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I would really appreciate you to go on Blog Talk Radio.com and do a search for 2HealthyLiving's show. My friend Coach Marla and I were interviewed yesterday about how as coaches we can help others through their own chronic pain journeys. As a life coach, Fibro success coach, I measure success as 1)Fibro doesnt' control me. Yes, there are days it tries, and yes, there are still days I cry, and give up...We are human.
2) I am a personal growth coach. If I am growing relationally, financially, and spiritually plus environmentally, I am a success! And yes, I am doing all three on a daily basis.
I got a real enlightening positive point of view today BECAUSE of my Fibromyalgia. Yes, BECAUSE of it. I decided to rise above my raising and go after my dreams full steam ahead. I have been applying for all kinds of work at home telecommute jobs. No luck there. I got hired with West, but they didn't have any projects for me there. Yuck!!!! I went to careerbuilder.com. I saw they were hiring. I filled out the application last week. I got an interview set up for today. I was there joking with everyone else while we waited. I had two rounds of interviews and got hired. I took my drug test today. I know I passed it. Walmart gets the results in five minutes. They'll call me tomorrow with the results. The only thing that the administrator was afraid of is my Robaxin. I told him it's not a narcotic, it shouldn't show. If it does, a medical examiner will call and call my doctor, no problem. I will be starting orientation either Saturday, Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll be working as a cashier at nights. I will be coaching during the day. It's a job that will allow me to live my dreams. WoOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, during my interview, they were checking challenge overcoming skills. I told them that if I could overcome my Fibro pain, I can overcome any kind of tense situation. The managers mouth dropped and said that it's really unusual to meet someone with Fibro who can say that. I got the job BECAUSE of that skill. It's all in perspective. My question to you, How do you see your Fibro? As a menace or maybe as a highly skilled friend who really does take care of you? I know whPich one it is for me now. I will be writing a book about my spiritual journey with Fibro. What the enemy meant for harm, God has used it to grow us closer together, and given me invaluable skills that NOONE can ever take away. I hope you are encouraged. Never give up. It took me years to get here. I am blessed of the most High God, Jesus Christ.
Passing his love on to you,
Coach Crystal Dunn with Living Passionately Coaching
I haven't updated in awhile. I did become a Certified Life, and Fibromyaliga Success Coach. I feel very blessed. I'm in a transition time right now. God has me reading so many different books on things, it's definately changing my life from the inside out which is a good thing. My husband switched jobs, got a dollar an hour raise and a 40 hr guarantee!!!! YIPPEEEE!!!! He's also learned how building an online business works. I've got two that I need a small advertising budget for. I may be getting a full time night job in order to add gasoline to my vision for my life. I got tired of everyone else deciding life for me. God is in the driver's seat and I am just following his plan for me. I was praying for an answer. God keeps leading me to different sites for great advertising for little cost. I have figured out that I CAN work from home and be successful in spite of life's challenges. My health is stabilizing which is sooooo good. My concern is if I go back to work to pay off debt, in the evenings 4 evenings a week, getting my sleep until we can get another vehicle in Feb. I applied at Walmart and McDonalds. My family laughed and said I was selling out bad. I don't see it that way. I look at it as motivation for getting my two businesses growing so, I can quit a job and get health coverage, have a retirement one day, work at home, and do more of what I want. Everything I do will glorify God. God is my lord, boss, everything I need. I may not get the job or i may....We shall see. I called them today and they are still reviewing applicants and schedule availability. They'll call everyone when they reach a decision. I look at it this way, if I am meant to have a job, they'll call me. If not, I am meant to keep building my coaching and Melaleuca businesses. Either way, I am moving forward. I really believe God is gonna provide the ad budgets for the businesses. I can't wait to see what he is up to. He's got me reading so many books at one time. I am loving each minute of it too. I know my workbooks, teleclasses are coming. I can feel them. I'm journaling to remember this journey. It's not easy. Yes, my body still feels Fibro. However, I am conquering it more than it me. I am in control of it now. How cool is that? It's all in perspective, my friends.
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Just wanted to let you know that I worked at a Wal Mart and I had a lot of stress, I started out as a cashier, then I went to the Garden Center, on too Layaway that is a nightmare at Christmas, then I became Safety Director, and finally I was the Claims manager...I worked at this place with no energy, just had to drag to work I was under a lot of stress....walmart does not care if you are a woman you do men's work. I was there for 7 years...that was enough..I wasn't diagnosed with Fibro at that time...but I new something was wrong.....Stress is one of the contributing factors of Fibro. If you go to work there I hope it doesn't bother your Fibro...mine only got worse, but at that time I really didn't know what was going on. Good luck, Rachel
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