Watch this 2 min 36 second video—David’s story and your next step to raising your Freedom Score:
Actions: (you pick the order you do them in):
1) As I did, please share your story below—it’s an important first step to bringing out your passion.
2) Read Chapter 1 in the book to get inspired, and feel free to comment on that as well.
And I look forward to answering your replies!
David
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Andrew Klein
Hi everyone, I am new to this site; however I am very excited to be sharing my story. To be perfectly honest I have never really thought about my life so writing it down will definitely be helping me. Right now I am 22 years old. Ever since I was young, about six years old I wanted to be a singer. I loved coming up with lyrics and making music. However, I was sort of programmed by the media that this type of career is impossible to have. I really had a desire to be a singer but because I didn’t have the support I gave up on this aspiration. My parents have always believed in me. For example, my dad when I was a young kid, he always told me to sing in the car while we were listening to the radio. He told me to pretend I had a microphone in my hand and sing because I was really good. His comments made me feel on top of the world. He really gave me confidence and that meant a lot.
I have gone through elementary school, high school and college. When I was in high school everyone around me seemed to know which career path they wanted to pursue. Their certainty made me question myself because I personally had no, absolutely no idea what I wanted to be. In grade twelve when my peers were choosing which colleges and universities to apply to, I felt pressured. I never really gave thought to my vision. I always thought that it would be great to make lots of money but I also knew that there had to be a medium because more importantly I needed to enjoy my job. I decided to go to Seneca College in Ontario for Recreation and Leisure Services because playing with others in a team environment worked wonders for me. I always loved meeting people and testing out my skill sets with them.
I graduated from this program in May of 2009 and since that time I have worked at a golf course seasonally. The truth is that these jobs were my stepping stone for a career that I truly love. The recreation field was something that I really thought was my passion. However, after a long search for jobs during the recession I sort of lost faith in this field. Now I am considering working with people who have physical and mental disabilities, possibly becoming a Sport or Occupational Therapist.
To be perfectly honest, singing and music is still a strong passion of mine. I recently bought a guitar and have considered taking lessons as well as singing lessons. There is a music program at a college nearby however I feel that it will be extremely difficult to find a job in this industry. I would love for some guidance. Thanks.
P.S. This website is amazing. I love everything that you are doing to help others better themselves.
There is a reason we live our stories… to get to our real truth. Not the story that our family or society has imposed on us.
Somehow I knew that underneath every single life event that challenged and even wounded, Inspiration knew my Name…
What if facing obstacles improved the parameters of our capacity. We would not be victims of our circumstances. Let’s rid ourselves of the notion that only joy is to be embraced. What if we used Alchemy as a way of living?
Where we begin at a basic starting point and through experience we transform our intrinsic wealth using determination as our fuel.
What if we become comfortable with the idea that everything we encounter in life—the love and the rejection—are divine appointments made specifically for us to help define the person we are destined to be, then our lives can look rich at any given moment—in any—and all—circumstance. What if we each knew that unrestricted acceptance of our condition was vital to empowerment.
The truth of my story, today, entering my fifties, is to unconditionally love myself. From owning my raw and sometimes terrifying journey as a teenage prostitute on the streets of San Francisco, to achieving a successful 20-year career as a law enforcement officer, working with people whose choices, like mine, had led them into desperate places. Giving back in authentic form established its own influential reward!
And now it is time to share my story, to retrace the dark steps in the alley…
I invite you to come along with me down into the depths, as I find my voice and own my power, step-by-step bringing myself up into the light.
May you find inspiration in experiencing the uniqueness of who you are in Owning Your Name.
Welcome the journey as you fully become all that you are designed to be and enjoy the wealth in what you behold.
La Verne
OMG!I am very amazed. Some of these stories seem like it is me already. There is an old saying “I’m a Jack of all trades and master of none”..welll they were speaking of me..I am a seamstress/tailor/designer, song writer and singer, I have written several children stories and all that I do are very, very good.not only according to me..but my many clients as well..I am now 57 years old and have done nothing with all my talents (very little)..My friends and family say I should be rich, but I am actually struggling to keep my head above water. I have great ideas and suggestion and immaculent creative abilities even art (drawing and painting etc.) but I have no money to persue anything…I am miserable sitting on all this talent and no money!!! I want to get my stories published too..please help!! I am a lost ball in high weed..as they used to say..which way do I turn???
Cheryl Bates
My story is I’ve been a mere factory worker for most of my working life. I tried college two different times – just didn’t seem to be who I was; tried three different fast-food restaurants in between, and nothing came of all of this.
Now, I believe I have real hope. I’ve always wanted my own business somehow. Since childhood, I’ve also wanted to become a writer of fiction. I may still be able to and maybe also some ideas in the personal development area.
I started out as an eager communications major, dreaming of becoming a anchor woman reporting live from a hurricane (LOL!) boy have things changed from those days. I chose that idea for profession as a close second to my true passion which was teaching and training…which I knew at age 12 didn’t pay enough to cover necessary expenses. I am not sure how I knew this, but I can vividly recall changing my mind in the 6th grade about teaching. I see this story getting really long really quick so I will fast-forward to college when I realized journalism was not for me, but communication and business was. Focusing on marketing, I quickly became passionate about helping business communicate their message to their target audiences. This was fun, exciting and offered me the opportunity to creatively express myself (well kinda…I did have to be sure I communicated about my company’s product. As I climbed higher up the corporate ladder, I realized that my voice was being suppressed. People heard me, but I wasn’t really saying what I wanted or felt that I NEEDED to say. Simultaneously, I was helping my local church with evangelism and marketing. I absolutely LOVED this! Spreading the Good News and being creative all in one. But, I was not getting paid.
I landed a job with a company that serviced faith-based orgs and ministries. I headed their marketing department and in no time saw tremendous results. As I traveled around the world, I met other Pastors and leaders who needed help with their marketing. I knew this was what I was called to do. My passion was their need.
GetPaid has helped me to put everything in perspective. I am streamlining my efforts so that I can help ministries more effectively and efficiently (my old way was limiting and not very cost-effective). I am launching my first info product next month. I am really excited!
I’ve already got my website up & I’m creating my first product now. The problem I’m having is finishing. I’ve started a SEO plan, and stopped working on it, while I had to wait for my web designer to help set everything up right. Then I did a 30 day blog challenge, and now I’m taking a class on product creation. But I haven’t finished anything yet. I’ve only sold a few of my affiliate products. I got a new domain name for 1 of them, but because I don’t know how to set it up, I haven’t set it up yet.
I’m so sick of wallowing around & getting bummed out because my money is running out & I can’t finish anything. I keep getting side-tracked!
So I’m hoping in the next 2 weeks to finish my first info product, within a month, having an opt-in giveaway and an auto-responder series set up. Hopefully, I’ll be marketing my new product too.
Tamara
Vivian
My story is like so many others on this post. I’ve done a lot of things to put food on the table for my family, I’ve experienced a lot of love, had some good stuff and some hard stuff happen. I’ve got skills and interests, but I don’t want to just make another job for myself.
I love starting things, then I love to pass it on to someone else to follow through. 🙂 I love designing other people’s homes or rooms, then go to the next person and do something completely different. I love to compose music, work through the birthing process to performance, then go on to the next one. But I wouldn’t want to be a tour performer. I love starting businesses! I love the creative process of almost anything. I would love to be part of a think tank!! Once they’re up and running, I prefer to hand things to someone else and go create something else. I make my husband nuts because I cannot pin down my “one thing.” I fear I am making myself a little nuts, too. 🙂 Hmm, I have a passion for passion, a passion for life, a passion for learning, launching, creating – and then on to the next thing. I’m sure you are feeling my husband’s pain. 🙂
Kim
Reading everyone’s stories it’s amazing how alike many of us are.
My story,
Well, I live in FL, which I really love but I work in a law office which I really don’t. But I’ve been there for 11 years and at this point my salary is too good to leave.
I went to college shortly after I got married and got a BA in Digital Art and Technology with grand dreams of working as a graphic artist or in some capacity of a assitant in video production.
That didn’t work out so well. No jobs could start me where I needed salary wise and the jobs that were there were extremely boring.
I am a lively, joyous person. I am loud and love to talk and tell stories. I have had so many experiences in my life from living through my parents divorce, moving from one state to another and having some of the worst financial troubles I ever experienced through that time to starting a photography business.
I love so many things but not sure where to focus. Help! 🙂
Doing what you love to do is the best way to success!
Kell
I was always a straight A student through high school and college but came out of both not knowing how to do anything but be a good student. Have a degree in communication/journalism because I like to write but discovered I don’t like getting in people’s faces and asking them questions! From early childhood I have loved to paint, draw and dance, but am only recently really learning and practicing those crafts. Recently left a 10 year job in public relations which I loved for the first 5 years and hated for the last 5. Had a nervous breakdown and finally quit before I hurt myself. Am now working only half-time as a secretary. Like the people, hours, flexibility but am not very inspired by the subject matter. But, am very grateful for the time and space I have right now to work on my Self. Want to draw, paint, dance and help other women like me connect to that something greater that lies within.
Why not take a course on being a Life Coach? Your friends already go to you for advice! Become certified and get paid for it!
My reply was for Sondrah but for some reason was put in the wrong spot!
see http://www.BecomeaCoach.com for courses
I’ve always loved working on books. Started my career as an advertising copywriter for major Boston book publishers Little, Brown and then Houghton Mifflin way back in the 1960s. But it was only in the past three years that I realized how much I love copyediting book manuscripts for individual authors. I’ve completed more than 60 manuscripts, in genres ranging from business to novels, memoirs, science fiction, children’s, and academic subjects. That’s my story!
Maha
Hi,
My story is that I’ve been reading self help books and trying to find my passion, to no avail, for as long as I can remember. I studied interior design but never finished or worked in that field. I’ve held a couple a jobs which bored me to death, the first one, for one and a half years, as an airlines reservations agent before I got married; and the second for five years as a writer and editor for a small time magazine. I quit and started a catering business which lasted one year, then I worked several years as a personal buyer. The last time I worked was about eleven years ago when I opened a day care/ preschool center in my home (I have no credentials and I made it a point to tell people just that. I gave them my program and they liked it and sent their children. I had six kids at a time in my school) Actually this was the job I enjoyed most but can’t do anymore due to health problems.
I would love to work as an interior designer but I don’t think anyone will hire someone with only two years college. I love to write and have several chapters of what I hope will be a children’s book but have stopped writing about two to three monthss ago. Anyway, the chapters need a lot of work.
My biggest problem is location, and I don’t mean a cubicle, I mean an area of the world. I hate where I live, but thats where my hasband works for the time being.
c-r
i would be happy to help with refining and honing your book if you like. if you are REALLY TRULY ready to move forward i would be the buddy that holds you to the challenges you have set for yourself. you should know that: if you can see the end of the journey, then it all becomes just that–a journey–to wherever it is that you are aiming for. so if you are not yet aiming you will never hit your target and you will always be where you are.
La Verne
you seem quite negative and unsure about everything…sometimes we have to make do with what we have til we can do better..the key is …do better..if you can change it …do so..if not..let it go and move on..be blessed and prosperious
sondrah
I have dabbled in many things none of which I am passionate about. When I ask my friends what I am good at they all have said the same thing. I inspire them. I inspire them to follow their dream, take the next step, get back to writing, etc. I’ve been told when they are stuck, in a rut, or depressed they call me and I listen!! I get them anxious to get going again. I’m not sure how to make money listening!! One thing I thought of doing Is what you are doing David and why, when I can just send them to you! I am nearing retirement in about 10 years and certainly cannot afford to, I do not want to work 9-5 for the rest of my life. I want to travel, visit my family, enjoy my life. And get paid for it.
thanks Sondrah
Pete Tokarczyk
Just to be up front, I’ve not read the book yet but it is on my list to do this weekend.
I’m in the process of a career change as well. Going from J.O.B. to freelance writing, filming and hiking.
Of course the writing and filming is of the hiking. A major step for me since I’ve done neither in my life professionally.
I’ve got the ideas.
We will see where this goes.
Lisa
Hi there! I’ve been reading the book piece by piece as you’ve suggested and am getting very excited but also feel stuck. I have an idea to start a business in the country where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer then trained for many years. I am established in this Latin American country with a husband and 2 kids. My business idea is based on Abundance, people finding that which they crave in happiness, health, wealth, peace and growth. The multi-faceted approach includes teaching English to moms of students who are studying English, opening a Global cafe to cater to US tastes (bagels, smoothies, etc.), ecotourism, EFT…but I don’t see how any of this could become profitable through a website. One idea I had was support to people in multi-cultural families. But I can’t imagine what people would pay for!
I really appreciate any input you might have! I also have a question about domain – there are so many companies on line and I’m wondering who to choose. The one you suggest is an option. Then I’ve found one in the country I’m living – would that be better? Plus you suggest .com if in the US and .com.country if abroad, which I am. But the .com.country domain is much more expensive then the .com domain! I’m looking into options and again I appreciate everything you’re offering and all your support to so many people!!!
Take care,
Lisa
Erin
Hi Everyone,
My story: I was a staright A student all through high school. I was going somewhere. Then, (as is becoming more and more common, unfortunately) I met a boy who I thought was everything, and I ended up pregnant as a 16 yr old, junior in high school. To make a long story short, I did finish high school, and kept the baby (my beautiful daughter, who is now 8!). The boy and I didn’t last but 2 years. I didn’t go to college like I was “supposed” to, and I thought my life is just going to be work, work, work. My current boyfriend, who I’ ve been with for quite awhile now, is basically supporting me and my daughter. I work 3 jobs (because I am trying to get out of debt), but I’m not passionate about any of them. I don’t mind going to work, but I feel there must be something more out there for me. That is what brought me here.
“Happy Mother’s Day” 🙂
to all you beautiful moms out there!
By the way, every day is Mother’s Day 😉
always remember that!
Love to you,
Yvonne
Karen
Hi David, I would like to start a website but is waiting on my book for my son to read it so he can assist me in setting it up. I am about to leave my job careing for older people in a Nursing Home. My back is no longer able to cope with the stress. I have to find something else to do to support myself or I would loose everything, not having enough to live on. I do have a lot of experience with dementia and all the things that come with it. I will need some help but is not ready to proceed as yet. I am also apprehensive as to what I should do or even if a website to ofer support to people with early dementia or family of those with it is what I should be doing. I am hoping that my son and maybe someone else would be able to offer some advice. Karen.
Hi Karen,
I’d like to see you bring in some money doing something else (that’s easy on your back), WHILE you’re building your online business.
that will take some pressure off, and give you time to build it.
Karen
Hi David, Thank you! I am looking into that. I will be also looking at your book to help me with my website and maybe vertual support. Thank you again. Karen.
Hi David.
Here is a bit of my story. I was “blind” and now I “see”. Everything that happened to me before the day I saw the face of God, is just a story. That I created and that I blamed on everybody else for the outcome of my own decisions. Now I don’t blame but I know my blueprint and I am about to shred the bad and keep the good.
My blueprint is verbal and psychologically abused kid buy a stepfather,he is forgiven, rejected by my family because I was always the “different one” meaning, I used to think I didn’t belong to that family, I was an out cast withing. I am one of the only 2 of my generation (about 45 cousins) that went to college. I moved so many times, started at 6 months old, when my father died, lived with my grandmother (she was a saint but I wasn’t) till 4 1/2 then went back to mom. Because of that I am still moving every 2 years (blueprint that I want to change) I moved to the US 10 yeas ago, the longest moving ever, bad marriage with abusing crazy triple ADD guy but he is now a friend, I understand people are different 🙂 I pray for him to find his way to God. I have been reading, participating on “new real of opportunities” classes, teleseminar, audio books playing under my pillow throughout the night,you name it, because I am hungry for a huge and definite transformation so I can help other to have the transformation they a looking for in they lives too. I am glad you came into my life. You already touched my heart.
Much Love
Celia
PS.: I wanted to say “new realm of opportunities”
Hello Everyone!
I have been reading and studying about “finding the work the I would love to do.” My current job is flowing in a direction that has the potential to pull me away from my relationship with God. Because I have one foot in the job, and the other in the desire to serve God with my gifts and talents – I feel that I am being pulled in two different directions.
It reminds me of the HAL9000 computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” We learn in the sequel, “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” that HAL was behaving and acting strangely because he was given instructions regarding his duties that conflicted with the values and attributes that he was programmed with.
I have been in the IT field for almost 15 years now. I am well aware that a lot of software problems and “freeze-ups” occur because a computer doesn’t know how to process something because it is either broken, or conflicts with the computer’s basic set of instructions for doing it’s job.
I don’t believe God put me here to live a confused, powerless life that does not help anyone. The process of “finding my niche” has been a struggle. At times, my self doubt and lack of confidence has really paralyzed me. However, with God’s help and the support of my family, friends, folks like David Wood, Dan Miller, Dave Ramsey, and the multitude of other good people that are “here to help,” I believe that success is just around the corner.
2010: The Year *I* Make Contact…
Hi David,
About ten years ago I was that proverbial square peg in a round hole job: a medieval archaeologist and historian, not using my degrees, in a pay-the-rent-or-die situation. It sent me over the edge, I had a breakdown and have been signed off sick ever since. Once the depression and anxiety began to lift I had developed ME and am only just beginning to recover in my spirit and mind, the rest will just have to catch up as I’m on a mission and I don’t intend to languish any longer.
Having just recently published a novel I wrote ten years ago, that was designed to take my testimony to those that needed to read it, it’s beginning to dawn on me that there has to be a vehicle for both it and subsequent novels I shall write and that I CAN find it.
That’s your cue to helping me find it, I think 🙂
Tally
Suhaima Amade
Hi David
I would like to tell you my story, its probably very common as there are tons of divorced women supporting their own kids as well as themselves.
I wish i can help women be postive on their outlook in life, I believe life is such a big test and God has to humble us by putting us through this.
Will you help me David?
Suhaima
that’s what I’m here for Suhaima
yes
jill
I grew up being told to go to school. get good grades, and find a safe secure job. I have done all of those things, but I stil feel like there is something missing, that I could be happier than I am. I have always known that I have wanted to help othe people, but specifically with what I don’t know yet. I just feel that I am not always authentic in my current position, that somehow I am not bring my full self to what I do. I believe in continuous learning and look for ways to continuously improve, but I struggle with jobs that base value on time not production. I need to be more integrated with people, to connect with them, to help them help themselves.
Hey Jill
I know exactly what you feel. There is a fear that I is like a wall and we can’t see how we get out of the regular pay by the hour job. It takes some time because it is very difficult to go against our blueprint, that we learn how to be since we were little, but you found this book, you found people battling with the same things you are. Take advantage of this opportunity, don’t let it slip through you gingers. I let so many things standing on my way, because I was afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone. It is good to be comfortable, doesn’t it, and there is a reward for been comfortable, we don’t get hurt, the bad things is, we will never know what would happened if we have tried.
I have much confidence in you just because you are here in this adventure with us.
Much Love
Celia
Hi David
I just got out of the teleconference. I got the last 10 minutes because of a meeting that took longer than usual. Business. But I called in anyway, to get the “vibe”. In the past I would say, well, what can I learn in ten minutes? But now I know the value of a 10 minutes with like minded people who are leveraging my standers, my way of thinking and my way of LIVING.
Great job.
PS.: I punched number 1 🙂
Much Love
Sara
Hi Dave,
I’ve moved a lot in my life and worked as a Help Desk Technician in a couple high profile companies. The moves have taken places where my skills were not in high demand because the towns I moved to did not have the industry, so I found I had to reinvent myself to find employment in the food retail business. Everywhere I’ve worked I’ve always excelled and been promoted. But the moves happen because my spouse(s)took employment somewhere else and we had to follow. Reinventing myself has gotten old. I’m older and my skills are wonderful, but they have new names for them now and I don’t know what they are and that leaves me NOT on the cutting edge. I feel like I’m chasing the wind and getting nowhere and I just know I was created to do something great! But what that could be is a mystery. I’m reading your book and learning more about myself. But hope it won’t take me several more years to figure it all out so I can do something about it.
Sincerely,
Sara
Dearest Sara,
Don’t worry about time. It is going by way too fast anyhow. ;>
I know just where you are and I think it helps to get out of the “what niche that exists can I fill” mode to” what niche/job can I create” that brings in me fully. We are at a time now where we can create a totally new job description. So just gather your talents, write them down and look at the sum total and let it germinate. You will come up with something astoundingly wonderful, I am sure.
Sabine
hi guys have drifted from place to place and business to business never really knowing what I really wanted to be and do.
Now I know and I love helping people become the best at what they want to do! I have control of my time and my life and I love it…. cheers fernando
Hi, David –
I’ve played/worked with young children, hired and trained child care and preschool staff, “taught” several age groups over the last 40 years. I avoided traditional teaching training and have focused on how children, and the rest of us learn. I am just completing a book on parenting with practical, intuitive as well as challenging material, and have designed an 8 hour workshop for parents that works amazingly well (it is not about tips and techniques to manipulate our children or how to control them). I am now ready to design this to provide lots of opportunities for me to contribute and be contributed to by others committed to the quality of the lives of children via parent “education”. I seem to have making money doing this (or anything else) as something in the way of making a contribution even though I know that financial freedom/sufficiency would take the struggle out of it for me.
I look forward to reading more of your book.
Marty
Deborah
WEll, I have much in my life that I could go on about but I think for my personal issue – it’s got to do with feelings of guilt/responsibility for everything. I was raised by a single parent with a drinking problem. I took on many roles that I suppose I shouldn’t have in my younger years. My first marriage ended after 14 years to cancer and the year prior to my husbands demise, I lost a baby. I am remarried 10 years now and have another lovely daughter. My husband drinks heavily though and I struggle with feeling guilty for letting myself and my children get into a situation that is always turbulent. No violence, but just the ups and downs that correspond with self made emotions. I wish to first help myself by becoming successful in a career that will give me strength to do what I need to do when I need to do it. This doesn’t necessarily mean I want a different life, but I hate that I don’t have an option right now. Not sure if this is making any sense – even to myself, but I would truly like to find a spot for me where I can be useful in a meaningful way.
Hi david – i hope you read this mail. I still havent received my copy of your book yet. I know iam from abroad, but i hope to receive it soon…. cheers marianne
Sandie
My childhood was sketchy. Although I know now that my parents did the best they could, no one was available, either emotionally or physically. We had money, so I was given lots of things and credit cards, probably to ease their guilt. My grandmother was my strength and helped raise me and my brother. I always felt alone and even in my adult years, the issue of abandonment has been a theme. When I was 25, I got married and about a year later, he was killed in an automobile accident. It took me years to get through that. I was young and few people could relate. Also, at that time, there weren’t support groups like there are now. I went on with my life, got into a profession that made me money, but really wasn’t very happy and always felt I had more of a purpose. I dabbled in helping people on the side, like running support groups and giving motivational workshops and did a lot of writing. I didn’t have the courage to leave everything familiar. I was too afraid. I was skeptical on whether I could take that leap and really be able to fly.
About 10 years after the death of my first husband, I re-married. We stayed married for over 9 years and during that time, he suffered from depression, which got continuously worse. He went on to self-medicate by drinking. I hung in there for several treatment programs and rehabs and eventually told him, that I couldn’t do it anymore unless he took some action to help himself. His depression worsened, so did his drinking and so we separated. Shortly after, he committed suicide.
It has been several years and I am now finally through all of this devastation. I am back to doing what I love, am motivated and feel as though I’m constantly utilizing my creativity. I gave up the job/career that I wasn’t happy with and have taken the risk to pursue my dreams, because I believe in myself. I practice law of attraction and now I am meeting people in the field I am pursuing. Things appear to be coming to me easier and with a flow. I am open, optimistic and am doing the homework that needs to be done. I can always use more help and encouragement, as I have my days. I have always been of the mind that it’s not what you get, but rather what you do with what you get that counts. I feel as though I am spinning yarn into gold.
lisa williams
Well thank goodness you have triumphed over things over your life that were simply hard to imagine, like the accident with your first husband , then suicide with your second husband. Yet you find solace in writing. Money was given to you however had little meaning as it sounds like you needed affirmation of love and realizing hey I am visible. Don’t act as if you were invisible.
carry on in sharing and release your gift of writing it can be theraputic
v12man
I got hurt on the Job, Hit by a Car, My wife was in a FATAL CAR ACCIDENT, My Home
Burned Down, My Dog died, then my Brother was in a FATAL CAR ACCIDENT, & soon after my Dad died.. I started defining myself by all these life events…
It was not a good thing to do. I didn’t even realize that I was doing it.
I am older now & retired because of medical issues.. My Social Security
shows I made about 125K in my WHOLE LIFE…
While I don’t define myself by the income
I made. I do wish for more. AND I Always
have helped people & wanted to do more.
Maybe with some confidence & mentoring that can happen.
Geno-Id
jodi
and for some reason you have survived..maybe so you can help others..everyone needs hope when faced with tragedy..i know I to have faced it all…i wish you well
xoxo
jodi
Gem
David, I love the book. I had been travelling down this path of thought myself for a couple of weeks when I got the email about your book. Serendipitous! I was called by Spirit a number of years ago to begin working with the crystals. I took the prompting and left a job that I had been at for a very long time. I loved the crystals and the people I met. They shared such wonderful stories with me and I felt truly blessed. However I didn’t like the retail side. I left the crystals and moved back into teaching/ training which I truly enjoy. Particulary when I get to help others see aspects of themselves that they haven’t seen or acknowledged before and to see them start to shine in a new way. A big part of the training has been in computers/software with some of it motivational. When you really get to foster people to believe and trust themselves. Powerful! And now the crystals are calling me again. I still don’t see if I ‘m on the right path, but I have started down it anyway and see where it leads. I do need the freedom of working for myself, my hours, not having to come into a corporate office daily. And having the amount of money I earn in my hands.
Everybody has that special gift that makes them unique and that is needed in the world today. What a great opportunity to have David lead us and show us how to make this happen.
Blessings
Hi David,
I hope you do not hate me for saying this: you were so open, so touching, but you never named what it was, that happened to you. I mean, yes, I can assume, that it was the shock, but can you name it . . . ?
Here is my story of Why I want to help people.
I think I always wanted to. Even when I was a little girl I used to go up to kids who had hurt themselves and offer them help or share their sorrow. I think we come into this world with this, or that intention, life purpose or task to fulfill and then we are guided. There are turning points in our life, which make us see and realise what we are here for.
My very special moment in time, were it was ‘ut vincere ut mori’ either you succeed or you die, came, when I had to find out what to do with my life, after my husband had opted against wanting the child I was carrying for the second time. I could not go on like that anymore, I had to give purpose to my life apart from a family who did not have need for me other than keeping the household going.
So I started to go for knowledge. Did my A-Levels, went to University and worked myself through piles of books. I had lived for some years in London during the seventies, a very lively and spiritually open time, and I had realised that the world as we comprehend it, is only a small portion of the true reality behind it and I wanted to find out, what is behind the veil, I wanted truth and I did find out, to a certain extant that is, obviously.
I am utterly convinced that the life as we are experiencing it now, is a mere shadow of what it could be like. Man could live much longer, healthier, and a more balanced life, in harmony with others and nature, if we only knew who in truth we are. I am quite sure that one day people will remember our times and age and say, ‘Oh, it must have been terrible, the illnesses they had.’ It will change, this here now is like a bad dream. And I myself will do all I can, do make this change come. I do not know how yet. I myself am an ‘Angeltherapy Practitioner’, i.e. I do counselling and I will develop my blogs, one in German for the Angel-Work, the other in English as a means of interacting with other people about knowledge from behind the veil. Take it from there.
I hope that makes somehow sense . . . thanks anyway for listening and reading through as far as this!
Love to everybody here.
Beatrice
Martin Muteti
This book is one of the best any one can find. I have been reading it page by page and acting on the information. I already have bought a webname for personal development issues, set it up, set up and email system and im now writting the Ezine. I shall then publish it soon.
Keep it up sir, and keep enlightening us.
See you at the top.
Larry
I found a healing method that really worked and one I enjoyed doing. I was working at becoming an instructor for this method and on my first field teaching assignment, the other instructors and my self were ask to attend a support group meeting for those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, that evening. There was about 20 people at this support group meeting and every one was telling how CFS had affected them, their spouse and families. Out of the 20 people there, 6 told of their suicide attemps to get past this condition.
That was my point of no return, from that time on I have worked with many with CFS to over come this condition and allow them to regain a normal life.
By taking this course and David’s help, I plan to set up a web site so many more will be able to be helped.
Larry
I started doing and then teaching yoga because I carried alot of stress and therefore pain in my neck and shoulders, later finding that yoga was also very healing for my spirit as well. Over the years I have also studied the Enneagram and found it a magnificent too to understanding myself. I have always stuggled with depression and low self-esteem. I have begun to teach workshops putting these two wisdom traditions together and would like to bring this valuable information to more people. The name of my yoga is Joyflow and I am passionate about helping people experience spiritual healing. I also have owned a studio for many years and it has been a service of love since I have hardly ever made a profit. Therefore, I am also passionate about actually making money at this, both to honor myself and my skills, and to prove that you can do what you love for a living.
Tracy
I’m in for a tele class and also think recording is great b/c of all the time zones and schedules.
thanks david…
Tracy
Kelli
I have been in chronic pain for over 20 years, and am on disability. I have no idea what I have to offer, as I’ve been out of the loop for so long, as my life is pretty isolating.
I’ve worked off and on writing a book with the desire to help people like myself, who look fine, so no one understands why you’re not out in life, not working, not socializing etc. I guess I’m lazy, or I don’t like what i’ve written, but it’s been on my mind for years.
I’m tired of being a financial burden to my parents, and I know that I NEED to be financially independent, or at least on my way, to feel better about myself, and then maybe actually, FEEL BETTER.
I read part of your book when you first gave it out, but then got stuck with the “doing part”, finding a buddy etc., and put it aside.
I just know it’s time, and I’ve wasted enough.. If I can get the book written, at least you’ve given me an idea that even if people paid $1.00 to read it, I’d make some money, and I wouldn’t have to worry about getting a publisher etc. The internet really is becoming more and more amazing in how it connects us all.
Thank you for YOU, and for your gift, and hopefully, I’ll buck up and get going.
Cheers!
Larry
Kelli, maybe I can be of some help to you. If interested send me an e-mail. lw_bartholomew(at)live.com
Larry
Paige
My story isn’t a dramatic one. People who don’t know me think I have a wonderful life. I am a female. My mother married my father when she was 15 and moved far away from her family. She came from a totally different, normal background but being so young and her only contact with people was my fathers family she was very controlled and could never do anything to help us kids. I grew up with a brother and 3 sisters with a father that controlled everything and begrudged the birth of a female. He felt the only things kids were good for was a work force. All us kids started to work on farms when we were 5 years old. My father would find the jobs and we would work. We had to give all of our money home until we were 18 and 1/2 until we were 21. One thing my mother insisted on was that we went to school when we weren’t working which was 3 – 4 months of the year. The teachers knew what our life was like so they focused on teaching us the very important stuff like English, writing and math. Luckily we were all fairly smart so we were able to pick up most of it at school because we were not allowed to do any homework or have any friends. My father has never worked a job and my mother would work with us kids sometimes. I recall most of the time we were were making about $1000 week and that was 45 years ago, so we made good money. My Dad was a good money manager and bought a farm so we always had a place to live and we raised our own animals for meat so we ate well too. The problem is we were never people. We weren’t allowed to speak until we were spoken too, we could never be sad or happy or play, we just worked, served and existed. We all ended up getting married and pretty much took on the personalities of our partners because we had no idea what real people did or said so we just copied our partners personalities. I was fortunate, I married a saint but I have never learned how to be a person. I most often do and say the right things but nothing comes from within. I don’t know what I like, what I think, how I feel. My answers are always reflective of what my husband likes, thinks, feels, etc. I was doing pretty well with that for a while, I even went back to school and got a certification. I landed a job that I really liked and I thought now I can be a real person, but in my attempts to figure out what that was, I guess I kept trying new things out and changing all the time that my boss grew to really dislike me because I was so unpredictable. I didn’t do anything that would reflect poorly on the company or embarass him, and he really liked my work, but he said just being around me, people were very uncomfortable because I was always so tense and serious. After that he continually picked at me. I spoke too fast, I walked too fast, I raised my eyebrows when I spoke and intimidated people when I did that, etc I let him pick at me me for 10 years until any of the confidence I had built up was totally eroded and then I was let go from my job after 19 years. Luckily I found another job but I still feel so insecure and uncomfortable around anyone that is superior to me. I always feel like they are thinking bad things of me or don’t like me or something and then of course it has turned out true, they don’t like me. I am fine with people that don’t have control over my life but bosses really scare me. I’m really afraid it will cost me this job too and I am getting too old to find another good job. I just want to learn how to be a real person and know me if there is a me. I went to a psychiatrist for about 5 years because I wanted to make sure I didn’t taint how my children grew up but I never really got over that either, for some reason and I don’t know what the reason was, she dumped me. One day I went in and she said I don’t think I can see you anymore, I will give you the name of someone else. I went to the new one two times but I just couldn’t start all over again. I just really wish I knew why a psychiatrist couldn’t even stand me when I’m sure she was being paid well. Isn’t that why they do it? We have one daughter that turned out so sweet and well adjusted and successful and a son that is a crack addict. They were both raised exactly the same so I don’t know why. Even though I don’t know why, I know it is probably my fault. Maybe I am totally dead inside and there is nothing there. I don’t know. I would just like to know what it is like to truly feel happy or excited or think something is funny and laugh a real laugh. Just something.
jodi
honey its not your fault..everyone is born with choices even our children..his choice to live live they way he wants to
your job is to just let him…love him jus the way he is..don’t aid him just love him even if that is from afar..and most importantly love yourself..cause you are a beautiful person worthy of so much more then you give yourself..give it now..cause you are all that matters..
i have felt dead inside god had just before too..then i felt the wind on my face for the first time and that is when i knew god had just kissed my face and i cried it felt so wonderful..so go outside and feel the wind …
xoxo
Jodi
I picked up your book because I had just finished amalysing my work and realized that I don’t get paid for what I do. I decided that it was time to be paid for what people seem to find as a great value in me, but not insurance companies. i decided to become a vibrant health coach on line. I am now working out the details. I am still on chapter one of my new life.
Hi ‘David, The why of my life. Growing up watching the adults in my life angry and out of control most of the time. My parents very intelligent and educated but did not really understand and appreciate the true beauty in life. Their four beautiful children. They spent their life looking on the outside to fill the vast void with in them. They were both abusive towards the four of us. It took me many years to truly grasp my value and worth and to understnd I am a child of God and perfect in his eyes. I have spent my life advocating for the rights of others to help them understand their value and beauty. I am becoming an ordained minister of peace which I created my business HeartsofHealing.org to assist the lost children find their soul purpose. I raised four amazing children and have been a mother to many other a long the way. I want to open up a healing sanctuary to let anyone come to heal. My book The forgotten Child will hopefully help others heal from their journey. We are all meant to shine and hold on to our dreams. I lived with a lot of pain in my life but is is through my pain that I have been able to help others not to live in theirs anymore. Love an kindness Joan Van Eyll
Hi again,
David’s persistence has lead me to give a longer version of the story I shared a few days back.
Born and raised in Sydney Australia enjoyed a great family environment, pplayed soccer and tennis, nothing unusual. Graduated from High School 1972, joined local Bank, something that I had always wanted to do though can’t pin down the actual reason. Anyway, enjoyed over 23 years with that organisation working in many different environments.
I believe that while working for a period in the Human Resources section of the Bank, that I got my first taste of “coaching” and helping others. It was a very rewarding and satisfying period of my career.
Late 1980’s received a great break when I was transferred from Sydney to my now current location in Tweed Heads(about one hour’s drive south of Brisbane Aus for those unfamiliar). this capped off a terrific decade for me- Married 1981, bought first home, fathered two great daughters.
Early 1990’s saw some changes. I became further exposed to ‘Personal Development” teachers- this really lit a light within me and eventually resigned from Bank 1996 with a view to follow a Personal Development career.
Well, that was my idea however my implementation of same was poor, I got sidetracked(not for the first time)and eventually found myself with a career in Real Estate sales where I spent over 6 years.
Fast forward a few years, boredom set in, Personal Development came back in to play and I was determined to gain Life Coach accreditation- which I did in 2005 thru Life Coaching Institute of Aust(LCI). Everything was set to end happily thereafter but again after doing some coaching,I self sabotaged, got sidetracked(again), lost committment etc.
Six months ago I gave myself a good talking to- WAKE UP! don’t waste your gift. Since then I have refocussed my self, established website, sought guidance and found that the path is so much more clearer for me now- I enjoy what I do, my passion is rekindled and am looking forward to the best years ahead.
I’ve left out a few juicy bits. maybe for another time.
Regards, David from Aus.
Umo Udo
Thanks David for creating this forum for such courageaous postings.
I have many WHYs…but I’ll share the very first one. I was sexually abused from age 3 by a young man who was an extended family member. He was very consistent in the sense that this went on several times in the course of a week and for several years. The events remain as clear as crystal to me today as if they happened a moment ago, yet my spirit is eon years away from it.
Although this young man quite unfortunately died young, I was still getting a whiff of his body odor up until a few years ago.
I came to learn from my mother that this boy was publicly planning on sexually abusing the baby that she was carrying if that baby should be a girl. So, he had his wish. Do I know why? No. And, I don’t need to know to be healed. I have since been able to help others heal from their own woundedness and thrive through my coaching, retreats and speaking engagements. It’s my life’s passion.
My father was poisoned and died when I was 10 years old. I was kidnapped with my best friend and raped in high school. I said I have many whys but my “WHAT now?” is bigger than all of my WHYs put together. I am a resilient woman!
billo
i read your story and felt nothing but admiration for you for having come out of it and being able to deal with it. all the best.
You are beautiful
By saying words
Hurting you so much
Just say those words
Poisoned by rape
And disgrace
Wish you all the best!
Give you all I have!
My heart …
Andreas Eichhorn
Hi all,
Here is my story: I am 34 years old and I am working as a program/project manager for implementing ERP-Software within Germany and accross the world since 2004, after I have completed my University examn in Information Science.
13 years ago I joined a spiritual community/society. That´s were my “serious attempt” started to walk on a spiritual path and I am doing it (with variable intensity and focus during the years) until today – getting more committed from day to day during the years and today I know that I will go ahead.
For a very long time I lived in two seperated “worlds”. One one side there was my workaday life being a IT consultant and project manager, and on the other side I was toghether with people interested in a spiritual practice and development, attending meditation groups, practicing visualization, contemplaion or working with esoteric symbols. And actually, I was living two seperate lifes.
This situation changed when I did get in touch with the integral theorie of the philosopher Ken Wilber and the integral movement around him, especially in Germany there is – beside the USA – a quite well organized community which tries to apply the integral theorie to their daily life. In addition i started to organize events and regular group meeting of people interested in a spiritual path in Muenster, my home town, together with a good friend. Both circumstances did bring spirituality much closer to my day to day life and this process is still ongoing.
2007 I met my girl-friend with her – at this time – 5 month old daugther and we moved together in one house very quickly. Since this time I am also a daddy for my step-daughter – which I really appreciate an love. But life´s not getting more easy to handle, having a demanding job, being a father and a partner to my girl-friend and movig forward with a spiritual life practice, focusing on going a spriritual path and then also trying to getting all this together.
That is why I think providing support, assistance, coaching and motivation for harmonizing the different aspects of our demanding life in the 21th century (including a focused and regular spiritual practice) is something many people are interested in and I want to share my own experiences…
Thats is why I am here now…
Greetings
Andreas
Hello Andreas,
please e-mail me …. yvanne66atyahoo.com I have some information/links that you might be interested in concerning your integration process.
I think it is awesome that you wish to live your life within different aspects, so to speak.
It all truly belongs together as it is all interconnected.
For the most part in our Western World spirituality is still regarded as a kept-behind-closed-doors topic, which is already changing from what I have noticed.
All aspects, as in emotionally, intellectually, physically, relationships and financially have to be paid attention to and nourished in order to live a happy life.
Your IT knowledge may help you to get through the technical stuff fast.
Have you found your elevator pitch, yet?
…. and what do you see as your ultimate life purpose in order to contribute to this world? What’s your niche?
Have a wonderful day, tomorrow, and each and every day 🙂
Yvonne.
HI David, I am a Canadian female pushing 60 now. I appear to be a flash and spot reader. Freedom is what we allow. In my case, after hearing your stuff, and doing the freedom test, I would comment that I seem to allow more freedom for others than for myself. I have tried many times to find a reasonable way to earn money online. I have purchased so many items that led no-where. I own 8 websites that I am “still working on” What a mess. I have only got bits of time. My spouse and his busimess is very demanding of my attention (which I remind myself is our bread and butter right now). THis day I received your “deeper” story about your sister. I am in tears because hearing your depth and honesty flashed me back. I offer my condolences and Blessings to you. May the world grow in kindness and the wind always be at your back.
Daisy Lee
Bruce Msimanga
Hey It’s Bruce here in South Africa.
Here is my story: I am a young man with a huge passion for people development.
I struggled to educate myself and got advanced distinctions in business management & economics. Thereafter, I started speaking to groups of people in the pursuit of my passion.
However, it all came crashing early last year and I lost it all. This year I vowed to myself not to give up on the dream, and I have been trying to launch a self-development magazine – quite a difficult thing to do when you have got absolutely no capital!!!!
I will not give up and I hope at the end of the year I will be able to hold seminars and speak to people – helping them to become better and be able to achieve more in their lives.
Yep, that’s the long and short of it.
Bruce.
Here is my story: I am currently 43 female seeking to find my life’s passion or mission.
I am a Christian who cannot stand to work for “idiots” or “corporate” cuz the want to “program” me. I can do that but it is not my authentic self.
I raised my daughter by myself when my husband walked out on us..she was 1.5 and I was 28. I am 43 she is 16-now. I had a successful barber shop and was finacial indpendent lived on my own. In 2007 I closed the shop, went to college to be a Paralegal and did that successfully. Now it is 2010 I cannot find a barber job, a paralegal job and I am doing Security and it’s just not me. I need to find my ninch to what to write about so mynew blog is listed above. I am just going with my GUT. 🙂 Bless all of you as I read your stories and care.
Hi, David,
I struggle to get through to you each time, I don’t know why. I managed to access your video, but it was all visual. I saw you talking, but there was no sound, although I had it turned up at full volume. I tried to guage your feelings from your expression, and some of the time it moved me to tears. I sensed agony at some stage, and would so like to hear about your experience, because that is what is in the core of who you are.There seems no way, unless you send me just the words by email. Meantime, I am using this opportunity to give you an idea of what motivates me. My mother joined the universe when I was five years old, and I was brought up by my father, who was a wonderful amazing man; At one time a Rabbi, then a rebel, he was a beautiful combination of sage and child, because he retained the magic of early childhood too. He passed this on to me, and when I lost him it seemed as though the end of the world had come. A transplant from Lithuania, I have never felt I quite belonged with Western society. What motivates me is that, as a child, I saw people ill-treating animals, and I cried because I was so helpless, couldn’t stop them. I saw parents abusing children (I myself was emotionally abused by my aunts and uncles) and I long to create happiness for all the helpless ones of the world. I guess I identify with them. What makes my heart sing is rhythm, in poetry, in dancing, in everyday life. I feel that we are all together in a cosmic dance. I want to make people laugh, enjoy. I get a kick out of bringing smiles to people’s faces. Am also fascinated with psychology, and have been working hard on myself through the Eckhart Tolle books and also Deepak Chopra. They, and warm loving friends, have helped me through times of anxiety. We help each other. I am struggling with family issues caused by only one person, who is a disturbed personality, not an actual member of the family. David, an eternal thanks for creating this forum, opening us all up to the positive, to each other, and to the joys in life.
Faith-Ellen
I am a stay at home mom who would like to have the freedom to stay a stay at home mom. My interests are children, nature, art and healing. I grew up very close to the natural world and these places being threatened… A landfill above a major watershed, etc. I have a real passion for connecting people back to nature so that people care what happens to the land, water, air, plants and animals. It is so healing to be in nature. There are so many gifts there. I want to encourage people to engage their children with their natural surroundings so that they care what happens to it and it is treated with respect & gratitude. Having children & parents bond through nature. I am now working on brainstorming what my product will be… I have a BFA and I have led workshops involving art & healing…I am also very interested in the medicinal food value of wild plants. I am just not sure how to turn all of this into a product.
Please keep us posted Faith-Ellen
I kinda like nature 🙂
jodi
jodi says: May 2, 2010 at 10:58 pmHere is my I can’t believe this happened to me story…I was a 30 year old mother of 3 when my perfect norman rockwell life began to crack and eventually fall apart piece by piece….first my baby died in my stomach days before he was due to be born..I gave birth then had to bury him..then my uterus callapsed nearly bled to death myself and had to have an emergency hysterectomy leaving me un able to have anymore children and kicked my very emotionally tramitized body into premature menopause hot flashes included..months of emotional and medical therapy needed to put me back together..I no more then get better and my husband gets cancer and within 3 month dies..leaving me alone and having to deal with 3 kids who have just lost their dad..unable to keep up with my teaching job I walked away from a 20 year career leaving me in financial ruins
I lost my newborn son, parts of my body my health, my husband, a career i loved and now I had lost my home and everything in it… what else could I lose..well believe it or not the avalanche continued..i moved up to northern california to try and heal while putting my life back together but my depression was so severe that i gained 80 pounds and barely came out of the house.It wasn’t until the next tragedy that I had to begin to really deal with my life..My son still dealing with his fathers death went to a party drove home drunk with three friends crashed into a tree nearly killing one of the passengers and injuring himself and the others. After months of legal battles,being sued for 3.5 million dollars which wipped out what little i had left, my son just shy of his 18th birthday was sentenced to 6 years in prison…Prison my high school son was heading to not jail but prison..I wanted to die! my heart was shattered thought i would nnever get out of bed again…40 more pounds and less then 6months later I calapsed and was rushed to the emergency room near death myself..My body been stressed overloaded for way to long and was finally breaking down..my pancreas had shut down and caused blood sugars to sky rocket leaving me insulin dependant temporaly blind and nearly bald..since all my hair fell out again months of emotional and medical theapy too heal my broken body.. As much as i wanted to give up and throw in the towelI knew I couldn’t die..my kids couldn’t handle one more loss..so i decided to do the one thing I couldn’t imagine..i decided I would have to LIVE and that was the hardest thing i have ever done..
But i did starting very slowly with my body..learning new ways of caring for it..feeding it nutrition .emotionally i sought help from the wisest masters.. little by little step by step i got stronger..the weight came off and by the time my other two daughters were grown I started to see a beautiful new me emerging..but I was facing life on my own again there was still one problem I had no job and no finacial means of taking care of myself..I was still scared that I could not make it on my own again. scared of something else bad was going to happen..
But, after reading an article about taking risks i decided that would have to be my next step.. So I did..
I got a backpack a oneway ticket 3,000 miless away from home and with only a few bucks in my pocket set off to make a new life for my new self..i was scared out of my mind.. after a dart throw at a map..I landed in Philadelphia alone,scared and not knowing anyone…got on craigs list rented a room from a guy who picked me up on a street corner got a job from craigslist and in the snow and cold started to chissle out a new life for myself..Its been a tough struggle to recreate my life and there have been many falls as well as tears along the way but a year later I supporting myself again..I have friends and have carved out a simple but happy life. I did it!!! i survived the avalanche crawled out from the rubbles and am standing very proudly in awe of myself. So now what? even as i read this story I can’t believe i lived it..but now who do I help? who needs me? I think about what I needed as I crawled along feeling completly alone and hopeless..It was the writers I read that gave me HOPE it was thier words their stories that kept me alive and trying…when my road was the darkest it was those writers who shined their light on my road so i could see my way..I want to give that to someone who needs it..a light the gift of hope..So please do I have something to share with others? could I get paid for share it? could my story help someone? My story never seemed real before I wrote it here as i said its the story that I just can’t believe happened to me..
thanks for reading..
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You betcha! wow, such courage…makes my story look like a fairy tale which it is:)
I invite anyone to contact me at dreamwarriorjenni@gmail.com to get some community energy behind these wishes.. I would love to help.
Jenni P
Jesse Henry
First paid work after running away from home: I was a Pirate!
Second: deck office on cargo ship in convoy to USSR WWII.
Third: In U S Army: On the ground in Korea during Korean war: How I avoided being a POW!
At Eniwetok and Bikini atolls where atomic tests were conducted.
How I met Ho Chi Minh.
Trekking thru tropical jungles.
Now a sick old man living abroad where it’s cheap because I don’t have medicaid’medicare/ etc.
I have sent teaseer like above to publishers asking if they would like to see a couple sample chapters. Responses: banal, trite, passe, not currrent, never heard of you, etc.
Aaaaaarrrrr!
Hey, Thanks for your service. I can help you. Lets set up a blog. You can start posting some of your stories and go from there. I am not an expert but I will be. And you are part of my dream.
Much Love
Celia
PS.: I am here for you.
Hi David, I thought I knew my whole story until about 6 months ago and then I realized I had to rewrite the beginning. For years I have had a strong calling to motivate people to take chances and realize their dreams. When I sit and reflect on why this feeling was so strong and with me since my teens I always said it was because I was shy and overcame my shyness. Not totally accurate. Recently I discovered that I never would have been shy if I had been given permission to have a voice. I grew up with 3 sisters and tons of cousins. For some reason I was always picked on and made to feel different. Two of my sisters finally admitted it was because of jeolousy. I guess I looked like the gerber baby with rosy cheeks and blue eyes. Strangers would always comment about me to my mom and never mention my sisters. When I sat with this, I realized that this was the true beginning of my story. The reaction strangers gave influenced the reaction my family and friends made towards me day in and day out. Fast forward to today. I started my consultant and coaching business in 2002 shortly after my divorce, with many of the same people telling me all the reasons it would not work. As a single mom, they also thought I was crazy. I however knew I was coming into my light and going to shine it and share it with others. Today my business is transitioning towards leadership coaching and entrepreneur coaching focusing on providing people the tools, desire and permission they need to be true to themselves. I’ve never been happier and since starting my own business, I feel that I’m on target with my life’s purpose. After reading the 1st chapter of your book, I realize I need to tell my story louder so I can affect change in more people hungry for the chance. Thank you!
Shout it out Carrie!
jodi
Here is my I can’t believe this happened to me story…I was a 30 year old mother of 3 when my perfect norman rockwell life began to crack and eventually fall apart piece by piece….first my baby died in my stomach days before he was due to be born..I gave birth then had to bury him..then my uterus callapsed nearly bled to death myself and had to have an emergency hysterectomy leaving me un able to have anymore children and kicked my very emotionally tramitized body into premature menopause hot flashes included..months of emotional and medical therapy needed to put me back together..I no more then get better and my husband gets cancer and within 3 month dies..leaving me alone and having to deal with 3 kids who have just lost their dad..unable to keep up with my teaching job I walked away from a 20 year career leaving me in financial ruins
I lost my newborn son, parts of my body my health, my husband, a career i loved and now I had lost my home and everything in it… what else could I lose..well believe it or not the avalanche continued..i moved up to northern california to try and heal while putting my life back together but my depression was so severe that i gained 80 pounds and barely came out of the house.It wasn’t until the next tragedy that I had to begin to really deal with my life..My son still dealing with his fathers death went to a party drove home drunk with three friends crashed into a tree nearly killing one of the passengers and injuring himself and the others. After months of legal battles,being sued for 3.5 million dollars which wipped out what little i had left, my son just shy of his 18th birthday was sentenced to 6 years in prison…Prison my high school son was heading to not jail but prison..I wanted to die! my heart was shattered thought i would nnever get out of bed again…40 more pounds and less then 6months later I calapsed and was rushed to the emergency room near death myself..My body been stressed overloaded for way to long and was finally breaking down..my pancreas had shut down and caused blood sugars to sky rocket leaving me insulin dependant temporaly blind and nearly bald..since all my hair fell out again months of emotional and medical theapy too heal my broken body.. As much as i wanted to give up and throw in the towelI knew I couldn’t die..my kids couldn’t handle one more loss..so i decided to do the one thing I couldn’t imagine..i decided I would have to LIVE and that was the hardest thing i have ever done..
But i did starting very slowly with my body..learning new ways of caring for it..feeding it nutrition .emotionally i sought help from the wisest masters.. little by little step by step i got stronger..the weight came off and by the time my other two daughters were grown I started to see a beautiful new me emerging..but I was facing life on my own again there was still one problem I had no job and no finacial means of taking care of myself..I was still scared that I could not make it on my own again. scared of something else bad was going to happen..
But, after reading an article about taking risks i decided that would have to be my next step.. So I did..
I got a backpack a oneway ticket 3,000 miless away from home and with only a few bucks in my pocket set off to make a new life for my new self..i was scared out of my mind.. after a dart throw at a map..I landed in Philadelphia alone,scared and not knowing anyone…got on craigs list rented a room from a guy who picked me up on a street corner got a job from craigslist and in the snow and cold started to chissle out a new life for myself..Its been a tough struggle to recreate my life and there have been many falls as well as tears along the way but a year later I supporting myself again..I have friends and have carved out a simple but happy life. I did it!!! i survived the avalanche crawled out from the rubbles and am standing very proudly in awe of myself. So now what? even as i read this story I can’t believe i lived it..but now who do I help? who needs me? I think about what I needed as I crawled along feeling completly alone and hopeless..It was the writers I read that gave me HOPE it was thier words their stories that kept me alive and trying…when my road was the darkest it was those writers who shined their light on my road so i could see my way..I want to give that to someone who needs it..a light the gift of hope..So please do I have something to share with others? could I get paid for share it? could my story help someone? My story never seemed real before I wrote it here as i said its the story that I just can’t believe happened to me..
thanks for reading..
You are an amazing person. Your story helps and will help many many people, like me, we always think that our problem is sooo huge, sometimes we don’t see the end of it. But when we ready stories like yours, we breath in deeper and something inside our guts tells us, I can do it to.
Thanks for sharing not only your story but your “Why” for keep it going.
Much Love
Jay
Don’t know what made me stop to read your story. I was just scanning. On November 3, 2009, I donated a kidney to a virtual stranger. Within a couple of months of that event, my wife of 33 years left me, my three adult children have stopped talking to me, I lost my job, and I’m struggling to not lose my house. Naturally, there a lot more details, but the point is that I really didn’t feel that I deserved what happened to me. Reading your story gave me a tremendous sense of HOPE. I make the decision to live almost daily. It was that single statement you made in the story that touched me deeply. Thank you for being so brave and sharing yourself so openly.
I’m so glad we can share some hope with each other Jay.
The only thing better than that is gratitude for what’s already here.
I mean, you have one kidney, right?
Jay
You’re ABSOLUTELY right! I have more than that. I have a wonderful relationship with not only the person to whom I donated the kidney to, but his entire family! His kids call me Uncle Jay, and both him and his wife refer to me as their brother. So, you’re 110% correct on feeling gratitude. I must say, that I do and thank you for pointing that out.
Pamela
Hey there david just got to the latestest video. Now You want my story. Hmmm? Well, It all started one day in a little log cabin……LOL:) I’ve been really busy lately making this happen. you see, recently I’ve been collecting all this graphic design software for little or no money. I acquired 5 hompages and 2 webpages. Now I know what they were for. All my life I have collected these bits and pieces of information thought ideas points of view, pictures, etc,… The list is endless. I’ve been wanting to create people pitstop both online and in reality. Like you said connecting with people on a deeper level. I haven’t read any more of the book since my last post but i haev been wrking on my dream. First order of business…..Move to a better place. It’s well past time. in my spare time I write and create the art work in want post on my sites and homepages. I was never really satisfied with the jobs I had throughout my life. Deep down I know I’m better suited to self-employment through self-expression. I love writing, interior design, fashion design, music…Ever since i was teen. I finally figured out how to use that. I’ll keep you posted. Before I go….Regardless of what my friends do or don’t do, I’m really jazzed about this. ~Namaste~ Kiss:)
Hanny
Hi David !
You wrote: “Enough of wage slavery, poverty, lack, doing what you don’t love,
and not getting your gift out with the world. Done with that?”
You’ve been reading my mind…
I have just given 3 months notice at my accounting job after 26 years. I can’t wait for it to be over…still got 2 months. All I know is that I want to be free and that I want to make a difference. I figured once I start doing instead of dreaming, things will become clearer to me.
I am a trained Life Coach and NLP Master Practitioner, will be an NLP Trainer in July. I want to use these tools to help raise awareness level to our choices in life, and to the fact we do have a choice. I want to help people understand it’s ok to dream and even live your dream.
I still have no idea how to do it or who my audience is …
Lisa
I am interested in becoming a life coach – where did you get your training?
I want to do this program… Lisa
Well hi there David!
I’m Nati and I live in Israel.
I love helping ppl and I love the concept of not needing to think about money… so i started network marketing it did change my life although I didn’t profit from it at the beginning. I’m a bit slower than other ppl. the problem is that they want me to do it their way witch is fast for me.
(still doing it after three months found my first guy to sponsor a good friend whom I will help! I’ve been listening to Tony Robbins lately and he’s amazing. Learned alot and learned how to make change! already helped more than 1 person
i have saved 14 ppl from committing suicide 1 literally slipped off the tip of my hand yes this is very very personal. I’d love to learn how to help more ppl (in a larger scale) and actually help pl financially and spiritually. I’m 22 years old and i think I have alot to share with this world but I don’t know how if you can contact me personally via the E-mail attached to this comment I’m subscribed with a different 1 and have the E-book started reading and still am readingbut don’t have much time cuz i still have my day job and still don’t really have time freedom or almost any freedom that is mentioned in this book (personal freedom i do have cuz i am almost whole with myself) so again if you could contact me personaly i’d love to ask you a few questions.
Wishes for alot of success you’re doing something great here and I thank you for contributing to our world!!! Thanks from the HEART man!!!!!!
I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE BOOK. I AM TRYING TO GET SUPPORT TO HELP ME TO NO AVIALL. THERE IS NO PHONE NUMBER NOR EMAIL ADDRESS I COULD FIND TO HELP ME. I ENTERED MY EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD AND IS TELLILNG ME INVALID YET WE KEEP SENDING ME ALL THESE EMAILS REGARDING GET PAID FOR BOOK, ETC PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE DIRECT ME.
GRATEFULLY,
JOY GRACE HARMONY
Hi Joy,
just click on the SUPPORT Link top left of this page.
And I’ll have Sarah email you
Cheers!
D
Hi Joy,
Yes, please note that I did see this and replied to you via email. If there’s anything else I can do to help you, please let me know. I am happy to help!
Sarah
sarah@solutionbox.com
ya c now my problem is that i ask for a personal responce dude and i got some1 to respond and get responds instead of me… and i f***ing exposed my self i shared something very personal hear!
Michelle
I’m a start-up bridal consultant, wedding planner. I’ve been advertising for the last 6 months, but I’ve just now gotten my first client. I live in a small rural town and the idea of someone other than mom or gramma or aunt Kate helping to plan the wedding is unheard-of! I’ve taken free classes given by the local small business assoc. and I was a business major in college. I understand my “target market” and my “elevator speech”, I can do my books and all that entreprenual stuff. I work a full time job, and it pays the bills, but it isn’t my passion so I want to do this part time. I contacted a web site desgner who wanted $1250.00 to set up my web site! I thought forget it! I’ll leaen to do it myself! I kept looking and reading whatever I could get my hands on and then I found this book. It’s a GOD SEND! I know I can do this now! I know I can get the business I need to a web site that I set up! THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO ME AND THANK JACK CANFIELD FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT IT AND THANK THE LAW OF ATTRACTION FOR BRINGING IT TO ME!
I’m looking for a FREEDOM BUDDY in the eastern time zone. I live in Pennsylvania and would love to work with anyone no matter what their ideas are.
Dear Michelle,
I’m Nati and I have a friend who know how to build websites we live in Israel and I’d love to connect you two so just give me your OK and I’ll have a word with him about this k?
Hi Michelle,
Go to http://www.Wix.com- free templates to choose from, plenty of support etc.,- check my site if you wish- I’m certainly no IT wiz however am happy with what I was able to achieve, I’ve still got a few tweeks here and there to do though. The whole exercise including 12 mths hosting was less than $100. Good luck, David from Aus.
Hey Michelle,
get a freedom buddy at http://www.getpaidforwhoyouare.com/buddy
Hi Dave ,thank you so much for this wonderful book. My name is Beth and I really would like to change my financial status. I grew up listening everyday that I was not intelligent because I hated math(still hate it). I was very creative, athletic and free spirit. I studied Physical Education and later on I went to Massage School. Working as a Massage Therapist and Personal Trainer was rewarding for me,but physical work is limited also because requires my presence for teaching and giving a massage. I´m painting since I was a child, but I never learned to trust myself.So I was always putting it on the side.I would like to paint for a living because I would like to help people( I have some projects(angel to save an angel) to help young girls to find themselves and leave prostitution(I´m originally from Brazil and this is still a reality for many girls)and to save the Rain Forest. I feel very passionate for this causes but still do not know how to get there. If you have a chance you can look my artworks. Thanks again for the opportunity to learn with your experience. Keep up the good work. Best regards. Beth
Hi David, Enjoyed reading the first part of your book. You get it!
In a nutshell…I discovered why our bodies are prematurely aging after a decade long research project in longevity. I am one of the first in the world to have altered my aging paradigm. I currently occupy a younger looking and functioning body than I had over a decade ago with medical references to validate.
My groundbreaking wellness book should debut by end of 2010 with proceeds to help fund a nonprofit Christian wellness clinic, which will reach out to help others less fortunate, especially those battling terminal cancer, autoimmune disorders, and young adults with chemical addictions.
Life is short and fragile…and we can all make a difference in the lives of others less fortunate.
Eldridge
EA Helwick II, Author-Expert on reversing premature aging.
jodi
please let me know when this book comes out.. i have been trying to heal my body of an auto immune illness for 5 years and there is just something I am missing.. would love to talk to you…read your book or have a consult..my story need a happy ending
Hi Jodi,
When I started doing my research…I had all kinds of adult degenerative conditions…which over time completely subsided…eventually my premature aging also reversed, which was icing on top of the proverbial cake…Pease feel free to follow up with me at becomewell@aol.com
Wow this is HUGE man! you’re helping alot of ppl I believe so this gives me a big big smile man!!!
Hi Nati,
I realized almost a decade ago that I had been gifted with several pieces of silver. A gift has no value if you are not willing to give it away to help others less fortunate. The only thing we take with us when we depart is the love we are willing to share with others who will cross our path in life. If you would like to learn more about my personal odyssey of discovery along with my remarkable transformation…visit http://www.becomewell.com. Then you will understand my personal quest. Have a great day! EA
Well dude i’m visiting now sorry i’m not so time free hope to get there in a couple of months
i’d love to keep in touch with you man!!!
Gary Jordon
Hi David,
Here is my story and I ‘m likely to be your toughest case. So here it goes
I was born with maternal Rubella(better known as German Measles). As a result I am legally blind, hard of hearing and just a wee bit on the tiny side. As I grew up I had to deal the the typical American ego through the little hoodlums and the even bigger hoodlums called school official who apparently preferred the disabled to provide them with funds but not to genuinely have them become visible and productive members of society. It appears that for at least some people they feel more secure with the disabled as handouts. This is inpite of the intense speeches and talk to the contrary for the rest of the American public. When I got into my twenties I decided that I wnated to make a real difference so that other disabled children would have a better life than I ever did.
I then got into a position to volunteer with a class that had severely retarded and autistic high schoolers/young adults a couple of whom were more capable then their label would have people believe. I also got to sub as an aide for one year before the county program I was working with got taken over by the local district. A couple of years after that I was sent away because they “didn’t take volunteers” hehehehe I was there under there noses openly at that for two years after they had taken over the county classes.
Oh by the way I love music and enjoy playing on several types of flutes.
keep us posted Gary as you keep on making a difference in the world!
D
well,
i’m so excited by this book and the timing with which it has arrived in my life – and by the online community that is forming.
i’ve been doing diversity workshops in companies for 5 years – but with a difference. i help people see and understand more about their perspective and that it is just ONE, so that they can be more open to the perspectives, experiences and expertise of their co-workers. i LOVE what i do…although i have had a sneaking suspicion that i could be reaching individuals directly instead of having to “sell” the idea to their bosses.
my passion is writing and helping people to connect. suddenly i realized while writing this book that i can supplement my business website with an educational website to help people learn about diversity and inclusion (and the important difference, and the difference it can make) AND give people an opportunity to think about issues and events differently…which i believe is the cornerstone of living in a multicultural city like Toronto….and a global village. although i realize i need to fine-tune my niche….which is eluding me at the moment.
by next year i hope to have a dymanic interesting, educational and thought provoking website that is generating 24K a year. enough for me to work a little less, spend more time with the baby i hope to have by then, and continue to inspire others.
wow…so simple….and you’re right David. it’s not the book, but the action that will change my life.
thank you!
annemarie
yup – action stations people!
I have been an artist since I was little. my drawing skills developed through college. I knew quickly that I wanted to be an actor or an artist and have chosen an art field that accompanies both–animation. I have spent the last decade improving and polishing my drawing and art skills and learning new skills in 3D computer animation. My animation skills have given me small opportunities to work on very small projects. My goal has been to work on feature films (think Toy Story, How to Train Your Dragon). My skills are close, but I have yet to receive the chance to work on a feature film.
You can see my work at http://www.animationbrad.com.
In the meantime, my profession has been animation teacher. I have been an instructor at a art institute for eight years. Teaching doesn’t pay super-well, and the classes vary on enrollment and availability, so time and money freedoms vary from quarter year to quarter year.
I understand my gifts of explaining things clearly and simply, and that is why I make a good teacher. Much of what I teach about animation is material that I have learned from books and my own schooling and so I feel as if I am just regurgitating what can be found in many other, better sources.
I question why someone would want to learn from me when they can learn from more experienced sources, which are just as available to them.
hi Brad!
from my experience as a teacher, workshop facilitator, and as a student, it’s the teacher that makes a difference, not the material.
so…it’s about YOU, and what YOU bring to your lessons. your style, your insight, your personality. THAT is why people will choose to learn from you.
so find your special mojo and get out there!
annemarie
enjoyed your site Brad
Rebecca
Brad, I just checked out your website and like David I really enjoyed it. Back yourself man! You do amazing things – I loved it! Perhaps change your perspective – maybe you need to have done all that teaching to take you to the next level and clearly that has arrived. How exciting for you – looking forward to hearing your progress.
Carol
Oh Brad, that so resonates with me – I also question just why someone would want to work with me when others are more experienced than me. And I realise that this core belief about myself is blocking me success in my field.
IVA
Hi David,
you asked me for my story, here it is. What I don’t know is how I can use my experience to be PAID FOR WHO I AM? Could you tell me this?
My story began in East Europe, where I was born and got to school and finally University. I wanted always to travel, learn languages, be a painter and study history of art. My father forced me to go to technical school, because he always said:in “technic” is future, which I didn’t like (I hated it). But I didn’t get other option, my father didn’t want to support my dream :-(. I finished civil engineering University and became a Master of Science and had no Idea what I really want. A woman in a male business, who doesn’t like the job, hhmmmm?! Just after I finished University, we’ve got civil war in my country. In the first air attack my family and me lost everything what we had. We lost a home, savings, my parents lost their job. In one day we’ve been homeless and refugees. I lost relatives in the war, I lost a child ……
I decided to start a new life and left my home country without money. Only what I had was a Master degree diploma. I came in foreign country with no language knowledge , without any connections, and without no business experience at all. I started my life from bottom-up. I was nobody. I worked hard, was unemployed, homeless, robbed,…. I worked very hard to get survived. I was “girl Friday” in one construction company”. Worked during the day ,and studied in the night. I learned german and made an international certification of my master degree and in 4 years became World Bank consultant in tunneling. Not to believe! Next 10 years I traveled in Asia, Europe and USA. Got excellent jobs in Tunneling working as a expert (In NYC I worked on East Side Access), in CHina on Yellow River, I worked in Turkey, Colombia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, USA,… I lived in NYC over 3 years, survived September 11 and got a BURN OUT. I was half dead body. I was again on the bottom. :-(. I got heart attack with 33… After that I decided to change my life. I left everything, my job, my realtionship,… left USA and came back to Europe. I was sick, with heart problems, heavily overweight. Since 2001 I am looking for myself, who I am , and what I want. 2007 I decided to change my life, otherwise life will change me. I decided to take control of my life. In last 2 an half years I lost 115 pounds, changed my job (which I want to change again, because I want Freedom you mentioned), get divorced, became sportive person, began to love myself so as I am, and I tell you the greatest love I ever experienced is the love to myself. And now I WANT TO BE PAID FOR WHO I AM!!!!!
My experience as a woman in a male business is overwhelming, my experiance as a east european person in west Europa- as second class citizen is hard. I speak several languages (croatian (mother tongue), english, german, french, russian, mandarin, now learnig indonesian). I see myself as cosmopolitan, my home is where I live. In meantime I finished second University for personal and business coaching and supervision. My big passion is acting; my first theater premiere I have this June in Zurich , Switzerland. I love to sing and dance, and most of all I love to laugh. hahahahahehehhehehehehe. My life slogan is: Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you‘ll land among the stars.
I want to help people to get ther goals, to live their vision, I want to share with them my motivation and vision, my passion for life.
AND I WANT TO BE PAID FOR WHO I AM!
Iva
Hi…..wow what an incredible life you’ve had so far! I am in awe of your courageous spirit and i know you will find the purpose to your life soon. I am an NLP/Communication trainer and I’ve recently found my passion at 43yrs…remember life is a journey. Best wishes! Lisa ( New Zealand)
IVA
Dear Lisa,
Wow, you are NLP/ Communication trainer, that must be incredible experience. You said, you found your passion….. I would like to know more about your passion. NLP changed my life completely. What changes brought you NLP? Did you read and applied David’s book? Yes you are right the life is a journey. The most interesting journey we have in our life! Best wishes to you, too. I’ll be glad to hear from you. Iva (Switzerland)
Carol
I have found my niche/passion at the age of 55! But first I had to find out WHO I am. And that came after a divorce (after 32 years of marriage), losing my home and becoming bankrupt – so traumatic but very liberating. I am an EFT practitioner but needed the help of an EFT master teacher and an NLP coach to get to where I am today. It’s all about personal development – which never ends.
Jeffie
At the age of 61 I still haven’t quite figured it out. I have always admired people who can help other people by coaching, counselling or healing work, but never felt confident enough to put myself out there. Although I have done quite a few classes (and read lots of books). I also love art – I tried to make a living (unsuccessfully) as a potter for a couple of years. But I now have an idea on how I can use my years of experience in my job (as a local government development control planner) in helping lay people understand the development process, and that way make better decisions. I am very excited about this idea, so thanks to you all for your storeys which have helped me find this idea!
So maybe Iva, you can use some of the technical expertise you have??
Best wishes
Jeffie (New Zealand)
IVA
Dear Jeffie,
I thank you for your answer 🙂 ! Yes I would like to combine something form my technical, management and coach skills to be paid for who I am. I want to start project in Bali with the friend of my 🙂 I am so excited :-). Tell me more about your story.
warm regards
Iva
Hi Iva,
Nice to hear from you and to know that you’re a NLP’er too-I had a feeling you might be! Like you NLP has completly changed my life and now I am living my dream training teachers and parents in communication and conflict resolution. I used to be an English teacher and about 15yrs ago I lived in Switzerland for a couple of years teaching at Le Rosey-do you know -it’s an international private boarding school in Rolle ( near Geneva).
I’m married now and have two gorgeous kids Ben and Ana ( 10yrs and 8 yrs) and we live in Auckland. I’m about to read David’s book and develop a web-site for parents as I want to get into skype-coaching and mentoring. I bought David’s Get paid for who you are DVD two years ago and still haven’t set up a web-site…not sure what the procrastination is about?! 🙂
How about you….are you inspired to do the same? Chat soon…Lisa
WOW IVA,
your life story gave me goose-bumps.
You are an incredibly strong woman, who may have lost site for a while (no wonder, concerning the circumstances), but most important you brought yourself back on track.
You should be great by helping and inspiring others to start their own journey through ‘self-assessment’ and becoming very clear of how to keep true to oneself.
Maybe now is the time for you to also express your Life Story through painting, since you stated you love art.
(Hope I understood it correctly that you were speaking about painting?)
Dancing frees the soul from physical restrictions! Singing frees the mind! Kudos to you for having your Theater Premier!
I call that True Expression, since you are able to chose the message you wish to convey.
Most of all you are able to touch many people due to the fact that you speak so many different languages. This is awesome!!!
Blessings to you,
Yvonne
IVA
Dear Yvonne,
the letter as yours inspires me a lot, to share my experience with others. Tell me what is your story Yvonne?
warm regards
Iva
Hello IVA,
it’s nice to hear back from you.
I did post my story ‘way at the beginning’ when the blog just started.
Just to make it short.
Here is a link to a poem that I wrote, last September, when I felt that I had an ‘overspill’ 🙂 … so I started to flow 😉
I am sure, that you as an artist, IVA, will grasp all of it while also reading in between the lines 🙂
This resulted a desire to help woman who have been in a bad relationship to emotionally feel better about themselves.
Thank you for asking.
Love to you,
Yvonne
Kathy
Hello
I haven’t read the book yet, just responding to the video. My passion is horses, anything and everything about them. I just got back into horses. Due to a riding accident almost 40 years ago. I stayed away but didn’t stop loving horses. Three years ago I said: THIS IS ENOUGH, I need to get rid of this fear. I was layed off in March 09 and went back to school. My major? Horse Ranch Management. I have to be around horses, if I want a grade! Then my friend said why don’t I bring my horses and you can earn the money I am paying someone else. Lots of horse time. I want to learn and do more, I do still have a lingering fear, that I work on daily. Also a fear to promote myself to others because of my lack of experience.
That’s it for now…
Kathy
Kathy,
What a fun major! Remember that you’re always one step ahead of someone else, and there are those who are willing and happy to pay you for your experience! Best wishes to you!
Hi all,
Great stories wow!
I’m Peg. I have known that I wanted to be a counselor since age 18. Because of fear and self doubt I never pursued my passion. That all changed at the age of 30 I decided to go to college. I never told anyone at first accept my husband just in case I failed. I told myself I would continue if I could at least get a C ave. My fear drove me to success! No c’s but honor society all the way to grad school! I did become a counselor, conquered many fears. But, not without developing full blown panic disorder along the way! No exageration! I believe all our experiences; especially the bad ones, can be turned into self growth and contribution for others. At 18 I wanted to be a counselor for abused teenagers because I had an abusive boyfriend and finally got out. Then when I found the courage to go to college to be that counselor I developed panic disorder, and now my specialty is anxiety disorders! More recently, my marriage had a crisis that I never in a zillion years could of predicted, but again, we learned, worked through it and now our marriage is so much more fullfilling and happy. So, now I have the drive and passion to add relationship coaching to my work. I want to find a way to use all my skills, knowledge, heart, WHO I AM, to create a life of abundance so I can live my purpose which is to give, grow, teach and shine! Heres to all of our dreams and helping others to reach theres!!
Carol
Great life story Peg – it just shows how our life passion develops and changes over time, and the importance of being congruent with what we do. In my experience, clients appear for those who are congruent with what they do. But if you battle to continue on what you think is your chosen path, but you are not congruent, you will not succeed. So well done to you!
Aaron
This was a nice book that is really easy to be put into practice. First because of my lifes experiences I truly I have the keys to heaven. I have one problem that I dont know how to solve though, the government with its ignorance and poor leadership and the church. Its not about money for me but about saving people from the hell we impose on each other. I have the answear to stop disease and crime and know how to increase the wealth for all people. Im not prideful but I humbly hold this information to myself because I dont know what to do with it. If I can put my truth into the hands of leaders that will use this information we would begin to see a dramatic decline in crime disease and lack for all humans. We would see increase and growth in knowledge and that will cause us to go way beyond the stars. We would have heaven on earth. This is my purpose and my destiny. To create heaven on earth for all to live and enjoy. I have the answears and know what is needed but dont have the resources or people needed to accomplish my destiny. Can anybody help me with this? My email address is aaronk247@yahoo. I guess its ok to put my email.Im not that much into computers just a young country boy with a purpose.Thinks
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