DR. JENNIFER BLALOCK
I DIDN’T WAKE UP TO BE ORDINARY AND NEITHER DID YOU!
I DIDN’T WAKE UP TO BE ORDINARY AND NEITHER DID YOU!
E m b r a c e Yo u r E x t r a & L i v e E x t r a o r d i n a r y
A Guide by Dr. Jennifer Blalock
A Guide by Dr. Jennifer Blalock
EXTRA INSPIRATION SPOTLIGHT The title Retired Brigadier General Vincent Buggs, U.S. Army, might seems like the epitome of “extra” itself. But that’s not enough for Buggs, who teaches full-time, introduced a podcast, is launching not one but two new businesses, and is one of the nation’s most sought-after keynote and leadership consultants. His apparel brand, “Embrace the Power” is directly reflective of embracing your extra, something to which Buggs has dedicated his “retirement.” “I’m giving more extra than I ever have and I love it.”
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Activate your Extra Because you have embraced your extra(s) and you can own and articulate the benefit of those extras, you are well positioned to secure your personal and professional goals. This may mean achieving a long-standing personal
return. Simply put, your extras won’t realize their full potential without activation and application. I’m asking you, today, in this moment, to connect those incredible talents and gifts of yours, those extras you’ve been keeping as secrets, to real-world situations and scenarios. It’s time. You woke up and today, and everyday going forward, you’ve got a responsibility to activate your extras, those incredible superpowers and special skills, and make our world a better place. It’s just that simple. To activate and apply your extra(s) requires a contract with ourselves. We’ve identified all of the following thus far:
goal such as weight loss, running a marathon,
We are extra! We have extras that make us special, different
professionally contracting work with a company
from others, and able to contribute in a meaningful and
or a client, or getting that dream job you’ve had
significant way.
on your vision board. The real work comes now as you activate and apply your extra. Let’s be honest. It’s hard to muster up the energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to be the best version of yourself every day. There are so many externals and extra obstacles that are easy to gravitate toward, compelling us to settle for ordinary. That’s where we must dig down into our resolve and apply our extras to
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daily living. It’s an extensive investment but one that offers great
We don’t want to live an ordinary life because we acknowledge we are capable of and won’t be satisfied with anything less than extraordinary. We know and can articulate what our extra(s) is|are, how these extras can benefit ourselves and our world, and our personal statement of purpose. We see that our extras have benefit and value to our own lives and to our professional lives.
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