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                                        OTHERS                                                      Maria




                                                                                                                                                                    feeting thought that comes into your
                                                                                                                                                                    head and repeatedly seeds your conscious
                                                                                                                                                             A mind over time, is no longer a fleeting
                                                                                                                                                             thought. It becomes an idea that governs your
                                                                                                                                                             mind. That is how the seed of my desire for help-
                                                                                                                                                             ing others with personal development was planted
                                                                                                                                                             and ultimately blossomed into a decision.

                                                                                                                                                             Being a professional in healthcare begins as a deep
                                                                                                                                                             need to help others and feel needed. How we help
                                                                                                                                                             can manifest themselves in many ways. Ways like
                                                                                                                                                             making a difference for others through direct
                                                                                                                                                             patient care, or caring for those who care for pa-
                                                                                                                                                             tients. For me, I wanted to make a difference at a   seminar I became more in synch with my core
                                                                                                                                                             higher level. I wanted to run a nursing home with   being and my nurturing abilities that so strongly
                                                                                                                                                             top notch quality and caring.              ruled my life when I became a mother. The best
                                                                                                                                                                                                        part of the seminar was finding a connection with
                                                                                                                                                             Over the years I discovered I was making a dif-  a woman who I related to, who I felt was the way
                                                                                                                                                             ference in people’s lives on a personal and team   I was. She had passion, dedication, conviction and
                Contributing Author:  MARIA GRIFFIN
                                                                                                                                                             level. I was evolving into the kind of leader that   fire inside like I did. She had done it and who best
                                                                                                                                                             looked after her team as a mama hen looks after   to lead you through a process than someone who
                            o have access to a community that                                                                                                her chicks. My team was my family. As I mentored   had been through it herself?
                            truly cares for your success and well-                                                                                           people through my professional life, I found im-
                     T being has been imperative for me to                                                                                                   mense joy in seeing them succeed and grow.   However, I felt I had made the right decision by
                                                                                                                                                                                                        becoming part of the JMT and now part of the
                     push me forward through the planning pro-                                                                                               When I became a mother, that once fleeting   BFS.
                                                                                                                                                             thought became more prominent as my priorities
                     cess. I have found the information available                                                                                            changed. So, in July 2015 I decided to become part
                     in the website and in our Facebook group is                                                                                             of the John Maxwell Team. This allowed me still do   I thought to myself, “what I’ve gotten has been so
                     tailored to ensure a successful workshop but                                                                                            what I enjoyed, helping others be successful as an   much more than that with this team!” I have found
                                                                                                                                                                                                        over the past year and a half, staying connected to
                     most importantly the people that are part of                                                                                            administrator, but also be able to have a different   the environment in which you wish to learn is es-
                                                                                                                                                             lifestyle so I could be the mother I wanted to be.
                     this community are some of the most genu-                                                                                                   Working a corporate job as an executive with   sential. Especially when trying to transition from
                     ine people and truly support you no matter                                                                                                          endless hours, no vacations and   a different profession you have been in for so long.
                     what stage of the process you are in.                                                                                                                    high  stress  levels ruled  who   An identity shift is what it takes. Learning from
                                                                                                                                                                                                        those who have been successful at creating those
                                                                                                                                                                                 I was becoming. This
                                                                                                                                                                                   was not the mother I   changes is how to create an identity shift. I had
                     This is truly has been transformational                                                                                                                         longed to be! So, I   come to a crossroad with my job, so I decided to
                     experience on a personal and business level.                                                                                                                      decided to  take   attend the 2-day Blueprint for Success workshop
                     Over my years as a corporate administrator                                                                                                                         action to change   in  North  Carolina  to  re-audit  and  get  my  own
                                                                                                                                                                                                        workshops underway. Having attended the event
                     I have never experienced such support and                                                                                                                           my life.       not only gave me the additional information and
                     zest in a group of people. As I am transition-                                                                                                                       My passion    push I needed to work on my own workshop, but
                     ing through employment opportunities and                                                                                                                             to help those   I also gained a support system that truly cared for
                     another child underway the decisions and                                                                                                                             around me     my success.
                                                                                                                                                                                          kept  me  in
                     actions I take now will pave the way for my                                                                                                                          healthcare.   By far, the biggest impact I have seen has been the
                     future business. I feel 100% confident with                                                                                                                          However,  I   support I have received by coming into the BFS In-
                     the support and knowledge from the Blue-                                                                                                                            discovered the   ner Circle community on a business and personal
                     print for Success team and community the                                                                                                                           true reason why   level. Being able to have the additional access to
                                                                                                                                                                                                        monthly calls to answer questions and review top-
                                                                                                                                                                                       I care for others
                     next steps to success are only a phone call or                                                                                                                   when  I  attended   ics pertinent to building my business have been
                     message away.                                                                                                                                                  my first Blue Print for   very valuable to my progress.
                                                                                                                                                                                 Success. Through that



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