I've been a student of personal development consistently for over a year now. It's been an honor & privilege to work with Dr. Ellie Drake, an Inspirational & Transformational Global Speaker/Coach. As I reflect back on my journey of empowerment and personal development, I've grown tremendously and continue to allow myself to expand my wings, to become the best me! I am allowing myself to transform into the person I was meant to be ~ it's my birth right! During this journey, it's been an ongoing process and I'm finding out more about myself on a deeper level, while exploring ~ Who I am? Identifying & embracing my purpose? Getting clarity on how can I serve? And, understanding how I can be the best me?

While exploring these questions in-depth, I've been learning and practicing a few ?key ingredients? that I'd like to share with you, in hopes that it will inspire & assist YOU on your journey?

Acceptance ~ No matter where you are in your life today, take responsibility and allow yourself to accept where you are, while being grateful! Knowing where you are and accepting it allows you to begin your journey of becoming Who You Are! Also, give yourself permission to move forward.

Awareness ~ I'm learning and practicing how to be more aware of my thoughts, which are inter-connected with my feelings. Awareness is profound! Being consciously aware of your thoughts, allows you to explore deep within you. Become the observer of your thoughts and you will begin to understand Who You Are Being!

Thoughts ~ Being consciously aware has allowed me to practice how to re-record my ?old? negative thought patterns and replace them with ?new? positive thought patterns. By making this minor, yet powerful shift, you are re-defining yourself and Becoming a Better You!

Feelings ~ Since our thoughts and feelings are inter-connected, I'm learning how to change my feelings in an instant, by choosing to change my thoughts! Think about this? you can't be happy & sad at the same time, right? However, you get to ?choose? in an instant if you want to be happy or sad, it's up to you. Choose to empower yourself to Become the Best You!

Trust ~ Along my journey of personal development, I'm learning how to ?trust the process,? while trusting myself. I'm trusting that everything will unfold in its own time! Trusting your intuition & having that gut feeling, allows you to be? Who You Are Meant to Be!

Beliefs ~ I'm practicing how to change my ?old? disempowering beliefs with ?new? empowering beliefs, which enhances me! Your beliefs are the core to your heart & soul? The core of being Who You truly Are!

Values ~ I'm learning how important it is to reflect on my values! It keeps me focused on what's important in my life? What you truly value reveals Who You Are!

Being more consciously aware, while implementing these small, yet powerful ?key ingredients? in my life, allows me to transform into the person I was meant to be? And, ultimately becoming the Best Me!

So, I ask YOU? Are You Becoming the Best You? Allow yourself to Expand, Grow & Transform? to be the Best YOU!