#OWN
Happy New Year
Welcome to 2024!
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Every year I choose a word as a mantra.
Something to remind me of what I'm manifesting with deep intention. Inspired by my mother's jovial faith, my word this year is RECEPTIVE.
When I looked at the definition, it came in three parts as an adjective.
Being Open Minded to new thoughts
Being Intuitive
Being ready to mate
My immediate interpretation was something that described a verb. RECEIVING.
In order to receive, one must first be receptive. So my affirmations expanded in these words.
I am ready.
I am receiving.
I am reproducing.
I shared this with my end of year thoughts on social media over a few post. I chose a hashtag phrase that I hold sacred to my soul. I've wriiten about it in my first book, Credit Made Simple.
"YOUR OWN TERMS."
These words hold so much gravity. I remember being 16 and couldn't wait until I could leave my parents house and do life MY WAY.
That concept of "my way" has always been with me. In my personality, my fashion style, my cooking, my health,my traditions, and my hair. Especially MY Jesus. (Who I assure you is likely very different from yours)(extra on the personal possessive here)
I've learned in my short life, that having a deep intuitive internal compass is essential to identity, confidence and safety, and accomplishment of purpose. I think most people call this self esteem. It's that knowing what YOU know.
Now we all think we know best for others. Maybe for most... but as Tyler Perry says, "Nobody can tell YOU how to be YOU."
Everyone in your life has their OWN way.
Some people are trailblazers and explorers.
Some are leaders. Some are followers.
We all start off as students, observers,and followers. It's what we teach babies.
Some of us go onto to be that thing that calls to our soul, some of us get stuck, and some of us don't know what "that thing", or "those terms" are. So we don't evolve. Some never find it. 😢 Sometimes life throws us cruves and sets us back. Like a reset. I call it divine Disruptions. It's like God giving us a fresh chance to do bigger and better.
None of this happens with out that intuition. It is that connection to infinite intelligence that speaks to us and enlightens us.
It is collective, but comes to each of us uniquely specific and individual. Much like 5 artist painting the same subject, they would all look different.
You know I'm a Poet and I love a rhyme, an alliteration, an analogy, and an acronym.
I came across a quote that talked about "winning your way." I instantly thought of my phrase, "my own terms". That is what most of us want in life, to live it the way WE desire, down to every detail. A life by design.
This acronym came to mind.
Ownership
Winning
Never Quitting
When I think of my life, my way, on my terms, these are the words for me.
I mentioned infinite intelligence, spirituality, intuition, and resolve. All of these things are by products of taking OWNERSHIP and accountability for my choices. Also, the idea of not being vested or having a deciding interest in a place or thing is non beneficial, mentally metaphorically, and (for the love of LAND) physically, we must literally OWN in every way we can. I remember when Oprah created her network. I thought it was her legacy of " I now OWN the network." She named it after herself.😆 Perhaps both. The point is, ownership is the beginning of all things beautiful.
Winning begins in the mind. When we are receptive, we set that expectation and intention to create winning outcomes. Everyone loves a winner. Winning is not linear.(scoreboard) It is comprehensive and dimensional. However, if you win in ways people can't see, you'll eventually win in ways they can. Jim Rohn says "Success leaves Clues" For me, I celebrate the micro-wins. It tracks progress and yields accomplishment. If I focus on winning, I have less time to worry. (Especially about what others are saying or doing) Tracking Micro-Wins also keeps your head high and your priorities aligned. It is easy to get defeated. When we can't visually see progress or the scoreboard suggest otherwise, bad feelings and negative thoughts arise. Comparison is a thief of JOY. Celebrating improvements and progression reminds me that this is MY life, in MY time, and I am WINNING my way on the OWN terms.
Winning took on a new level of satisfaction when I learned to collaborate. Helping others win is gratifying. Watching my children win, is personal. Seeing those around me thrive and elevate is empowering. Winning can and should be both singularly targeted and Collectively created and shared.
Sure. No one is an island. We are surrounded by others. We need the contribution of others in our life. This comes with THEIR own ways...
Depending on our path and goals, we may not share the same interest, or meet other's expectations, or priorities. This is not about right or wrong, but it is about what is BEST for me. These are my terms.
I was not always this resolved. I conformed repeatedly to what was best for OTHERS. As my priority. A outward people pleaser. I say outward, because when given introspection, following MY heart was always no contest.
Many years in sales can wear and tear on one's mental health. It pokes holes in one's personal validation and confidence. It's a constant comparision to others. It's often a personal attack to your identity from both those you sell to (customers) and those you sell for (employer)
It's constant approval seeking. Sales is numbers, so the attempts and the rejection are brutal. The idea is that the reward 🤑is significant enough to offset all these things.
For me for decades, it was.....until it was not. 🤢🤮
When I first started lending in 1999 in sales, I was a lone ranger in the wild wild west. It was savage. People laughed at me. People dismissed and belittled me. People easily took offense. (Which is contagious) I never gave up. I got better. I got faster. I got mentally stronger. I got independent training. The whole time, I NEVER got help from my employers. (even when I begged for it) so I learned to do it my way.
Success came. LIVES were changed. My life was changed. I am beyond grateful. 24 years of giving people OWNERSHIP is a dream, but it did come at a high personal cost. I had never even considered NOT lending, until a divine disruption occurred in August 2023. A large part of my identity was as a lender. It gave me purpose, accomplishment, influence, and my lifestyle. The biggest question I had to answer was Who am I, and what am I capable of? I am Bliss. I'm more than a title or a job. I am living a intentional life by divine allotment and have an expanding legacy. I want health,peace, and joy. I want all the things that overflow an abundance of health, peace, and joy.
We can make money doing ANYTHING. (and in my manifested reality the "something of nothing" at all) When I truly placed my identity in this concept, it became harder and harder for me to do that job. I loved lending. The circumstances and market I was lending in, became less and less desirable.
It was with mixed emotion that I decided to move forward without traditional lending. After looking in the shadows, there was no contest. It wasn't that I've given up on lending, I just realized I had given up on me. I am capable of so much MORE. I deserve to be a whole loved person who is sharing joy from a full bucket. 🤗😊
What is now best for me and my future looks different. Who knows, I may return to traditional lending at a future date, but for now, KNOWING that I'm capable of being paid to be resourceful is so much better.
I look forward to sharing more on this metamorphosis this year.
The take away is that we can never give up in the short term, long term and Life long terms of of our purpose and dreams. We can rest. We can pivot. We must NEVER give up pusuing happiness and JOY.
This year let us be receptive to what is longing and calling our souls. Own our time, and everything in it. Win everyday. Never give Up. Before we know it, we are living our wildest dreams, and giving thanks with every breath.
Wishing us MORE Abundance in 2024 and Always.
#lifeofbliss #joy #yourownterms #receptive2024 #own
Welcome to 2024!
.
Every year I choose a word as a mantra.
Something to remind me of what I'm manifesting with deep intention. Inspired by my mother's jovial faith, my word this year is RECEPTIVE.
When I looked at the definition, it came in three parts as an adjective.
Being Open Minded to new thoughts
Being Intuitive
Being ready to mate
My immediate interpretation was something that described a verb. RECEIVING.
In order to receive, one must first be receptive. So my affirmations expanded in these words.
I am ready.
I am receiving.
I am reproducing.
I shared this with my end of year thoughts on social media over a few post. I chose a hashtag phrase that I hold sacred to my soul. I've wriiten about it in my first book, Credit Made Simple.
"YOUR OWN TERMS."
These words hold so much gravity. I remember being 16 and couldn't wait until I could leave my parents house and do life MY WAY.
That concept of "my way" has always been with me. In my personality, my fashion style, my cooking, my health,my traditions, and my hair. Especially MY Jesus. (Who I assure you is likely very different from yours)(extra on the personal possessive here)
I've learned in my short life, that having a deep intuitive internal compass is essential to identity, confidence and safety, and accomplishment of purpose. I think most people call this self esteem. It's that knowing what YOU know.
Now we all think we know best for others. Maybe for most... but as Tyler Perry says, "Nobody can tell YOU how to be YOU."
Everyone in your life has their OWN way.
Some people are trailblazers and explorers.
Some are leaders. Some are followers.
We all start off as students, observers,and followers. It's what we teach babies.
Some of us go onto to be that thing that calls to our soul, some of us get stuck, and some of us don't know what "that thing", or "those terms" are. So we don't evolve. Some never find it. 😢 Sometimes life throws us cruves and sets us back. Like a reset. I call it divine Disruptions. It's like God giving us a fresh chance to do bigger and better.
None of this happens with out that intuition. It is that connection to infinite intelligence that speaks to us and enlightens us.
It is collective, but comes to each of us uniquely specific and individual. Much like 5 artist painting the same subject, they would all look different.
You know I'm a Poet and I love a rhyme, an alliteration, an analogy, and an acronym.
I came across a quote that talked about "winning your way." I instantly thought of my phrase, "my own terms". That is what most of us want in life, to live it the way WE desire, down to every detail. A life by design.
This acronym came to mind.
Ownership
Winning
Never Quitting
When I think of my life, my way, on my terms, these are the words for me.
I mentioned infinite intelligence, spirituality, intuition, and resolve. All of these things are by products of taking OWNERSHIP and accountability for my choices. Also, the idea of not being vested or having a deciding interest in a place or thing is non beneficial, mentally metaphorically, and (for the love of LAND) physically, we must literally OWN in every way we can. I remember when Oprah created her network. I thought it was her legacy of " I now OWN the network." She named it after herself.😆 Perhaps both. The point is, ownership is the beginning of all things beautiful.
Winning begins in the mind. When we are receptive, we set that expectation and intention to create winning outcomes. Everyone loves a winner. Winning is not linear.(scoreboard) It is comprehensive and dimensional. However, if you win in ways people can't see, you'll eventually win in ways they can. Jim Rohn says "Success leaves Clues" For me, I celebrate the micro-wins. It tracks progress and yields accomplishment. If I focus on winning, I have less time to worry. (Especially about what others are saying or doing) Tracking Micro-Wins also keeps your head high and your priorities aligned. It is easy to get defeated. When we can't visually see progress or the scoreboard suggest otherwise, bad feelings and negative thoughts arise. Comparison is a thief of JOY. Celebrating improvements and progression reminds me that this is MY life, in MY time, and I am WINNING my way on the OWN terms.
Winning took on a new level of satisfaction when I learned to collaborate. Helping others win is gratifying. Watching my children win, is personal. Seeing those around me thrive and elevate is empowering. Winning can and should be both singularly targeted and Collectively created and shared.
Sure. No one is an island. We are surrounded by others. We need the contribution of others in our life. This comes with THEIR own ways...
Depending on our path and goals, we may not share the same interest, or meet other's expectations, or priorities. This is not about right or wrong, but it is about what is BEST for me. These are my terms.
I was not always this resolved. I conformed repeatedly to what was best for OTHERS. As my priority. A outward people pleaser. I say outward, because when given introspection, following MY heart was always no contest.
Many years in sales can wear and tear on one's mental health. It pokes holes in one's personal validation and confidence. It's a constant comparision to others. It's often a personal attack to your identity from both those you sell to (customers) and those you sell for (employer)
It's constant approval seeking. Sales is numbers, so the attempts and the rejection are brutal. The idea is that the reward 🤑is significant enough to offset all these things.
For me for decades, it was.....until it was not. 🤢🤮
When I first started lending in 1999 in sales, I was a lone ranger in the wild wild west. It was savage. People laughed at me. People dismissed and belittled me. People easily took offense. (Which is contagious) I never gave up. I got better. I got faster. I got mentally stronger. I got independent training. The whole time, I NEVER got help from my employers. (even when I begged for it) so I learned to do it my way.
Success came. LIVES were changed. My life was changed. I am beyond grateful. 24 years of giving people OWNERSHIP is a dream, but it did come at a high personal cost. I had never even considered NOT lending, until a divine disruption occurred in August 2023. A large part of my identity was as a lender. It gave me purpose, accomplishment, influence, and my lifestyle. The biggest question I had to answer was Who am I, and what am I capable of? I am Bliss. I'm more than a title or a job. I am living a intentional life by divine allotment and have an expanding legacy. I want health,peace, and joy. I want all the things that overflow an abundance of health, peace, and joy.
We can make money doing ANYTHING. (and in my manifested reality the "something of nothing" at all) When I truly placed my identity in this concept, it became harder and harder for me to do that job. I loved lending. The circumstances and market I was lending in, became less and less desirable.
It was with mixed emotion that I decided to move forward without traditional lending. After looking in the shadows, there was no contest. It wasn't that I've given up on lending, I just realized I had given up on me. I am capable of so much MORE. I deserve to be a whole loved person who is sharing joy from a full bucket. 🤗😊
What is now best for me and my future looks different. Who knows, I may return to traditional lending at a future date, but for now, KNOWING that I'm capable of being paid to be resourceful is so much better.
I look forward to sharing more on this metamorphosis this year.
The take away is that we can never give up in the short term, long term and Life long terms of of our purpose and dreams. We can rest. We can pivot. We must NEVER give up pusuing happiness and JOY.
This year let us be receptive to what is longing and calling our souls. Own our time, and everything in it. Win everyday. Never give Up. Before we know it, we are living our wildest dreams, and giving thanks with every breath.
Wishing us MORE Abundance in 2024 and Always.
#lifeofbliss #joy #yourownterms #receptive2024 #own
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