Before we learn to soar we must first acquire the necessary motor
skills to crawl. As adult humans we watch this process in infants
countless times in our lives yet we never for a moment consider that
as adults we require a learning curve when adapting a new skill set.
Often we lose motivation when we do not achieve success immediately.
It is hard to trust the process but the end results of doing so is
phenomenal.
What is it that famous and successful people have that others do
not? The answer is nothing!!! Absolutely nothing!!! They are just
people who have followed their passion with all of their heart. They
are people who live their desire. They have had countless door
slammed in their faces but every time looked for the next door that
was open. Success does not happen over night and can be had by all
but... you cannot give up on yourself. The only failure is moment you
give up on yourself and live on a treadmill of broken dreams and a
passionless existence.
I've crashed so many time I cannot count but I've always counted
myself lucky for the lessons learned. I've Lost and gained weight so
many time over 140lbs have come off and on my body more than I weigh
now. I needed a change, I was a rock bottom and I was no longer able
to breathe through the misery. This is when I told myself from this I
can only climb up and change was my only means for survival. I
decided in that moment to start Jillian Micheals Body Revolution a 12
week program that changed my life. In my case it should be called
life revolution.
The program pushed me far beyond my comfort level and some points I
wondered if I could survive it. This was my catalyst, the door to a
new life and I sprinted through and never looked back. Last night
Jillian said that we should not be disgusted with our old selves for
it was that person who had the courage to change and that shook me to
my core. I use to say the old me is dead and I never want to see her
again yet she is the reason I inspire people. She deserves respect
and love not the disdain I had for her.
The changes I've mad go beyond the physical I have changed
spiritually as well. I've become a leader who wants to lead other to
be their best selves. I work every day to be better to make new
mistakes to learn from. I started by committing to 12 weeks of Body
revolution and said that unless I was dead I was not missing a
workout. There were points where I thought I
would die and I hurt everywhere but I kept going because I made a
commitment to me.
They say when you have a why you can tolerate any how. My why was
that if I wanted the best for my daughter I had to lead by example.
Talk about pressure!!!! I put a picture of Violet moments old in my
living room while Jillian killed me a thousand times over. I never
gave up and I got stronger and better. I began to believe I deserved
everything life has to offer.
I began to clean and edit my life one baby step at a time and
continue this practice. It started with exercise then I removed toxic
people, cleaned my eating up one nasty habit at a time constantly
reading up on nutrition, I worked on my anger issues, I worked on my
confidence etc... Now I am here at a happy place which feels like the
beginning of my next journey of living my passion and giving up
security. One step at a time of course. Last night I was blessed with
meeting Jillian Michaels and I got the chance to show the
transformation she helped me make. She was so impressed she had me
film a testimonial for her film Maximize you Life. This is the
biggest validation I have ever received other than myself. This is
proof that coming from a place of yes opens doors.
I do not know if the footage will make in to the movie but Jillian
at least wanted to hear my story. Most importantly I said thank you!
I need to thank her and I did that was the goal and it was a success.
Perhaps this a door opening for me or a map to another door I do not
know. I want everyone to know that one baby step at a time you can
achieve your goals.
