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How to Hustle and Thrive to Manifest Your Dreams. There's a big difference between "struggle" and "hustle." Struggle is NOT the energy you want, it can only manifest negative outcomes. It's what happens when you and trying everything, but nothing is working. It's not a fun place to be, let me tell you! When you're struggling, it feels like trying to swim up a waterfall, impossible! But hustle, on the other hand, is work with a purpose. When you are hustlin' you are busting your ass to find a solution and constantly looking for creative ways to get to your destination faster and more efficiently. The hustle is looking at the waterfall and thinking of 200 ways to get to the top WITHOUT trying to swim up it! So, how do you move from a place of struggle to #TheHustle? You begin by knowing what your desired outcome is. The struggler will see the waterfall and think: "I'm just trying to keep my head above water, I'm trying NOT to die!" Whereas the hustler will look at it and realize that the goal is to somehow, someway make it to the top. Its objective is not to simply survive, it's to eventually thrive. The hustle understands where it's going, why it wants to go there and what it will get once it's reached its goal. When you hustle and thrive you begin manifesting your dreams. So, do you know where you are going? Do you CLEARLY and PASSIONATELY know WHY you are trying to get there? Do you not only understand but FEEL the desire of your eventual reward? Do you KNOW how that reward will change your life? Your hustle will not be effective until you can answer these questions with clarity and conviction. The ultimate goal of the hustle is to get you to a place where you are not simply trying to survive, but where you THRIVE. Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is the Founder of VIVIAMO a best-selling author, master life coach, keynote speaker and podcaster.

How I Manifested the Trip of a Lifetime to Paris. It was 2009 the first time I put a photo of the Eiffel Tower on my very first vision board #Futureboard. Since then, every subsequent board has boasted a beautiful photo of the symbol of Paris, the city of lights. Paris was a dream long before 2009. It's a place I have longed to visit since my early twenties, back when my travel wanderlust first began. But back then I didn't really believe that I'd ever get to go. After all, people don't; go to Paris, where I'm from. It seemed a romantic fantasy at best. In 2009, it seemed an absolute IMPOSSIBLE dream. At the time I was just trying to survive, hoping each month to pay the bills, keep the lights on, rent paid, and food in my three kids' mouths, Paris?! Now that was just pure insanity! What NERVE I had to dream so audaciously HUGE! Who was I, after all? I was nothing more than a broke single mom, trying to get off welfare and back on my feet, trying desperately to overcome odds that were overwhelmingly stacked against me. But that vision, of me one day drinking Champagne in a little bistro, while gazing up at the lights illuminating the Eiffel Tower, brought profound joy. Just the thought alone, that one day it could be me, was enough to fill me with childlike hope and optimism. I wanted the type of life where instead of spending Christmas alone, on the years my kids spent it with their dad, I could be walking through the streets of Paris, coat, and scarf wrapped warmly around me as I captured the city's glory with my camera. That's been my dream, for the past 8 years. So, in January of this year (2018) I wrote out my dreams, all of them, including Paris, and I made a personal declaration, this would be the year I made this dream a reality. I didn't have a clue as to how I'd accomplish this, but I know enough about my #HBRMethod that I needed to at least #SayIT, and release it into the universe so it could find its way back to me. So, I did. I began telling anyone who'd listen, that I would be spending this Christmas in Paris. My goal was to purchase my ticket in June, so there'd be no backing out. But June came and went and I still did not have a ticket. Then, this past Saturday, I sat down to lunch with my lifelong friend and mentor Duffie, and told her of my dream. She seemed surprised when I said I'd not gotten my ticket yet. "Why not?" She wanted to know. What was I waiting for? Why was I hesitating on a dream I'd so clearly defined for such a long time? I didn't know. "Get your ticket!" She said, squeezing my hand. "Promise me you will do this, for you." At that moment, I knew I could do this. I could make it happen. I didn't need to wait for permission, validation, the perfect anything... I could do this! The money would be there, it would all work out, it was time. Yesterday I booked my flight and hotel for my week in Paris over Christmas! I still can't quite believe it. And OF COURSE, as the Universe would have it, the flights dropped yesterday to be within my budget, and I got the very last room at the hotel I wanted to stay at. An hour later, I walked into Costco on a quick errand, and as I stepped inside all the screens in the TV section displayed the Eiffel Tower, I kid you not! It was a little sign from the Universe, and a smile wrapped around my face and engulfed my heart. I manifested Paris by putting that dream into the Universe long before I had any idea how it would happen. I manifested it by saying it, by acting on faith when the opportunity arose, and by trusting the process that it would all work out. Manifesting does NOT mean that all your dreams will magically fall from the sky. It doesn't mean that you have no skin in the game. On the contrary, it means that the Universe (or God) is backing you up. It's making the impossible, possible for you, if (and only if) you are willing to meet it halfway. Are you willing to step out on faith and take action when an opportunity is presented? Are you aware enough in your life to see it when it comes? Are you able to push past your doubt and fear and act anyway? Because THAT is what it takes if you seriously want to live your dreams. It takes courage, faith and ACTION (hustle). Why aren't you living your dreams? What are the reasons/excuses you tell yourself to justify not taking action? Because I can promise you, in 20 years you won't remember those excuses, but you will regret not living your dreams. I live my dreams every day because it's a choice I make every day. I CHOOSE to not just chase them, not just dream them, but to actually LIVE them. The living is the part that scares most people because it will be far outside your comfort zone. But you know what? I'd take that EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, over living a life of lethargy and complacency. Make your dreams happen! If you don't know HOW to do it, that's okay. That's why I wrote my book, you can teach yourself. Just get Hustle Believe Receive and the HBR Homework Journal and for under $75 you will have all the tools you need to change your life and live your dreams! SERIOUSLY! NO EXCUSES. If you need a little more help and guidance then take my online course. It walks you through the 8-steps in 8-weeks so you can really learn how to master the #HBRMethod for YOUR life. And if you work better with a one on one coach, then you can personally work with me, and I can teach you my method and help you master it. The bottom line is there is NO EXCUSE for living a life that you are not passionate about. If you are, it's only because you are refusing to invest in doing the work and mastering this method. Because it WORKS. You know it does. If you are reading this, it's because you've been following me and have watched it work in my life in real time. So, what are you waiting for? There's no excuse. We get one shot at this life, make it kick ass! Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

The First Step to Manifesting Anything You Want with Vision Boards #Futureboards Wanna become a Manifesting Gangsta? Here’s the first step to manifesting anything you want with vision boards, directly off your #futureboard. I made my first #futureboard vision board in 2009. At the time I was trying desperately to reinvent my life after it imploded the previous year when my husband left our family to pursue his affair. Things were bleak, I was struggling to simply put food on the table, keep the lights on and the rent paid, all while working full-time and learning how to be a single mom of three babies. Though the reality of my daily life was dark and overwhelming, I couldn’t help but think, there must be something better out there for me. I began to nurture a tiny seed of hope, one that craved a different life. I wanted to live moments that felt like pure magic and brought unexpected bursts of joy. I wanted to give my children a beautiful childhood, one where they knew firsthand that anything they imagined could actually happen. I wanted to know that all my hustle and struggle would, in the end, pay off. I wanted to escape my reality. So I created an alternate universe in my mind. I began to DREAM. STEP 1: YOU’VE GOTTA DREAM IT, TO LIVE IT Transfer your focus from your daily reality to the life you want to live. Allow yourself to dream without restriction, judgment, or the confines of “reality.” The more time you spend focusing on this imaginary future life, the more it will become part of you, creating desire and determination, belief and hope. Those elements help transition a thought into a vision, a vision into action, and action into reality. Having a clear dream for your future life allows you to move forward with purpose and excitement rather than spending your days distraught about your present circumstances. If there’s one thing I know without a shred of doubt, it’s that what we focus on becomes our future. This means that focusing on the negatives in your current life is sabotaging your future success, ensuring that your life will never change or move forward in a positive direction. It’s the most dangerous thing you can do and must be avoided at all costs. How do you go from the current life you don’t like, to the imaginary one you do? You start OBSESSING over your dreams by creating a movie in your head of your new life. Think of yourself as a movie director. In their mind, they see many parts of a film before it all comes together on the big screen. They first visualize what a scene will look like, then take the necessary action to put it together. All the while their mind is filming out other scenes and building them in much the same way. This is how your future life begins to take shape in your mind. Start to imagine what life would be like if you had a career that made you jump out of bed in the morning, filled with passion and excitement. What would your days consist of? What would your office look like? How would you dress? Who would you be working with? Clarity is the key to manifesting. Be specific. See it in your mind. Let it grow. Let it inspire and motivate you. Now do that in all the areas of your life that need upgrading. Over time you will start to actually FEEL your future life and visualize those moments with such clarity and frequency that it will feel like just a matter of time. Transfer your focus from your daily reality to the life you want to live. Allow yourself to dream without restriction, judgment, or the confines of “reality.” Think of it like a filmmaker shooting a moving. First, they visualize what a scene will look like, (this is their "vision") then take the necessary action to put the scene together, to match that vision. All the while their mind is visualizing how that scene will work in the movie as a whole. They are not focused on the reality of the blank canvas, they see it for what I can and will become. That’s exactly how manifesting works. That’s how you become a Manifesting Gangsta! You stop focusing on what IS and start creating what COULD BE in your mind before it happens in real life. This doesn’t happen overnight. It might seem fake and unrealistic when you start, but keep allowing this dream to take shape in the quiet spaces of your day, or while you’re in traffic, or working out, or spacing off at work. Allow it to become part of you. The more you do this, the more you begin manifesting it in real life. It was my ability to slip into my new mentally created magic little world, that saved me. That first year was dark and scary as I picked up the pieces of my life, focusing on it every day would have destroyed me. I credit the Universe for helping me transfer any energy I had from my current situation into the one I wanted more desperately with each passing day. That escape into a positive mental space became my lifeline. Focus on this first step and practice creating your new life. Remember that dreams don’t have limits. They are not bound by money. Not boxed in by the reality of your past or present. They don’t adhere to “logic” or “the rules.” They aren’t based on what you “think might be doable.” They are not a copy of someone else dreams or plans for your life. They are not minimized just because no one else has ever realized them. So GO CRAZY! Stop limiting your life, your success, and your potential. Start seeing “what if” so that it has a chance of manifesting. No one wants to be a manifesting blocker! Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

How to Know When You're Manifesting: Recognizing Your Ideas and Opportunities that Could Disguise Your Manifestations. Did you know that most people miss their manifestations? Why? Because the most common way that manifesting shows up is in the form of an idea or an opportunity, and no one is looking for either. That's right, it doesn't fall from the sky in the form of a winning lotto ticket. Instead, it's most often disguised in the form of an opportunity or an idea. And that's the reason most people miss their manifestations because they're too busy looking at the sky waiting for everything to drop in their lap, rather than taking action when ideas and opportunities arise. When you know what you want, and have put it into the universe through speaking about it, daydreaming about it, visualizing it, making a #futureboard show it, and focusing on it, you will start to get inspired ideas. PAY ATTENTION to them. Getting clear on what you want is the key though, because that's what you can vet your idea against to know if it's leading you to your manifestation or not. It's also how you can tell if an opportunity is your manifestation in disguise. I always ask myself these simple questions to help me vet the idea to uncover the potential manifestation or opportunity. Did I ask for this? In other words, is this something that I've previously identified that I want? When I think of acting on this idea, how do I feel? Personally I look for a mix of: excitement, uncertainty, inspiration, a little fear, and a small sense of peace or "knowing" that somehow it's the right path to take. What's holding me back from taking action? If it's fear, or a "lack mindset," or money concerns, thats my indicator to take the leap of faith. Because I never want a limiting belief to be what stands between me and everything I want. Do you act when you get that exciting flash of an idea? I know, you know, which ones I mean. They're the ideas that seem to come from out of the blue but are clear as day. It's like instantly you see a new path, or a new approach, or a new solution...and THAT'S what you need to act on. Those little gems are deliveries from the Universe to lead you in the direction of your manifestation, so be aware, and be ready. When they come, ACT. Always! They've been delivered to you for a reason, they are the answer you seek. Have the confidence in yourself, the process, and the Universe to act on them even if you don't know what you're doing or how the heck they will work out. Take flawed action because it's better than no action. What separates successful people from just plain dreamers? Successful people ACT on the idea, they make progress on the dream. So the next time a "random" powerful idea pops into your head, pay attention and take action. It could lead you to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Learn all my manifesting tools and methods in my #1 best-selling book Futureboards. Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

Where Were You a Decade Ago? Where Will You Be a Decade from Now? Are you ready for a BRAND NEW DECADE? Where will you be a decade from now? These next few days are critical to planning, designing and creating your future dream life, not just for the coming New Year but for the new decade! Where will you be at the end of the 2020s? Will you be living the life of your dreams? One that is MORE abundant, happier, more balanced, more peaceful, more satisfying, more successful than you ever dreamed possible? I know it might seem like just a fantasy right now, but I PROMISE you, if you invest in yourself, in determining what you want, why you want it and HOW to get it, you CAN AND WILL BE LIVING IT! I speak from experience here. At the start of the last decade (January 2010) I was a newly single mom struggling to survive, just 18 months out from the most devastating moment of my life. This was me a decade ago: I had just gone through a nasty divorce, losing not just my husband of 8 years, but my high school sweetheart and love of my life since I was 16 years old. And he was getting ready to marry the woman he left me for. I was trying to get by on a salary that didn't cover my bills and still had me relying on food stamps. I was desperately trying to build a corporate career that would elevate my life and my family's circumstances. I was coming to terms with learning how to be a single mother to 3 young children. I had just spent my first Christmas alone, without my children. I was so lonely, lost and struggling daily to keep it all together. The kids and I were living in a depressing 700 square foot apartment. But, I'd begun allowing myself to dream for the past year and was hopeful that my life could and would change. I was beginning to manifest from my first #FutureBoard and felt excited for what my new life might bring. I'd recently started my blog Thoughts.Stories.Life., and had taken great care to ensure it was anonymous making sure I could be honest about my struggles and my dream of creating a new life. But a twist of fate changed all that when a post I'd written for another site about my personal story went viral (with my name on it!). I was horrified! Now my story was public knowledge, and I didn't think I could face it. That day a friend of mine said something that changed my life, he said: "Sarah, you HAVE to own this. You need to be PROUD of what you've been through and what you are doing to change your life. Embrace it." It seemed impossible at the time, but I took his advice and owned my story, my past, and my life. That decision changed everything. It's the reason you are reading this now, it was the beginning of my new life, the life I live today. From that moment on, I decided to own my dreams and my journey. I wanted to always keep it real with you. I wanted to find a way to make complex self-help concepts, SIMPLE. But most of all, I wanted to be the public ginny pig for what I was learning and teaching. I WANTED TO PROVE IT!!! I needed to SHOW you what was possible so that you could BELIEVE it could be possible for you too. And then, I wanted to teach you how to do what I have done, as simply as possible. I was and am, passionate about giving you TOOLS that WORK and are easy to apply so that you can change your life and live your dreams too. The LAST THING in the world that I want, is for you to be a bystander in your life or a bystander in my journey. I don't want to inspire you, I want to LIGHT a FIRE under you so that you DESIRE change in your own life, are motivated to create it and have the tools at your disposal to make it happen! That is my dream, it's my mission and my reason. As I reflect on the last decade, I decided to take inventory of what I've manifested in the last 10 years. These manifestations DID NOT just happen!! There is nothing random about them! They were each created with intention and called into existence by deliberate creation using my #HBRMethod. They all started as a thought, a wish, a dream. Then they became mental movies and visual reminders on my 8 #futureboards I've created the past decade. Those thoughts, mental movies, and pictures created burning desire, hustle, belief, and plans. All of that yielded INSANE RESULTS! I share this list not to brag, but to MOTIVATE you to TAKE ACTION right now, so that you don't waste another year (or God forbid a decade) just existing in your life. I've created tools to EMPOWER YOU to transform your life (at any budget) so that you don't have any excuse to keep putting this off! I share this list so you can see, as undeniable PROOF just how dramatically life can change in a mere decade. If I can do it, there's no reason why you can't! My life is unrecognizable from a decade ago. Since 2010 I have manifested: A week's vacation with my son in Hawaii. Countless fully-paid, first-class trips to New York, DC, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Flordia, and many other locations across the US. Taking my kids to Disneyland. My best friend and many mentors and friends. Countless first-class travel for myself and even for my son. Sideline passes to NFL games, where my son was introduced to his hero. Courtside seats at NBA games. Suites at Yankee and NY Knicks games. Trips to New York, DC, and Boston with my kids. Staying in a New England cottage in Connecticut with my kids. Flying on a private jet. Taking my kids to Italy for 3 weeks. Seeing my favorite singer sing in Italy (Andrea Bocelli) Ice skating in Central Park with my kids at Christmas time. Spending Christmas in Paris. Drinking Champagne in Champagne France. Eating Belgium chocolate in Belgium. Eating pizza in Rome after touring the Coliseum. Christian Louboutin shoes. Several Louis Vuitton bags. Gucci bags. 3 Mercedes. 4x my salary and many corporate promotions. Leaving corporate to start my own business. Hitting over six figures of revenue in my business in year two. Signing with a top literary agent. Landing 2 traditional publishing book deals. Hitting #1 many times with both books on Amazon in several categories. Doing book signings and readings at Barnes & Noble on Madison Ave in New York and The Grove in LA. Being featured in Target stores nationwide. Being featured in a national commercial for Red Cross on 32 networks for five years. Being featured on Steve Harvey, The Talk, ABC News and in The New York Times, Washington Journal, Cosmo and OK Magazine. Becoming a full-time coach and motivational speaker. Taking my kids to London, Ireland, and Scottland. Hosting my empowerment dinners and first retreat. Doing a national tour (2nd one starts in January!). Unexpected financial windfalls (many)! Several new jobs and promotions when I worked in corporate. Our home. Weight loss (-16 lbs in 2019). And a ton more! Over 200 manifestations and counting! Want to see the PROOF? Go check out my REALITY BOARD on Pinterest for side by side pictures, timelines and the stories behind many of these manifestations. OK, now it's ACTION TIME. No more sitting around waiting for life to bring you magic, it's time to CREATE IT!! YOU IN? Here's what I've created to empower you to design your future dream life. There is something here for EVERY BUDGET, so I don't wanna hear your excuses! Here's how to master what I teach so that you can get RESULTS in your own life. Resources listed from lowest to highest (cost). READ MY BOOKS. They are all in this post. GET THE COMPANION WORKBOOKS. I've created expanded homework journals for BOTH of my books that really help you customize my method to your life. They go far above and beyond the homework in the books and will help you get the most from the book. I especially recommend them if you are reading the books in electronic format or listing to the audio, these workbooks are invaluable at adapting what you read to YOUR life. They are the perfect way to re-do the homework each year around the new year. $19.95-24.95 GET THE WORKBOOKS TAKE THE COURSE. I've spent countless hours creating my courses that support both of my books, with hours of original content videos, tools, worksheets and training in each. Courses WORK WITH ME 1-ON-1. I work with a very limited number of clients individually, and normally on a referral basis. LEARN MORE TRAIN TO DO WHAT I DO. Become a certified HBR Life Coach, trained by me! This is a super exclusive opportunity to be trained by me for 6 months to become an HBR Life coach and be certified to teach official #FutureBoards workshops. Great! Now that you've selected and purchased your option, let's get started on the work!! I will be sharing my journey on Instagram for the next few days and I want you to do the same! Put your dreams out there, hold yourself accountable. Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

Kanen Rossi Football Player Uses #HustleBelieveReceive to Achieve His Dream. I've been teaching my children how to apply my Centrella Method for years. I think it's so important that we give our kids the skillset and tools to handle; stress, anxiety, goals, dreams, depression, disappointment, and all the other emotions they face now and in the future. I wish I had these skills when I was a kid, to think of how much further I'd have gone in life if I did! But since I can't change my own past, at least I can help shape my children's future. I share this story as an example of how we can teach our kids the skills and tools we've learned in Hustle Believe Receive. I share it because it is such a great example of what types of outcomes we can help our children achieve and how we can fortify them for success in life. My son, Kanen Rossi's dream (#DreamIT) is to be a D-1 college football player, but his ultimate dream is to one day play in the NFL. He understands that in order for him to make those #BigPictureDreams a reality he'll need to accomplish other "smaller" goals along the way. So, he went ALL IN. He showed up for weight-lifting at 6:00 a.m. before school, five days a week for five months before the season even started. Then in June when practice and camps began he gave it 200%. Determined to make the roster (ly played in 3 games, on the Freshman team (not even the JV team). At the start of last season, he suffered a broken ankle injury that prevented him from playing most of the season. That did not deter his goals however, he knew that to get to the level he dreams of reaching, this year was going to be critical. So, he went ALL IN. He showed up for weight-lifting at 6:00 a.m. before school, five days a week for five months before the season even started. Then in June when practice and camps began he gave it 200% determined to make the roster (#TheHustle). When the time finally came for coaches to pick the roster before the start of the season, Kanen did not make the cut. (#EarthquakeMoment) He was devastated. He'd worked so hard, harder than he'd ever worked at a goal in his whole life. He'd laid it all out there, giving it everything he had. That day when I picked him up from practice, he was so defeated, so frustrated. So, I told him the truth; that we never know what our future holds. We never know what can happen. Encountering disappointments and obstacles is NOT the time to give up or lose focus and drive. Instead, it’s EXACTLY the time when we need to turn up the heat because we just never know what could happen. We can't accept disappointment as "failure." I asked him if he still wanted his dream. If he could still see it? I asked him how BAD he wanted it. If it was still worth going to practice and fighting for? He said it was. I told him there was only one option then, go back to practice and pretend it never happened. Pretend he still had a shot. I told him coaches would watch him every day. They will look for those signs of defeat and that he couldn't risk showing it if he still wanted his dream. I reminded him that ANYTHING can happen and that it's not our job to accept "no" as an answer or give up. It's our job to keep fighting as if the outcome is still to be determined. (#RelentlessPursuit) The next day, he got up with renewed optimism and determination. He reminded himself that playing football is his dream, it's what he loves and no matter what team he was on, he was still playing football, doing what he loved. (#ItstheJourney) He gave it 200%. His coaches took notice and one day, right before the first game they called him into the office and told him he’d DONE IT!! He’d made the varsity roster! He'd still be playing part-time JV and part varsity, but he'd done it! He could be photographed with the team in his varsity uniform (as one of 3 sophomores on the team). (#ManifestThat!) He was ecstatic! And then he broke and tore his finger. (#EarthquakeMoment) It happened the same week he'd broken his ankle the year before. I reminded him of the power of #ThinkIT and that he couldn't risk getting in his head about this setback. That he couldn't mentally dwell on it. I gave him mottos, and the tools in #ThinkIt and he used them. And they worked! For the first time ever, he was able to sidetrack the mental "defeat" and "poor me" reel that naturally wants to play in a situation as disappointing as this. He could control his thoughts and emotions in a positive and productive way that kept him positive throughout, even in the ER. Equally as important, he could see the correlation between doing this and how much better he felt, he could see and feel it working! His injury was bad enough to miss practicing for 10 days, but he still showed up to practice every day without missing one (#RelentlessPursuit). He stood on the sidelines for the first two games of the season, cheering on his team. Hiding well, his disappointment and frustration. Refusing to let it get him down. At last his big moment came, he was cleared to play and suited up with the varsity team. But he only played for two plays. Disappointed and frustrated he resolved to make the most of his next opportunity. (#RelentlessPursuit) That moment came last Friday when the coaches gave him a chance in the last few minutes of the first half when we were trailing by three touchdowns. They put him in and we made our first score of the game! I'm so glad I was there to witness it! Needless to say, he played the rest of the game and we wound up winning in the last two minutes. It was an incredible moment, one I was lucky enough to have my brother, sister, and out-of-town aunts there to share with us. And this week he learned that he had WON THE STARTING VARSITY POSITION!!!! (#ManifestThat! #LiveIT) Tomorrow night will be his first starting varsity game, and it's a home game. I'm devastated to not be there to watch this moment. It makes me cry to even write this, but as parents, we have these tough choices to constantly make. Instead of being at his game, I'll be in Minneapolis for my vision board workshop, which is my dream come true, and also my job. I'm grateful that this is something he understands and respects. I'm grateful that I've shared my dreams with him these past 10 years and shown him how they play out, for good or bad so that he gets it. But that doesn't make this any easier. When I set up this tour, I had no idea I’d be missing ALL his home games including Homecoming. I'd scheduled it around the weekends when the kids would be with their dad and had somehow forgotten that he might play on Friday nights (this was back in June when the school had just ended for the summer so the fall schedule wasn't posted yet, and JV plays on Thursdays). When I found out I was crushed. So, this week I made the tough decision, to cancel my New York and Boston stops on this tour and refund ticket holders, in favor of making one of those games, his homecoming game. It's tough as a parent to juggle work and family. It's never easy to make these decisions, but at the end of the day, this is EXACTLY why I became an entrepreneur, to put myself in a position to make sure my babies are a priority. It doesn't mean that I cancel and change my whole tour or work obligations around his schedule, but it does mean that I can make the personal sacrifice to move on and be there for him. After all, our actions are how we learn. It's what we DO that they watch and emulate, not just what we say. I want him to learn that there are times when you have to work no matter what, and then there are times when family comes first, no matter what. This process with him, and with my tour has taught me so much. I learned so much from watching him apply what I teach and seeing his results. It inspires me. He inspires me. He pushes and encourages me to keep making my dreams happen and I'll always do the same for him. I want to help you teach your children these skills. Share with them what you've learned. Show them how to make a #FutureBoard. Teach them how to control their thoughts with #ThinkIT. Teach them that they become what they SAY. Show them what #TheHustle and #RelentlessPursuit look like. Be the example. Together we will shape the next generation of winners! Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

The Power of "What if:" How Using these Words Can Change Your Life. One of the first lessons I learned when I started rebuilding my life, was to give hope a fighting chance. When I think back to the hours and days after my ex-husband left, I thank my lucky stars, that I gave “what if” and the hope it represented, room to breathe. I didn’t instantly shut it down, instead, I just let it be. Sometimes that’s the best we can do, and that’s enough. In the midst of my darkest hour, when all logical options seemed impossible when it felt like there was no way on earth I could survive with my children on my own, hope said: “But, what if you can?” Hope countered every argument with: “But, what if you can?” That little thought was the origin of everything. Those 2 words have changed my life. And today, I’m asking the same of you. I want you to give hope room to breathe. Don’t squash it. I know sometimes that’s our go-to reaction, but I’m asking you -no screw that- I’m BEGGING you…let it marinate. Give it time to work its magic on your thoughts, your beliefs, and your life. What if, your life was everything you ever dreamed it could be? What if, you had wealth and abundance and never worried about money? What if, you had a body you loved and felt fit and healthy? What if, you had relationships filled with joy, mutual respect, and happiness, that made you feel wanted and loved? What if, you had a job you loved? What if, you started that business? What if, you traveled the world? What if, you were the person you dream you could be, living the life you dream of living? What then? Who would you be? What would that life look like? PRO TIP: Whenever you think "what if" in a NEGATIVE way, ie. what if this goes wrong... what if this idea doesn't work... etc. See if you can turn those words around so they are in the POSITIVE. Ask yourself instead: "What if this goes right? What then?" "What this is my million-dollar idea? If it is, how would that change my life and what would I do?" You will see that turning them from negative to positive works like a little hack to open up possibilities and help you move forward. Grab your journal and answer those questions. Or, download my FREE #futureboards workbook so you can do this entire exercise and identify your big "what if's". My #1 best-selling book Futureboards has an entire section on "What if" and in-depth homework to help you start identifying all the magical possibilities you can create. Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

What Has Italy Taught Me? Women's Italy Retreats Interested in joining me for one of my small group international retreats? CLICK HERE. I write you this note from the balcony of our adorable AirBnB in the tiny Amalfi town of Minori, on the Italian Riviera (words I can't believe I get to type!). It's our last day in Italy, which of course makes me sad. This place, especially the Amalfi Coast, feels more like home to me than any place I've ever been in my entire life. It's hard to explain, but it's a feeling of soul connection, and I guess it makes sense considering my ancestors come from these hills. This trip planted a new dream in my heart that will be showing up on my upcoming #Futureboards I'm gonna buy an apartment in this town one day soon, with a view of the sea, so I can bring my kids and future grandchildren back to this place, year after year. Just putting those words out there! God, so where to begin? What has Italy taught me this time? At my women's retreat last week in Tuscany (watch our REEL here), we started and ended each day talking about the lessons we were learning on the trip, and what those tangible lessons might mean in the broader scope of our lives. We found that each of us had been given a physical lesson (like being outside our comfort zone or losing luggage), that translated to deeper meaning. My lesson on this trip has been patience. It's a lesson I am forever working on and a big personal fault of mine, so Italy has thrown many little "patience lessons" at me to test my ability to show up differently. I'm not getting it down perfectly, that's for sure, but I am getting it. Italy always teaches me the value of life. It reminds me what joy actually FEELS like. What happiness tastes like. It slows me down and I notice EVERYTHING, the red fishing boat bobbing in the harbor, the old man sitting on the chair outside the barber shop, the old women sewing on the balcony eves-dropping on all the conversations below. It reminds me that TRUST exists in an entire culture, not just in a person. Italians are so trusting, they trust you to tell them accurately what you ordered at the restaurant when it comes time to pay the bill, because they probably didn't keep track. They trust that you'll come back and pay them after you've been using their canoe all afternoon. They trust fellow beach goers to leave their Gucci bags and personal effects alone while they spend the day in the sea. They trust. They give. They share. They aren't worried about a thing! Travel, and Italy in particular, has taught me so much. Where would I be in my life at this point had I not done the most scary thing imaginable in 2016 and booked our first flights to Italy? I can't imagine. I know for a fact that I would not be here, in this moment, that's for sure. I would not have met nine amazing women here last week for the trip of a lifetime. Their trip has forever changed them too, now they will pass it on, which fills my cup to overflowing. Which brings me to a few questions I have for YOU... When was the last time you did something for YOU? Something you've dreamed of doing for years, maybe all your life? When was the last time you took a chance and stepped WAY outside your comfort zone? When was the last time you tested your limits? PROVEN to yourself how strong you are. Met new life-long friends? Spent 5 days with your mentor? When is the last time you let go of control, and allowed yourself to be OPEN to what the Universe was trying to teach you? When was the last time you felt loved and accepted by total strangers? When was the last time you felt UTTER JOY? When's the last time you INVESTED IN YOU? I challenge you to make TODAY that day. If you've been watching my social media stories, then you've seen my Italy retreat last week on my Facebook and Instagram. You've seen me this week in Amalfi living my soul's joy with my daughters, and you're about to watch us do the same in France in a few days... So I ask you... Why do you keep thinking..."Good for her, but I could never do that!"? What is your reasoning? Because I can promise you, you will NOT ever remember it AFTER you take a trip with me! You'll only remember the transformation, the joy, the once-in-a-lifetime moments, the friendships, and the pride you feel in yourself. I encourage you to take the opportunity to JOIN ME in 2024 in Greece! There are ONLY 8 TOTAL SPOTS in my 2024 retreat. That means if you don't act now to reserve your spot, you'll be putting off this dream, this transformation, this trip of a lifetime for another year. Manifesting most often comes in the form of an opportunity.... and here is yours! I've set up affordable payment plans which require no credit, you can reserve your spot now via the payment plan. RESERVE GREECE Learn more about my retreats below... Fun details about my retreats: I stay with you at the villa, this means you get unparalleled access to me. There will be many casual moments where you'll get coaching through our conversations, allowing us to connect in a very personal and intimate way, something I don't offer anywhere else. There will be late-night tipsy chats with ruckus laughter, and a totally unfiltered, "nothing off limits," chance to get to know me! I'll cook for you! I love to cook and entertain, so it's important that I get the chance to cook you one of my family's favorite meals, I'll ask for your help in the kitchen just the way I would if you were coming to my house for dinner. Then I'll share the recipes with you. My daughters and I will wait on you! I love traveling with my twin teenage daughters, and they LOVE being little waiters, so between them, me, and the villa staff we've got your every wish covered! You'll have plenty of free time. My retreats are designed to feel comfortable, connected, and like a girl's trip with your favorite people. For that reason there is a loosely structured agenda each day, with built-in flexibility, allowing for you to make decisions along the way. We'll have breakfast, then workshops, then lunch, free time, happy hour, and dinner together every day, but they are not rigidly structured, so be prepared to let go of control and allow me to curate a magical, once-in-a-lifetime experience for you, done my unique way :) I'll provide you with all the info you'll need to book your trip, including recommendations of where to go before and after, how to get the best deals, how to get around, and all my travel tips to make sure you feel confident in your entire trip planning process. You'll be able to ask questions in our live Zoom beforehand and I'll even do a private 30-minute call with you 2 weeks before to make sure all your questions are answered. I'll hold your hand a bit, but remember this is YOU doing the planning to get there, it's an important part of building travel confidence. You'll get all kinds of unexpected lessons! We'll likely do a daily photo shoot so that you'll leave the trip with some incredible lifestyle photos of you living your dream! I'll teach you some of my photography and Instagram tips. I'll probably throw in a cooking lesson, or other life lessons from my new book All The Things I Wish I Knew, so just know... you'll be learning fun stuff all day every day! You'll be able to explore surrounding areas, relax and enjoy the amenities during free time. We'll even do one "off campus" day together. I'll add you to a group chat on What's App the week before we leave, so you can get even more connected with the ladies and give us your travel updates before and after the trip. This has been such a special thing to watch the ladies bond in group chat. This means you are NEVER ALONE! So what are you waiting for? Ready to take your life, career, goals, and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

As you know by now, Italy is my place, it's my souls home. It awakens parts of me that I never knew existed, and generates so much joy and passion. It was that passion that lead me to plan my very FIRST retreat in Italy last October, just two months after returning from our trip last summer. I thought, if I could share the gift of Italy with women from around the world, women who otherwise may never go, and combine that with my coaching, what a perfect week that would be! My BIG Italian Dream is About to Become Reality: Women's Italy Retreats And now, that week is about to begin, I can't believe it's here already, and my god, I can't wait! Right now, women from across the US are flying in to join me and my daughters in a private villa in Tuscany, starting tomorrow, a dream five years in the making, coming true for the first time in just a few short hours. For the past several months the women have gotten a chance to know me, and each other, on our monthly Zoom calls, a place where we could connect and they could ask questions to help plan their individual trips. I did this to help relieve the anxiety we can all face at the thought of staying for a week in a house with total strangers! Now, none of us will be strangers, we will instead be friends meeting in person for the first time, embarking on a bonding week like no other. When we come together in a few days we'll build on our existing connection to make lasting friendships and create transformative life changes through deep coaching. I've worked hard to make that process as painless and easy for them, from giving advice on everything from where to fly into and out of, what train to catch, how to navigate transportation, what to see, how to get the best deals, how to make the most of their trip, what to pack, what to do before and or after the trip... all of it. Everything I've learned the last 8 years in my International travels. My goal and vision for my guests is that they experience the power, magic and empowerment of traveling alone as a woman. There is nothing like it, and it's something many women will never do. It's badass, and I'm so proud of them for taking on this exciting challenge! I can't freakin' wait for all of it to begin! Go follow me on Insta @sarahcentrella and watch my stories each day, I'll show you my Italy. And then NEXT YEAR girl, I think it should be YOU headed to the villa to meet me for OUR retreat! I've set up a 12-month payment plan, so if you RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW, you'll get the advantage of that 12/month lower monthly payment. Each month that get's closer that amount amortizes over fewer months, so NOW is the time to sign up if you want to join me next summer! LEARN MORE AND BOOK YOUR SPOT IN GREECE for 2024 Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

I Believe in Me. How to Believe in Yourself When No One Else Does. I Believe in me. Do you believe in YOU? Don’t wait for someone to believe in you. Don’t expect the people around you to believe in your vision and your dreams, they are YOURS so YOU better be the one believing. If you truly believe in yourself and your dreams, others can’t help but eventually come around, so be patient. Don't seek or expect their approval. And for godsake don't wait around for it, just start taking action. Sometimes the best way to for the people in your life to get on board, is just to quietly hustle, show yourself that you are serious and others will see that. Most of the time when people are putting a damper on our dreams it's because they don't think we will follow through. Ask yourself this... WHY don't they think I can do it? I am willing to bet it's because you haven't ever done anything like it before. Maybe you've had other big ideas, or other big dreams that you talked about but never accomplished, that's probably the reason they are doubting you now. It's YOU that has set this new goal or dream for yourself. So, if you want them to believe in you, go out and start getting some damn results already! No one will argue with the results. Do it for you. Don’t do it for the acclaim, praise or adoration from anyone else, because that won’t last anyway. If you do it for you, then it doesn't matter what anyone has to say, because you've already decided that nothing will stand between you and your dreams. You got this! Do the thing. The best way for you to build belief in yourself and your dreams is to focus on what YOU tell yourself, not what others are saying. Here's the truth, you will manifest what you tell yourself and what you believe, so put all your focus and attention THERE. That's the part you control and it's the biggest predictor of your success or failure. Use mottos and "I am statements" to help you train yourself to use your thoughts and words to build genuine self-confidence and belief. Here's a few I like that are FREE on YouTube. I am affirmations Powerful Confidence Affirmations There's a whole chapter on this with more coaching and advice in my new book All the Things I Wish I Knew, plus 80 other lessons, tips, and advice for living your best life. Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is the Founder of VIVIAMO a best-selling author, master life coach, keynote speaker and podcaster.

A little morning coffee inspiration for you... I just wanted to say, you are so much stronger than you believe. We are all stronger and more capable than we give ourselves credit for. It's within each of us. You are absolutely capable of ANYTHING. Capable and STRONG ENOUGH to leave a bad relationship. To start that business. To quit your safety net. To chase that dream. To burn your backup plan. Lose that weight or get in shape. Create an empire. Value yourself and see your worth. Re-write your story. Create ANYTHING you desire. You are STRONG ENOUGH. You already have what it takes. You are enough, as you are RIGHT NOW. You know enough. You are capable. You are READY. Don't sell yourself short. Don't put off the life you deserve, the life you want. Don't wait for some magical day, when all the stars align. They ARE aligned! They are just waiting for you to take action. Or to try one more time. Or try a different approach or a new angle. You've got this. That's all, have a kick-ass day! BE YOUR OWN SUPERHERO. That's all, have a kick-ass day! Ready to take your life, career, goals and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO and podcast host.

Top Reasons Why Most People Fail. Do you have what it takes to be successful? Do you know why you've failed in the past? I've been reading the book Think and Grow Rich (PS. It's only $5 on Amazon, totally worth it!) lately and I've gotta say, it's kinda blowing my mind! In the book, Napoleon Hill shares a list of the "30 Major Causes of Failure," which I found so helpful that I thought I'd share it with you. I've updated this list based on what I believe to be relevant in our current time, and also put it into "Sarah's words." You can find his original list in chapter 7 of his book. What I love about this list, is that it points out areas of weakness in such an easy, matter-of-fact way, that we can identify exactly what we need to work on, so as NOT to fail. Here's a little homework assignment for you today, it's what I personally did over the weekend. It will help you break down this list and apply it to your life, and get results: As you read it, highlight each item that you recognize to be your sticking points (we all have some, I personally identified 5). Then write a list of why that characteristic has been holding you back, give examples of how it has and what it's cost you in the past. EXAMPLE: what has "procrastination" cost you? Write specific ways you are going to change that behavior moving forward that will prevent you from paying the price in the future. Here they are, the top causes for why people fail, as modified by me. In the parenthesis are steps in my #HBRMethod that address these issues. Lack of a well defined purpose. (#DreamIT) Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity. (#TheHustle) Lack of knowledge. (#TheHustle) Lack of self-discipline. (#DoIT) Poor health habits. (#DoIT) Procrastination. (#DoIT) Lack of persistence. (#RelentlessPursuit) Negative personality. (#ThinkIT) Uncontrolled desire for "something for nothing." Lack of decision-making ability. (#DoIT, #ThinkIT) Allowing yourself to be ruled by fear. (#CourageOverFear #ThinkIT) Surrounding yourself with the wrong people in your personal life (including your mate). (#ChangeYourCrew) Over-caution. (#DoIT) Surrounding yourself with the wrong people in your business. (#ChangeYourCrew) Choosing the wrong career. (#DreamIT, #WriteIT) Lack of focusing your efforts on the one thing you're best at. (#BigPictureDream) Fear of poverty and unwise spending. (broke mindset, #ThinkIT) Lack of enthusiasm. (#ThinkIT, #BigPictureDream) A closed mind. Overindulgence in destructive behaviors (eating unhealthy, drinking too much, hoe-ing around! LOL) (#DoIT) Inability to work well with others. Demanding power rather than earning it through respect. Intentional dishonesty. Narcissism. (#ThinkIT, #DoIT, #SayIT) Guessing instead of thinking. (#WriteIT) Lack of funding or a clear plan for obtaining profitability and wealth. (#WriteIT, #DoIT) Lack of seeking and applying expert advice when needed. (#ChangeYourCrew) I hope you found this as powerful and useful as I did. Give yourself a HUGE pat on the back and a giant checkmark for the items above that you ARE MASTERING, or don't struggle with! I know that list will outnumber the list that you highlighted as needing a little attention. I've added the Centrella Method steps so you can go back through my book Hustle Believe Receive, and learn how to address the highlighted items to begin CHANGING those behaviors. Ready to take your life, career, goals, and yourself to the next level? Check out my life coaching options or take my online life coaching courses to get the results you DESERVE! Follow Instagram @sarahcentrella and tag me :) Sarah Centrella is a #1 best-selling author of several self-help books, a motivational keynote speaker, master life coach, Founder of VIVIAMO, and podcast host.