Listen to Your Soul
offering his own insight into marketing and positioning myself as an expert. But I was still new to business. Many of his suggestions flew over my head, and I left unsure if he was even interested in working with me. Still, he was cordial, supportive, and even in that first meeting, I could tell he was heart-centered. We went our separate ways, exchanging no more than a few texts between one another, and I moved on. But our souls knew more than we did. We should always listen to the secrets they know about us, secrets they are begging us to hear. My Soul’s Message Months later, I was practicing Japa meditation on a beach in Hawaii. My girls and I were camping on the beach to save money while we attended a relative’s wedding, and I knew I had to harness this opportunity for deep reflection. Japa meditation calls for a deep breath in and then a long “ahhhhh” from deep within your belly on the breath out. As you do that, you visualize what you are creating, pushing it into life with the very visceral and real “ahhhhh.” It was at that moment on a little slice of paradise, when I visualized my future, my dreams, and my future relationship, that I saw Craig. He hadn’t crossed my mind more than a few times since that initial meeting, but in this deep moment of self-focus and empowerment, Craig’s image was so clear to me.
Craig and Danette’s Love Story media agency with several top food brands and celebrities at the focus. I knew I had
A nything worth having in our lives is going to challenge us. It’s going to require more of our souls and our entire being. But when we pour our true, raw selves into it, the joy it brings us makes the effort more than worth it. That’s my relationship with my husband, Craig. Together, Craig and I fill many roles for one another. We’re business partners, parents, best friends, adventurers, travelers, lovers, and more. Every day I soak up every part of our journey and enjoy this ride I get to take with him. I am so grateful for the highs and lows we’ve experienced together — each one brings us closer and closer. I have a late-night internet search and the fire inside my belly that spoke louder than my fears to thank for starting my relationship. When I first saw Craig, I wasn’t searching for a relationship. I had survived a messy divorce that left my daughters and me with $47 to our name, mattresses on the floor, and tinfoil on the TV. I was juggling my training job and getting my career as a fitness expert off the ground while being the best mother I could be for my two little girls. I was nurturing their needs and fighting for the little girl inside me who craved her truth and attention. I had a dream inside my heart, and I wasn’t going to stop climbing toward it. One evening, I was sitting in front of my hand-me-down computer searching “fitness” because I wanted to trend in that category. Nestled under big brands on a list of fitness experts was Craig. He was running a social
to get in touch with him. I didn’t care if it was crazy. My fear over his response was far quieter than my desire to see my dream launch. I knew these steps were scary, but I couldn’t just stand in front of the mirror and visualize what I wanted. I had to keep taking big leaps, not fully knowing what was off the edge of that cliff, but knowing that it was feeding my soul’s purpose.
“Our souls knew more than we did. We should always listen to the secrets they know about us, secrets they are begging us to hear.”
Craig didn’t respond.
So, I messaged him again. And again. And again — until finally, a ping came through. “I love helping young entrepreneurs,” Craig wrote. “I would love to help you. When can you I wanted more. A call wouldn’t do justice for the dream I had, so I offered to drive to Craig’s home base in Vail, Colorado, to take him out to dinner. I must have appeared out of my mind, but Craig agreed. jump on a call?”
He was a perfect gentleman at dinner, listening to my stories and my vision and
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