Own It! How To Embrace Who You Are! by Kim Somers Egelsee

There are 7 C's to embracing who you truly are. And the way it can be achieved successfully is if you commit 100% to yourself by actually being it, doing it and owning it!!


Here are the 7 C's and what I do to fully express who I truly am:


1. Check in with yourself regularly throughout the day. It is important to always feel where you are at; to see how you are feeling. And if you are feeling down or upset, allow yourself to feel these feelings but make sure not to let it consume you. Find a healthy way to release it - perhaps journaling, getting into nature, meditating, exercising or talking to a loved one so that you can vent in a healthy way (not in a gossipy way).


2. Be Careful with whom you spend your time with. Sometimes the people we surround ourselves with can be vampire suckers and drain us of our energy. If this is currently happening in your life, you may want to write a list of inspiring people that you would like to hang out with and then start going to gatherings, networking events, etc to meet these people.


3. Choose - remind yourself that you have choices. You have the freedom to choose what will be in your highest good when it comes to your happiness and success in life.


4. Be Clear on your strengths and what you love about you. It is imperative to acknowledge just how amazing you truly are and it all begins with self-love. Write down your strengths and the things you are passionate about and soon you will discover the things that you love about yourself.


5. Communicate - when you communicate respectfully what it is you are feeling in a positive and respectful way, you are more easily to be heard and respected, as well.


6. Connect and collaborate - Get out there and connect with others that inspire you to see if they would be open to collaborating on projects together. When you step out of your comfort zone to network with other like-minded entrepreneurs, magic can happen!


7. Create opportunities and jump into them - along with connecting and collaborating with others, it is important for yourself to connect with yourself in order to tap into your creative self to build opportunities and ideas that inspire others. And when you're creative juices start flowing, make sure to jump in with both feet and commit to yourself!


When you follow the 7 C's, you will begin to fully embrace who you truly are with open arms! So begin by giving yourself a hug then BE, DO and OWN your worth because YOU are worth it!