THANK YOUR INNER UNICORN

THANK YOUR INNER UNICORN J. WINSLOW

As humans we have a desire that drives us to such a point where we will do absolutely anything to either get or to become a certain image or persona. The question is: do we as humans truly understand what the term desire mean? Throughout this article will see that I am going to be speaking about four Noble Truths. H owever this is not to say that I am an expert in this field or in this religion where it derives from, but this is to explain the true reasoning why we always have a desire in our hearts. W hen you meet someone, you have no real idea about their journey. Like most, you wouldn't know my story by looking at me. I look 'normal', my scars are invisible. You’d never know now that when I was little I was filled with quirky fun and joy but early (by 9 or10) that had stopped. At that time the descriptors became: shy, unsure, scared, introverted, an outsider. A total misfit. Chosen last for teams, or invited to parties, and for sure no one wanted to date me when it was time for that sort of thing. Nothing made much sense to me, and basically I felt that life was just some sort of very bad, ugly joke. Teachers humiliated me, saying unkind things that stuck for years, and few who seemed to notice me much. My parents sent me to summer camp Chosen last for teams, or invited to parties, and for sure no one wanted to date me when it was time for that sort of thing. Nothing made much sense to me, and basically I felt that life was just some sort of very bad, ugly joke.

www.powerhouseglobalmag.com where all of that was amplified even more, since I was a lousy athlete and wore super geeky clothes that were many sizes too big (found out years later that mom thought I’d grow into them… really??)

Home was hard too. Lots of yelling. Hearing what I did wrong, or could do better, or had to do right this minute!! All of which led to buckets of tears and getting sent to my room. More isolation. My family never really 'got' me which only added to my misery.

I was seriously depressed and suicidal by the time I was 11. My only friend was the school slut, which is pretty funny since I was not getting much action myself… and my biggest fantasy was a fatal car crash. I'd dream about that all the time. Great use of creative energy, right?

Rather than going on and on, let’s jump ahead to when I was 28. Still depressed and now divorced, starting over in NYC. At a party I met a guy who had some very interesting ideas about personal power and brilliance. He invited me to an event that had me realize that I could CHOOSE not to be depressed. That I was the decision maker, and that those others that had crossed my path should and could be swept aside to make way for another way of being. What a concept!

Since then my world has not been the same. After that course I started

waking up happy and ready to see what life would bring me. Really good stuff, more often than not. A switch had been flipped somehow.

Sure bad things happen, it's not all crazy beautiful all the time, but my life is SO Rich, that even dark moments don’t last as long. Nor do they get as dark as before. I have had many life changing moments since then, and I expect many more MIRACLES to come!!!!

Flash forward a couple of decades and a crazy thing happened. My work, the thing that turned out to be something I'm really good at...is. get this: showing business owners how to be sure that they Don't Fit In, how they can

monetize being themselves, UNLIKE anyone else. How cool is that?? When we look at the totality of our experiences, then interweave our personal brilliance, our offerings become more attractive.

The sh#t that has happened on the journey, is what makes us Special, and it's WHY we went through all that in the first place. Your Journey holds the clues, and contains all the lessons that can catapult you to Success! Howdoya like that? sauce we bring rather than push it away.

Only weeks ago I was sitting in the final session of another event that proved to be an up-leveling catalyst. After all the really real interactions I had there and all the amazing people that spoke on stage it was clear that I’m not the only one who has made my ‘Sh#t’ Shine!

Here’s what I learned from all of this so far:

I was seriously depressed and suicidal by the time I was 11. My only friend was the school slut, which is pretty funny since I was not getting much action myself… and my biggest fantasy was a fatal car crash. I'd dream about that all the time.

Another really wonderful thing that I notice for myself and clients is how we listen to our intuition. Remember that part about being a misfit? When we see that each of us is a Unicorn we can focus on what special 1. Your Crap is the Candle that leads the way for others. Really it is. Don’t deny it. Embrace it and it will lead you ahead. 2. Your tribe, the ones that will truly get you, enjoy you,