Where is this all leading?

What am I getting at, you ask? I want you to be able to relate to me and who I am in order for you to listen to what I have to say. If you don’t know me or trust what I am saying then it is unlikely that you will believe me when I tell you what to do to be successful. How do you relate to me and my situation? Let me tell you more about me and maybe something I say will spark something inside of you that will help you to relate better.

I am a 29 year old Mother of two young boys. Emory Julian is 2 years old and Ellis Quinn in 9 months. I have a background in sales and marketing prior to having children. I worked at several different higher education schools in Arizona, Colorado and Minnesota, where I sold the dream of a bright future to people who thought they could never achieve that. I found it to be a difficult sale because I was typically talking to people who didn’t believe in themselves and had never had anyone who did. I was the first person in their lives to believe that they could be anything that they could dream up. I not only had to convince myself of that but I also had to induce self love and motivation from deep within the student. When I was successful I felt like I was on top of the world. I believe that if I can do this I can do it all. I quit my job when I became pregnant with my first child and have not been back to work since (almost 3 years). Although it has not been easy financially, my husband and I are willing to make the sacrifice for our children. Instead of getting my nails done each week, I now buy diapers and formula. Even though I would love to get my nails done more than twice a year, I am not willing to give up the bond I have with my children to do so. I know that many people are not in a position to stay at home with their children and that is why I am trying to help those individuals to succeed. I believe that I was born with a gift to lead people and I am finally finding the outlet and environment where I can do that. I will speak later about what I am exactly talking about but for now just keep reading, continue thinking and believe that we will go far together.

Relate

How do we relate to each other? That is a question I have asked myself for the past few days. I am wondering what it is that makes us radiate or relate to others that we meet. When we meet someone with like circumstances or experiences as us, we tend to relate on a deeper level with them. It is important to feel as if you are connected to them in some way. I hope that you related to some part of my last blog entry because that was the goal. If we take time to learn about each other, we will likely find that we all have something in common. If we were able to do that with the entire world then maybe we would all get along better and be more tolerant of one another. I am sure I can find one commonality with each person on this earth, and therefore forge a friendship of some sort. It may be on a small level or on a much deeper one. Maybe I just found the key to world peace? In business it is equally important for us to feel connected to each other and what we are doing. If we do not feel some sort of connect to our work then it is all in vain. What’s the point?

I know this much is true...

I believe that in order to trust someone or to follow what they say, you must first understand who they are and identify with where they came from. My life has been defined by several events, experiences and actions, which can be counted on one hand. The first would have to be my travels to Jamaica starting when I was just six months old. My parents began taking my sister and me to Jamaica as small children and continued for decades to follow. Being taken outside of the comfortable life I knew in Boulder, Colorado was the best lesson they could have taught me. I learned what it was like to struggle in life, how important culture was to human life and most of all what it meant to have nothing and still remain happy. The next experience would come when I was just 17 and barely out of high school, I moved to Spain where I attended Spanish school for six months. I moved to Spain as a child and came home a woman. I went there without any prior knowledge of the language or culture and in a short time learned all I needed to know to survive. Although I lived with a host family and other American roommates, I was on my own for the first time in my life. I learned how to live on my own, be resourceful and depend on myself when the going got tough. I was a changed person! The most profound event of my life had been the death of my Father in 2000. Before he died I had never lost anyone that close to me and it changed the way I saw the entire world from that day forward. Prior to his death my Father was the provider and the security we had all counted on for so long. When he died he took all of that with him. I learned that my Mom was a lot stronger than I had ever known her to be and that I missed my Dad more than I ever thought possible. The key thing I took away from that experience was that we are not promised tomorrow so we must live today as if it were our last. Are you happy with what you have done so far? Are you ready to go tomorrow? Have you told everyone what you need to say in order to feel at peace? My marriage was the next thing to drastically alter my future. When I met my husband Darryl, I knew he was the one. I found serenity in the thought of sharing my world and my life with someone forever. Subsequently, I would have to say that the birth of my two children, Emory and Ellis, changed me more than any one thing ever has. When I first saw their faces I knew that they were the reason I was here. I found purpose in their eyes and peace in knowing that my life was now theirs. Everything I do is for my boys and my family. What has shaped your life? We are made up of our lives and we are the people we are today because of the experiences we have gone through, good and bad. Fine comfort in that and have a wonderful life, starting today!

I am Corinne and I know this much is true....