Awakening Hope with Jennifer LaGuardia...Rise up from the ashes of yesterday...and become the inspiration you are today!

Hey friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! Do you all remember the original Karate Kid movie? About the Japanese karate mentor ~Mr Myiagi  and his protege …Daniel!  Daniel was the kid who at first was looked at as a misfit… bullied and disregarded  by almost everyone, until Mr Myiagi took him under his wing and promised to teach him how to fight.  But his training protocol at first, had nothing to do with  elaborate karate moves…He taught Daniel how to trust what he couldn't see...and reach deep down within himself to find a Power greater than himself …which ultimately led  Daniel to winning a karate championship that ultimately changed the trajectory of his life.  Friends, even if you may not literally be training to compete in a world championship, I can tell you with

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia,  always here w you to be your encouraging voice!:)  So this is gonna sound kinda weird… but I'm grateful that I didn't have a carefree life… I'm grateful for all the dark trails I've walked through… Something extraordinary happens when someone's walked though what feels like a personal hell… and makes the choice to live for a purpose greater than themselves.  Something extraordinary happens …when you literally have nothing else to hold onto but Faith in a Power greater than yourself.  Even if that Faith is just a tiny seed at first, it has the capacity to grow like a forest of a thousand trees…through your choice to believe the one you cannot see …  But has infinitely more power than anything you can see.  This Higher Power… I personally refer to as God, will cause the extraordinary to happen out of your impossible.  Something else extraordinary…. Everything I ever hoped for in the past, did not happen as I originally planned.  But out of every pit fall, setback, heartbreak and disappointment… emerged some of the greatest, most priceless gifts I didn't even know to wish for…  I got to know, love and honor my true authentic self.  It led me on a healing journey that brought me here with you today.  And in the midst of some of the darkest trails I've walked through… I connected with friendships that are so divinely aligned… I'm in awe of God how our paths crossed!  My Friends, when you walk through those dark trails with God… You become the beacon of Hope to other people longing for a reason to believe.  If any of this resonates with you, I want to pray along side you, right here…right now…

Hey friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) I wanted to chat with you about a timeless prayer that has radically impacted my life… it was written by Reinhold Niebuhr…called the “Serenity prayer”… “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…Courage to change the things I can…and wisdom to know the difference." I took a step back one day and opened myself up to God in a way I genuinely thought I had but then realized …I really hadn't.  Once  I asked God to align my heart and mind with the much higher thoughts and desires of His Heart and Mind, God revealed to me exactly what I needed to let go of trying to change…He gave me peace about just letting it go. But on the flip side, He revealed to me what  I absolutely did need to change. I felt such a sense of urgency, I felt like I needed to make those changes happen as soon as yesterday! Lol I  asked God for help to stop obsessing over the stuff that just isn't in my control…And to get laser focused and clear on what I need to pour my time and energy into. How to be discerning about who and what is in Divine Alignment for my life.  And …I asked God to help me release to Him anything that I just need to walk away from, or just leave entrusted in His loving care.   Friends, if any of you would love prayer about any of this, it's my happiness and joy to pray along side you …right here, right now…  

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice!:) Are you at a cross roads right now…faced with a choice of either staying where you are ..or taking a chance at doing something you've felt deeply compelled to try, but the thought terrifies you?!  To share with you my experience, if this could help you in any way….True confidence comes by doing the things that feel completely out of your zone of “all things familiar” … and do it over and over and over again… to tap into your zone of genius!  I've experienced alot of rejection and disappointment in my life, that could have easily kept me from ever wanting to put myself out there again… But every time I attached a higher meaning to why I would even consider putting myself out there…The pursuit of a Purpose much Higher than myself...Those rejections triggered more fire in me than fear, to rise above and go after what I know with all my heart, this Higher Power, I personally refer to as God…absolutely meant for my life!  I would rather be the warrior who went through hell and chose to not stay defeated, by taking every bloody loss …and use it as a way to become a powerful source of inspiration to others. One of God ‘s infinite specialties is taking epic failure and turning it into an epic win! I would rather be that warrior who went through hell, and chose to rise above despite wanting to just give up… than God forbid live on the side lines wondering …What if? My friends, if you are needing prayer about having the courage to do the thing that scares you… I want to pray along side you right here…right now…

Hey friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always always here w you to be your encouraging voice! :)  I wanted to talk to you about, what do you do when you're overwhelmed with emotions that feel intensely negative and overwhelming…You want to find the positive, but the intense frustration you're feeling almost feels like it could eat you alive.  I wanted to share something that helped me in the most powerfully,  impactful way... in hopes it could help you, if this is something you might be struggling with. Reaching out to a Power, infinitely greater than myself… This Higher power I refer to as God, is what helped me to work through those negative feeling emotions. I used to feel so guilty about feeling this stuff until I felt God impress on my heart that He wants us to come to Him with all of our emotions,  all the baggage… and release  it to Him.  I felt God impress on my heart, that He wants us to come to Him authentic and raw… and completely for real… because you can't have true intimacy with someone you can't be real with.   I felt moved to pray that God would take what felt like bottomless rage and frustration, and turn it into bottomless Faith and Miracles. And in that moment, I felt the heaviness lift off of me… God's Love contains literally everything you could possibly need to navigate your life…whether internal or external…Whatever you have need of…what is in perfect alignment for your life….He will provide out of the infinite outpouring of His love. My friends, if you are needing prayer about any of this I wanna pray along side you, right here right now…

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice!:) I wanted to share with you about a conversation I had with a dear friend of mine about birthdays, and if you feel like you aren't where you wanna be in life or where you'd hope you'd be by now… it can really make that birthday be something you just want to fast forward…  So for me personally, I've always been hyper goal driven, which definitely has its place and serves a purpose…But I've come to realize that sometimes what you are hoping to achieve within a certain time frame, doesn't happen within that time frame because you are in the midst of a Divine preparation.  This Higher force in the Universe, I personally refer to as God …is far more concerned with who you are becoming more of everyday…and preparing your pathway to receive what is in perfect alignment for your life… to be manifested at a Divinely appointed time.  It's far more impactful, and a life well lived …making  a positive difference in every way you can, everywhere you go … right where you are in this moment in time.  Love those you love with everything you've got, no holding back…. Express gratitude to all those you appreciate .. never hold that back.  The difference you're making along the journey …may end up outweighing the actual destination itself.  Friends if you or someone you love is needing prayer about finding significance and meaning where you're at right now…

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) I wanted to reach out to anyone who's struggling with feeling inadequate to fullfill something you might feel called to do…but you second guess yourself and just can't get passed the picture you have in your mind for who else would be a way better fit. This thing called Imposter Syndrome, holds a lot of people hostage from stepping into their purpose and calling.  I've wrestled with this myself in the past and wanted to share how I overcame that monster… Several years back, I had this overwhelming sense in my heart that God wanted me to encourage others through speaking... But I was painfully insecure w my speaking voice.   It was such a struggle because I felt this calling so strongly on my heart…I couldn't ignore it if I tried, so instead of trying to ignore the calling…I'd try and ignore my insecurities …And keep putting myself out there with the mindset …God put this on my heart for a reason… it isn't about me… someone out there needs what I have to give.  Look at it with the intention of wanting to serve to make a difference in someone else's life.  Do what you can do with everything you got…and trust God with the rest.  Friends, someone out there is going to be so grateful you said yes to what is calling your heart.  if you or someone you love is struggling with feeling inadequate, but you know there's something you are called to do…I wanna pray along side you, right here…right now…

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always always here w you to be your encouraging voice!:)  I've come to realize, that letting go and Surrendering into the flow of a Higher Power, I personally refer to as God…Will bring you into perfect Alignment with all that is meant for your life.  What brought me to that realization, is the bajillion reasons God has given me to trust him throughout my life!  But I ll be transparent with you… Trusting God is a daily practice, I have to practice everyday. Sometimes how God shows up, is completely not what you were expecting…. But infinitely better.  To share with you one of many examples…Several years ago, when I prayed that God would miraculously transform a highly toxic relationship… God answered it differently than I thought He would, but far greater.  It turned out to be one of the greatest turning points of my life. He healed me from all that was holding me back from having a healthy relationship with myself.  He showed me how to love and value myself, by helping me to see myself through the lense of His unconditional love… instead of the lense I used to see myself. Friends, I can tell you with

Hey friends! I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :)    I wanted to reach out to you today, if you happen to be in a situation that is just about wearing you out...You are doing everything you know to do within the scope of your ability and control, but there's this gap between where you are... and a significant change that just really needs to happen. You literally are doing everything you know to do …but it just seems like there's no hope. My friends, the most powerful thing you can do is be open to a Force that is far greater than yourself… This greater force…This Higher Power I personally refer to as God…desires intimate relationship with you. He actually wants to take every detail of what you are struggling with, and turn it into something that fulfills a Higher plan and purpose. Ironically, not just for you… but for all those you are meant to be that inspiration for!  When you reach the end of what you can do… is your invitation to experience God do what only He can... WHEN you stand in Faith and truly Believe.  Genuine Belief is the bridge between where you are …and all things possible. Without genuine belief, there is no bridge.  If you or someone you love is struggling with something beyond your control and need help with letting go and trusting God …I wanna pray along side you right here…right now…

Hey Friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice!:)  Those close to me know that I attribute every positive in my life …to a Higher Power I personally refer to as God.  It's  how every heartbreak, disappointment and “what in the world was I thinking”?!…”what was that all about~situation”?!!! Lol…All the negative I've experienced throughout my life…turned into life changing purpose and miraculous moves forward.  This happened through my relationship with God.  I've come to realize, that being in total alignment with God, is how you get through anything! It's how you ultimately attract what is in Divine Alignment for your life…It's how you become all your were created to evolve into… When you Align yourself with God… You open up the gateway for possibilities infinitely beyond what you could have originally planned for!  It definitely does not NOT eliminate struggle.. In fact aligning yourself with God, ironically …you may come up against this really bizarre resistance. But I can say this to you with

Hey Friends,  I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) One of my most favorite quotes you may have seen posted on social media...  “Fate whispers to the warrior… you cannot withstand the storm. And the warrior whispers back… I am the Storm.” I'm convinced that you and I were meant to find what I call …crazy, larger than life power and strength…buried deep within ourselves…God planted it there!  What you are up against right now, might be there to awaken this warrior within yourself.  Life will come at you with a barrage of fear and doubt, disguised as perfect reasons to give up… And whenever I'm faced with this…how I am able to get in alignment with that warrior within myself…is by aligning myself with God.  If that warrior had a voice, it would say… “This isn't gonna be an easy win...but what real championship is?!!” Nothing great in life was ever accomplished without a massive struggle. Champions were not made on stage... they were forged out of the trenches of life.  What you think is impossible, happens out of the darkest places you struggle through.  You have the power within yourself to become far beyond what you think is possible!  If you are at a point right now, life is coming at you with fear and doubt…And you need help with even finding the energy to tap into that warrior within …I want to pray along side you, right here …right now…

Hey friends!:) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always always here with you to be your encouraging voice!:) As always, I speak to you from the most raw and authentic place of my own life experiences… It's never been about religion, for me. I Follow Christ passionately …I call Him my Savior personally... because of the undeniable Truth of who He truly is…Love that chooses you over and over, no matter what. Love that doesn't judge… Love you don't have to perform for... Love that accepts and cherishes you just as you are… Love that heals all wounds, and believes in you even when you struggle to believe in yourself…Love that sets you free from all that holds you back from becoming all you were meant to be in this life!  If You need prayer to experience this Divine Love…it's my joy to pray along side you right here, right now…

Hey Friends!:) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice...and I wanted to be that person along your path today, who encourages you why you have a hope that is more real than anything you can see with your natural eyes. This is such a monumentally special week, Easter week… celebrating the reason why Unconditional Love exists and will manifests in and through your life... if you are open. There is a Power greater than yourself …This Higher Power I personally refer to as God…Jesus…cares intimately about every single detail concerning you and those you love.  Pure Unconditional Love …transcended through the Universe into your life personally, desires to have an intimate relationship with you…and walk with you through a journey that doesn't end where you're struggling. The stuff you are struggling with, God will use in your favor… for a Purpose that carries more impact than the struggle itself.  You are wired w great Purpose and Destiny... and with God, your story will become the beacon of Hope and illuminating reason why other people don't give up! If you or someone you love is needing prayer,  it's my greatest joy to pray along side you right here, right now…

Hey friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! For anyone who's trying to push forward with something this week that just means everything to you... Or maybe it's just that you are really needing to get on the flip side of something really challenging …If this is you...I  want to pray along side you right here right now...

Hey Friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here w you to be your encouraging voice!:) I've always believed there are no coincidences. Everything you experience and encounter, God is using to build you up and set you up for a destiny that holds even more significance than you may realize. The stuff you go through and overcome, even though it's a part of your story, ironically isn't just for you... but for someone else you are called to connect w and reach.  You might've heard this saying "Your story is someone else's survival guide"…  My friend, if you are going through it right now… I just want to shine a big, beautiful light on this perspective… God is already moving on your behalf behind the scenes of your life. Your story doesn't have to end where you're struggling.. this is your epic turning point that will end up becoming a beacon of Hope to someone else!  If you, or someone you love needs prayer to help navigate through a difficult set a circumstances that just doesn't make sense… I want to pray along side you right here….right now…

Hey Friends,  I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) Is there something your worried about right now that is so overwhelming, it's consuming your thoughts and possibly causing you to lose sleep?  Or maybe it's not one thing, it's just this constant state of being where you feel stuck in your head overthinking, and it's really hard to see beyond what's haunting your mind? How I break out of that cycle in my head, how I toss fear and worry out of the driver's seat… is through a Higher Power, I personally refer to as God… My secret weapon for not only combating fear and worry… but transforming what looks like a hopeless mess… into something that ends up serving to help others out of a dark pit.  If you or someone you love is needing prayer about this … It's my joy to pray along side you right here, right now…

Hey friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here w you to be your encouraging voice!:)  I wanted to acknowledge what a precious gift it is to love and to be loved.  The act of loving people through kindness, compassion, and appreciation should be everyone's lifestyle on the daily!  Love is the fullest expression of a Higher Power, I personally refer to as God…and is the most powerful Force there is.  I have this mantra I live by… Love those you love so well… they feel your presence long after you left their space or that text message was sent. I place the highest value on praying over certain relationships everyday and wanted to pray along side you, for all the relationships you hold near and dear to your heart… AND…for certain relationships you are praying to come into your life but just hasn't  manifested YET…:)

Hey friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here w you to be your encouraging voice! :) Is there a situation happening in your life right now that is so over the top, there's nothing you can do to change it on your own… but very clearly something's gotta change, it cannot stay the way it is…? Or maybe it's something you feel deeply called to fulfill, it's almost overwhelming, you know your not crazy...it's weighing on your heart for a reason …but it's the kind of thing... you can't accomplish on your own. You're doing everything you can within your own scope of ability, but… it's definitely going to take something beyond yourself. If you find yourself in either of these scenarios, my friends...I share this with you from the most raw and authentic place of my own life experiences…

Hey Friends, Im Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) If you are in the midst of pursuing a dream, or anything deeply meaningful and significant…You've probably come to realize just how long that part of the journey is, before you see any indication you're even close to something resembling your dream or aching desire of your heart. It can feel like you're on this lonely, desolate road...with no sign in sight... no indication of where you are, or how close you might be to some kind of breakthrough... And you might find yourself panicking in your head… what if it never happens?   

Hey friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) So pretend like you and I are hanging out together at a cozy coffee shop…You can completely relax and nestle into this very deep question I want to ask you… Does what you truly desire deep down in your heart, and what you actually believe is possible for your life... align with each other?   Law of Attraction  is absolutely fascinating to me… The thoughts you focus on, the words you speak, what you truly believe …carry vibrational frequencies that transmit into the universe and very simply put …energetically gravitate manifestation into your life. In this Episode, I want to speak specifically to the relationship space… For those of you who are single, or maybe there's someone close to you who's single and along what seems like a "forever and a day" long journey in pursuit of finding the right partner…

Hey friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) I wanted to reach out about how critically important it is to have respect for yourself in relationships, and to align yourself with people you have the utmost respect for!  If respect is void in any kind of relationship, whether it be romantic, friendship or business … guarantee that relationship will fail, or take you down a path... you don't want to be...  

Hey Friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice... So I want to chat with you about how important it is to get to know your true authentic self... know what your values are, and have standards for yourself that you will never compromise for anyone or anything!  In my experience, it's only when you know who you truly are authentically, can you identify what truly makes you feel happy and fulfilled, and to even know how to show up as the best version of yourself!  When you know who you are authentically, you're able to align yourself with relationships that resonate with who you are and where you're going in life.  In my younger years,  I was so wrapped up in trying to be what other people needed me to be to make them happy...I completely lost my own identity.  A huge part of my own journey towards healing and getting back in touch with parts of myself I was so disconnected from for some long…involved...

Hey Friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice... If you might be on the fence about taking that leap of faith today, freaked out about putting yourself out there…  I want to encourage you with this perspective…Friend,  at no point were you ever created to play small!!! The gifts you've got on the inside, were put inside you with purpose much greater than yourself. You were meant to make a difference in this life with what you've got inside …

Hey Friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice... So my favorite movie character of all time is Rocky! :) I'm obsessed with how this man was the epitome of underdog, but even with every odd pitted against him… This fighter never allowed himself to stay knocked down. He became a reigning Champion because he made the choice to leverage his adversity, and every opponent he fought against, as a way to become more powerful than anyone ever gave him credit for...Until he started winning. He had this crazy tenacity, and a heart on fire to keep getting back up and going at it that one more round… He was unstoppable.  You can't defeat someone who refuses to back down. This mentality is

Hey Friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice... When I was out for a hike the other day, I was thinking about how there really are no coincidences… Every encounter you come across, every experience you have, good or bad... serves a purpose, even if it doesn't make sense at first. One of life's wildest ironies I've found, is that the answers you seek are often hidden deep within the problem… And the problems you are contending with are often brilliant opportunities in disguise. So to be totally transparent with you, every one of my personal wins in life, every significant turning point... came out of what felt like a loss, major disappointments, setback and epic failure…  In my lifetime… I've gone through it…

Hey friends, I'm Jennifer LaGuardia!:) Always here with you to be your encouraging voice... If you're faced with something that looks and feels completely impossible right now… this is the most awesome incredible place you could possibly be! At the edge of your own natural limitations…. And where God's limitless abilities begin.  This is your sign to step into what only God can do. So I'm preaching to myself too Lol but let go of trying to do this in your own strength and ask God to do it through His.. Let go of trying to understand in your own human comprehension, how something is supposed to go… and be open to the possibilities of a way Higher plan and Purpose in motion. If you  allow for that time and space for God to move… He will move through the universe for you... He will do the impossible in and through your life...

Hey friends! :) I'm Jennifer LaGuardia, always here with you to be your encouraging voice! :) You know that part of the journey… it looks and feels like all hope is completely lost?  My greatest joy is to speak life and hope into the hearts of all those at that point. If I were to have a personal theme in life, it would be to ignite your faith and help you find your reason to believe again.  The greatest turning point of my life happened with the realization, God was calling me to help light other people's darkness with the same kind of hope that pulled me up out of my own dark pit, which ultimately led me here with you today…doing this Podcast. Everything I share with you in these short weekly messages, comes from the most raw and authentic place of my own life experiences. My relationship with God is the reason I can tell you with

You might have heard this scenario of a person who gets in an accident, rushed to the hospital, doctor takes care of whatever injuries happened as a result of the accident and  proceeds to tell the person that they are going to be ok from the injuries sustained from that accident.. HOWEVER …the doctor discovered something else while in surgery.. something critically wrong…and had they not been rushed into the ER because of the initial accident, they would have had no idea that there was even deeper issue, way below the surface that would have eventually killed them. I'm convinced that sometimes the Universe or Higher Power, I personally call God... will allow a situation to happen.. just to reveal a deeper issue that needs to be healed so that you can move forward and experience life with joy, and purpose, growing into the best, most healthiest version of yourself everyday, to include being in healthy relationships...    

The quality of your relationships will impact the quality of your life and how you feel inside. I'm not gonna sugar coat it Lol! Being involved in the wrong relationships or even unhealthy friendships can potentially make life feel like a hell on earth everyday! I so wish in my younger years that they taught you in school, all about how to be in the right mindset and healthy space emotionally to attract and be in the right relationships!  Life experience is your best coach...  

I wanted to be transparent and share with you one of my greatest fears, and how I navigate through the process of feeling the emotions that tag along with feeling intimidated, overwhelmed or just straight up freaked out! I want to help you with being able to do the thing that scares you, the thing you know you need to make happen… but it just freaks you out…

I was recently listening to the mega inspiration David goggins… if you haven't heard of him, you'll have to look him up online! He's a former Navy Seal, ultra marathon runner, speaker and author and just embodies what it means to take your greatest adversity and pain and turn it into your greatest strength. What he said just resonated with me so much that I had to share it with you here… He expressed that his greatest fear is not becoming all that he was created to become in his. life on earth…to face a power greater than himself one day, and have regrets that he missed out on all he could have become and accomplished in this life. He then went on to talk about how we have the power within us to change millions of lives just by facing life ourselves… Of course this man makes it his mission to live to his fullest potential, and inspire others to do the same! This resonated so deeply, because of how important it is for me personally, to take everything God helped me to overcome, all the failure, the brokenness and feelings I had of total defeat …which ended up becoming my greatest strength… and use this as a force for positive impact, everyday of my life on this earth. There are many of you who have been through a phenomenal amount of personal pain and loss…and with all my heart, I believe that everything you've been through is an opportunity for you to become a voice for those who can't speak for themselves…to become a powerful conduit of positive change… to become the light of Hope in someone's darkness…

I wanted to reach out about something I think holds a lot of people back from really experiencing life more fully, it's one of the arch enemies of self worth, self love…. And that is not being able to forgive yourself. It's always been easier for me to forgive other people and let stuff go, but it often felt like this massive production…just getting to the place where I could let go of some not so great decisions I've made in the past, move on, and forgive myself. One situation I've shared about in other videos, and i want to be transparent with you in this one as well for the sake of helping anyone who might be struggling with feeling haunted, not being able to let go of something that happened in your past…

So…You know that feeling when you see the check engine light flicker on in your car and immediately you think “I cannot deal with this right now!!!” You hopefully think maybe it's nothing but the sensors in the car messed up and just a false alarm. But, you also know if you don't take it in to get it checked you could run the risk of breaking down… This is a great analogy I think for how we feel navigating through life sometimes. LOL Do you ever feel like there's a check engine light flickering on within yourself? You know you need to stop and assess what's going on inside, but too much is happening...there's too much you need to get done and make happen … and ideally need to fuel up while you're on the go?! Its scary how easy it can be to disconnect from yourself or become so numb to what's really going on inside you, when you're in what I call survival mode… just do what ya gotta do to make life work… That often felt like the story of my life, and having to slow down or stop felt like a near impossibility. But the thing is, if you don't prioritize what I call soul care…Being aware and attentive to how you really are… you can end up breaking down to the point you can't give or be

There isn't a negative circumstance in your life right now that has the power to end your story… You have the power to choose how your story is gonna go… You have the power to change the story of your life. You have the power to make your story become someone else's reason to keep going! I call this…your Revolution of Hope! Everything you've been through has the potential to become an opportunity to make another person's life better. The heartbreak or failure you've experienced, has the potential to become the light of Hope in someone's darkness. When you make it your mission to take what you've been through and use it as a force for good… you turn pain into a purpose greater than yourself…

So…I let go of the whole comparison thing a long time ago, it will make you crazy! Lol I was a competitive ballroom dancer for almost a decade and a physique competitor for another decade, and I realized early on when I was dancing, there's always gonna be someone who performs better… And on the bodybuilding stage, there's always gonna be someone with perfect symmetry and aesthetically just perfectly stunning! How I let go of the overwhelming temptation to compare myself with others…was focusing on fulfilling a deeper meaning and purpose with everything I do. To make an impact in other people's lives. One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou…”People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. It's so important for me to live my life making people feel loved, appreciated and valued…

So I'm one of those who loves ferociously and when I pour my heart into something, there's no halfway …I'm all in! Life is meant to be lived fully, and to give it your all…no holding back. I'm very intentional with living this way and it's my greatest joy to help ignite that spark for anyone who just needs to feel passionate about life again…

I wanted to reach out to anyone who might be feeling empty inside:.. Even though there's a lot going on and life might be chaotic…You might be juggling what feels like a 3 ring circus Lol…You still feel empty. Like… there's just something missing. You may even feel guilty for feeling this way, because you are truly grateful for what you have and all that is positive in your world, but there's just something missing. It haunts you. You may try to fill that void with something that feels great in the moment, but then after…you just feel worse. Or, maybe you schedule yourself to be non stop throughout the day so you don't think about it. It's my happiness and joy to help other people find their joy and happiness, and the pathway for discovering what exactly that is… I discovered it through my own journey searching for the missing link. The missing link is knowing what awakens and fulfills your Soul….

So I was talking with a friend of mine the other day about the whole concept of attracting the right relationships into your life. What does this actually mean? I had a history of being involved in toxic relationships. I had reached a breaking point and knew I had to stop the cycle, but couldn't for the life of me understand... Why was I ending up in the same scenario over and over? I'm a genuinely nice person, what ya see is whatcha get, so why is it that I'm attracting Jeckyl and Hyde?! Lol! It took me years to fully understand this. It begins with healing from past wounds, being able to forgive those who hurt you, being able to forgive yourself… and critically important… getting to know yourself. Really know yourself, a full awareness of who you are authentically. As always I share this with you from the most raw and authentic place of my own life experience…

I was asked this interesting question... “if you could give advice to your younger self, what would it be?” My first thought was, how much time do you have? Lol I promise I ll keep this short and sweet! First...Know your value, know your worth and do not compromise this for anything, don't ever, ever settle! Second...Listen to the voice of your intuition, don't second guess it! Life experience is your best coach, and I don't have any regrets because of all the wisdom I've gained from all of my less than wonderful decisions, and I'm very grateful to say that wisdom remains relevant throughout your life. But if I can help save someone from a train wreck by sharing from these experiences and encourage anyone to maybe consider this advice… It's my honor to speak this truth...

Did plans you anticipate for your life suddenly come to an end? Maybe it was the loss of a job or a dream aspiration you lived for completely crashed...Or a relationship with someone you saw your forever with… Whatever that sudden change is ... it now has you feeling like your life is flipped upside down, and you really don’t want to even think about a plan B ... I’ve had a lot of experience with this throughout my life, I know it up close and personal...and if you need help navigating through the process of moving forward from the end of a chapter you didn’t see coming, or maybe just need help getting out of a dark place…

Do you ever have those days you’re in kind of a mental funk and need help getting into a positive place in your mind? So there’s a few thoughts I wanna share, for bringing sunshine into the headspace...

When your soul feels tired…. there’s no amount no pre workout mix or coffee bean to fix that… if you are someone who just feels so exhausted in your spirit, you feel like you’ve been running on an empty tank for a really long time… maybe you’ve been fighting what feels like an uphill battle with no hope in sight… maybe you've been carrying a dream in your heart that doesn’t seem like it will ever go beyond the vision in your mind… Allow me to speak into your life… I’ve lived pretty much my whole life being faced with circumstances where the only stability I had to hold onto was my faith…One of the greatest gifts I discovered out of this is that purpose often emerges out of your greatest struggles and deepest pain… This purpose will turn flat line defeat into being energized in your soul…your power to change the story of your life. There are 4 practices I live by for tapping into this energy… and changing the story of your life...

Gratitude is such a powerful force... it is an energy that can change an atmosphere, the state of your mind... and the condition of someone’s spirit. It is an energy that opens the flow of abundance into your life and connects you to a Power...greater than yourself. Gratitude isn’t just something I practice, it’s a lifestyle and mindset I try to live every day. I get asked a lot ...how I can stay so positive when there’s so much negativity in the world?! For me ...it begins with gratitude...

If today you might be faced with something super negative and you don’t know what to do with it…. how to get past it or how to change it... allow me to speak into your life about getting your power back, and not living defeated! Mindset is everything! I’m obsessed with mindset and helping people make having a champion mentality be a way of life, because it will literally pry open the door to where you feel trapped, stuck and hopeless. This is NOT about ignoring or denying that something negative happened, it’s not about pretending like everything’s ok and not feeling the emotions you are feeling… It’s about being able to look at a situation and reframe the perspective. Being able to take a step back, stop yourself from obsessing over the negative, and downward spiral emotionally…. Having a champion mindset is about looking for the hidden opportunity, the blessing in disguise.. it’s about TAKING YOUR POWER BACK AND FOCUSING on what you have the power to change… and choosing to make it your mission to change it for the better…by looking at it from a place of strength instead of defeat...

Pursuing a dream can feel like you're on this lonely, desolate road with no sign in sight, no indication of where you are, or how close you might be to some kind of breakthrough... And you might find yourself panicking in your head thinking...what if I don’t make it? What if I never become even close to what I thought I’d become? What if i never achieve anything close to what I need to make happen ?! My friends, allow me to speak into your life… When God puts something Extraordinary in your heart… it’s more than possible. But it takes being able to believe so deeply in your heart, what only your heart sees. That is what faith is... real faith...believing in something you can’t yet see, but your heart knows it’s real. When you have nothing else to hold onto... nothing but the vision of that dream in your heart...

One of life’s greatest challenges is letting go...believing one of two things will happen… if it’s divinely aligned with your life ...it’s yours, and nothing can take that away from you. But if it’s not in Divine Alignment, space is being created for what is...something infinitely better than you could have ever imagined possible. This is true of both dreams and relationships, but letting go of what you think is the perfect plan to allow space for what you can’t yet see… to just trust that inner voice inside… is terrifying. It’s been my experience, that God will sometimes allow doors to shut when it feels impossible to let go … and sometimes God will allow storms to barrel through your life just to clear the path for that greater something to come into your life...

The thought of living with regret...terrifies me. I would rather sustain an epic failure, than live my life on the sidelines wondering “what if” The thought of missing out, the thought of staying back and letting life pass me by is completely a non option. Friends, I have crashed hard more times than I can count… Life experience is your best coach and if you desire anything extraordinary in this life… you have to be willing to step out in faith before you see the bridge. If it doesn’t happen the way you hoped it would...don’t give up thinking it ends there!You have the power to choose how your story is gonna go but you gotta keep taking chances that require a Faith bigger than yourself. Faith is the bridge between where you are right now... and the extraordinary dream your heart reminds you of every single day...

Have you ever been in a situation when you sensed something was just “off” but logically made sense? You felt something in your gut that just wasn’t right .. but on paper or text, it seemed perfect? One of the greatest God given gifts you have is your intuition. It’s taken me many years to get to the point where I trust my own intuition, enough to not second guess it. It's especially critical to listen to your intuition when you're the most vulnerable...

Have you ever felt like you should be so much further in life than you are? I have struggled feeling that way so many times throughout my life. One day when I was out for a long walk, just praying about how in the world can I move forward with so many things I really needed to see come to fruition in my life...and this visual popped in my head... it happened a while back and isn’t something that happens often, but was so impactful I never forgot it. This visual was of a little girl looking up at this ginormous gift box sitting on a top shelf completely out of her reach… she contemplated how to climb up and get to that box and was determined to try. The most loving presence surrounded her as she just stood there gazing up at this big beautiful gift box and then I pictured what would be God wrapping His arms around her and lovingly explaining to her that the gift was hers but if she tried to reach for it now and knock it down...it could fall on her and crush her. But one day she’d be strong enough to reach up for that gift and carry it away… I felt the deepest sense of peace that God gives us these beautiful gifts to have and share with the world… but oftentimes if success comes too soon, before having any clue how to manage it… it could destroy you. You could be crushed by the weight of a calling you try to carry too soon. Not that any of us are little kids by any means, but that vision wasn’t about age...it was about the preparation involved for what its gonna take to become and fulfill all that God has planned for your life....

Some of the greatest, most beautiful people I know...are the ones who walked through their own personal hell…survived, and despite sustaining some pretty ferocious scars, made the choice to not become bitter, but to become someone better. You may be wrestling with the negative voices in your head. That dark force has you convinced that what just happened is now who you are. The convincing lies that the scars are your identity...What crushed you...now owns you, and your worth is rock bottom. My beautiful friends, if this is you...allow me to speak into your life... Your sense of value and worth may feel like nothing but a vapor, but the truth is...Your very existence is a precious gift in this fallen imperfect world...and you have a purpose that no one else can fill. You are not defined by what just happened. Your pain does not own you. You have access to a Power so much greater than your pain, and so much Higher than your circumstances. I want to share with you, one of my own personal experiences for how God transformed my scars into the greatest turning point of my life…

When you’re driven by a purpose greater than yourself...you can get through anything! I don’t think there’s anything worse than living in a place of permanent grief...whether it’s grieving the loss of a loved one, relationship, or a dream… I’m not sure there’s anything more excruciating than feeling like a part of you died and you just can’t get on with your life … So much wonderful is waiting for you in your future but you feel tied to your past... Dealing with emotional pain is far worse than physical pain as I’m sure you know, because the emotional pain cuts deep into your soul… It doesn’t seem humanly possible to put back all the shattered pieces. But when you invite God into your world…you begin to connect with a power so much greater than yourself, that power transcends through your pain… it uncovers the layers of heartbreak and sadness and causes healing and peace…