Taking on Challenges and Keep on Going

Dear All

Yes it has been a while since I had updated this blog. A long time for me, in fact, to not put words to paper, commit words to computer. As many of you know, I love to write and share my experiences or just to write what I feel, so it is certainly unusual for me not to write for such a long period of time.

It certainly has been a very challenging few months, or maybe I have become a little more sensitive to the road I journey upon. Maybe I have become impatient? Whichever one it is, I am still here, vision on the horizon brimming strongly and like a true trooper I have surrendered myself to the continuum of moving forward, onwards and upwards, against the tide of waves, which often tirade against me.

To say the past few months have been challenging would be an understatement. What has kept me going and held me in a place of sanity has been my ability to meditate often, to have the freedom to talk long, peaceful and reflective walks out in the open, to visit the gym where I can stare unseeing at MTV as I walk away my anxieties and challenges on the treadmill or some other equipment.

Yet, as each challenge faced me, I immediately sought to find a solution or reach out to Plan B, then C. Whatever it took, whatever I needed to do to continue in the normality of my daily routine, I undertook this with that single focus and determination in order to attain my end result.

Though challenges were faced on a daily basis, more so it seems that ever before, I have also made incredible achievements in terms of my personal and business journey to realise my dreams and vision.

My new website is now up and running www.estheraustin.com. It may need to be tweaked here and there, but for me this is a long time coming. I love the logo, which to me captures the essence of who I am. That “EA” is a symbol of everything wonderful. Esther Austin, Excellence Achieved, Encouraging Agenda – however you see me in those two letters, I hope you see my spirit captured there. Oprah Winfrey uses her signature “O” so why not the “EA” and a huge thank you goes out to David Bircham and his wonderful wife for capturing and creating my spirit within the logo.

The past few months have been spent knocking on doors of establishments to let them know that I am here, promoting my services. I am now in a position to move forward with my agenda and do what I love and do well. To deliver my personal transformation workshops and to soul coach those who want to move forward with their lives, but not sure how to.

I have the opportunity to run a workshop at a Conference at the Excel shortly, once again a chance for me to do what I love best to an audience which will be new to me, therefore taking me out of my comfort zone. I have knocked on many doors. Perseverance becoming my middle name. I have made numerous phone calls on a regular and daily basis. Always believing in my dream and vision even when the Yes turned to No’s or there was a lack of interest. Yet, always believing that the break-through to success is just around the corner, I have continued undeterred.

Yet, I have had to stop to analyse this last statement where I say success is just around the corner, because I must admit that I am currently experiencing abundance in my life, and the notion that success is just around the corner, therefore is just that a notion. I therefore realise that I am thinking about this success in monetary and financial terms, which I know will materialise very soon.

I have learned to be grateful for all that I have and have experienced. I have learned that the abundance is right here in front of me, with me, inside of me. I have learned to appreciate the richness in my relationships with my children, family and close friends. I have learned to appreciate the singleness of thought in terms of my creativity. The mere fact that I am able to get up every morning and start a new day doing what I love doing best, is indeed a true privilege. I am enjoying more and more being alone in the space of just being, where I am comfortable with who I am and what I represent. I love to walk and think and reflect. I love to walk with music in my head, soothing and caressing my most intimate thoughts, or creating daydreams which float me on the wings of illusion, delusion. I love to spend time with my children, to watch them grow and to enjoy the relationship we have, bonding and merging. I am grateful for all the wonderful opportunities which flood my way constantly pushing me out of my comfort zone, molding me as an individual and a leader.

Yes, I speak of the challenges I have had yet I speak of the achievements and opportunities which are priceless.

Now, I continue on this journey. To self-actualization? Hmm maybe. The beauty of my journey is that through life’s experiences, I continue to grow and learn, continually reflecting and analyzing and learning and learning and learning.

“To take ownership of your life, you must learn to experience life as a whole. The good with the bad, the old with the new, the Ying and the Yang. Yet the learning from your journey cannot truly start, until you realize your responsibility that accountability for your life and experiences starts with you.” Esther Austin