SECURING THE B.A.G.

Cami Barnes

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“Securing the B.A.G (Big Audacious Goals)” unveils the power of goal-setting strategies to transform dreams into achievements with practical, actionable steps for success.
Dive into the pages of "SECURING THE B.A.G. (Big Audacious Goals)" and embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and goal achievement. This is not just another book on dreaming big—it's a tactical guide laden with practical goal-setting strategies and the emotional fuel to propel you from where you are to where you want to be.
Have you ever found yourself at the crossroads of aspiration and discouragement, not just dreaming of success but actively reaching for it, only to encounter setback after setback? You are not alone. This motivational book is for the dreamers who have known defeat, the visionaries who have tasted failure, and the relentless souls who refuse to relinquish their big dreams.
Within these pages lies a powerful goal-setting guide detailing the highs and lows on the road to success and equipping you with practical tips for setting and accomplishing the most important goals. With a compassionate voice and a firm hand, this book will teach you how to overcome failure and turn your setbacks into setups for future triumphs.
This is one of those rare self-help books for achieving goals that don't shy away from the gritty realities of the path to success. It acknowledges the courage required to dream big and the resilience necessary to pursue those dreams. Through intimate stories, expert advice, and actionable steps, you will learn how to carve out a path to success, even when the road ahead is unclear.
This book's heart is the understanding that the journey is as important as the destination. It's a book that recognizes the value of each step, the learning in each fall, and the growth in each resurgence. At its core, it is one of the most human books on achieving success because it sees you—the reader—not as a mere goal-setter but as a whole person with a complex history and a hopeful future.
As a bonus, this guide includes a workbook to put the concepts you've read into practice. It's designed to spark action, foster clarity, and facilitate a shift in mindset that will revolutionize your approach to your goals.
"SECURING THE B.A.G. (Big Audacious Goals)" stands shoulder to shoulder with motivational giants like "Daring Greatly" by Brené Brown and "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins. Yet, it is unique in its commitment to inspire and provide the tools necessary for building the life you envision.
Whether you're searching for inspiration, direction, or a tangible plan, this book is an essential companion on your journey to securing your very own B.A.G.—the dreams you dare to believe in and the future you choose to create.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• Self-help
• Inspirational
• Motivational

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse
• Date de parution: 28 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798823001953
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

SECURING THE B.A.G.
(Big Audacious Goals)
Cami Barnes


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© 2023 Cami Barnes. All rights reserved.
 
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Published by AuthorHouse 02/27/2023
 
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0194-6 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0193-9 (hc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0195-3 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023903541
 
 
 
 
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Contents
Note to the Dreamers & Doers
1.Recognizing Your Greatness
2.The B.A.G.
3.Pushing Past Limiting Beliefs
4.Slaying Giants
5.The Process
6.Intentionality
7.The Law of Attraction
8.Cutting off Dead Connections
9.Be Coachable
10.Manifesting
11.Gratitude
12.Stay Ready
Final Thoughts
About the Author
Manifesting Your Vision Workbook


(Cami Barnes, January 2023, photo credit: Dream Lens Photography)
Note to the Dreamers & Doers
I could assume that if you’ve decided to purchase this book, you are a part of my tribe. Daring to dream is one of your best qualities, you’re creative, imaginative and from time to time you experience feelings of being unsettled in your current circumstances. Always thinking of what you can do next, ready to strive for the next bigger, greater challenge. It’s also entirely possible that you aren’t a part of the type A, perfectionist tribe which is fine. Maybe you have great ideas, but you’ve been feeling stuck and find yourself continuing to procrastinate about making the decision to act on some of those ventures. No matter which category you fall into, your feelings & beliefs are valid. This text is as much a guide as it is a benchmark for measuring success. I intend to share some of my journey and helpful tools for overcoming the pitfalls that can and will challenge you as you work towards your own version of success. I use the acronym “B.A.G.” as a buzz word in the title but also because it’s fitting. People use the phrase “securing the bag” as a way to convey getting paid or becoming financially secure, with heavy emphasis on obtaining money. There’s also a phrase “getting” or “chasing” a bag, which infers a determination about obtaining money. I would like to flip that line of thinking on its head here and suggest securing or chasing your B.A.G. (Big Audacious Goals) because you will find fulfilment in your accomplishments and the money will flow to you as a result. Being primarily focused on money sounds good in theory, especially to people who have never had much of it. But society has shown us that even though money can buy things for short term happiness, the money alone doesn’t seem to be enough if you don’t find fulfilment in your life once you have it. There are millionaires and billionaires who have committed suicide, struggling to find genuine romantic partners & connections. As I talk about goals and manifesting your vision…not all of the focus will be on how that pertains to your career. There are other areas of your life that deserve as much attention as your professional life because you are a whole…entire person. If you are audacious enough to set big goals, be introspective enough to visualize what your ideal life looks like and include those goals in your plan as well.


(Cami as a baby, 1984)
Chapter 1 Recognizing Your Greatness
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
-Albert Einstein
All of the greatest superhero stories begin with an unassuming person, encountering all manner of challenges on their journey to becoming who they were meant to be. The heroes of these stories are often mistreated, underestimated, they encounter various life and personal obstacles which sets the foundation for their stories. That build up to the catalyst serves an important purpose for the audience, it’s meant to help us understand the hero’s perspective on things as the story develops. It gives us a lens through which to view the hero’s experiences and it pulls us in emotionally so that we are vested in the things that happen next for the character. An additional purpose that the negative things happening on the hero’s journey serves, is to illicit excitement and feelings of triumph once that character recognizes who they are really meant to be as they harness their powers. Fulfilling their destiny.
Our lives are no different than this example I’ve provided. Think, for a moment, about your own life and the lives of other people who are wildly successful. Oprah, for instance, is easily one of the most successful women in media. She’s a self-made billionaire who came from a life of poverty and child sexual abuse. She was born to a teen mother, raised in rural Mississippi without indoor plumbing, failed by every adult who didn’t protect her as a child and battling the emotional issues that came along with trauma and abandonment. Her journey towards becoming the Oprah Winfrey that society celebrates today was fraught with so many things that could have easily prevented her from surviving. Yet she overcame every challenge heaped upon her to become a person who is very different than those who knew her back then would have ever expected. Let’s ask ourselves and think about what the key to that success was? What separates the “Oprahs” from those of us who have backgrounds littered with pain and trauma but can’t seem to move forward? The answer is mindset. There are some of us who, no matter what happens to us, no matter what we’ve survived, we are determined to elevate our lives and be everything that the naysayers said we couldn’t be. So, to you, I say, tap in to that. The idea that you too can be successful, whatever your version of success is, you have the ability to attain it. It all starts with believing it and holding on to that belief fiercely. Don’t allow any outside influence or person to shake that belief, allow it to become an essential part of your being, soak it in to your bone marrow so that it’s there and permanent.
Like you, and others, I know all too well what it’s like to encounter outside influences, challenges, barriers, traumas that are meant to stamp out your light. I spent more than half of my life not knowing my worth or value, due to being told that I would never be anything special. I grew up being called every foul name you can think of, with the maltreatment coming from various sources. I was extremely quiet, had low self-esteem, survived multiple layers of trauma including but not limited to having sexually inappropriate behaviors directed towards me, witnessing domestic violence, emotional abuse and being bullied in school. I was told by a high school teacher that I’d grow up to be a welfare recipient. I was so used to maltreatment that I found it difficult to distinguish that norm from the kind of treatment I should expect for myself. These experiences culminated in me wanting to escape, I was seeking something that I felt I never had. Deciding by the time I was 16 that the answer to all of my problems was to move out and have my own family by the time I was 18 (the soonest I could legally do it). Flawed thinking for sure, but it made sense in my teenaged, trauma influenced mind. I did it. I became a teen mom (second generation) and wife immediately after I graduated from high school. And by the time I graduated from high school, five months pregnant with my eldest daughter I’d attempted suicide twice… once at thirteen and once at sixteen. What I wanted was true love, unconditional and a family of my own that I could create and pour my own love into, but my rush to do this and my intentions were always hampered by that cloud of not knowing my worth. Consequently, the maltreatment continued even after I’d created my little family, as little more than a child myself, thinking that if I could just love this person or that person enough, I’d be loved in the way I needed to be. I had two children by the time I was twenty-two, I bounced from abusive relationship to abusive relationship, experiencing varying degrees of maltreatment, emotional abuse, physical abuse, being raped twice, and nearly killed. Yet, despite all of these things there was something on the inside of me that refused to believe that I wasn’t capable of great things.
Throughout my life, no matter how many times I was called stupid, there was always evidence to the contrary. There’s so much irony in that particular insult when I was actually classified as exceptional academically. I would have had the opportunity to skip the first grade were it not for the fact that I was already the youngest in all of my classes due to a late birthday and starting school early. I was four years old entering kindergarten and my mother felt I wasn’t emotionally mature enough to skip a grade even though I was displaying higher than average intelligence. In the sixth grade, I tested and was accepted to a combined middle/high school for academically advanced children, which I graduated from (in spite of being pregnant). So, there were always battling beliefs warring in my brain and hovering throughout the chaos that was my life. D