The Power of One Word...

Wow, 2011 is coming to a close and what a journey it has been.   I bet it's been a roller coaster ride for you, how do I know because that is life and we all go through ups and downs. At the start of 2011 I chose one word to live the rest of my life by and that word was TRUTH. I vowed to find it, discover it, accept it, speak it and live it. It wasn't easy and in many cases it was painful yet rewarding.

What I learned in my truth journey is..

• I am enough just as I am.
• The truth does set you free.
• The truth can hurt but it can also heal and inspire.
• My truth is mine. I cannot live some one's truth for them.
• The truth can break you down and help you break through and breakout!
• The truth can be re-created and used as a tool to be free, fearless, fired up and live fabulously!

I will use TRUTH as my guide for 2012 too and I'm adding a cherry on top to live my NAKED Truth! That's right the real, raw, imperfect, transparent, authentic truth.  Yes, no masks, costumes, veils or facades. I drew a line in the sand in 3 areas of my life (love, legacy and wealth) and there is no turning back. I am fully committing to living a full, satisfying, rewarding and delicious life ---simply by living my NAKED truth.

Choosing one word has been remarkable! I am free to speak my mind, do it my way, say NO and mean it, say YES and love it, set my own rules, show up in the raw, live BIG, own my power and create a legacy that leaves the world a much better place. I am FEARLESS and so are you!

I challenge you to start thinking now about the one word you will use as your guide for living the most fearless, FREE, and fabulous live you can imagine. I double-dog dare you to start now! Don't wait for 2012 to roll in, decide, choose and take action. The biggest aha in this truth journey is that I could not live in fear if I wanted to live in love and truth. I have been fearless all year long and will be even more fearless in 2012 and beyond.

So...what will your one word be? Choose one for 2012 and see what happens in your life. Change it in 2013 if you like but start today, right now with one word that speaks to your soul and will be the catalyst for creating a ridiculously fulfilling life.

YOU are the Genie you've been waiting for!  That's right, when you awaken the Genius within you, you can be who you want to be, do what you want to do and have what you want to have!

  

Life is going to happen no matter what, so why not hop in the driver's seat of your life and just do it! Whatever it is, whatever you want and desire. There is nothing to fear... Take your fearless faith and action into the New Year by mastering the Art of Fear-Free Living.

I invite you to put YOU at the top of your holiday list this year. Grab your copy of the LIVE BRAVE guide, The Art of Fear-Free Living and Awaken the Genius Within. Get one for the special ladies in your life to by going to this website.

My hope for you is that you will transition from fear-FULL to fear-LESS right now and for the rest of your life.

Happy Holidays and best-wishes for love, laughter and success! 

 

Be brave, courageous and fearless!
Catrice M. Jackson, MS, LMHP, LPC
International Empowerment Speaker, P-Spot Passionista, International Best-Selling Author
Official Site: www.catriceology.com 
New Book: www.theartoffearfreeliving.com

Radio Show: www.blogtalkradio.com/catriceology

It's Just An Illusion...Wake Up and Live Fearless!

I personally know how fear can paralyze and freeze us into place. Afraid to think, move, love, speak and step forward in faith. Oh yes I know it all too well. What I know even better is how opening the door to your fears can liberate your life and reveal the truth about who you are...

It's all an illusion. A nightmare we consciously create just by listening to one tiny little voice, the inner critic who resides in the heart of our ego. Yes that ego of ours serves to protect us in some ways yet it is the master of deceit. It tricks us into believing that we are too _______ to be who we want to be and have what we want to have. The ego and the inner critic conspire to strangle our dreams, squash our success and smother who we are, perfectly imperfect powerful beings who CAN co-create every desire of our hearts. (what masterpiece will you create?)

Your pain, your misery, your dissatisfaction and your confusion is all an illusion beautifully mastered by your ego and inner critic. How powerful they are...

But there's a greater power than they...

YOU...the hero within you. That power, that voice, that essence is...way more masterful than any little voice that speaks in your heart. You own that voice.  You own that ego. You are in control of it all and the power lies in your choice to listen to, entertain and react to the inner critic or ignore it, eliminate it and respond to your love source upon which all desires are manifested.

There have been moments in my life where I looked at my circumstances and thought "did I really create this and what the hell was I thinking, why would I do this to myself?" There have been other moments when I looked at my circumstances and said, "ok God what lesson are you teaching me in the midst of this chaos?"

Nevertheless, it was only in those moments when I knew deep in my bones that I was capable of experiencing life's lemons by bending and not breaking, by falling and not fainting. Through it all I had a choice...

• I could choose to feel myself falling and lay down...
• I could choose to fall down and not get back up...
• I could choose to find myself in the dark and not search for the light...
• I could choose to see my circumstances as the end or embrace them as the beginning of a new me.

In life we have two choices; complain about it or create it and be about it. 

The choice is yours...loath your life or love it. Dread your life or delight in it. Wallow in misery or walk through your fears. There is no such thing as try in a fearless/fulfilled life, either you want it or not. You create it or fall victim to your circumstances. You may be saying, "yes I know Catrice, but how do I do it." That's a fair, simple and yet complicated question. The answer will be different for each person but here's what I know works for me...This is how I RELEASE THE GENIUS WITHIN ME...

• FEAR is an illusion. It's not real (unless you are in immediate danger). Stop giving it so much power.
• LOVE is the answer to it all.  Love yourself, love others, love your work, love life and love should be at the source of everything you think, feel and do. (If you're not experiencing love you are experiencing fear, take back your power). 
• Decide how you want to be and how you want to live and start being and living it.
• Don't wait for approval, refuse to seek permission. Make a choice and step forward.
• Stop focusing on the what, how and when of your dreams or decisions and give all your energy to the why of it all. (why do you want this or that, why do you exist, why is your purpose or dream important etc.)
• Stop making life complicated. If you show up fully, be who you are, love what you do, serve the world, give back and live in love that's all you need to do to live a fulfilled life (anything else makes it complicated).
• It's your life, stop giving away your brilliance and power.
• Trust your genius! You know what you need so believe you deserve it and go for it!
• Life is too short to let other people decide your destiny. Don't give away your power because a power greater than you gave you everything you need to live a fearless and fulfilled life.

Now stop dreaming about it, talking about it, over-analyzing it, worrying about it, contemplating it and just do it, be it and live it! (whatever your heart desires!)

Ready to awaken the genius within you and manifest it all fearlessly? Grab your copy of The Art of Fear-Free Living today, the live brave guide to help you walk through your fears, stare them in the face and say bring it on and quiet that inner critic once and for all to live FREE, FEARLESS and Fulfilled!

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Catrice M. Jackson, MS, LMHP, LPC
International Empowerment Speaker, Fear-Free Living Expert and Author
Radio Show Personality / http://www.blogtalkradio.com/catriceology
http://www.catriceology.com
http://www.theartoffearfreeliving.com

Allow the Magic of Courage to Unleash Your Geni(us)!

If you are anything like me, I bet there have been times when you wished you had a Genie who would grant you three amazing wishes or more.  I bet you’ve longed for the magical pill that would make everything all right.  I even bet that you wish you could snap your fingers and create the life you dream of.  How do I know, because I’ve wished for all those things several times in my life and became fustrated and dismayed when they did not show up. I’ve even begged God to please fix it, make it better, show me the way and or give me a sign.  My wishes were granted but not in ways that I expected and often the answers or wishes were disguised in turmoil, darkness and or despair.  I soon realized that the blessing was in the mess and the clarity emerged from chaos.  Are you still waiting on a sign, an “aha” moment and or a gold-lantern to land in your lap?  You may get the sign and if you are aware you’ll experience “aha” moments but unfortunately the genie bottle or gold-lantern is not coming any time soon.  This I am certain of yet there is something magical about to happen in your life if you allow it to.

The truth about fear is that it will always be a part of your life.  The truth about fear is that it is a most often a future state of mind.  The truth about fear is that the best weapon against it is love.  The truth about fear is that it is powerful beyond measure.  The final truth about fear is that love of yourself, love of life, love for other people and love for the world can diminsh the power of fear and afford you more peace, joy, ease and grace in your life.  The truth about you is that you can choose to be fearless by living in the now moment, you can choose to love and accept who you are in your core and you can choose love when fear steps in.

It’s time for you to break free from the tightly woven fibers of fear and emerge into the world confident, free and liberated.  As you continue on this journey of living fearless always know that you have three powerful companions.  When you feel afraid put your hand on your heart and summon and awaken your Geni(us), activate your courage compass and call forth your champion.  You’ll learn more about these three power choices in The Art of Fear-Free Living. Keep taking steps in the dark and know I am with you and send you love and light.  Trust yourself because you are the Geni(us) so strap on your boxing gloves of love and get ready! Get ready to be challenged, stretched, and expanded because it’s your time to break free.  It’s your moment soar above and beyond your fears.  Be brave and allow the magic of courage to unleash your Geni(us)...

Excerpt from the book, The Art of Fear-Free Living: Awaken Your Geni(us)

Order your copy today!

Catrice M. Jackson

Speaker, Fear-Free Living Expert and Author

http://www.theartoffearfreeliving.com/

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Get Naked and Liberate Your Life

Go ahead admit it you feel FREE when you are naked. Even if you don't like what you physically see, being naked is for the most part a very comfortable and natural space and place to be in, would you agree? Why wouldn't it be, it's the way we came into this world.  My body is certainly not perfect, never will be and it really is something I desire. I've always been bigger than most of my friends, been chubby, healthy, thick and maybe even overweight to some.  Thank God for inner strength because I've heard my share of comments about my weight.  Still when naked I feel free although it happens only when showering or getting dressed.

So what's the talk about being naked you are wondering...well when is the last time you got mentally, emotionally and or spiritually naked? When's the last time you didn't identify yourself as woman, man, wife, coach, speaker, entrepreneur or other titles? When's the last time you didn't use words to describe who you are or let go of all the labels you put on who you are?  I did that weeks ago.  For seven days straight I stood in the mirror butt-bone naked and really looked at myself. I gently without judgment looked at every curve, dimple, scar, stretch mark and piece of cellulite.  I looked at myself from every angle and looked deep in my eyes to see into my soul.  For 7 days I asked myself very pointed questions like "who are you really, what's in your heart, what is your soul longing for, what do you need to be forgiven for etc." My body, my heart and my soul spoke to me; sometimes loudly and other times I could barely hear the response.  For 7 days with paper in hand I wrote down the responses, wrote the experience in the journal and set intentions for the day.

Whew! What a provoking, raw, real, sad and liberating experience that was.  Yes, I got NAKED for 7 days and learned more about myself than I had in  a long time.  I got NAKED and finally could hear what my mind, body and soul have been trying to say for a long time.  I got NAKED and allowed the brilliant woman within to speak her mind.  I got NAKED and peeled away the veils that kept a piece of me hidden from the world.  Oh am I glad I got naked...

I've always been pretty bold, outspoken and authentic but these 7 days have allowed me to shake off the expectations of the world and release a new me; a me that loves to be free! 

Now I'm taking 20 women on this journey of authenticity, freedom and personal power.  I giggle when I imagine what they are experiencing.  I smile because I know they are releasing their SHero.  My heart sings because I feel the heavy burden of fear, shame, guilt and doubt being lifted from their spirits.  I am humbled because they've trusted me with their lives.  I'm grateful because God gave me the gift of compassion in action and everyday I wake up and show up to elevate the lives of humanity. 

I know these women will be more wise, strong, liberated, inspired and free at the end of this 7-day course.  I know they will be ready for more.  They will expect more, demand more, command more and seek more of what they desire out of life and they will receive it because they are brave.

I'm looking forward to the next group of 20 women to start the course for FREE on May 2, 2011.  Will you be one of the 20, there are spaces left but only if you are ready to commit to the 7-day course.  If you'd like to get NAKED and free yourself visit http://www.catriceology.com/ and claim your set for the next Get NAKED 7-day Mini-Course.  It's time you get NAKED and liberate your life.

I hope to see you in the next course and if you are not ready to Get NAKED maybe you know someone who is so do share the opportunity. If you are ready to live fear-free grab your copy of The Art of Fear-Free Living by visiting http://www.theartoffearfreeliving.com/

Until we meet again,
Just live your life and make sure it's absolutely, fearlessly delicious!

Catrice M. Jackson

Fear-Free Living Expert, Speaker, Author and Radio Show Host

http://www.theartoffearfreeliving.com/

All Rights Reserved. Catrice M. Jackson Emerge Consulting, LLC © 2011.