I Don't Even Recognize This Version Of Me
This pic popped in my Facebook memories from 3 years ago and WOW. Just wow. It is insane to think about how much has changed in my life...
š¤ÆĀ I honestly donāt even recognize this version of me.
šĀ What I see here is -
šĀ Someone who was consumed with being perfect - having the perfect job, the perfect life, the perfect picture for my IG feed.
šĀ I was so focused on how my life looked from the outside in that I neglected to give my attention to what was happening on the inside.
šøĀ I was so consumed with creating a massive career because I truly believed that with success came validation and acceptance.
Sadly - despite becoming widely successful, making a ton of money while traveling the world creating beauty products - the feelings of validation and acceptance never came...
So instead I hid.
šĀ I hid the fact that I was -
āļøPainfully insecure
āļøConstantly eating my feelings
āļøHad an awful internal dialogue that consisted of me telling myself I was terrible everyday
āļøHow I was putting myself last because I was doing everything for everyone else because I was desperate to be liked and accepted
āļøĀ Hiding from my dreams because I didnāt think I was enough and I allowed myself to remain paralyzed by the potential chance that I would fail and be rejected because of it
šĀ I was in pain but I hid it all and painted my mask on everyday in hopes nobody would notice the wounded little girl that was still bleeding inside of me.
āļøI truly thought, put more lipstick on and you will get through this.
āļøI had the thought ājust keep smiling to cover the painā
āļøI hid behind my career to ensure I remained invisible because I did not believe I was worthy of being seen and had convinced myself that āI was meant to be a behind the scenes kind of galā
I see so clearly now that was all a series of BS stories that I told myself and that none of it was true.
My first coach once told me āI donāt know how youāve been this successful when you are so insecure and hard on yourselfā
When she said that to me, it pierced my heart because I knew she was right and I genuinely donāt know how I got so far on just drive and ambition without the true confidence to back it up.
š„³Ā Now - life looks a lot different.
šš¼Ā My job title no longer defines me
šš¼Ā I donāt hide from being seen because I know how worthy and deserving I am of being seen and heard
šš¼Ā I no longer need money to make me feel secure
šš¼Ā I face challenges head on and no longer fear failure or rejection in a way that paralyzes me from taking action
šš¼Ā I do not change who I am to people please because I no longer NEED to be liked & trust the people who are meant to be in my life will love me exactly as I am
šš¼Ā I no longer tell myself a sob story to empower my inner victim which had kept me in a state of disempowerment for far too long
šš¼Ā I no longer beat myself up everyday for what isnāt and instead focus on the beauty of what is
How did I make this change?
ā”ļøI went all in on me and fully committed to change
ā”ļøI took a chance and hired a coach who showed me how my mind worked and how my thoughts were creating every result I didnāt want in my life
ā”ļøI let go of all of my limiting beliefs about myself and created new ones that cemented the confidence in myself and my capabilities
ā”ļøI stopped living in fear of the āwhat ifā and DECIDED to commit to creating the results I desired
ā”ļøI proactively failed again and again learning and growing through each experience without making the failure mean anything about me
ā”ļøI stopped telling myself āI canātā and empowered myself to fully believe that āI CANā
I started over and created a life Iām head over heels in love with and the most beautiful part is, I now teach women everyday how to do the sameĀ š.
AND - Itās the most rewarding and valuable work Iāve ever done in my life.
Why? Because something SO POWERFUL happens when you start working from the inside out. You see things about yourself that you canāt unsee and it becomes so clear on exactly how you are holding yourself back in life and in your biz.
If you are ready to gain this type of clarity and learn how to make the same shifts in your life, Iām here to help guide you on exactly how to create the result you are looking for.
āHow does this process start?
You book your free 1hr strategy session and we discover how applying Soul Makeup works for you.
š¤ÆĀ The breakthroughs that happen in 1 hour continue to blow my mind.
š¤©Ā The awareness you gain is life changing.
š„°Ā You truly see what is possible for you.
It's time to take that next step.Ā
Future you is waiting for you to make it happen for her.Ā
XO - ElyseĀ