SHERRY ANSHARA'S FEARLESS STORY
Memorial weekend 1991, from the Connecticut River, 15 feet underwater in a car that wasn’t mine, I had been trying to help a drunk woman get her car out of the restaurant parking lot. Little did I know at that moment, the car with me alone in the driver seat would surge forward, hit a guard rail between the restaurant and the yachts resting in their slips. Up 40 feet into the air the car propelled me above the water over an empty slip.
After an interesting journey, you know the light, and whole tunnel story, I came back into my body, fully aware that I could not swim. In a cognitive instant, a choice was offered to me….sink or swim. I slipped through the open window of this car and rose to the surface. No one at the accident scene was sure who rescued me but I was hoisted onto the dock, head split open, blood dripping and going rapidly into a state of shock.
In an instant, everything in my life changed. As I traveled this unknown road to finding myself, my path took many turns before I realized with real eyes, I am here. For so long, I had been searching outside of myself for the answers to life, only to discover my answers are inside of me. I was just asking the incorrect questions. I got it.
My circumstances changed. From having it all as a single professional woman with a home, the pool, lots of clothes, jewelry to loosing it all. Bankrupt! What the hell?? How perfect, Memorial Weekend 1991, my new life was about to begin. I was alive and seeing life through completely different eyes. I was beginning to see life as the Observer.
Six challenging years later it was 1997. With $50.00 to my name, and not knowing anyone here in the Phoenix, I arrived! Following my heart and my intuition, I was directed, focused with a mantra... No Matter What! My first Near Death Experience in 1965 was my practice run. This second 1991 NDE was the real deal. I had found my purposes and my passions for being here.
From a great home to homeless to the QuantumPathic Center of Consciousness, what a journey of trust and faith! I was gifted with a chance of my lifetime to live a new life by helping others heal themselves. There are no words to describe how grateful I am every day to teach the QuantumPathic Energy Method. Each day to live and to be what I came here do is the greatest gift of life.
Living fearless is the only way I know how to live!
Sherry Anshara
MARIA SIMONE'S FEARLESS STORY
Maria is CEO of Passion To Prosperity International and tirelessly helps women entrepreneurs achieve greatness by helping them breakthrough limiting beliefs that are holding them back, shows them how magnificent they are as human beings and supports them with business mentoring to help them create financial success.
Her own success didn’t come without struggle considering as a young girl, among other things, she was paralyzed from the neck down and was told she could die. She grew up feeling unloved and unworthy and subconsciously felt she had to work extra hard to prove herself. As a result of her own personal transformation some years ago, she had the courage 15 years ago to leave a career that was unfulfilling to her and completely re-invent herself in another industry. As a result of her fearlessness and belief that she can achieve anything she puts her mind to, she has been able to joyfully re-invent herself several times, creating success with very little start-up resources. I enjoy watching people come to her for guidance and support and in a very loving way, Maria is able to help them tap into their passion and clearly articulate, without hesitation, the next steps to take on the road to success and personal fulfillment. Every aspect of her is collaborative and non-competitive as she feels there is more than enough abundance to serve us all.
MISTY HYMAN'S FEARLESS STORY
A Fairytale Ending
Misty Hyman’s Fearless Woman Story
My doctor recommended swimming for my asthma when I was five years old. I was one of those kids who was allergic to everything and caught pneumonia once a year. At first swimming was just therapy, and it worked! I had no idea what I was getting into when I started, but swimming became my passion and my life. I soon discovered that I had a gift and a talent for the butterfly, and most importantly, I loved it! At a young age I decided that I wanted to be an Olympic Gold Medalist. For some reason I thought to myself, “someone is going to win a gold medal, why not me?” Thanks to my parents my asthma was never a limiting factor. We just worked with the doctor to manage it. There was never a question of whether or not I could do it.
In 1996, I just missed making the Olympic Team by three one-hundredths of a second! At 16 years old this was a devastating blow, but looking back I realize that that experience gave me the perspective I needed to continue another four years and to be even more successful.
My early success was due in part to my innovative coach, Bob Gillett. I was not necessarily the tallest or the strongest woman in the pool. So, my coach and I developed a technique that came to be my specialty. It is known as the fish kick. In 1998, the international governing body of swimming changed a rule that limited this technique. I didn’t know if I could compete at the world class level without it. This was another devastating blow that turned out to be a blessing in disguise
I had two years to go back to the drawing board and develop a new race strategy. My coach said, “Just tell us the rules and we’ll figure out a way to win.” The Sydney Games were just around the corner, and to top it all off my main competitor was a girl from Sydney who hadn’t lost the 200 meter butterfly in 6 years! She was the defending Olympic Champion and World Champion, and the world record holder. Everyone thought she couldn’t be beat, except for my coach and I. I had the race of my life in Sydney. Everything came together at just the right moment. It was a fairytale and a dream came true.
DR. JOEL MARTIN'S FEARLESS STORY
Every woman has fearless stories. Here are a few of mine for your consideration:
Not finding there to be any corporations to work with in Phoenix/AZ after we moved here, I began to invent public trainings for individuals. I produced many trainings of different names until I decided (after going to Susan Ratliff’s Entrepreneurs Bootcamp) to build a brand around Positively Powerful with the intention of having a brand to sell. Rosemary Price was critical to the success of the Positively Powerful Events – an eWomen testimonial. She spoke at my first event, was personally a sponsor for two years and enrolled others in sponsoring. Now we’ve got a annual event that is getting better each year.
My second year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I thought about quitting my dream but my friends “committee members” and sponsor Garry Walters, Southwest Gas Corp. said not to. I didn’t know how I could do it but again with the support of Rosemary who found someone to manage it and to be the MC plus all of my sister-friends we pulled it off. A woman is fearless because she has the support of other fearless women.
I’ve attached the overview for 2010 Positively Powerful Women. Next year is our 4th year and I am now one year as a cancer conqueror. I’ve written a book of poetry as part of my healing process. My husband suggested the idea and it was very cathartic. Of all of the fearless actions I’ve taken in my life: building an ad agency as one of the first women of any race to do so, rebuilding and staying in my 40 year marriage, raising a visionary fearless daughter to be a free-spirit cinematographer, training around the world, the most fearful experience was being a fearless woman with cancer. Nothing compares to the fear of losing one’s life. We’ll al die one day, facing that fear means it’s an authentic victory. Now the question is what will my legacy be.
Thank you for asking the question. I look forward to meeting you personally and contributing to eWomen Phoenix. Attached is the overview of Positively Powerful Women 2010 and the one for 2008 and 9 that fearless friendships, dollars, and wisdom made possible.
With warmest regards,
Joel
JEORGETTA ACOSTA'S FEARLESS STORY
Fearless Woman
When I was first informed about receiving this nomination I was honored, but tried to talk the person who nominated me into rescinding the nomination. Then I received a phone call that I was being nominated by yet another individual. I questioned both individuals as to “why” they were nominating me. I asked this because I do not see myself as a Fearless woman.
I spent some time speaking to friends and family about the nominations and my feelings about being nominated. They helped me to understand by sharing their viewpoints, and what this meant to them. These conversations and my soul searching helped me to better understand, and this is why I finally agreed to accept the honor of these nominations as a Fearless Woman.
First of all I am not a Fearless Woman. I have however come to view myself as a very Courageous woman. I have also come to see every woman out there in the same light. I wake up most every morning with some type of fear within me and I turn it over to my Lord. This is how I gain my courage to face each and every day.
When I asked why they see me as Fearless it was explained to me that it is because I beat breast cancer. Yes I beat it, thank you God. I have to share with you that I was filled with fear every step of the way. I had to be courageous and stubborn in this fight. With my faith and courage I had to look at this fight as a bump in my road of life. Was I going to let a speed bump stop me or just slow me down a bit? This was also a very important learning process for me. I have always been a person that gives it my best shot to help others. I try to help them in their personal struggles in life, point them in directions of help personally and professionally, and brainstorm ideas for strategies in their lives. I have done this all my life and love to be able to help people in any way that I can. Never mind what that help may look like. However when it came time for me to need help, I was not able to accept it from most. I was uncomfortable needing help, and just as uncomfortable accepting it. I also learned that it does say in the bible that “to give is to receive”. Well it was my season to receive.
So many times, we as women feel it is our duty to be a pillar of strength, always helping others, yet unable to accept the same. Well, I have learned that what the bible says is true. To give IS to receive, and we need to learn to do both. It is time for us all to stand tall and be the “Fearless” and courageous woman that God created us to be.
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