5 Things Michelle Obama Taught Me:
Today is First Lady Michelle Obama’s birthday and what other way to honor her than to blog about how she’s impacted my life and the lives of so many others. Reading her book last month really helped to put a few things into perspective. There are quite a few goals that I want to accomplish in 2019, and her book really helped light a fire under me. I’m a creative soul with a lot of ideas, but I usually never act on them. Fear is usually what prevented me. This year I said no more and Becoming certainly was the icing on the cake (pun intended :D) to get my plans in motion. Here are the 5 Things Michelle Obama Taught Me:
Never be afraid to be you. Get out of your own way. What’s stopping you from living your best life and why? Nerves, lack of funds, support? What do you need to get you to a place of living abundantly? Write down who you aspire to be in 5 years from now. Then write down the necessary steps it will take for you to get there. After that, make that shit happen.
It’s never too late to live out your dreams. Become who you’re meant to be. At almost 35 years of age (next month), I am finally chasing my dreams. 10 years ago, I would have felt like I was way behind in the game beginning at 34 but honestly, I’m more seasoned and prepared to handle my business. I’ll make wiser decisions and ones that will hopefully yield better results. Faith is key.
If your gut is telling you to go for it, LISTEN! When it came to Barack, Michelle taught us that taking a leap of faith when it comes to love is ok. She took a chance on dating a work associate and it was the best decision she ever made. She no longer cared what colleagues would think and how they would react to the two of them becoming an item. She trusted her gut and it paid off. I plan to be intentional with dating in 2019. After divorce, love and trust can be scary things but I’m choosing to be more trusting and take that leap of faith.
Help others along the way. Let’s be honest, most (if not all) of us did not get here on our own. We had someone who was willing to lend a helping hand. Be it a mother, teacher, coach, mentor, family member or friend, someone was there along the way to help guide us into greatness. It only takes ONE person to give someone that extra needed push., BUT, don’t forget to be that person for someone else too. As women we need to learn to lean on one another. Stop competing and start supporting and uplifting one another. We’re all we got.
Our greatest losses set us up for our greatest wins. Michelle endured a lot of loss throughout her lifetime. From her father, a close friend and even a miscarriage, Michelle had it tough. Losses in life happen, maybe not when we expect them, but they do. What Michelle taught me was to make the best out of those losses. Take the lessons from those pains and apply them to your life. What have you learned? How can you make things better? The setbacks make you stronger. You may not see them at the time, but they will. Take the necessary time to heal and reflect and then channel those emotions into something great.
Hopefully these take-aways will help you as much as the helped and encouraged me. 2019 is about to be Limitless (my word foe the year). The sky isn’t the limit because I’m going beyond that. What are you doing differently in 2019 to achieve your dreams?
