Inspiration or Desperation?

“We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.” -Jim Rohn

Do you know what you were put on this Earth to do? Are you #livingyourbestlife? If I were being honest with myself, I could say that deep down, I know there is greatness inside of me. However, I’ve kept that truest version of myself safely tucked away and hidden beneath insecurity, self-doubt and fear (sound familiar?). I’ve resided largely in my comfort zone. But, every once in a while, I find myself at the threshold of either desperation or inspiration, and I let a little of that light inside of me out. I’m spurred one step closer to the “me” I was meant to be.

That’s the thing. When you’re going about your life on autopilot, you know what the likelihood is of change you want/need to make happening. Slim to none. But have you ever experienced being so inspired by someone or something that you got a burst of momentum toward your own goals? Or maybe you’ve experienced hitting a wall of desperation and suddenly yelling out from your buried-under-laundry-and-deadlines spot on the couch, “NO MORE!”? (Just me?) 🤷🏼‍♀️😁

I’ve been obsessed with self-development for as long as I can remember. It started out as a personal quest to “fix” and reinvent myself into some non-shy, non-awkward, confident, “cool,” extroverted superhuman. 😎 But, spoiler alert: the key was learning to become me…not anyone else! A fine-tuned me, at that. I believe that’s what we were put on this Earth to do. To find our God-given gifts, show up, and flourish as the truest, most awesome versions of ourselves. To tap into our Flourish Factor. 🌺🙌🏼

I started listening to the little voice inside of me, and with a whole lot of inspiration from amazing mentors, teachers, and influencers in my life and – let’s be honest – a whole lot of desperation in feeling unfulfilled and lost, I’m starting a new adventure, and giving that little voice within me a fighting chance, one crazy step at a time!

Now I’m DRIVEN to share the tricks of the trade with you!! Because hey. If overcoming some of the most awkward, bizarre, epic-social-fail moments/months/years and being able to come out on the other side #flourishing (not to mention being able to laugh at all of it) qualifies me to help even one other person, then I am qualified as bleep. 😅 (But I do have an actual degree also. And certification. And a strong hashtag game.) #credents

Make sure you’re following along! You’re going to want to stay tuned for what’s just around the corner in the life coaching world, later this month!

I’m curious: are you more propelled into action by inspiration or desperation? 👇🏼

❤️ Alison