And Another One!

I am a featured author in another multi-author, collaborative book that is meant to encourage and aid in growth. Collectively, the 27 of us share deeply personal stories about a moment (or moments) in life that ultimately lead to a game changing moment for us (and our businesses).

I’m quite honored to be included in this project, which is available now! The Game Changer Volume 8 has some incredibly gifted people sharing some of their biggest and most personal challenges – and how they overcame them.

This is an amazing collection for entrepreneurs, as well as anyone else that may have some challenges in life. (That is most likely every adult out there.)

I’m not posting this as a marketing tactic, though feel free to check it out. However, I am sharing because I am so incredibly honored to be a part of this project.

I opened up about some things that happened early in life for me that shaped a lot more than I would have ever realized. It took decades to recognize what happened, and then do the work to repair the damage and move forward with a new outlook.

It actually takes a lot to unlearn what we grow up thinking to be the truth because we are living in the story of our parents and caretakers. 

Are you holding onto things, ideas, beliefs, etc. that someone said to you as a child? We are often told we are too much or too little of something when we are young. Those are the things we hold onto and obsess over, sometimes without awareness, that shape us in ways we hardly notice.

Think about the things that you believe you are too much or not enough of. Is it true? Or is that someone else’s opinion? A lot of times, those things we try to change and hide that are a core part of ourselves are our greatest gift, but we spend a lot of time and effort trying not to be those things.

For example, a lot of children who are told they talk too much or they are too loud try to shrink themselves to be quieter and talk less. Those people are usually gifted speakers and storytellers and teachers. When they shrink themselves to be less, we all lose.

People who are told they are too emotional are typically the most nurturing and empathetic people. When they try to stifle their emotions it may come out in other ways, such as coldness or passive-aggressive behaviors. 

I spent years engaging in an internal war trying to become someone different because of the beliefs I had about myself. When I embodied who I am, everything within me and around me changed.

There’s a quote that I adore (and probably share often) that says something along the lines of the best way to love someone is to let them be themselves. That goes for you, too!

When we create the space to be completely ourselves and encourage others to be their truest selves, magic happens. At the end of the day, we all want to be accepted for who we actually are. How can that happen if we’re all walking around pretending to be someone else?