YOU CAN DO IT…How to Overcome Pain and Achieve your Dreams (The Beginnings Of My Own Personal Story)
Posted by Wendy Jacobs in Mar, 2015
Ever had a goal? A dream? A wish? Something you wanted to accomplish but had no idea how.
Most of us have been in that place…so what did you do?
For many these dreams have been forgotten they have become cynics, their thoughts clouded by all the reasons why they cannot have this thing they used to want so badly. We get on with life being too busy with the many responsibilities and distractions life throws our way and we forget our dreams or should I say our potential. The drive and passion behind the dream disappears and so does the emotional charge that fuels that dream into a reality.
Many of us have lost our inner YES! The fuel it takes to make it happen. My goal is to help you restore that dream as well as that undeniable feeling of excitement and certainty that comes with knowing…. YOU CAN DO IT!
I was cleaning out my office the other day, you know creating a clean fresh space for this next and new phase of my life. I came across a folder that I had forgotten even existed. The front of it said testimonials, and as I opened it up I remembered…..Back when I started working in this field over 10 years ago I used to ask clients if they could share a small part of their journey with me. As a read through these I was inspired and I felt great about the work I had been doing. One gentleman thanked me for helping him conquer alcoholism, his business was going down, his health was suffering, his marriage was falling apart and he had lost all sense of connection with other human beings. Another lady shared how she is now able to sleep through the night something she had not done in years. Many thanked me for helping them quit smoking and overcome other addictions. Some had gambling problems even to point where one particular lady was about to loose her house because of it. Many shared how they were able to lose weight easily and effortlessly and even more had overcome depression and anxiety.
I was so touched by reading these beautiful letters that I sat down for a minute and cried. You see I have just been through one of the toughest years of my life and I had forgotten all the struggles that my clients had faced and overcome and remembering this gave me a new strength. Undeniably I had the answers, philosophies, skills, strategies, and insights to help these amazing people, but this only came after I had developed the ability to have my own personal transformations.
Sometimes we forget how far we have come.
12 months ago I was struggling emotionally and psychologically, I had lost all vision and passion for my work and I had lost all sense of direction for my life. You see the love of my life, the man I had loved for 21 years and shared three beautiful children with walked out of my life…..and I was devastated….broken. A flood of emotions and memories come over me as I write this, it was an extremely difficult and unexpected turn in my life. So why am I sharing this?
I have come to accept that pain is a part of life. That pain is when your life conditions do not meet your life expectations and so I can not expect to live my lives without pain. Suffering however is a choice, suffering is the belief that I can’t do anything about this pain…I know there is always an answer.
Unless you know me personally my life looks pretty perfect, I am happy, healthy, independent, strong, loving, intelligent and wise. I have three beautiful children, a wonderful family, I work in a business I adore and I share my life with many wonderful people. While this is all true my life has not been without, struggle, heartbreak, fear, pain and loneliness. So as I sit here writing to you I’m taking the time to appreciate how far I have come.
Despite the tragedies and heartaches faced, I anticipate the road ahead with love and excitement and my hope is that you will do the same as I share with you the core strategies, skills, insights, wisdom and knowledge I have developed in my life which have not only helped me but the hundreds of amazing people I have had the privilege to work with.
So keep reading over the next few weeks as I share with you the fundamentals of personal transformation.
Lots of love always
Wendy.