Month: March 2016

Finding Your Belief in Yourself

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What drives you? What makes you do what you do? The big question is. Do you believe in yourself? Because you can believe in what you do, why you do it, but if that belief is not deep inside of you all of this will not click. The reason I say this is because I had all of this except for the belief in myself. Then one day it clicked. I cannot tell you how or why it just did. I just cannot pinpoint the click; if you can understand this then you are on the same path of self-discovery.

Believing in myself opens myself up to infinite possibilities. When I am open to infinite possibilities I manifest goodness in my life. I attract goodness, I attract people to me, and it is synergistic. Has this ever happened to you? It brings you to a new high. People see it in you. There is an aura about you that cannot be explained. How amazing is that?

The key is staying in this zone of self-discovery, belief, and manifestation in my life. Here are a few of the parts of my self-work to keep me on this path:

Mediation ten minutes before going to bed. This has been so important to my mind, body, and spirit. I have set up a table with trinkets of what I love and what I want to manifest into my life. It relaxes me and puts me in a state of allowing goodness to come to me. A great way to get into meditation is once every so often Oprah and Deepak have 21-day free meditations. A few of my friends recommended this to me and it helped tremendously. One of the classes I attended started with a ten minute meditation-this was at 8 a.m. in the morning so many times it turned into a nap. Whatever works for you and helps you is different for everyone. I recommend trying different things to help you find what works. You never know until you try.

Affirmations of what inspires, motivates, and heightens your awareness’s. A good friend and business partner with a background in psychology recommended I put some type of affirmation in every room of my home. I printed “I Am” in different fonts, sizes, and colors, framed them and put them in strategic places in each room. It is subtle but effective. I even have one in my car.

I have some company recognitions that were sent to me. They are positioned in my work area. My vision boards are in the same area as well.

Now I am not saying that those negative thoughts do not try to creep in. When this happens I use visualization to push them out and bring positive thoughts in. What do you do to keep moving forward? It is so helpful to me to hear what other people do to keep shall we say in “beast mode.” It’s a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together. Then, when that belief in yourself comes through, well all I can say is watch out world!

~Until next time

Lisa

 

Storytelling: Tell Your Story You Just Might Help Someone Tell Theirs

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I would like to tell you a bit of my story. I did not attend college after graduating high school; I went straight into the workforce. I began working in the retail industry and worked my way up to management.

I stayed with my first company for 19 years until the company went out of business. I worked for three other corporations and it was at that last company that I realized I would not go any further because I was lacking a college degree. I decided to go back to school. My life and career seemed to be at a standstill and it was time to make a change. I decided to try one class to see if I could do it. Not only could I do it, but also I loved it! So began my journey of getting my degree. I enjoyed learning, keeping busy, and not being a couch potato any longer. I met a lot of different people and felt alive again, well almost. My job was not going well so at least I had school to keep me going. I received my Associates Degree in Business Administration in 2013. I am continuing towards my bachelor’s degree in Communications.

I am telling you the next part of my story because it ties into what happened to my corporate life. Towards the end of 2010, one snowy day I was driving uphill and a vehicle in the other lane lost control and hit me head on. Both airbags went off and I was knocked out (I believe physically and emotionally). My body was traumatized and I ended up having back surgery because nothing else could help me. I can tell you this that a power greater than me had plans for me to slow my life down.

The surgery helped me but needless to say my body was not the same. I was not able to do the things I needed to do to take care of myself, my home, and having a physical job I was not able to perform my duties at full capacity. I was pushing my body at work because of the fear of losing that job. Well, I did lose that job and honestly it was a blessing in disguise. I continued with school because it was the one thing besides my dogs (my kids) that made me happy.

The reason I am sharing my story is that I know there are others who have experienced similar situations and struggles. This past February 14th was my four-year anniversary of being out of the corporate world.I did not know losing my job would be the best thing that could have happened to me. I have met others who feel the same way. I had never been terminated from a job ever, but I now know that is okay as someone I met said, “I did not die.” I am surviving, even better I am thriving. I have met so many people in the past four years that I have been able to relate to because their stories are my story. So I ask you what is your story and how are you using your story to change and be your authentic you?

Until next time…

Lisa