Lately, I have been struck with how much people perseverance when faced with adversity or life challenges. This week I watched my favorite show Dancing with the Stars where each star shared their most memorable year. What was shared wasn’t all bliss, but rather times where they were faced with parental loss, health challenges, or career failure.  I was tearing up as I listened to many of the stories as they all seemed to touch a deeper place within me.  One lady had been paralyzed from the waist down and had many years in a wheelchair.  Her dance routine illustrated her coming out of this confinement into a whole new place of freedom of movement. She is getting high scores on DWS each week which is such an amazing miracle! I thought to myself what would it be like to come out of this kind of confinement.  It would be a little scary to trust that your body could move again, but I am aware that miracles can happen.

I  also see perseverance illustrated in many of the true movie stories that we watch on DVD.  They are always so inspiring and hopeful.  We have to keep picking ourselves up to overcome odds that many times seem insurmountable. What does the human spirit have that allows it to keep on going?

Determination is the first characteristic that comes to mind. Being determined means, you may have a clear goal in mind attached to an emotional connection to get there.  In working with the Tony Robbins Corporation many years, we learned to coach toward having a strong enough purpose to accomplish an outcome. Emotionally connecting to the result can be the driving force.

Resiliency– the ability to spring back from defeats can be of foremost importance. There will be times when everything you did failed. The key is picking yourself back up and trying again. You have to realize that setbacks will happen and the most successful people that succeeded experienced many. They either learned from them or persisted long enough until finally, something opens up.

A Big Enough WHY- Often I see that people don’t have a big enough reason for wanting to achieve something.  They haven’t gotten connected to why they want to accomplish the goal. When you are feeling the emotional connection the purpose of why you want it, you will usually be propelled to get there.

Lately, I have brought a long-awaited book project to fruition. It’s been many months in the making and some grueling hours spent over writing and editing.  I think the hardest part of it was the patience it has taken to refine the many details that needed to be taken into consideration. The testimonies of others who have overcome odds and accomplished the impossible have inspired me to continue to pursue my goal.

I am hoping to have an impact on others with tools and methods that will unleash their spirit, soul, and body to a more healthy whole life. Since I believe in the awesome power that is available to each of us, I felt led to write out these words of  Christian inspiration. The title is Lost & Restored: The Father’s Love that Heals Hearts. I hope to have it released before the end of the year.

Don’t drag your feet if you have a project that you have been postponing. It’s not too late to get it started.  Create your WHY and see it come to fruition!  I promise you that fulfillment will be there as you see your vision unfold.