I've grown in many ways through Cory's teachings but the physical aspect has grown the most. I used to be so insecure in my own skin, a lot of that having to do with feeling grossly overweight. There was a time where the scale topped out at 215lbs. Being constantly consumed with anxiety and depression didn't leave much mental space to further exhaust myself. It's hard to work out when you're already completely drained by the war raging in your head. With Cory's coaching, I was able to remove the anxiety from the driver's seat and put my focus into the areas of my life where it was actually needed. There were some days where I barely consumed 8oz of water, and it really showed. I often ate out of boredom or because I didn't realize I was so dehydrated. As soon as I made the realization of how important it is to be adequately hydrated, it felt like the weight started to just disappear. Getting enough water during the day, allowed me to put in the extra work and start getting my body into shape. Even over the quarantine lockdown, I still managed to whittle myself down to 150lbs. I've never been so proud of the things I've been able to accomplish than when I look in the mirror and see all the hard work I've put in, paying off.
The personal growth I've experienced is also something I regularly celebrate. There was a time when every waking moment was colored by some negative criticism of myself. Focusing on personal growth when the voice inside is screaming at you, how terrible of a person you are, is almost impossible. Cory helped me turn that voice inside into my biggest cheerleader and I'm no longer broken down by the daily nagging sabotaging my progress. Even when things go south in my daily life now, I can take a step back and realize I'm only human. Every negative experience I go through, only reinforces the fact that I grow through adversity. Every interaction has potential for new positive things, when before, the only thing my mind saw was a bleak hole.
My life used to be so unbalanced. I was so overly concerned with pleasing the people in my life, I unfortunately took a backseat. It took a lot to realize, and I'm still in the process of figuring this out, but I can't help others unless I help myself first. I would pour myself into others, and most of the time they didn't even deserve it. I spent a lot of time being taken advantage of for my kindness. It finally clicked one day that I needed to stop watering the weeds in my life. Now I choose to only surround myself with the people who have my best interest at heart as well. I'm no longer draining what little energy I have on others who wouldn't lend me their coat if I was freezing. I'm no longer intimidated by others, and I have the confidence to stand my ground in a room full of people. I don't have time to hide away in the corner, pretending I don't exist, in an effort to never have a bad interaction with someone.
Over the past 6 months, I've started to come into such abundance, I don't know how to handle it at times. I went from busting my ass at a dead-end job, only making $14/hour to becoming a manager and making over $28/hour. I used to be so behind on my bills, almost everything was in collections. Every week was spent living paycheck to paycheck, even with a dual income household. Now, by myself, I often find I have $400+ to put into savings or spend how I'd like, every week. The best part is, with Cory's coaching, I've started to realize, this is only just the beginning. There's no limit to the potential I have and no cap to the amount of money I can make. Normally people say the sky's the limit but even that isn't high enough for the skyrocket trajectory I've been on.