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May God bless you in your efforts to live life to its fullest!

Ana Leonardy, CPLC

 I am one who rarely has that many activities requiring actual planning, but beginning 2018, I began planning at the start of the New Year. It was a big year with big events and a few life-changing moments.  Along with the things I had planned, came the unplanned and unexpected.  Some good and some bad. While the good was exhilarating and for which I am grateful, the bad was heartbreaking.

In 2014, I began a journey to reinvent myself. For the entirety of 2014, this journey was the only thing on my mind. I envisioned and contemplated something more for myself… something that would make me feel alive again. This was the beginning of something unseen and only in the imagination of my dreams.  So here I was, beginning 2018 and feeling on top of the world. I had succeeded in conquering my dreams and the things imagined in 2014 were coming into fruition. I was looking back at my accomplishments; I felt confident and my vision was clear. I was unstoppable!  Until… until the unexpected. The unexpected that flicked me right off of my victorious mountain like a tiny, insignificant pebble.

Nothing about this was fun. While feeling like that insignificant pebble, my mind felt trapped on how easily I allowed this circumstance to make me feel so worthless. How did I go from feeling like a valuable stone to an inconsequential, barely noticeable tiny piece of rock? I was spinning with questions and doubted myself in a deep way. The very thing I had overcome was back in my face, taunting me. I had a difficult time recalling the things I knew to be true, the things that had taken me from square one to square two. The moments of hurt and confusion were enough to block my vision and I forgot the “new me” that God was in the process of creating.

After agonizing over this in prayer, I reached out for help. I couldn’t continue in this alone and I needed a reboot. Once I was able to put my focus back where it needed to be, I soon realized that my previous experiences had prepared me for this exact moment. It took recalling what I already knew was possible and clinging onto faith and hope for the things that were still yet to come. It took remembering my vision and that I was in the process of doing a good work. It took trusting the process and believing that God believed in me to do great things. The journey that previously took me to the top of that mountain had created a new person within me, and with that, came the experience and tools to get me through this time in my life.

Being on the other side now, this is what I learned; the unexpected is inevitable and some will knock us off our feet. However, our journey through them can bring us out as better people, if we choose. With each breakthrough, the potential is there to learn new behaviors that change and prepare us for anything that may get in our way. Just remember, start from the square you last conquered.

I’ll tell you something else I learned, a pebble isn’t insignificant at all. Have you ever had one in your shoe?

Ana Leonardy, CPLC

When my children were growing up and building friendships with their peers, I used to tell them to not be taken by friends who brought negative influences into their lives. I reminded them that while some of these friendships were temporary, the consequences of negative influences and wrong decision making could potentially affect them for years to come. Chances were these friends would no longer be around to help pick up the pieces when life became real.

In whom we invest is important. Sometimes we have to be the person who walks the road less traveled so that distractions and negative influences do not hinder our growth and progress in life. It’s very easy to go with the crowd and do the mundane. What’s not easy is maintaining discipline and consistency toward goals that lead to our hopes and dreams.  What if every day were lived with purpose or taking steps to achieve a goal, even a small one, what a difference this could make!

Two lessons we can learn:

• Choose your influences wisely – sometimes it’s necessary to walk away from relationships that consistently bring negative influence. It’s good to evaluate whether a relationship is one that moves you forward or one that holds you back. Keep in mind that misery really does love company and some relationships do not encourage positive change.
• Be a person of good influence – be the person who works hard at rising above while exemplifying encouragement to others. Work hard at not falling short of doing good; you will reap what you sow. Keep in mind that cream rises to the top and this takes effort. Live life with intention so that your path is clear not only for yourself, but to also help others along the way. You can’t help others out of the mire if you’re stuck there yourself.

Sometimes loneliness accompanies walking this journey but that’s not always a bad thing. Better to journey alone for a short time then to look back and wish time were still on your side. Every day is an opportunity for growth and choices are important. Make the best of the time you have and don’t settle. Life is built on moments and there will always be a new chapter to write.

 Ana Leonardy, CPLC

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New beginnings and transition are not easy and most often not sought after. When I began my journey to reinvent myself and pursue a career as a Certified Professional Life Coach, it took me a year before I even followed through. When I finally began my forward steps into this new venture, I felt so encompassed by fear of the unknown that it felt paralyzing. Through the course of my journey and as I began to get down to the nitty gritty of this fear, I was awakened to what had been holding me back. Like some of us, it was my inability to let go and the negative thoughts I had believed about myself.  

We have all heard how our belief systems have the power to take us down or lift us up and that what we practice day to day within our belief systems can either have a positive influence or a negative one.  However, what we all may not realize is that what we do (or don’t do) when we finally come to recognize the impact of our beliefs, can be the difference between personal success or personal failure; especially pertaining to those belief systems that hold us back from living powerfully and those prohibiting us from forward movement. 

At the point that I began my own life transition, I was mentally exhausted. The thought of doing the work to create change in my life seemed burdensome. The desire for “more” was not united with the passion or drive to get there. I felt stuck and while I allowed myself to live in my own “groundhog day,” I constantly dreamt of a different future and wondered how I would find my freedom.  Here is what I learned – Sometimes we must walk out our own journey and trust the process. Sometimes we have to move ourselves and start believing for more. Remember that often times we are the only ones who can take initiative to rescue ourselves. This was exactly my story.  Once I took my first steps into my vision, I began to see life from a different lens. The more I journeyed, the more things became clear, the more I navigated, the more I gained strength and purpose to keep on moving. 

We need to remember that moving forward, even in small steps, is the key to all things great.  With each step, we begin to break down the obstacles that are standing in our way and each step creates new momentum. Forward movement is the absolute key to getting to the other side of anywhere. With each step, we begin to pursue the things that light our soul.  There is a saying, “life is built on moments,” but what we do with these moments is the key that unlocks our doors.  Whether your journey is large or small, the process of coaching affords everyone the ability to reach beyond.  Coaching is a process by which you may start out as a closed bud but eventually, as the layers are peeled, you begin to blossom and flourish in life. Coaching allows you the ability to gain awareness, envision your dreams, take steps to get you to where you want to go, and overcome what is standing in your way.  My passion is to champion you to the other side of your vision! 

Please visit my website  http://analeonardylifecoach.com/ and contact me for a complimentary discovery session.

Ana Leonardy, CPLC