Ownit Magazine #3 - NOV-DEC 2017 | Page 6

SUCCESS IS

AN INSIDE JOB

THE VEHICLE I USED TO FIND ME

WHILE CREATING MY BRAND AND BUSINESS, I FOUND MY VOICE. MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR SUCCESS WAS CHANGING MY OLD WAY OF THINKING AND THE HABITS AND BELIEFS THAT CAME WITH THAT .

Looking back at it now, it's almost as if nothing has changed. I am still in my small office at home, sitting behind my computer a lot of the time and do work that involves writing, communicating, and creativity, as I used to do when I had my own small business. So “what's the fuzz?” you may ask. Well, I changed from a reactive person, letting external circumstances and people define my emotions, into a more grounded person, trusting my own decisions and acting from the power that's within me. Years ago, I started out as an affiliate for SFM/Digital Experts Academy, relying on it to be my vehicle to grow my own personal brand online further up the road. I had this vision for a conscious business—doing business from the heart—and market it in an honest way, being myself, no hype.

What I didn't know back then is that I'd not yet reached the state of self-acceptance, so clearing out the old beliefs and patterns that blocked my success took me longer than expected. Things really started to change when I joined the daily Wake-Up Call of SFM/DEA, which brought me awareness around my behavior. The moment when I had to choose between presenting me and copying someone else, I chose me. That was the first breakthrough, followed by a couple of others, which led to the idea of expressing myself, my creativity, and ideas in a magazine. This way, I could do what I love, help people, and make a difference. SFM/Digital Experts Academy has been my vehicle to find my own true value, to give value, and receive value as a result of owning it my way. Now I am living my life on my own terms, loving me, expressing my full potential, and helping others to do the same.

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