I have a before and after story. My heart attack started the change, but the changes have been a journey for me. My changes are both internal and external. I have had to grow and work on myself, and I have had to change my regular activities. It’s not been easy. And I am not done with my journey. Yet, I am in a very different place now than I was – the difference is pretty clear.
Here is my before:
- I wasted a lot of my life, focused on my career and my lifestyle
- I projected a persona of being smart and having it all together
- I kept the real me hidden
- I lived passively letting others and circumstances control my choices
- I lived with little to no influence on others
- I took care of myself and left everyone else including family to fend for themselves
In the middle of my “before” experience, I tried to tell myself and others that I was doing great, but every once in a while the truth would seep through. I felt pretty lonely as people never got to know the real me. I felt hopeless or at least very skeptical that my situation could ever change. I also felt the my life had diminished meaning as the only person I was really living for was me.
My current experience is pretty different:
- I focus on transforming lives
- I am more vulnerable, letting people see when I don’t have it together
- I overcome my fear and let people see much more of the real me
- I drive toward the life and impact I want irrespective of others and circumstances
- I influence people to live their life to the full
- I lead others and my family
Wow! What a contrast.
Can you relate to some or all my before experience? Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions wondering what’s the point? Do you lay awake at night wondering if you’re meant for something more? Do you feel separate and alone because of the “masks” you wear? Are you skeptical or perhaps even hopeless that things can change for the better? If so, I get you. I’ve been there.
Rena and I support people in both their inner and outer journey. The two go together – one does not happen without the other. We’d love to support you in creating your own before and after experience . You can change. You can make a difference. Reply if you want to know more.
