Success is Freedom

What if you measured your success by the growth of your freedom?

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’‡ π’šπ’π’– π’Žπ’†π’‚π’”π’–π’“π’†π’… π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’ƒπ’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’•π’‰ 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’‡π’“π’†π’†π’…π’π’Ž?Β Freedom from comparison, perfectionism, and self-criticism? Freedom from self-condemnation, self-loathing, and self-hate? Or freedom from poor self-esteem, poor self-image, and poor self-worth?

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do it for the one

Impacting ONE life is significant because EVERY life matters.

It was 2 years ago that I started writing my first book. My WHY is because I want to leave a legacy and my written words will live beyond me. It’s no secret that our words can give life. They can build up or tear down. Words have the power to heal and influence us toward change. But earlier this year, I stopped writing my book because I thought β€œNobody cares what you have to say. So no one will read it. Besides, you don’t have the resources to even publish it.β€œ

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Defining Moments

How defining moments become turning points.

Can I just be real with you? For the past few years, I’ve been stacking on the pounds. Now, the pounds did not accumulate in a short time period. They slowly accumulated over a few years. But when my husband bought us a scale earlier this year, I finally mustered up the courage to weigh myself IN SECRET–and I was devastated.

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Life Disruptors

When Life Hands You Lemons.

This month I got my mammogram. I regret to say that I have not been making these screenings a priority for the past 4 years (since routine screenings should start at 40 years of age) but all that has changed since June of this year. As I have been taking major action to improve my overall health and well-being (which includes prioritizing my annual check-ups etc), I keep thinking about a very close friend of mine who just told me she has breast cancer.
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My mom died of ovarian cancer. Does cancer run in your family?

The title of this blog post “Does cancer run in your family”—was the HEADLINER of a brochure my OBGYN handed me this week at my well-woman check-up. Because my mother (a first-degree relative as she put it) died of ovarian cancer, having this type of family history is a red flag or risk factor for hereditary cancer.

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Grit

The Joy, Benefits and Gift of a GRIT mindset.

The secret to success and outstanding achievement in life isn’t about being a β€œgenius”. It’s about your GRIT or the unique combination of your passion, purpose, and long-term perseverance.Β According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, the world’s leading expert on grit, GRIT is having PASSION + SUSTAINED PERSEVERANCE when it comes to achieving long-term goals.

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