271. HR Pro’s App Helps Parents Move from Overwhelmed to Empowered

“When I was a little girl, I was always interested in people, even from the time when I was really young. I just wanted to know what people were thinking, if they were upset I wanted to know why. I just wanted to be involved, not to be nosy but to be a helpful person.” When Jillian went to college, she considered information technology (I.T.), following in her father’s footsteps, but quickly found it was not for her. Remembering her childhood, she followed her interests and found herself loving her work in human resources.

“The major turning point for me was when I gave birth to my middle son, who was born with a congenital heart disease. Suddenly I had to organize his care. He had nine ‘ologists’ at one point—so many different specialists—it was incredible! I had to do something so I would not be so stressed out. So, I created the DELMAR Log, which stands for Daily Efficient Log for Medical Appointment Recording. It’s for families who are trying, like I was, to manage the day-to-day care of their child, keep multiple appointments, fill out paperwork that seems to be asking for the same things over and over. I found that once you have everything in order and organized, it’s less stressful, you’re less angry, and your child sees less anger.”

“It’s so important to sit down early in life and try to determine what your true passion is. What is your calling? What makes you happy? Ask yourself, ‘If I could do anything in life, what would I do?’ That is the thing that you need to follow. See if you can go in that direction. If you’re happy and passionate, doing something that you love, it’s going to be beneficial to the people around you, too.”

1. Reach out for help in finding your true passion.

2. Find out what makes you truly happy, and pursue it.

3. Move toward your goal gradually, just get started.

4. Take advantage of classes, seminars, online groups and other resources to move yourself forward.