How to be present for lifes presents?
I had the pleasure of interviewing Gordan Biernat recently on my Whats Next LinkedIn Live series and I wanted to share her sage advice as it was a more personal conversation about hopes, dreams and knowing your truth. Gordana Biernat is the author of #KnowTheTruth  Why Knowing Who You Are Changes Everything and shes a SuperSoul100 Teacher on Oprahs coveted SuperSoul 100 list of most awakened leaders and visionaries. Gordana empowers and motivates people to show them just how unique they truly are, how to live their truth and enjoy all of lives presents. Here are just a few of my favorite parts of our time together. When things in the outer reality are so pushing that you feel that you need to surrender to everything because you cant deal with itcourage comes in. You cant push courage, you cant say, Im going to dare to do this. You have to come to a place where you feel like, OK, I need to surrender to this because I cant control anything on the outside. So you surrender to what is and that allows the courage to come forth. You cant plan courage, it has to happen in moments. It takes much more effort to resist change than to allow it. So I would say to try to allow it and see where it brings you. I thought that I needed to make change happen when in truth, change is always happening  its always flowing by. The real challenge is focusing in on where the direction of that change is going to be. For me, its like standing in the river. You dont make the river flow, it flows on its own, but you can join that flow and then you go with the river. Thats how change looks for me. Its not something I make. Its something I allow and then direct. I think its really good to have someone who you can share this with and have as a partner in that change, because its always easier to do it with someone than doing it alone. I am a big hugger; I love to be close to people. I love to hug them. That is my way of interacting with people. So I feel almost sick to the bone because I cannot do this now. And this entire situation has made me more aware of who I am in interactions with other people. I am a very tactile person and I want to have eye contact with people. I read cues very, very intensely when I speak to people and not everyone does this. But I think the majority of people do need this contact, physical contact, and I think that its not unique for me, but thats my way of doing stuff in the world. During our conversation, I found myself reflecting so much about my daily routines when I feel overwhelmed or stressed  and how I can change those moments for the better. While not an expected guest for my live podcast, it was just what I needed and Im so grateful she said yes when I asked her to join me. I only hope you feel the same way after reading this blog or watching the replay of our conversation on my YouTube channel. Creating human connection in a virtual world is hard, but not impossible.