Strip Yourself Naked: Your Journey Toward Self-Empowerment: Inspiring Success Stories on Overcoming Adversity, Hardship, and Challenges

By Valentina Rise

If you are facing adversity, no matter what your situation may be, there is hope!

Valentina Rise, a certified life coach, intuitive healer, teacher, and the founder of the Bio Matrix Energy Healing Technique, has dedicated her life to the crucial work of inspiring others. Now she shares her best tips, lessons, and tools to help you learn how to overcome adversity in your life. You can create the change you crave to lead a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life.

Strip Yourself Naked: Your Journey toward Self-Empowerment shares a wide range of inspiring success stories to help motivate you. It seeks to open your mind to new possibilities and give you the powerful inspiration you need to take that first step to an exciting new reality.

So get ready to strip away all that you know, all that you thought you knew, and everything that youve been told by family, friends, society, partners, coworkers, and othersa new you awaits! You can experience a powerful rebirth into newfound power that can encourage you to step boldly ahead to a brighter future.

Your journey of inspired change is about to begin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: Apr 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452509945

Valentina Rise

Valentina Rise, the founder of Bio Matrix Energy Healing Technique, is an author and motivational speaker. She is an intuitive healer and teacher who has assisted people with medical, body, mind, and spiritual soul understanding, as well as a certified life coach specializing in personal and spiritual development. She currently lives in Australia.

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Table of Contents

Disclaimer

Introduction

PART ONE

The Inspiring Success Stories Begin!

Millionaire Mum

Jacqueline Harrison

Becoming Free to Be Me…

Deborah Shepherd

Understanding Why We Do the Things We Do

Leann Middlemass

I Look for the Challenge in Greatness

Richard Sekesan

The Onion Effect: Stripping Away the Layers to Find Your True Self

Kathryn Kitto

She Who Discovers

Filiz Halil

PART TWO

Now That You’re Inspired, Let’s Begin!

Commitment

Action Plan for Goal Setting

Stagnation

Comparison and Competiveness

Steps for Stress Management

Contemplation

Creating Your Truth into Reality

Commitment and Contract with Self

Seven Steps toward Better Health

References, Recommended Reading, and Contact.

About the Author

Disclaimer

This book contains information of a general nature that reflects the personal experiences and views of the author.

No part of this work should be taken as advice or as a recommendation for action.

The author and all persons and organizations concerned with the publication and distribution of this book disclaim all responsibility for the actions of others and accept no liability for the consequences of such actions.

Any person requiring advice, counselling, or life direction should consult an appropriately qualified professional practitioner.

Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these, if you remain true to them, your world will at last be built.

—James Allen

Introduction

This book will take you back to a time when your innocence was your gateway to unexplored adventures and journeys for yourself. So strip away all that you know, all that you thought you knew and have been told or dictated to from society, family, friends, partners, co-workers, and so on… This is a rebirth into your newfound power, stepping into newfound clarity and self-awareness.

This book is meant to awaken you so you will not give up on yourself, your dreams, and your ability to change your life, no matter what circumstances you find yourself in. With perseverance, determination, a healthy dose of self-love, and the ability to take full responsibility for your health and well-being, all can be achieved.

The only way to move forward into your desired reality is by letting go of all that does not bring you positive growth anymore, moving away from toxic relationships, behaviours, and habits; find your truth, be honest with yourself, and take the initiative to believe that you deserve better and that you can be better and want something better for your life.

Yes, challenges will arise during your transition into your newfound awareness; this is where understanding yourself, your abilities, your natural instincts, and how you usually react or respond to situations will greatly help you. This book is meant to assist you in not being complacent with who you are but instead helping you to better understand your development. Without an honest hard look at ourselves, it can be extremely difficult to create change in our lives.

This book will give you hope for overcoming adversity in your life, no matter what your situation may be. Whether you want to make big changes or small changes, or your desire is to have greater control of your life to help you to feel better, safer, or more accomplished, this book will give you hope. In this book you will find a range of inspiring success stories to help motivate you. You will also have access to further information to assist you with creating the change you desire; the tools and information will assist you to contemplate your position in life with helpful tips and hints to get the ball rolling. If your desire is to create wealth in the material sense or wealth within your self-knowledge and zest for life, or if your desire is to start to truly feel alive, then this book will open your mind to new possibilities and give you the inspiration to move forward.

The contributors in this book have been gracious enough to open up and share with us very intimate and hard times in their lives and their experiences with moving away from adversity, hardship, and challenges. These struggles have led them to help others live their desired realities, not be afraid of change, and give themselves the right to live to their fullest potential. I am sure many people will relate to the stories. If you would like to contact the contributors, they would love to hear from you. Check out their websites or send them e-mails to say hello. All their information is included with their biographies at the back of the book.

May you enjoy reading Strip Yourself Naked: Your Journey toward Self-Empowerment.

PART ONE

The Inspiring Success Stories Begin!

Millionaire Mum

Jacqueline Harrison

There I am, sitting and marvelling at my surroundings. My new Burberry handbag resting on my knee, I finish my breakfast. Elated to the point of hardly being able to contain my excitement, I gracefully unzip my new bag, reaching inside and anxiously feeling again for my passport, house keys, and money.

Dressed in a gorgeous, sexy black frock, draped with a glamorous three-quarter ivory-coloured coat and stunning black leather Italian high-heeled pointed boots, I look and feel glorious.

Knowing that upon touchdown a driver shall collect me, my name displayed on his sign, I feel important. He will chauffeur me to BMW, where I will collect my brand-new, specified Mini Cooper, which I have already named Bertie. Although Bertie arrived at the showroom