Have you found the passion that makes you feel like an insider? The one where others are looking to you for inspiration? The one where you feel knowledgeable and empowered? The one where you hold the answers? The one that makes you feel at home within yourself?

 

For a few years, I felt lost and unhappy within myself, knowing there was more of me to share with the world. At the same time, I lacked the confidence and faith in myself that I could reinvent myself and become the woman I knew was waiting to be. During this time, I did a lot of inner work – challenged my beliefs, wrote new ones, set boundaries, searched for answers within myself, prioritised what I needed and built my confidence (even without the evidence).

 

I learnt that I was stronger and more confident than I dared to believe. I learnt that I had to stand up and go first (despite shying away from being the centre of attention for most of my life). The more I became myself, the more I knew I had to offer.

 

After all the inner transformation, the outside didn’t reflect who I’d become. Queue 9 months of consistent outer transformation through nutrition and exercise.

 

Today, I celebrated a milestone in my personal life: 200 workouts at the studio I attend. Two hundred times I showed up for myself. Two hundred times I pushed my limits. Two hundred times I dared to be tested physically and mentally. Everything started with my mindset. I know the inner work helped set me up to believe that I could – maybe not straight away, but given time, I could (and can) achieve anything.

 

With that, I’ve become an insider. I’ve found myself – and my place.