Walk In Your Purpose!

What's In Your Bag?

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:22:07 GMT

What do you need to let of so you can have peace?

I often ask this question when I facilitate my coaching leadership classes. I will ask this question at the end of the workshop to put the focus back on the leader to make them self-aware of their roadblocks and triggers or whatever else is holding them back from showing up as their whole true authentic self everyday.

I pose the same question to you. What is holding you back from being who you are meant to be? What are you holding on to so tight that it is affecting your mental health, you inner peace, you sleep, your attitude towards life? Everything you carry, every emotion, every thought, comes out in your day to day activities. Most people can tell that something is wrong and they become stand offish. They are affected as well.

So what can you do today to forgive, to heal, move forward with closure, to let go, so that you can live a little longer and stop allowing your past circumstances to slowly kill you?

Pay attention to what is in your bag. The days you feel like life is not fair, your being buried and not planted or you feel stagnant in life, check your bag. What dead weight are you carrying that is keeping you from reaching your destination in life?

Never Be Afraid To Eat Alone!

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:37:37 GMT

There Is A Table Prepared For You In Front Of Your Enemies

Fear of being "the only one" often holds people back from being the greatest version of themselves. It can seem and feel quite intimidating to be anywhere and feel like you are standing out instead of fitting in. I often find myself being "the only one" in many situations so I understand the feeling, the pressure of not wanting to fail, or say the wrong thing, or be questioned. I get it. But I have also learned, overtime, that you should never be afraid to eat alone. Never allow any one or any circumstance to make you feel less than because you are not "fitting in" with someone else's perception.

You are meant to be where you are at in your present time. Have confidence to carry out and be who you whole heartedly are. That seat at the table that you are afraid to sit in was meant for you. You are Favored. If you look around and its you by yourself, it's okay. Everyone has the same 86,400 seconds in a day. You chose to use yours wisely and level up in life. You you are valuable and you know your worth. All you can do is save a seat for others to pull up beside you.

In the meantime, enjoy the table that is prepared before you in front of your enemies because your presence has a purpose.

...And Still I Rise!

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:24:30 GMT

No Matter What You Have Been Through, You Have Survived 100% Of Your Worst Days!

Two days before Thanksgiving, I was hit by a flatbed 18-Wheeler. The driver hit me twice on the interstate and kept driving like nothing happen. I was pinned against a concrete wall. After all the chaos died down, I was able to get out of my car with the help of two gentlemen who heard and saw that accident. I WALKED to the back of my car. My car DID NOT look like what it had been through and the way my body felt afterwards.

I share this story to say no matter what you have been through, you have survived 100% of your hardest, most stressful days. It did not stop you. Even though you were passed over for another person or position, you are still here. Sometimes rejection is for your protection or redirection. Even though you feel like life is beating you down and nothing is going the way you want, you can walk away and still rise. Rise to be better. Rise to improve. Rise to understand the lesson behind your circumstance. When you are faithful, positive, genuine, and a believer, you will always rise again.
Don't take anything you have been through in your life for granted. Your path is created just for you and only you. Your presence has a purpose. Life may try to hold you back and knock you down, but you can always rise again each and every time.

Stop Trying To Be Perfect

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:41:16 GMT

Stop Trying to Be Perfect. People are inspired by the way you handle your imperfections.

If you want to make an impact, always keep it real.

Be vulnerable, transparent & human.

People are inspired by the way you navigate your trials and tribulations.

We are so caught up in perfection because social media shows all the glamour, razzle-dazzle, sprinkles of diamonds, and happiness. We have fallen so deep into the trap that we forget perfection is in the eye of the beholder. There IS NO standard measurement for perfection. But we allow other, through social media and society tell us what THEY think is perfection and we measure ourselves with THEIR measuring stick. Doing everything we can to fit the mold or look the part, but behind the scenes, we are living paycheck to paycheck, our health is not well, family is falling apart, job on the rocks, stress offers sleepless nights, etc. But we only put out to world what we THINK the world needs for us to be validated and accepted.

Stop trying to be perfect. Stop living you life according to the rules of the internet and society. You will never live a life with purpose and fulfillment. You are living the life of someone else. Take your power back!

People are inspired by realness and transparency and vulnerability. People want to meet and embrace others who can relate to their struggle so they don't feel alone.

Be true. Be authentic. If you find out that others around you are beginning to act funny, its not you. Its them. Sometimes your blessings and favor can irritate the demon inside of others.

Who Are You?

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:06:41 GMT

Are You Hiding Parts of Your Truth for Approval?

It takes a lot of encouragement, confidence, and strength to show up everyday as your natural self, not looking for approval, not suppressing who you truly are to fit in, not worried about what people have to say or think, not hiding your past to reach your future, or not being ashamed of what you have or didn't have.

I had a conversation with a friend about this topic and we discussed how many times have we shut out or hide parts of our truth in order to be accepted at work, at home, or in society. How many times have rearranged our boundaries so you don't offend anyone or make them uncomfortable? How many times have we walked on egg shells and never thought about it?

Now I'll flip the question...what would it look like or where would you be today if you embraced yourself and was confident in who you are to the point that you didn't have to hide parts of you? What would be the outcome? Would your life change? Would your career change? Would you be happy? Would you be at peace...finally?

Reflect on who you are and what you have to offer. We all bring something valuable to the table. Don't compare your value to someone else's. Embrace your flaws, your past, your truths. That is what makes you who you are. Use your life as a testimony to help the next person. Stop hiding your truths and start being unapologetic about them.

Pure Intention

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:56:00 GMT

Are You Living Your Life With Pure Intention?

Are you waking up everyday feeling unfulfilled, just going through the motions, feeling like you have no purpose?

You are not alone. The last couple of years have really slowed many of us down and took away the things that kept us going, but did those things really make you happy or were you living on autopilot?

Find a way to begin living your life with intention to fill that void you are missing and give you a purposeful life.

1. Prioritize what is important to YOU.

2. Self-reflect on who you are and what YOU want in life.

3. Find time for YOURSELF and do what makes YOU happy.

4. Set a small goal for YOURSELF that YOU want to accomplish in the next 2-3 months.

5. Give yourself credit and celebrate small victories YOU make.

6. Set boundaries on how much YOU give to others.

7. Speak/write positive affirmations to yourself everyday.

The goal is to discover what motivates YOU. What drives you everyday to wake up motivated and excited to take on your day? To find this motivation, you have to find you. Spend some time with yourself and get to know you all over again. We all had some life changing events that have taken our focus away from loving and working on ourselves. It's okay. Recognize it and restructure it. Put the focus back on you. Find your motivation, your passion and uncover your purpose! Live with the intention to be better and do better for you!

Be Still

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:52:00 GMT

Be Still

Right now things are not going the way you want because you wont be still.

You want to control everyone and almost everything, but you can't. So be still.

Our paths in life are made specifically for us. You cant go against the grain so be still.

You are missing blessings and opportunities in your life because you are doing too much. Just be still.

Stop wearing yourself out trying to help everybody and giving 110% at all times while getting nothing in return. Be still.

You don't need to fill that void in your life that is left when you leave a bad relationship. You are all you need. Stop searching and be still.

Being still clears your vision, puts you in tune with yourself and gives you peace. There is nothing more valuable than your peace!

The next time you feel overwhelmed, stressed, exhausted, or like things are not going your way, maybe you are doing to much and just need to be still!

Your Past

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:47:05 GMT

Your Past Does Not Define Your Future

Just a reminder that your presence has a purpose. There is a reason for where you are at this very moment in life. Even if you are dealing with trials and tribulations that no one knows about, it is for a reason.

You asked for something in life and this is your path to getting it. However, as you are experiencing this journey understand that the place in your life that you are leaving will not define who you are. How you handle and raise up out of those trials and tribulations will define your character.

It is your choice to grow through what you go through or use your struggles as a crutch to hold you back while you continuously blame others when the problem is you.

Trust the process of your life! Your presence has a purpose. Your past is in the past so leave it there. Be stronger than the trials and tribulations that held you back. Those struggles do not define your character. How you overcome them and use them as a strength and not a crutch does.

The War Inside of You

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:42:11 GMT

Every Issue You Avoid Creates a War Inside of You

I was invited to speak/motivate some young Sailors about not being afraid to "Eat Alone".

After the event, a young mas asked me, "Master Chief, how do you deal with trauma that happened before the Navy?" As I looked at this young man, I noticed his spirit, aurora, vibe was truly heavy. His soul was burdened. He eyes were dark. Tired. Skin dry, rough. Without knowing anything about his story, I answered, "Stop blaming yourself because it was not your fault. You had nothing to do with it." I told him I could feel his heaviness and he needs to talk to a counselor because what he is holding onto is holding him back in his life and weighing him down to the point he is not focusing on him.

He was not rested. He was barely functioning.

His eyes started watering. He told me he was having a hard time getting an appointment. I recommended while he works on getting an appointment, to write a letter to his best friend telling him how he misses him, how he feels about the situation that happened, all the good things that he has achieved since his best friend died by suicide after killing three innocent victims.

This young man has been carry this burden for 3 years. Never talked about it. He was 16 when his best friend decided to take 3 lives and then kill himself.

What you continuously hold in, will ultimately destroy you. It will create a battle within you that you will never be able to fight alone. It's okay to ask for help. It's okay to seek a "pressure relief valve" to slowly start letting it out and begin healing from your trauma. Your peace is not going to happen over night, but I promise it will happen.

Rejection

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:35:57 GMT

That Rejection Was For Your Protection

Train your mind to know that life is not full of obstacles. It's full of possibilities and opportunities. Rejection can be for your protection or re-direction.

How many times have you pushed against the grain because you thought you knew better than life could show you? How did is work out for you?

So many times we want to grip the steering for our life and go where we THINK we belong. But when we get there somehow we get rejected and that rejection makes you feel like you have been done wrong. You become angry at everyone around you. You give up and stop caring. You become withdrawn, but listen. When you decide to do what YOU want learn to accept the consequences of your actions, but also know that there is a lesson within. Let go of the steering wheel. Let go of the control you so desperately feel you need to have. Trust the timing of everything.

Just because it didn't work out for your doesn't mean it is the end of the world. It just was your timing. Don't look to others for what you should when. Uncover the lessons associated with the rejection. Be patient and obedient.

Stop fighting the word NO. NO means Next Opportunity.

Keep focused. Keep grinding. Push through those thoughts of defeat. Everything has a purpose including your life.

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Growth = Peace of Mind

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:06:40 GMT

Growth Is Choosing Peace Of Mind Over Drama

Its takes time to learn how to not entertain clowns with your attention every time they want to put on a performance.

We feel compelled to argue back and stand our ground to prove that we are not weak, punks, scared or intimidated. But as we get older, wiser, and become more tired of stupidity we understand more and more what VALUE and WORTH mean.

We learn to let people say what they want. We learn how to be UNBOTHERED because everyone seems to want their 5 minutes of fame. It's not worth your time or energy.

It's never about what people call you, what they say about you, or their tone of voice when speaking. It's about what YOU are entertaining.

Stop giving away your power and breaking your mental peace and boundaries by giving clowns your attention. Your life was not meant to be a circus.

Thank God For That Thing!

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:03:52 GMT

Thank God For That Thing That Didn't Work Out For Me

We get caught up in our lives so quickly, so arrogantly, that we forget to give thanks for ALL THINGS including not just the wins but also the losses!

Everything that worked out in your life for your good. No matter how your view it.

For many of us, we can say that THANK YOU because what you thought was your life falling apart, it was your life falling together.

What you thought was unfair in not getting that job promotion was your blessing because you are now making more money. What you thought was an obstacle after that breakup made you value yourself more and made you learn to put YOU first! What you thought was you being buried in mess was you being planted so you could be groomed in preparation to receive your ultimate blessing.

Stop thinking about everything with a negative mindset.

Sometimes you have to lose so you can win!

It's Already Done

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:03:00 GMT

What You Want Is Not Necessarily What You Need.

It is not the responsibility of other people to love you. It is not the fault of others that due to your expectations, no one is giving you what you want. It is not the responsibility of different tangible items to fill the void or hole in your life because you are unhappy, lonely, depressed, broken, etc. You can not use temporary things as a permanent solution to make you whole.

Many people wonder why things happen to them the way they happen. Understand everything happens for a reason. You will never see a pothole in the road covered with a band-aid. That pole hole has to be dug into, fixed on the inside so that when it's sealed on the outside, it's stronger than before, and it won't collapse again. The pothole that is in you needs to be healed from the inside before you look around for love and healing on the outside. Forgive yourself for the circumstances you were in but overcame. Forgive others who did you wrong and have now moved with their life. Find closure for things you can not control and stop blaming yourself for the things you can't make sense of.

Everyone wants someone or something else to be their strength, protection, their love, their friend, their peace, etc. Starting being your own strength, your own protection, your own fan, your own peace. Once you begin working on you, you will see that what you thought you wanted from others wasn't at all what you needed. All you need is you.

Turn Your "Why Me" into "Try Me"

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:01:27 GMT

Turn Your "Why Me" into "Try Me"

At some point you have to STOP laying down and allowing life to walk all over you.

At some point you have to STOP being a VICTIM and be the VICTOR!

Things in life happen for a reason. Stop believing that it's always a personal attack against you.

Stop asking WHY ME. Instead, take control, get your power back and tell life to TRY ME.

What's In Your Bag?

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:57:49 GMT

What's In Your Bag?

What are you hanging onto because of the pain you will experience if you let it go?

Who are the people in your life you are refusing to forgive because you would rather prove a point than have peace in your life? What relationship is still controlling you, your thoughts, your emotions because you don't know how to have closure? What grudge, anger, hurt are you still carrying because you are not ready to heal?

Your bag is heavy. If you are stagnant, stuck, can't figure out why you are unhappy, stressed out for no reason, losing sleep, feeling anxiety, no confidence, no peace, it's because your bag is HEAVY!

Now is the time to start your healing journey, your healing process so you can clean out your bag and move forward in your life. Your not getting ahead becasue you are being weighed down.

Strength is not holding on to what is breaking you, it's knowing what is breaking you and letting it go.

What's in your bag?

You Are The Sum Of Who You Allow In Your Life

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:51:42 GMT

You Are The Sum Of Who You Allow In Your Life

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Change your life and the world will thank you.

Use your voice and live by your actions. It is not an easy path, but it is the right one.