A New Start, in an Old Life Continued

On 1/23/14, I wrote the following entry in this blog:

 A New Start, in an Old Life!

"All my life, I have been the type of person who wanted to help people. Fear always convinced me that I could never do this for a living because I wasn't an expert or didn't have ten years of formal education. But a couple months ago, I came across a guy who said anyone with a good internet connection can become an expert but that doesn't make them smart. It's experience that sets one apart.  I have lived an interesting life so far. My mom passed away when I was 14. My first wife passed away when I was 26. At the age of 36, my second wife decided she wanted a divorce. I was one of those people who never ever went to a counselor partly because of the stigma that one must be crazy to seek out help. One of the conditions of my second wife, was that we would never get back together if I didn't go to counseling to deal with my mom's and my first wife's deaths. Did it save my marriage? No, but it changed my life and ultimately saved me. I have decided that I want to help people the way my counselor helped me. I'm not an expert, but I am a man who has been down the same roads as some of you. I have found the way forward and I want to help those like me find it too. Sometimes in life, we don't need another expert or a leader. We just need a navigator to help us find our way. So it is with great pleasure, I announce that I have begun to take steps to become a certified life coach and I am currently taking on clients as a life coach in training. For further information, private message me for details." CDR Author, Speaker, Life Coach

Now almost two years later, I sit looking over my blog. An awesome tool that I was never able to use to fully achieve a true connection with my audience. So what did I do when I couldn't keep up, I gave up. I abandoned my loyal followers and a very useful connection to my audience. Why? I listened to the voices in my head that said you will never have a million followers and this isn't worth your time. Funny thing of it is, I never started any of this to serve a million followers.

Why then did I start? Same reason I write.  It's a passion of mine to share my stories. I don't write for the millions of people. I do it for that one person who needed to hear the story. See there is a difference in wanting to hear a story and needing to hear the story. When I was about seven my mom asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up. I replied "I want to help people!" She asked if I wanted go into a career where I could help mass people and I replied, "no one on one is fine with me!" I was in tune to the personal touch of things.

With this 24/7 type of world we have, it is hard get face to face with everyone that needs to hear the story, but with the technology we have now days, I can write on my time and you can read on your time. So with that being said I am once again going to write my story here. Some of you will get it, some of you won't, but I write for you that need to hear it! Is my story unique? No! Is it special? No! Is it worth ready? Well I don't know, but if it helps one person, then it is worth me writing. What will I write about? Well!

I was born with what I call the Leonardo da Vinci illness. You know da Vinci that was interested in inventions, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, cartography, and more! I don't just want to be known as just a writer or just an entrepreneur. I want to be known as Cecil the man of many talents. One of my closest friends nicknamed me, "an extraordinary man with extraordinary vision!" Life has nicknamed me as "Mr. Tragedy!" And my family has nicknamed me "Mr. Positive!" I accept all those titles and more. Like Daymond John wrote in his book 'The Power of Broke,' "I am on a quest" and in that book he teaches us to define ourselves in 3 to 5 words. He also teaches us that those words are only a snapshot of our life at a given time and those words may change from life event to life event. So what will I write? Whatever my heart and soul is feeling that day, so stay tuned.