Thanks to my friend Allison Nazarian, I am making a new commitment – to you, to myself and to my story.

Allison made a commitment to write every day of the week. No matter what. Even when she has nothing to write.

When I learned about Allison’s commitment, I found myself saying longingly, “I want to write every day.”

But I didn’t. Not until now.

Truth is, I’m scared I won’t uphold the commitment, and I’m scared that somehow if I do I won’t get it right. Whatever the hell that means.

So I’m not going to worry about getting it right. I’m just going to write. Five days a week. Monday through Friday, until it’s time for a new commitment. I figure I’ll know when that time comes.

I hope what I write will be interesting to you and helpful to you. I am here because I want to make a difference in your life. But I’m going to write for me, like Allison does, because that means I can write without judgment, without wondering (and worrying) if I am saying the things you need to hear.

In the meantime, I hope I say a whole lot of things you need to hear and want to hear. Things that you have been CRAVING to hear.

Things that you relate to because we’re alike somehow, on a similar journey even if we aren’t in the same place on that journey. Things that you relate to because you are the reason I was given this story to share in the first place.

This won’t be for everybody, but I promise you’ll know if it’s for you. And you have been patiently waiting for me to share my story, whether you know it or not.

What I plan to share here is based on all that I’ve learned as I’ve woven my way through my own journey of self-discovery and personal truth. The journey has and continues to be haphazard and a bit messy, so the writing of the story probably will be too.

Most of what I write here will be my own understandings and opinions from what I’ve learned about myself, life and others along the way. Some of it, on occasion, may be backed up by research and other already credible sources, but mostly, it’ll just be my story.

And odds are, all or most of it will ultimately weave back to the topics of truth and Emotional Intelligence, because these are the things my journey has taught me are the answers.

Some of you will like what I share here and some of you won’t. I’m okay with that. I have to be. Either way, I hope you’ll all keep reading! And I hope you will get involved by sharing your story too.

When a post resonates with you, creates an a-ha moment or whatever it is for you, let me know — and let others know too. And when you don’t agree, that’s cool too. Just play nice with your comments.

So here we go. This is my story. And I am DELIGHTED to finally be sharing it with you.

See you tomorrow!
Shannon

P.S. Sometimes my writing will be directed more toward the young people I ultimately hope to reach. Other times it will be directed more toward the adults responsible for educating and developing those young people. (To the latter, one of my favorite things to do is to help you be HUGELY successful at your job! Shoot me an email at shannon@girlsgetreal.com to find out more.)

P.P.(and most important)S. This is a safe place. No judgment, just truth as best we can see it. Sometimes that truth may feel a tad brutal, at least at first, but it will always come from a place of love and compassion and be delivered with the goal of creating an end result that offers more clarity and freedom. That’s just the way we roll, and we SO want you to roll with us!

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