Dear Younger Self

<p>This is YOUR life. Are you living it your way or are you getting distracted by all of the noise?</p><p><br></p><p>It took me losing my husband for me to reevaluate everything. Myself. My future. My friends. My everything. It took being in such deep pain for me to not only find the answers - but to actually stop and ask myself the questions. </p><p><br></p><p>Why am I doing this? Am I doing this for me or because others want me to? Do I even know what I want?</p><p><br></p><p>I became absolutely Ruthless - about healing. About living my life my way. About being my true self - not who anyone else expects me to be.</p><p><br></p><p>About doing things I enjoy. Being with people I enjoy.</p><p><br></p><p>About NOT doing things or being with people I don't enjoy.</p><p><br></p><p>Up until that point - we'll call it Life Before Ruthless -life wasn't about any of these things - not even a little. </p><p><br></p><p>For the first time in my life I was taking care of me - without worrying about what my family or friends or colleagues thought and expected. </p><p><br></p><p>And guess what?</p><p><br></p><p>I wish I'd done it sooner. I realized that Life Before Ruthless isn't really living. I figured out things that no one ever taught me. The lessons that are more important than anything we can ever learn in books or classrooms. </p><p><br></p><p>Life Before Ruthless is my opportunity to share these lessons with you...</p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for <em>Redefining Ruthless </em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>