give free advice all the time, but then people lack application. And the reason why I give free advice is because it's not everybody's going to do everything you say. They just won't. So yeah, what makes you different?
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Christine Diamore:
For me, I had to ask myself why I was doing this. When I was trying to chase success because I wanted to have fancy cars and to have people look up to me for my success and have a lot of money in the bank which is why some people seek out help to build their businesses, they might be in it for the wrong reasons. At that time, I could have probably spent $3000 to see Tony Robbins or read a hundred self-help books, but I probably wouldn't have taken action because the end goal for me was something so shallow and meaningless.
Sheila Bella:
It wasn't actually motivating enough.
Christine Diamore:
No.
Sheila Bella:
You think it is?
Christine Diamore:
Well, exactly. You think that it is, but I didn't want to listen when people said that success is going to take years of consistent work. At that time, I did not want to hear that. I always thought to myself, "We hear there's got to be an easier way. There had to have been people in history that have just made it happen overnight or somebody saved them, made them overnight. An overnight success."
Sheila Bella:
So you were looking for a shortcut.
Christine Diamore:
I was looking for a shortcut.
Sheila Bella:
When was this? When you moved to...
Christine Diamore:
This was about like nine years ago. I'd say...
Sheila Bella:
When you were working at Hooters?
Christine Diamore:
When I first moved here to pursue something bigger. Definitely. I thought there's always an easier, shorter way to get to the top and I tried that route, and no one paves the way for you. No one does. And what I love about the way you speak when you have your storytelling and your motivational hat on, you really break down the formula to success at a very relatable level and that just clicked with me immediately. But, who knows maybe seven years ago when I was listening, if I had listened to you, I might not have been as inspired to take action because I might not have been truly ready for the truth of what it takes. And so for clients that don't take action, sometimes someone needs to hear the same thing 200 times in order for it to finally click.
And I think we all want it, which is why we look for a guru like you. So again, back to why are we wanting success. Is it to flex? Is it for all these material reasons, or are you really ready and you found something that you're ready to put all this work on? Because if all these successful people at the top are saying the same exact thing in their own different twists, of course, then it must be true. And it must be true.
Sheila Bella:
That's so funny. Yeah, it is. Well, what motivates you now? Because now you have a greater why. Now it's not to flex, it's not necessarily to show off. And it shows in the person you are. I can tell. What motivates you now? What changed?
Christine Diamore:
Because now I found something that I would do for free. That I genuinely love and it doesn't feel like work to me.
Sheila Bella:
Which is?
Christine Diamore:
Which is being able to... I feel like I've created the perfect job for myself to where I can be at home, be with my family, be creative with filmmaking, really, and editing. I do enjoy the marketing side which is cool that I had that background. I make my own schedule really and I'm able to do other projects like the Teen Mom, university and the podcast, and explore other areas so I feel like I've found something that I genuinely, genuinely enjoy.
Sheila Bella:
How many smart people can say that? Can create a job for themselves? And as you guys know who've been listening to this podcast, in the beginning it says, "If the job you want isn't hiring you, you can unapologetically hire yourself."
Christine Diamore:
I love that.
Sheila Bella:
And that's exactly what you did and that's why I feel so much alignment with you because you're everything that I preach but you're living and breathing.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. Thank you.
Sheila Bella:
So basically when the traditional way to achieve success is no longer available to you, you have to innovate which is what you did. And do you think that closing that door, closing the door of the traditional way of success led to your success today and your happiness today?
Christine Diamore:
Do you mean as a teen mom?
Sheila Bella:
Yeah, because when all the other doors are closed... You can't go off to college now and go party.
Christine Diamore:
Exactly. Totally. I guess I don't really know to be honest, but at the time in my life, I wasn't really into the traditional route of school...
Sheila Bella:
Anyway.
Christine Diamore:
... anyway. Yeah.
Sheila Bella:
Sorry, sorry. My bad.
Christine Diamore:
And that's okay. It doesn't mesh well for some people, but there are other ways to success in this day and age, especially. And at that time, I didn't know who I was or what I wanted to do, but my goals in high school seemed so out of reach for me and my small town so I guess yes, having a child, it forced me to get my act together. As far as innovating, when I had have a lot of preferences, I prefer to set my own hours and have freedom. Be an on-camera personality, hang with my family, and earn a decent living and be creative at the same time. You have to get kind of creative with what you do. And if I didn't take the risk of going for that professional job, marketing for that hair company, with Hooters on my resume, I wouldn't have the job I have today. I wouldn't because I...
Sheila Bella:
All those experiences.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, all those experiences. If I didn't try that, I would never have learned the backend in the business side of YouTube and I would have never known that this was an actual job, a career.
Sheila Bella:
Crazy.
Christine Diamore:
And I wouldn't be doing this.
Sheila Bella:
Everything is an education. Everyone is your teacher.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. Definitely.
Sheila Bella:
Snaps, you guys. Guys, I hope you check out Christine's content. It's really entertaining. I got sucked into a Di'Amore family vortex one night. What was I doing? I think I was creating promos or editing photos, something that I didn't need to... It's something that was, it was graphics.
Christine Diamore:
Got it.
Sheila Bella:
It was graphics but-
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, so you can listen to other things.
Sheila Bella:
I can still play attention to something. Yeah.
Christine Diamore:
I got that.
Sheila Bella:
It was until midnight and I was like, "Oh, wow, cool." Yeah, you have got to check her out. So before we close, I wanted to do some rapid fire questions just real quick. Number one. Starbucks order. Favorite Starbucks order?
Christine Diamore:
Oh, I get a... I can't think right now. Oprah chai tea latte.
Sheila Bella:
There's an Oprah chai tea latte?
Christine Diamore:
There was. It's been a while since I had Starbucks, let's be honest, but that would be my favorite.
Sheila Bella:
Okay. What is your go-to morning drink now, or caffeinated drinks?
Christine Diamore:
Oh, I don't drink caffeine.
Sheila Bella:
You don't? You must sleep so well.
Christine Diamore:
You know what? Caffeine, even when I had it, I did fall asleep just fine so I had to take a break off of that.
Sheila Bella:
Oh, okay.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, but in the morning I drink celery juice and lemon water now so I'm on that medical medium stuff.
Sheila Bella:
Oh, nice. Do you have a quote for us?
Christine Diamore:
Yeah, my favorite quote... This has been my go-to and I always... This pops in my head every time I think about my favorite quote. "You can't do the same thing expecting different results." That's just something I live by.
Sheila Bella:
Simple, but yeah, absolutely.
Christine Diamore:
A lot of people complain in their life, but they don't change it.
Sheila Bella:
This is why. A book or a podcast that's changed your life?
Christine Diamore:
Let me think. Pretty Rich podcast.
Sheila Bella:
Yay. She has to.
Christine Diamore:
Not even joking. Literally. No, not even joking, you guys. Even though permanent makeup isn't my industry, there's still the motivational aspects. There's still something that you teach and it applies to everybody so thank you.
Sheila Bella:
Thank you. Absolutely. Let's pretend it is the last day of your life here on earth and all of your YouTube videos, your posts, your podcasts are going to go away forever. Nobody would have any memory of it. But you have a box. There's a box here for you where you can write three things that you undoubtedly know to be true to your daughter. What would it say?
Christine Diamore:
Oh wow, that's really deep.
Sheila Bella:
Well, what can I say? It's Pretty Rich podcast.
Christine Diamore:
Yeah. Your uniqueness is your magic. Hard work beats talent every time. And, happiness is a choice that you make.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing. Amazing.
Christine Diamore:
Thank you.
Sheila Bella:
And last question before we wrap...
Christine Diamore:
Sure.
Sheila Bella:
What is one piece of advice that you can give to everyone listening right now for how to live a pretty rich life?
Christine Diamore:
Definitely being a good person and doing nice things for people when they least expect it, and giving back to your community, showing love to those who you can see need it the most. When you put love and genuinely good intentions out there, wonderful things always come back to you.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing. Absolutely. Where can we find you? How can we work with you?
Christine Diamore:
You can find me on YouTube, just The Di'Amore family. D-I-A-M-O-R-E. A lot of people don't know how to spell that, but yes, the Di'Amore family. And you can find me on Christine Di'Amore on Instagram as well.
Sheila Bella:
And tell us about your upcoming course.
Christine Diamore:
Actually, Sheila was the inspiration behind this. During my one little lunch dinner that we had together, she helped me to realize that there is a need, there's a niche for somebody that can help inspire teen moms out there. So I've started an eCourse, walking in guiding these young women and just being their big sister from everything from making the decision about what to do with your pregnancy. I brought in and interviewed an adoption agency, and we're also going to have medical professionals talk about your other options as well, also how to prevent pregnancy in the future. But once you make the decision moving forward, if you decide to move on with the pregnancy, the course is going to outline every step of the way to how to becoming successful from accounting and planning your financial future to really listening to other motivational woman because there are doctors out there that have been teen moms. And so I really want to capture that and bring one of those in as well and I'm working on contacting them.
But there's also a mother of a teen mom that I just recently interviewed, and she explains how to tell your parents you're pregnant from a parental perspective, the right way to do it. And we're bringing in a social worker to talk about resources that you're going to have. And also we're going to discuss college and balancing that if that's something that you want to do, and basically guiding you every step of the way, something that I wish I had and something that I learned and that I'm going to give to all of you guys that might need it.
Sheila Bella:
Yeah, that is powerful.
Christine Diamore:
Thank you, Sheila.
Sheila Bella:
So powerful. You're providing hope basically in one of... I can't imagine how dark it must feel to find out that you're pregnant as a teen, and here you are providing hope into their lives and you're basically giving people what you needed yourself. It must be also very healing on another level creating this.
Christine Diamore:
It is.
Sheila Bella:
You must be so passionate about this.
Christine Diamore:
Totally. Yeah, definitely. Thank you so much, Sheila, for helping me realize this and helping walk me through the process of the eCourse because that wouldn't have popped in my head. Thank you.
Sheila Bella:
Amazing. Love you, girl.
Christine Diamore:
Love you too.
