How to Embrace Vulnerability and Achieve Milestones: Harnessing Strength Through Adversity

Imagine the just a position of elation and sorrow, as one milestone moment becomes bittersweet with the absence of a loved one. I welcome you to an incredibly personal and inspiring episode where I recount my extraordinary experience contributing to "Unstoppable 4: The Powerhouse Edition." From the moment of saying yes to this daunting opportunity, through the emotional turbulence of achieving bestseller status, to the cathartic process of writing about my grief and anger, I share it all. This journey is not just about the achievement but about embracing vulnerability, taking chances, and finding strength in unexpected places.

Continuing this heartfelt narrative, I delve into the profound and often surprising emotions that came with this achievement. I offer a powerful affirmation to help you harness your inner strength: "I am capable of overcoming any challenge. My past does not define me. My courage to face the future does." This mantra is a beacon for those who find themselves doubting their potential. Join me, and let’s champion our dreams with unwavering confidence and courage, always remembering to shine our own unique light. Whether you're seeking inspiration, healing, or the courage to take that next step, this episode is a resounding call to unleash your inner radiance.

Chapters

• 0:29 Overcoming Transformation and Gratitude
• 9:49 Unleashing Inner Radiance

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:30

Hey, beautiful souls, I'm coming to you today with a heart full of gratitude, but also a bit of heaviness, and I wanted to share with you something very, very magical. That has been one of the most overwhelming experiences in my life. Imagine waking up one morning to find out the book that you've contributed to, the one you poured your heart and soul into, has just hit number one on the day it was released. It sounds like a dream, right, but that dream came with a wave of emotions. I was not prepared for the disbelief, the sheer excitement and, yes, even a slight mental breakdown from the overwhelm. I wasn't ready for the magnitude of what happened and at that moment, all I wanted to do was pick up that phone and call my mom to hear her voice, to feel her embrace and listen to her tell me how proud she was of me, for me. I wanted her to be proud of me for saying yes to this opportunity, but she wasn't there and in that absence, it was like a punch to the gut. You see, when I agreed to write a chapter in Unstoppable 4, the powerhouse edition, with 24 other incredible women, none of us knew the impact we would have. We didn't realize that our stories, stories of overcoming, resilience and transformation would resonate so deeply with so many people. But here we are, collectively hitting number one in 25 categories and becoming international bestsellers. To say that we are overwhelmed is an understatement. We are all blown away by the magnitude of what happened over the last few days. Our stories aren't just words on a page. They are a lifetime of lifeline right. Each chapter a testament to the power, of the vulnerability, to the courage that it takes for each of us to share our truth, to believe that we can rise above our circumstances. We wrote these stories hoping to inspire, to uplift and to show others that they can, too, overcome anything they set their minds to. You can overcome anything you set your mind to. So I want to share two things with you today, two things that you can start doing right now to follow your dream or your goal. Number one say yes before you're ready.

Speaker 1: 3:58

When this opportunity presented itself to me back in May, I was not ready. I mean, I guess I had dreamed of writing a book someday, but it was a dream, right? Who's going to read something? That little old me from Minnesota, a life coach, a real estate agent, who's going to read my story? Right. But you know what? The first step is often the hardest, but sometimes the most powerful thing you can do or say is yes to an opportunity, even when it scares the living daylights out of you, because I want you to trust in that you have absolutely everything you need within you to succeed. You do and do it messy, do it scared, but say yes to that opportunity if your gut is telling you to do it. It's the most amazing feeling in the way in the world and I I I had no idea where this would take me.

Speaker 1: 5:25

I wrote my chapter, I submitted it for pre-review and it wasn't until after I got it back that I chose to share with my daughters and my boyfriend that I actually was writing a chapter in a book. So that was my self-worth lack of self-worth, my lack of self-confidence that I could do it. And to be in this position right now of being an international bestselling author, even though it's only a chapter in a book, is still pretty amazing, wouldn't you say? Number two lean into the unknown. You know growth doesn't happen in your comfort zone. It doesn't. And to say that this chapter was healing for me, it was it. Let me put a lot of things into perspective that I've overcome and take it to a new level. To help somebody else, when they read my story, to say, hey, you're not alone. 25 of us poured our hearts and souls into this book and it was all due to Elsa Morgan and the Queenie effect, and it just is the most amazing thing that could have possibly happened to me, and I cannot wait to see where this takes me. But to continue on with number two, I want you guys to embrace the unknown and know that it is okay to feel overwhelmed. It means that you're on the brink of something incredible.

Speaker 1: 7:31

And Friday, 12 hours, I was awake. I don't think and I've talked about this in the past that I ever really truly healed from the loss of my mom in 2017. And I don't really feel like I healed my anger that I had at that point, and I think that going through what I went through really helped me to even healed that portion of me. And because I don't think I really cried, I don't think I really thought about it and worked my way through it, and so I guess you know, even though crying and I really wanted to record my episode on that day, but I had cried off my makeup four times before I just finally said you know what? I can't record an episode today because I am so absolutely blown away, but what has transpired in the last 24 to 48 hours? And now we sit here four days later and we're waiting for all the finals to come in and to see where we actually sat. So I don't know where this is going to take us, but if you guys want a copy of the book, please. It's available on Kindle right now, and I will put the link down in the show notes. Download it to your Kindle. If you want, though, I will have hard copies available in September at the end of September. So if you want a hard copy of a book, please reach out to me and I will get you on the list and I will get you a copy of it.

Speaker 1: 9:34

So, as I wrap up today's episode, I want to leave you with this really powerful affirmation, because it really helped me through this.

Speaker 1: 9:50

You know and you're probably thinking you should be like super excited you just hit, you know, international bestseller with a chapter, but to say it wasn't overwhelming, I don't know.

Speaker 1: 10:02

It just brought up all these emotions that I didn't even know I had inside of me.

Speaker 1: 10:08

So here is your affirmation. I want you guys to write it down. I want you guys to journal about it and just think about your future and think about your courage. Here it is I am capable of overcoming any challenge. My past does not define me. My courage to face the future does. So I want you guys to repeat this to yourself whenever you feel doubt creeping in and remember you are unstoppable. In and remember you are unstoppable. I want to thank you guys so much for joining me on this emotional journey today. I hope that by sharing my experience, you have found a spark of inspiration to fuel your own dreams, because you had dreams as a child and you have things inside of you that you want to bring out, and I just want to say you can do this, you got this. If this episode resonated with you in any way, please share it with someone who might need to hear it, and always keep shining your light and remember you are unstoppable. Until next time, keep unleashing your inner radiance.