As I sit in my living room on my laptop writing this blog I am proud to glance over at the magazines laid upon our table knowing that inside one of them is my story.  I am featured in the April issue of the powerful magazine SUCCESS.  It is a huge honor to be in a magazine that I have been inspired and encouraged by many times over.  The people featured in this magazine are people who are determined to settle for nothing less than what they want, what they can give, what they can do.  I love that.  I love being a tiny piece in a large world of believers and fighters, “action takers”.

I started to think about what it means to have SUCCESS within and how everyone can find it-anyone and everyone.  Finding SUCCESS within is being happy with yourself, proud of yourself, and fulfilled with how you spend your time, -how you use it and how you give it.  I know I am determined to improve on my SUCCESS from within by continuing to learn more about myself, learn from others, and continue to reach higher goals even when the uncertainty of reaching them seems scary.   When you take those steps to break out of your comfort zone to go for the things you want most and you attain them-you will feel great SUCCESS from within.  And even if you do not reach them the first time, if you did your best, gave it your all, you were SUCCESSFUL.  As I tell the kids I work with,” the only way you lose is if you never try”.

I believe anyone has the opportunity to be in a magazine like SUCCESS when they believe and follow their purpose. After all, I am just a girl who had a dream who was determined to never stop working at living it.   Find what ignites you from within and live it, share it, proclaim it as your path through life.  You will find SUCCESS within when you know you are doing the right thing that is meant for you and you will know it when you feel it.  It’s the feeling you get when your child runs into your arms after school, when you hold the hand of the person you married, when you witness another human being doing a kind act for another, ….

Never stop searching and welcoming these feelings-they will give you SUCCESS from within and when you get to share that SUCCESS, it is like fireworks inside your heart, deep in your soul.

Find and feel your own SUCCESS from within and never stop wanting more-for yourself and others.  You may just find yourself within the pages of a great magazine like SUCCESS but even more importantly than that, you will feel those fireworks warm, bright, and strong within yourself.

Sparkle, shine, celebrate, DO

Believe You Can….Dottie