Phoenix Rising: COURAGE to be
CONFIDENT By Dawn Moore
By setting off a chain reaction, one event changed my life. Phoenix Rising is that syndrome where we decide to reinvent ourselves. Do you remember where you were on 9/11/2001? My husband is a pilot for American Airlines based out of New York. We are very grateful we didn’t lose our lives that horrific day, but we did lose 50% of our income and the company eventually went bankrupt. With an uncertain future ahead of us, I went back to school and got my Master’s degree in English. My undergraduate degree wasn’t proving useful after being a stay-at-home mom for more than a decade. Much had changed. I became the queen of carbs craving the quick energy to get me through my courses. Then, one beautiful Spring morning, a friend said, “Let’s play tennis.” I opened my closet, took out a tennis skirt, and wondered how it could have shrunk over the winter! For the first time ever, I found myself overweight and out of shape. I humbled myself and FaceBook messaged a friend who had offered me OPTAVIA five years earlier. Of course, I was insulted then because I didn’t want to hear about a weight loss solution. With OPTAVIA, I was like a snowman in front of a blow dryer…melting. While the results might not be typical, I lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks. Now, I live the habits of health and coach others toward living a longer healthier life. (www.ASAP.Optavia.com and www.MooreAndBetterHealth.com) Why do people struggle with reaching goals? Blind spots, self-sabotage, procrastination, overwhelm and fatigue is just a few of the mindset challenges my clients face on a regular basis. Because my health and theirs became a driving force in my life, I stuck my nose back in the books and acquired life, leadership, health & wellness, nutrition, and bioenergetic coaching certifications. I became a thought leader and advocate for health as I hosted an internet-based radio show, and 15
promoted medical and health practices at 100s of health fairs and trade shows in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Texas, hosting a vendor booth and speaking at dozens of Business and Women’s events. Understanding human behavior has become a passion. Along the journey of transformation I developed a keen awareness of conflicts that could be avoided. I legitimately raised my family on this question: “What’s more important—what was said or how it was interpreted?” My geniuses know it’s both! Words have power. Words make thoughts visible. Words make the intangible tangible. Consider that thoughts and beliefs precede action and are followed by emotion. It’s amazing what one picks up and imprints subconsciously in one’s life. To name a few, things such as: • Thoughts and beliefs of childhood. • Direct and indirect suggestions/directives of parents, teachers, peers—whether we admire or fear them. • What we are taught by family, religious institutions, school, government/state/military, media. • What we hear over and over—sayings and advertising. Subconscious “imprints” are acted upon automatically by the subconscious mind. We don’t even have to think about them. We don’t even have to be aware of them. They become ours unless and until we change them. At a Small Business Expo in New York City in 2017, Powerteam International Founder and CEO Bill Walsh challenged me to share my knowledge with entrepreneurs and small business owners nationwide. I designed and then delivered presentations on 110 stages across the USA, London, and the Bahamas in 20 months. I asked my audiences, “Who’s the first person who hears what you say when you speak?” You are! Then you better say something you want to hear.
