I find this to be SO TRUE.....at least in my experience.........

Some of the most incredible opportunities in my life "presented" themselves during a time/event that was disguised as defeat or misfortune........

example:

I was let go from my full-time job of 5+ years with a Company I poured my heart into JUST before I was supposed to go back from Maternity leave, due to "restructuring".......

the truth was that I was terrified of going "back" to work, after having to leave Layna I KNEW the emotional experience I was about to go through, and I was dreading the day that I had to leave Shanna........

I was glad that I didn't have to go back but HOLY SHIT terrified about NOT having an income....having to start over......totally emotional and felt like I was stabbed in the guts after all the hard work, sweat, tears, and time I had spent away from my daughter working that job....IT WAS A HUGE BLOW....to my ego....to my self-esteem, even though I was dreading going back.......

I had JUST started working out a few months earlier though, and had just started this "coaching" thing.......and that misfortune.....that road block of having to start over and find a NEW JOB....suddenly presented in a different way.........

what if this was a sign? a chance? a new beginning?????? to take that "perceived failure" and turn it into an opportunity to TRULY find a "WORK" that I LOVED was now presenting itself.......terrifying YES.......but an opportunity nonetheless.....

Have you ever noticed that some of your greatest accomplishments come SHORTLY AFTER some of your BIGGEST setbacks or biggest "failures"........aka "lessons".........or "opportunities to learn and improve"?

I'm noticing this more and more as I age and learn more in my life.........ill have what seems like a domino of setbacks, one after another, and then BAM......one by one, amazing things begin to happen........instead of allowing those "setbacks" to CONSUME ME.....and take control, I TAKE CONTROL, I READ, I LEARN, I reflect, I assess, I seek feedback, I LEARN from what happened and find a new and better way to proceed.........taking the "failure" or setback in stride, as an opportunity for ME to learn and grow.....and THIS is the turning point.........

Opportunities are EVERYWHERE.....if only you CHOOSE to SEE them........your mindset changes everything........

If you are NOT in the habit of continuously learning and growing AS AN INDIVIDUAL i urge you to start.......there's SO MUCH of YOU left behind if you're not consciously working on uncovering it.......Continuous education and growth is the KEY to progress, success, and happiness in my opinion........

unveil the YOU who is waiting.................

My thoughts on this Monday......

Alida

So tell me......

We are all SO great at cutting ourselves up right?! We are the first ones to say "gah I look so fat" or "my hair sucks today" or "if only my tummy was tighter"........but when's the last time you TRULY gave yourself a compliment????? or even ACCEPTED a compliment without brushing it off.........

THAT'S THE WORST, especially if you're the one OFFERING the compliment, only to have someone brush it off a pseudo dismiss it....am I right????

Seriously....accepting compliments with GRACE is a skill and it takes time to JUST SAY THANK YOU....but today, I want you to work on both accepting compliments and GIVING yourself compliments!  

This is a HUGE step toward loving yourself...YES we can be working on ourselves and still love ourselves......It's one thing to accept love from others, but loving YOURSELF is something different altogether and it's a step thats often overlooked in this whole process.

My biggest fear for some of you is that you get the BODY that you want via fitness and nutrition but you're left feeling EMPTY.............

TODAY, if you haven't started already, YOU BEGIN THAT JOURNEY to loving yourself unapologetically!