How Much Is Feeling Good About Yourself and Being In Charge of Your Life Worth To You?

There was a time in my life when feeling this way was worth everything to me.
In 1999 there was part of me that didn’t care if I lived or I died. “Shelley, you?” Yes, me.

I’d let my internal Champion happy-go-lucky Shell-Bell girl give too much of myself away, to if I just win one more world title whilst never really feeling I was good enough. After 7 years as World Number No. 1, I was still flogging myself and the wake up call hit me. After contracting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome my doctors gave me 6 months to live.

I was successful in many ways on the outside, but feeling more and more miserable on the inside.

My Moment of Truth.
That day I snapped into reality. I looked into the mirror and she looked back and me and said…..”You’re a hypocrite. You walk one way and talk in the other direction. When is enough going to be enough? When will you appreciate yourself and all your wobbly bits? You are not good…you are great Shell-Bell.”

I found the courage to say “no more”. I was scared, but determined. Nothing was going to stop me from being fully in charge of my life – not even the possible loss of sponsorships and my identity as the World Champ suddenly did not account for anything.

But my life and my spirit were worth much more than money could buy, no matter how much money I might have. For the first time I could honestly say that I was at peace and happy in my skin….and yes, with all the wobbly bits!

With the help of friends, an understanding family, my naturopath and my new Champion Mindset muscle, I was able to enter a safe haven and nurture my mind, body and spirit….one day at time. I emerged three months later with a renewed Champion strength, all the time I had the power, the power of my natural born Champion spirit!

From that moment I understood this life truth: There is no better investment of time and money then that spent on filling your own spirit and supporting your well-being. You are all you’ve got.

What about you? How much is feeling good about yourself worth to you? I’d really love to know your honest answer. Here’s why:

My mission is to inspire millions of people, in my favourite backyard in Australia and internationally; to ignite the natural born Champion within to achieve what is your birthright….success….. in any shape or form…however you define success.

You see I am passionately committed to supporting you achieve your goals. Many people have loved hearing me speak and by reading my biography “Dangerous When Wet – The Shelley Taylor-Smith Story”; they also said they want more. So the ‘Go-For-Gold’ blog is now here.

It’s absolutely true that feeling good about yourself is priceless. Plus, I believe what we’re willing to spend on ourselves, where we spend our energy and who we spend our energy with says a lot about how much we value our well-being.

However, I want to make the ‘Go-For-Gold’ blog effective to as many people as possible. I believe we could all do with some re-focus, re-energising and re-direction to keep us on track to achieve our lifestyle goals.

I look forward to topping up your motivation with the ‘Go-For-Gold’ blog.

and remember: If you don’t quit….you will make it!

Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith