Do you operate from knowing or unknowing?

So, this happened when I started loving myself!

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I really hope my story inspires and helps you!

It's not rocket science to embark on a Journey of Self-Discovery and Purpose to Success!

I'll start with Oprah Winfrey, she was born into poverty in rural Mississippi in 1954.

In 1986, Oprah launched her own talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show.

She wanted to help the poor but could she have done it staying poor?

Today, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation has donated billions of dollars to charity!

The secret ingredient to success is "INTENTION"

When I was 16 years old I loved learning and achieving my goals!

I was always striving to do something for someone or something!

And this came from a place of genuine love and affection for my family!

The photo above is from my achievements book from High School!

If we see one of the lines here - it focuses on working hard and says "I would do anything to achieve my goals for my family, to make my mom proud etc etc"

The highlight I want to make here is

"I was not grateful to myself for my success

I was not learning for myself!

I wasn't graduating to achieve my goals!

I don't think many of us did!

The value of self - love was missing on my journey!

Most of our parents never cared about themselves, they always put the family first at the cost of their own wellness and growth and this has been the case, for generations till date!

I often think, if my father had practiced self love and took good care of himself and his health, he would have been here with me today! He passed away in 2014

Family is one of my top 5 values in life!

And when we practice self love, we can actually do more for our family!

Take better care of them and give them the best!

Have you ever thought about that?

We can truly give them an abundant and happy life while living one ourselves in the process!

Today's post by Bachar 💜 Naamani on self love pushed me to write this article sitting in the drafts

My journey - The Shift towards Self-Love!

How can I inspire each one of you, to get on your own journey of self- love?

Answer: Awareness!

❌ Self- pity keeps us where we are

✅ Self-love helps us work on ourself

❌ Self-pity is focused on the past

✅ Self-love is focused on the present and the future self!

Now here's what's missing with our approach to our life and career goals!

When we forget to love ourselves and what we do on our journey to success, something will always not add up!

Do you agree? Can you resonate with what I am saying?

If yes comment "This message resonates with me" below on this article!

When we doing things that we are doing for others and not because we want do it! We will eventually feel lack!

My family always came first, but I was not doing justice to what I truly wanted to do for them, as I had left myself out of the equation!

I eventually got burnt out in a job I love!

My family was my biggest motivation BUT I always felt like I was not doing enough!

Self love helps us, love ourself and in turn love our family - the way we truly want!

Even though I had a great career and a comfortable life, I never focused on MYSELF.

Personal Awakening and Transformation

It was about 9 years ago on July 20, 2014 I lost my dad.

I started the journey of understanding:

WHY live? WHY I do what I do!

Do you know WHY you want to go where you want in your career and life?

Most of us live on autopilot mode.

I woke up from the victim dream I had for years in 2018

I had my 2nd brush with death, my best friend passed away while working in a toxic job!

Do you say - "I know what comes next or You carry on with your day with no clue as to what comes next?"

It's taken me alot of thinking, understanding, reasoning and alot of coaching with learning to comprehend and answer this important question.

So there is no hurry for you to answer this question now! Take your time

But - start thinking about this question!

The Role of a Mentor

Each of us need a mentor or a coach depends on where we are!

It was ONLY during the pandemic, I met my mentor Sidz and even though I started finding answers to my WHY since 2018 - I enrolled in his program here

I did not know how to execute my WHY!

I did not know "How to bring my ideas to life and how to make money in the process?"

If we really want to help people or follow our life's passion and goals we must become financially free!

We can't live on love and fresh air? Can we!

The day I enrolled in the course on "How to Build A Super Profitable Digital Coaching Business Without Any Office?"

I have had the honor of being coached and inspired by many wonderful people over the years, but he was something unique.

The rarest of gems

Do you agree? Most successful people tell you:

"Be Successful, Set SMART Goals! Do this or Do that to succeed, BUT my mentor - Sidz is showing our community HOW exactly he does it."

The day I enrolled in this program is a day I will remember for the rest of my life!

On this day, I learnt the tactics of marketing!

It's not enough to know, it's important to know how? - Aristotle

"Sometimes all it Takes is One Extraordinary Intentional Mindset to Redirect Your Direction for the Rest of Your Life" - Fatima Williams

One of the most beautiful lessons I learnt from many mentors over the years is that:

"Our Core Self does not need fixing; we just forget how good we are or how good we can become and waste our whole life comparing ourselves to other people."

I realized I had not defined my WHY - My real reason for my existence

Discovering the "Why" - Your Ikigai

There is no single ikigai for all people, writes Yukari Mitsuhashi in her book IKIGAI. 

IKIGAI is our WHY? Our Reason for BEING!

It is a sense of purpose or meaning in life that gives you joy and satisfaction.

There are many things that can contribute to your ikigai, including your passions, talents, values, and experiences.

Yukari describes finding your ikigai as embarking on an unknown adventure.

This journey takes us beyond choosing a career and looks at all aspects of our living. 

To identify your ikigai, you must not limit yourself to the present but search your past experiences, mistakes, failures and learnings for clues.

Remember, we must each search for our own path to joy, curiosity, passion, and our reason for getting up each morning.

We can achieve this through self reflection, self discovery and self- love!

One of the most beautiful things I learnt from my mentor, Siddharth is understanding the results we want to achieve.

Achieving a goal only changes our life for a moment, that win came and went.

What we need to focus on, and change are not our results, but the process and systems we use to get those results.

Ask yourself these questions:

• When was the last time you did something for the first time?
• When was the last time you did something unpredictable?
• When was the last time you put yourself in a new situation or a new role?

“A Quitter never wins, and A Winner never Quits” – Napoleon Hill

Lift this sentence and write it on a piece of paper and post it somewhere, you can see it every day!

My Mentor and I resonated with each other because we share the same vision in life “To Redefine the Employment & Education System”

No, this is not a one man or woman’s job.

You and I alone, can't change the world by ourselves!

We need to do it together as a community.

Do you agree?

If you would like to be part of our community. Sign up here by starting small and learn with me on how we can be the change we wish to see

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

Find some who can guide you on your journey to greatness.

Each one of us are learners.

We have been learning since the day we stepped foot into this world. 

If we can do it as a baby, we can do it now.

See you inside ( Send me a DM if you have any questions)

And Remember 

Success requires no explanations and Failure permits No alibis but both of them are experiences we need to the journey of greatness we want to be on.

 Join us and see what we can do together as a COMMUNITY!

To Your Intentional Success!

Fatima Williams (Assoc. CIPD HR) ♈

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