For some time now I have been sharing my story with as many people as I could that would listen. First with family, second some friends, third viewers of my FB page and this blog and then the world. My mom and fiancee are constantly telling people to find my FB page for info on better health too. It is something that I feel passionate about sharing. I wished that I had someone around to do so for me when I was thinking about making this lifestyle choice. I want to be there for others. I really feel that anyone out there can do this for themselves if they just have the right information and desire to change. The hardest part for me in getting the word out there is that I am a bit on the shy side. It has been easy to put info on a FB page and blog, less scary for someone that blushes at the drop of a hat. What I have felt the need to do lately though is work on my confidence so that I can start to break out of my shell.
Earlier this month I was asked via FB to do a couple of interviews on how I achieved my weight loss. The first person to do so would be via Skype. Gotta say my first reaction was, yikes on camera? I'll have to think about that. I was told to check out some of the other interviews that were done and get back to him. I did, but too bad for me, he has not gotten back with me. You snooze you lose huh? No worries it wasn't long before someone else asked me to do an interview but this time via a blog. I immediately said yes this time and to my surprise it led to being featured on another blog as well. Getting my story out to try and help as many people on their journey as possible has been my goal from the beginning, so needless to say I am thrilled. I was told they will appear on these blogs sometime next month.
Then yesterday I was given an opportunity by my fiancee to share some info with a couple of girls at the service department. At first just writing down my FB page name. That in turn led to some further comments, which led to an intro to my story and hope in their eyes. It wasn't as embarrassing for me to talk with them as it has with others in the past. It's a step in the right direction anyways. I'm seriously considering making some business cards with my FB page and blog on them to hand out in times like these. Who knows where this journey will take me in the future. Hmmm. Something to think about.
