Taking Inspired Action

A sexy solo photoshoot at 7 am?

Who does these things???!!!!

I do!

Because I take inspired action. And you can too.

When you have a goal, a dream, a vision, you don’t need to know exactly how to get there.

You just have to decide.

Decide that you want it. For real.

The Latin root of the word decide means “to cut off.”

Let that sink in for a minute.

Once you decide in your heart that you truly want something you need to cut off all the other options. And just go for it.

In other words, no plan B.

You don’t need to know exactly how you’re going to get there. In fact, it’s almost better that you don’t.

Once you decide, you will be led to some inspired action. Don’t overthink it. Just take that first step.

That one step will lead to another. And another. You know the drill.

And the most exciting thing of all is that there are going to be all kinds of surprises along the way. You’ll learn and grow and stretch yourself and come out better and stronger than ever.

The journey is just as important as the destination. 

So what was the sexy photoshoot all about?

Back in May I took some inspired action and entered the Maxim Cover Girl Competition. I’m 53, by the way. And I’ve never modeled. But as soon as I heard about the competition I had an immediate gut feeling that I had to enter. So I did. On the spot. Before the doubts, limiting beliefs and voices inside my head had time to kick in.

Once I took that initial step of entering, each next step appeared. Along with so many amazing surprises.

Renewed creativity, energy, boldness and passion for life

Old friendships deepened

New connections made

Magical experiences, like rolling around in the mud with the sweetest python ever

It was about so much more than being on the cover of Maxim. I realized that I was doing it to inspire others (and hopefully you) to dream big and just go for it.

Ultimately I made it through four rounds of cuts to the quarterfinals of the competition but did not move on from there.

And while I would have loved to see myself on the cover of Maxim, I’m still a winner.

As soon as I took that inspired action, I had already won.