Memorial Day is about remembering and hopefully, I’ve inspired you to think about not just those who you remember, but also how you want to be remembered. I encourage you to ask yourself, what is the legacy YOU want to create?

This is what BE THE REAL YOU is all about. When we are our real and true selves, we naturally take the time to smile at someone regardless of their position. We want to show up as our best self all the time because doing so, creates reciprocal happiness.

Today, I am starting this new, next chapter of food in my life. I am ready to end one chapter and start this new chapter. Honestly, though, it’s darn scary.

Leaving an old chapter and starting a new, next chapter can feel sad. The old chapter is like a dear old friend, no matter how dysfunctional it has been in your life. It’s familiar and comfortable. I’m sure all this talk of creating new and next chapters has brought up similar feelings for you.

As women, we especially seem to have many, many next chapters in our lives. The chapters of our lives, are to a great extent, in our control. We are the authors of our chapters.

Some chapters are long, and others are short. Some are happy and some are sad. Starting the next chapter is almost always an option at any age.

Staying Grounded When Going Through Change! Last Friday, I sort of freaked out when I stood in my new apartment and remembered all those boxes that will be coming from my large home into a much smaller apartment. I was totally confused and wondered what is inside all those boxes? I was feeling very low that night and seriously wondered if I should have stretched myself and purchased a larger apartment. Remember my distractibility comment? 

I found myself scrolling on YouTube and a commencement speech given by Denzel Washington popped up. I didn’t pay much attention to what Denzel was saying, until he started to discuss our stuff. He said, quote ….There is never a U-Haul truck driving behind a hearse. The Egyptian’s tried to take their stuff with them, and we all know how that turned out.”

Journaling has only positive benefits because when you journal, you are connecting to your true and real self. You don’t pretend in your journals because you have no reason to put up a false façade. When you journal, you don’t have to listen to what those around you say or judge you to be.

You’re in conversation with yourself and no one else. All those curtains and protections aren’t needed. Journaling assists you in seeing the whole person that you are including your mistakes and helps you connect with your dreams.

How does my heart’s desire fit with me living as my real and true self?

“Your Heart’s Desire” is all about identifying what you truly desire. YOU! Not the desires that someone else has for you or what we used to say, the cool kids are doing, it’s what YOU want and that is the foundation of Being the Real You.

Many of you might be wondering well, aren’t we all being our true selves out in the world?

Well actually, most people walk around pretending they are something that they are not. They might even have convinced themselves that what they pretend to be is actually true. We all know people like that, and some might even be in your family!

Often, the pretending is obvious, but for others, the real person is more hidden behind layers or curtains of “stories” they have created and shown to the world.

I think you are starting to see a pattern here and what I want you to pay attention to is that … ideas lead to more ideas, which eventually lead to making the BIG idea happen.

We need all those little ideas that feed off of each other in order to create or make those BIG ideas happen.

I named my magazine Be the Real You because it became my mission that all women have the confidence to step into their real and true selves. My courses, this podcast and now my magazine are all about supporting women like you to be the real you. 

When you are brave enough to be who you really are, your choices, decisions and even your ideas become clearer. You’ll also find that your self-confidence grows as you embrace and show up as your true and authentic self. I’ve even had the audacity to call my mission The Women’s Authenticity Movement!

This is Episode 28: Which I titled “I feel the earth move under my feet”, but unlike Carole King, I’m not talking about a lover the composer was writing about in her famous song.

I’m talking about life changes … and specifically how change shakes up your world and feels like the earth is moving under your feet.

Remember, it isn’t your BIG dream that unsettles you, it’s taking actions towards the dream that shakes up your world.  That is why lots of people never make their dreams happen.