Getting back up after life knocks you down
Every one of us at some point has been pushed near the edge or flattened out or found ourselves having to make a choice when neither option seems particularly appealing.
You could give up. You could stay home. You could fold your arms and purse your lips and decide you aren’t going to make a choice. You could… fail. Or, you could fly. You could soar. You could turn around and stick your tongue out and show the world that you can be ridiculously awesome and successful and-wait for it-happy.
Some of you may be thinking change is terrifying.

It felt pretty scary to me as I sat shell shocked at home in workout clothes with no intention to work out on a Monday morning. For the first time in 40 years I had no place to be by 7:30 am.
The date was February 1, 2015. I was leaving behind my role as a Global Director of Derivatives Marketing and Sales in a Fortune 100 Company. My choices had been to move again or leave the company. I had decided to take the road less traveled, I left the company and my 20 year career and I even signed off my talents…. or so I thought, for a whole year.
The crazy thing. Yes, that Monday morning was scary… but at the same time there was a sense of relief and even a sense of gratitude for having been FORCED to make a decision. I knew in my gut, that I had set myself up for this.
Curiosity has always been my second name which has kept me on a journey of exploration where I read, trained, studied, and experienced the world through different practices.
The journey from Monday, March 2nd, 7:30AM to today, was a journey of complete redesign, facing my fears, reframing my mindset and tapping into my reserve of resilience (and also my savings account which I call my SWAN “Sleep well at night” Account)
In this book, I will share with you the 7 steps that I took to be writing this book today. This is my personal experience. Read the parts of my story and the steps I am suggesting BUT make them yours.
- Take what works for you
- Dump the parts that sound crazy
- Practice the bits that sound tolerable
- Embrace the parts that resonate with your soul and make you want to sing.
A WORD OF CAUTION.
I did not do this alone AND I could never be where I am had it not been for many incredible human beings and resources that held me and supported me through the process. To name a few:
- Jamie gave me the gift of ACCOUNTABILITY
- Coach Training gave me the gift of a NEW CAREER
- Dr. Michael Ray’s book gave me the gift of being AUTHENTIC
- Joseph Campbell’s research and learnings on THE HERO’S JOURNEY gave me a path
So, here’s the crazy thing: My life today is so much better than I had ever envisioned, and yours can be, too, whether you face a choice or not.
Now let me give you a glimpse into my MONDAY mornings today or any weekday morning.
I wake up ready for a new day. I spend most of my time supporting my clients, executives in the corporate world, restructure and grow their career . I help them remain within their framework and redesign the current path of their career. My clients learn how to create and build a life that supports exponential growth.
I GUIDE MY CLIENTS TO A 5%-10% SHIFT SO THAT CAN CARVE
A NEW PATH FOR LIFE & CAREER.
Be Well,

Ebony