The Importance of Being YOU

I attended a job and career transitions group this morning. There was talk about how competitive the job market is right now and how many brilliant and talented people are looking for jobs. The question asked was "How can someone compete in that environment?" The keyword here is compete. The point is - we do not need to compete. We are enough just the way we are. When we start comparing ourselves to others, we dis-empower ourselves. We each have something unique to offer the world. There is no one else on this earth that can deliver our gifts and talents in our own unique way. Once we really "get" that, there is no stopping us. All the laws of the universe come together and work in our favor. When we develop an image of ourselves that is in alignment with who we are at our core, and move forward from that image, we are in the flow.

It is sometimes challenging to find our true image after all of the years we have been programmed to be and do what others thought was best for us. Many times it takes the chaos of transition to swirl us around and shake us up so that we can detach from that programming and really find ourselves. This is the gift waiting for us if we have the courage to make the journey to find it. It is not easy. At times, it is extremely frightening and overwhelming. Everything that we relied on for our security may be gone, wiped out. But it will be worth it. Our task is to begin to build a new foundation. A foundation based on values and beliefs that serve us. Once we have this new foundation, it will be solid enough to support a skyscraper. Then, we can really expand into our greatness.

This type of transformation is what I work on with my clients. My passion is to help them find that authentic place inside and develop an image that expresses their inner light. Despite the challenges they are facing, I want to help them get excited about who they are. When they are in an excited state, they are in a place to move through challenges more easily and attract great things into their lives.

Personally, I have always believed that I have something special to offer the world. I have had to do some digging to find it, through lots of pain and uncertainty - chaos was a catalyst. I am not sure where this belief came from as my parents didn't have the ability to foster it in me. I think it must have come from within me - some place very deep at my soul level and somehow, despite all of the challenges and low points in my life, I have been able to hang on to it. I am grateful for that. I have never felt the need to compete with others, I have done enough competing with myself - that is the part I have needed to work on. To be kinder and gentler with myself.