HUMP DAY HOPE WITH WEDNESDAY'S WORD: INSPIRE

I often sit at my computer, trying to figure out what my next move is.  I try to think about the 'next best thing' that will propel my vision forward, bringing it closer to a full-time reality.  I watch money fly from my pockets as I invest in what, I feel, will help me take this 'thing' to the next level.  "Trainer-Speaker-Coach" is now a part of who I am and what I do, but I want it to be truly WHAT I DO!  I am often left to make decisions of what is truly important.  No matter what, my family comes first!  I have been presented with opportunities that, in the grand scheme of things, could have put me further than where I am, but I rejected them because, again, for me, family comes first!  I figure, if it is meant to be, it will come around again.  Sometimes I am presented with really hard decisions that actually suck the life out of me.  I am presented with situations that truly take my energy, but I will fight to get through it because, essentially the work is what I desire to do, the vision is moving forward and the outcome, especially that of monetary value and return, can be brought back into my household to be recycled into my craft and to support my first love... my family!  It all comes full-circle at some point; however, with many personal sacrifices in between.

So why do I say all of this?  After I put maximum energy in preparing for a training, it can be really exhausting.  There is A LOT of 'behind-the-scenes' work that goes into preparing for a few or a lot of hours of training (and into my teaching as well).  I think about a recent training I had where I was preparing the training packets and my little man came around into the dining room, wanting to play with the colorful items I had on the table in front of him.  My husband calls him back so that I could continue to work, but little man wanted to be in Mommy's presence.  So I folded up a piece of construction paper that I was putting in the folder into a diamond shape.  My little 2 year old looked at it and said, very excited, "Yell-whoa KITE, Mommy!!" and he proceeded to 'fly' his yellow kite around the table where I was working.  The excitement in his eyes and the smile on his face made me, again, think about what was truly important as I pursue this vision- I was preparing to inspire!  The seconds I took to make that 'kite' got him motivated!  If I could do that in SECONDS, imagine what these hours of preparation can do for a student or client or participant in MINUTES TO HOURS!!  

Now, make your decisions wisely, according to your health, but also keep in mind that sometimes we have to put our physical situations aside for the emotional outcomes of the masses! When I hear people say that my training or talk was inspirational and/or something that I stated motivated them, I get excited because I can clearly see their excitement!  It's a win-win situation!!  Remember: the bottom line to making an impact on people is to ensure that you inspire and motivate them.  The bigger picture is that a positive voice can change the world!!  Prepare and seek to INSPIRE!

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