How to Live Your Truth – Get to Know the Real You

Chere Bork, MS, RDN Abundance Ambassador

Our brand is more than our name and logo. People have had “personal brands.” Everyone knows of Martha Stewart, Mother Teresa or Lisa Jones - our warm, talented and witty NE Chair - and can describe who they are, what they value and their missions in life. It seems to make sense to start your “branding process” from the “inside out.” Here are three actions to take to live your truth and become your brand with ease and grace.

STEP ONE: Identify your values. Your values exist whether you recognize them or not. When you become indifferent to them or stuff them inside yourself, you lose track of your true self. You feel like you are searching for something … something … but you’re not sure what. You feel discontented, restless and unhappy. On the other hand, when your thoughts, speech and actions match what you truly value, life feels really good. Knowing your values helps you make decisions and plans that are right for you. You feel whole, content and in charge of your life, because your life is aligned with your values.

STEP TWO:Identify your passions through peak experiences. What were the best times of your life? Imagine you were hit by a car and your life passes before your eyes. You take out a yellow highlighter and highlight the best times of your life. What are those? What comes to mind? Start with your childhood, high school, college and adult years. Here are some ideas to get you going. Examples: snorkeling in Mexico, running a marathon, presenting at FNCE®, living abroad, rocking a baby to sleep, kayaking, going to the cabin, seeing the Grand Canyon, taking a road trip, giving a speech, watching your child graduate, your wedding day, holidays at Grandma’s house.

STEP THREE: Go back to your peak experiences and match your core value to each experience. Examples: Living abroad – adventure Yoga retreat – spirituality Orient your daily activities and habits around your values. Your words and actions speak volumes about your personal brand and you. When you are excited to jump out of bed, you are feeding your soul and you will show up naturally motivated and you can effortlessly attract what you want in life. Because. You. Are. Being. You. And you are living your truth.

P.S. You don’t need one more “thing” (certification or degree) as you just need to be you. There is no one like you. The world needs you.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because in the end those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter. - Theodor Seuss Geisel

Chere Bork, AKA “The Dietitian Energy Igniter,” is the happy owner of cherebork.com and a Law of Attraction coach. She gives RDNs a confidence boost to live the lives they have always wanted. She helps them find clarity so that they can be the best they can be. She thought she was a failure many times in her career. And every time the challenge and adversity created a more beautiful meaningful life. She wants that for you – a beautiful meaningful life!