Fearless

 

Fearless by Rebecca Minkoff


2024 New Year, New Me requires that I rest, exercise, drink more water, and pour into my brain content that will feed my future billionaire mind.  I usually read while I’m on the elliptical machine.  Last year I stopped going to the gym and consequently, I stopped reading.

This past fall I purchased 8 books, because I knew I was supposed to return to feeding my brain, I was just paralyzed in the current hurricanes in my life. Now that the storms are subsided, and a new calendar year has come, I’m ready to resume greatness.

I grabbed Fearless by Rebecca Minkoff first. I didn’t have any pre judgements on what type of book this would be.  In full disclosure, I have been eyeing one of her bags for some time.  I had never heard of her prior to 2022 when I was considering purchasing another comparable brand.   As I window shopped online, her genius marketing made her brand keep popping in my feeds and searches.  The more I looked, the more I liked the idea of her handbag line.  There is something really unique and dainty about her hardware.  Its functional everyday fashion that meets high end boutique.  It was like I was looking for a reason to press purchase.  However, the practicality in me resisted…until now.


So glad that I did read her book.  It was light.  It was easy to read, authentic, and very bold.  It was also quite thought provoking and attention grabbing.  There was so much about the author’s communication style that I could directly relate to. I felt like I had met my twin flame in the world.

I really like how she told her life’s story through a series of “rules” or rather lessons she has learned along the way. There are so many people with the “right” answers.  They typically can bore you to tears in a repeat sequence of life tales. Rebecca’s story was a sequence of her life’s tales, but told with great intent on perseverance and courage.  My biggest summation of what she communicated was until we individually and collectively chart our own path in our own way, we will miss the magic.  I love how she confessed that she always felt that there was more to do, be, and give.  I love that a little tiny part of her always felt like “it was all a dream.”

 

There is so much about her story, and particularly the way she communicates it, that I identify with. I believe we are at a similar age, and grew up with the expectation to work hard.  She is a creative, and so am I. When I was 15, I thought I wanted to be a fashion designer.  I still don’t know how to sew.  I did also know that I would be in charge of making things happen for myself and others, and business was my path.  As my destiny unfolded, I ended up as a mortgage lender for 24 years.  At a unique market disruption, I found myself without my lending job, and chose not to go to another bank. I was ready to be something different. 

Two years prior to this time, I had been working on diversification.  I established a few companies to create multiple income sources. This concept came to me about how I would make my money.  I would get paid to be resourceful. 

Reading this book at this specific time was an ascension moment. It is at this very moment that I am fearless.  I’ve made so many mistakes. Results have varied. I’ve suffered in silence. I’ve conformed and transformed.  I’m finally ready to be authentically me, without fear of consequences or outcomes. The feeling is freedom.  This freedom is what is allowing me to take the unpaved road, and enjoy this part of my journey.

Not knowing how something will turn out can be nerve wrecking.  All in the same breath, knowing that you are doing exactly what is meant for you to do in any given moment, is life giving.  I can’t honestly tell you that I know what the outcomes will be for this next phase of my life.  I can tell you that I’m ready to find out, and to become the person I deserve to be.

 

That being said, “I am really looking forward to becoming a #minkette.  When I wear my new handbag, I’ll be reminded of all of Rebecca’s journey, and how she has inspired me, to go into my future #FEARLESS.

 

Abundance Always

Bliss

 


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