I’ve been influenced. The TOP people who have helped my Growth Journey

I can pinpoint some of the exact moments that changed the trajectory of my personal growth journey. It began with a breakup, followed by a career shift and then a book. Yes, a book. It all started with a meltdown about money, which lead to a friend gifting me this book. That book changed everything for me. I took a look back and identified some major players that have influenced me and my mindset … in a positive way… over the past few years. Here they are:   Dale Carnegie: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (aka THE book) This was the book that lead me down a path of a complete mindset shift.  The message is incredibly simple and some of it reads as common sense, but for someone like me who use to stress over everything – this is a must read. I won’t ruin it for you in case you do read it, but the biggest piece I took away from this book was this: Most of the things we stress over and worry about, never come to fruition. Think about it!? How much of the stuff that is consuming you and filling you with dread actually ends up happening? Its not likely and its not worth your happiness.   Alexi Panos: YouTube My mind shifted quite a bit after reading that book and I felt inspired to start beginning my days with more intent. During this time I had stumbled across a video from Alexi Panos on my Facebook feed. This was not a coincidence… the Universe dropped that in my lap to keep me on the path towards mindfulness. I began to watch these short, motivational & high vibe videos from Alexi while I drank my morning coffee. It was just that little spark I needed to pay more attention to my thoughts and the way I was talking to myself. This opened up a huge door for me.   Abraham Hicks: The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham & YouTube During this time, I began to see & hear the word “manifestation” a lot throughout my search on YouTube for motivational videos. Naturally, I wanted to know more about this… particularly how to manifest more money. Abraham Hicks kept popping up in my search so I finally gave it a listen. My first reaction- what on earth is this lady talking about. Is her name really Abraham? It was a bit confusing at first, but something kept me intrigued. I kept listening to her seminars, and piece-by-piece the message became crystal clear to me. This is exactly what I needed to find, and where I began to go through a massive internal transformation. I was diving deep into the world of the Law of Attraction, and I felt like I had finally found my church. These were my people, and I truly believed in this way of life. I listened to her speak for almost every day for 2 years. Besides ol’ Dale getting me started on this path of change, the words of Abraham Hicks have made the most impact on me, without a doubt.   Tony Robbins: YouTube Ahhh, Tony. Who doesn’t know about Tony?! I knew of him, but I didn’t truly know the scope of the incredible work he did. My morning motivation videos evolved from Alexi to Tony Robbins and man, did he light a fire underneath me. I love his no bullshit approach to every message he delivers. His words really helped me become aware of having a victim mentality, and shifting that to taking control of my reality. I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to the material Tony Robbins has to offer but whatever he touches is good & gold. Maybe one day I will do something really awesome and go to one of his seminars…   Tim Ferriss: The Tim Ferriss Show & The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Up until this point I had been focusing solely on personal growth & development- mainly around money, relationships, my body image, and confidence. I had started a new position in my job which took us from Orange County to Chicago and I had been battling some rough inner-dialog throughout this change on whether or not I had the ability to succeed in the workplace. Once again, the Universe dropped me a life raft and I came across a Ted Talk fr...