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Arianna Huffington, Marianne Williamson and little ol’ ME!

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For Years I Politely Refused Hundreds of Interview Requests, Then This Came Along

by Tera Warner

Hey there, Sunshine,

For the last several years I’ve politely declined any and all interview requests (numbering in the hundreds). While there’s no hiding the fact I’m a highly opinionated overcommunicator who loves to get up on my soapbox, the truth is I’m rather fussy about the pulpits from which I am willing to speak. 

So when my friends Arielle Ford and Claire Zammit reached out to invite me to join a few of my favorite female role models for some Earth-shaking conversations, I gave a good ol’ fashion country girl “HOO-RAW” and said, “Bring it on!”

Women on the Edge of Evolution

Starting on April 22nd, I’ll be joined by 21 other female thought leaders for a series of change-driven conversations designed to shake things up a little in the lives of women. We are  sitting on the Edge of Evolution and the choices we make now, and in the very short term future, will have an impact on generations to come.

There’s a time to sit back and look at the butterflies while we ponder philosophical discussions of what it takes to make a better world, and there’s a time to roll up your sleeves and do what it takes to make one.

If I were you, I’d get ready for dirty fingernails and learn how to grit your teeth. The time for change isn’t “coming” anymore. It’s here.

Love and leashes off,

Tera

p.s.

I’ll be joined in this series by Marianne Williamson, Lynne Twist, Arianna Huffington, Alison Armstrong and others. Our who combined outreach is over 500 million people around the world.

Meet Anna Dance: A Courageous Mom on the Edge of Evolution

I told myself I was happy. I smiled a lot. I attended my kids’ school and sport activities and clapped and cheered loudly. I had an enviable job. I did the dishes and prettied up the house. I mothered and loved my children. I played the role of the good wife, and had a lovely marriage. My life looked dang good from the outside looking in.

But it really wasn’t. I was a fraud.

I had put on a shroud of social veneer to hide my true feelings. That camouflage also came with unwanted weight gain, poor eating habits, and laziness due to my low energy food choices. Not really being present in any moment of time, because I had already moved onto the next event in order to get the never ending to-do list checked off. I was frazzled, frumpy, tired, and had raw nerves. In the process of creating my shroud I had stopped moving forward and had slowly started to decay. I couldn’t see all the good in my life anymore. I was secretly unhappy. And the cherry on top was that my hormones were starting to set sail for a full blown mid-life crisis.

When driving home from work one evening I found myself wishing I would get cancer so that my life had to slow down. That the people around me would notice I was overburdened and step in and help. It was tempting to think that I would be obligated to quit my job. If I was terminally ill, I no longer would have to live up to others expectations. I thought that the only way to get out of my funk was to have a major incident or crisis that forced my life to change.

I was wrong, all it took was me.

I took a giant leap into the cosmos by joining the Lifestyle Design Virtual Retreat…

Each day I unpeeled a layer of my social veneer to reveal a little more of my authentic-self. I was taught to communicate my needs and feelings instead of stuff them inside, to confront barriers and obstacles, to get rid of any past baggage holding me back. I learned how to prioritize better and be accountable for my hours in each day. Each week taught me how to achieve balance and navigate my own life. And that brought fresh courage and positive change. Each day I unpeeled a layer of my social veneer to reveal a little more of my authentic-self. I was becoming who the universe yearned for me to be…

I really listened when my kids were talking; I was present and joyful even performing mundane tasks. I was more focused and creative at work. I found time to take care of myself. I still had all the same obligations and responsibilities, but I tackled them one at a time and stayed focused on the present moment. And before I realized it the dark clouds parted…

My whole life shifted.

  • I now communicate better
  • I have improved intimacy with my husband
  • I have rekindled my zest for life
  • I have deeper and more personal relationships with my children
  • I am back in love with myself and the direction I am heading
  • I am excited to get out of bed each morning
  • I have more gratitude
  • I feel more abundance in all areas of my life
  • My weaknesses are purposely becoming my strengths

I never would have believed you if you had told me I could have that significant of results in 7 short weeks. I would have never thought I could go from a mid-life crisis to a super nova. But I did. I am living proof that 180 degree U-turns can happen to anyone. I am now living life to the fullest and feel in control. I traded the old camouflage for magical energy and I am headed to the stars and other uncharted destinations.

Thanks Tera for the support, love, faith, the belief in the power of self, and for sharing your gift for positive change!

-Anna xxoo

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