Awakening Hope with Jennifer LaGuardia...When you just need to hear that Encouraging Voice...

You Are More Powerful Than You Know...

I was recently listening to the mega inspiration David goggins… if you haven’t heard of him, you'll have to look him up online! He’s a former Navy Seal, ultra marathon runner, speaker and author and just embodies what it means to take your greatest adversity and pain and turn it into your greatest strength. What he said just resonated with me so much that I had to share it with you here… He expressed that his greatest fear is not becoming all that he was created to become in his. life on earth…to face a power greater than himself one day, and have regrets that he missed out on all he could have become and accomplished in this life. He then went on to talk about how we have the power within us to change millions of lives just by facing life ourselves… Of course this man makes it his mission to live to his fullest potential, and inspire others to do the same! This resonated so deeply, because of how important it is for me personally, to take everything God helped me to overcome, all the failure, the brokenness and feelings I had of total defeat …which ended up becoming my greatest strength… and use this as a force for positive impact, everyday of my life on this earth. There are many of you who have been through a phenomenal amount of personal pain and loss…and with all my heart, I believe that everything you’ve been through is an opportunity for you to become a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves…to become a powerful conduit of positive change… to become the light of Hope in someone’s darkness…

Forgive Yourself...

I wanted to reach out about something I think holds a lot of people back from really experiencing life more fully, it’s one of the arch enemies of self worth, self love…. And that is not being able to forgive yourself. It’s always been easier for me to forgive other people and let stuff go, but it often felt like this massive production…just getting to the place where I could let go of some not so great decisions I’ve made in the past, move on, and forgive myself. One situation I’ve shared about in other videos, and i want to be transparent with you in this one as well for the sake of helping anyone who might be struggling with feeling haunted, not being able to let go of something that happened in your past…

Give yourself the Gift of Self Love and Self Care...

So…You know that feeling when you see the check engine light flicker on in your car and immediately you think “I cannot deal with this right now!!!” You hopefully think maybe it’s nothing but the sensors in the car messed up and just a false alarm. But, you also know if you don’t take it in to get it checked you could run the risk of breaking down… This is a great analogy I think for how we feel navigating through life sometimes. LOL Do you ever feel like there’s a check engine light flickering on within yourself? You know you need to stop and assess what’s going on inside, but too much is happening...there’s too much you need to get done and make happen … and ideally need to fuel up while you're on the go?! Its scary how easy it can be to disconnect from yourself or become so numb to what’s really going on inside you, when you’re in what I call survival mode… just do what ya gotta do to make life work… That often felt like the story of my life, and having to slow down or stop felt like a near impossibility. But the thing is, if you don’t prioritize what I call soul care…Being aware and attentive to how you really are… you can end up breaking down to the point you can’t give or be 💯 of yourself anymore, and in that state you could potentially make decisions that end up being a train wreck …

Your Revolution of Hope...

There isn’t a negative circumstance in your life right now that has the power to end your story… You have the power to choose how your story is gonna go… You have the power to change the story of your life. You have the power to make your story become someone else’s reason to keep going! I call this…your Revolution of Hope! Everything you’ve been through has the potential to become an opportunity to make another person's life better. The heartbreak or failure you’ve experienced, has the potential to become the light of Hope in someone’s darkness. When you make it your mission to take what you’ve been through and use it as a force for good… you turn pain into a purpose greater than yourself…

Be Free From Comparing Yourself to others...

So…I let go of the whole comparison thing a long time ago, it will make you crazy! Lol I was a competitive ballroom dancer for almost a decade and a physique competitor for another decade, and I realized early on when I was dancing, there’s always gonna be someone who performs better… And on the bodybuilding stage, there’s always gonna be someone with perfect symmetry and aesthetically just perfectly stunning! How I let go of the overwhelming temptation to compare myself with others…was focusing on fulfilling a deeper meaning and purpose with everything I do. To make an impact in other people's lives. One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou…”People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. It’s so important for me to live my life making people feel loved, appreciated and valued…

Get Your Passion Back!

So I’m one of those who loves ferociously and when I pour my heart into something, there’s no halfway …I’m all in! Life is meant to be lived fully, and to give it your all…no holding back. I’m very intentional with living this way and it’s my greatest joy to help ignite that spark for anyone who just needs to feel passionate about life again…

When You Feel Empty...How to find what fills your soul...

I wanted to reach out to anyone who might be feeling empty inside:.. Even though there’s a lot going on and life might be chaotic…You might be juggling what feels like a 3 ring circus Lol…You still feel empty. Like… there’s just something missing. You may even feel guilty for feeling this way, because you are truly grateful for what you have and all that is positive in your world, but there’s just something missing. It haunts you. You may try to fill that void with something that feels great in the moment, but then after…you just feel worse. Or, maybe you schedule yourself to be non stop throughout the day so you don’t think about it. It’s my happiness and joy to help other people find their joy and happiness, and the pathway for discovering what exactly that is… I discovered it through my own journey searching for the missing link. The missing link is knowing what awakens and fulfills your Soul….

Attracting the right relationships...What does this really mean?

So I was talking with a friend of mine the other day about the whole concept of attracting the right relationships into your life. What does this actually mean? I had a history of being involved in toxic relationships. I had reached a breaking point and knew I had to stop the cycle, but couldn’t for the life of me understand... Why was I ending up in the same scenario over and over? I’m a genuinely nice person, what ya see is whatcha get, so why is it that I’m attracting Jeckyl and Hyde?! Lol! It took me years to fully understand this. It begins with healing from past wounds, being able to forgive those who hurt you, being able to forgive yourself… and critically important… getting to know yourself. Really know yourself, a full awareness of who you are authentically. As always I share this with you from the most raw and authentic place of my own life experience…

Advice to my younger self...

I was asked this interesting question... “if you could give advice to your younger self, what would it be?” My first thought was, how much time do you have? Lol I promise I ll keep this short and sweet! First...Know your value, know your worth and do not compromise this for anything, don’t ever, ever settle! Second...Listen to the voice of your intuition, don’t second guess it! Life experience is your best coach, and I don’t have any regrets because of all the wisdom I’ve gained from all of my less than wonderful decisions, and I’m very grateful to say that wisdom remains relevant throughout your life. But if I can help save someone from a train wreck by sharing from these experiences and encourage anyone to maybe consider this advice… It's my honor to speak this truth...

Getting out of a dark place...Launch a new beginning

Did plans you anticipate for your life suddenly come to an end? Maybe it was the loss of a job or a dream aspiration you lived for completely crashed...Or a relationship with someone you saw your forever with… Whatever that sudden change is ... it now has you feeling like your life is flipped upside down, and you really don’t want to even think about a plan B ... I’ve had a lot of experience with this throughout my life, I know it up close and personal...and if you need help navigating through the process of moving forward from the end of a chapter you didn’t see coming, or maybe just need help getting out of a dark place…