Sometimes you just have to Live out LOUD.

I just watched a youtube video from Carli Bybel and she has been one of those people who have inspired me ever since I started watching her vlogs. She is a beautiful beauty vlogger who teaches you makeup and hair tricks to look gawwwgeous on the outside, but more than that she also vlogs about inner beauty. Her optimistic outlook on life actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger. I was curious to see what her video  “Draw My life” was all about.

Watching the video reminded me about what we all forget when we are in a happy place. It reminded me that we’ve all been thorough rough patches in our lives but we emerge from our cocoons an even more beautiful butterfly.

When you are happy, and believe me, it takes plenty of work to get there – I guess sometimes you overlook the hardships that you have overcome in your life and the things that shook you to the core.  I myself have had many obstacles from age 2, up until a few years ago.  From dealing with divorce, my father passing away when I was 12, repeated near death family health issues, loosing my grandfather, self-confidence issues, immense heartbreaks in love and business and more; you have to keep rising to the occasion and remember that this too shall pass.

But what about when it DOES pass? Although we as humans don’t want to go back and think about hard times when we are experiencing massive amounts of JOY right now, it is pretty awesome to glance it over and give yourself credit for how far you have come. Be proud of yourself for the amazing human being that you have evolved into, and the process that you are in. In the grand scheme of things, you are only a baby in this world; we (hopefully) have so much more to live.

We all never know how much time we have here on earth but time is what you make it.  As an entrepreneur I am always learning, always reading and scouring the internet and books to discover anything I can about growing as a person, an artist and growing as a CEO.

Tony Robins said something in Haute Time Magazine about time that really stuck with me.  “I tell people – If you’re having a good time, time flies. But a minute can feel like an eternity if you’re miserable at what you’re doing. Time is emotion, but most of us trying to manage our time don’t realize that it’s really about getting what you want out of life. That’s how I look at time – I make sure that time serves me, and I don’t serve time… Time is emotion and life is finite duration, so it’s amazing how long a minute can feel, or how short it can feel – and it’s all based on how much enjoyment you extract from your life.”

And in the book that I am reading The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks it says “You’re where time comes from.” This profound statement may take a while to sink in but when it does, it changes how you see time.

We are the creators of our life, perhaps with some divine intervention but when we say no to life’s opportunities we block the flow of reaching our calling.  When we say yes to life and trust that there will always be enough time and resources we open up a creative capacity to grow and soar way beyond what we could have even imagined.

In times like these, and in life we must live OUT LOUD. We must give it our all. We must give it our personality, our struggles, our victories and our own flair.  If you ever question yourself along the way and think why me, am I being too out there, why is what I have to say important – remember that the world needs EXACTLY what you have to give. Be completely original because the world has only one YOU and you were given all your quirks not to blend in, but to show them off like the unique gem you are.

This theory applies to business just as much as it does personal.  When you are truly yourself, you may rub some people the wrong way – and they may not even want to work with you or hang out with you. However, in the long run THAT IS A GREAT THING because you don’t want to ever have to change WHO YOU ARE to fit in some job or to fit in with someone.   You create the career and life you want by expressing yourself fully and you will attract the perfect fit for whom you are and where you can make the most impact for the world.

So don’t hold back. Be proud of yourself and always, Live out LOUD!

Hope that inspires you!

Xoxo

Emily