{"id":6,"date":"2013-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nicolescooper1\/are-you-running-from-your-past\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:16:35","slug":"are-you-running-from-your-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nicolescooper1\/are-you-running-from-your-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Running From Your Past??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past week, I had so many breakthroughs that I don\u2019t know where to begin.<\/p>\n<p>You see, despite the fact that today, my life appears as if I\u2019ve been that girl that \u201cHas it all together\u201d, the truth is, I haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, my past is pretty embarrassing. One with a bunch of deep, dark secrets, that I\u2019ve been ashamed of\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was me at the age of 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I was a high school dropout, that failed every class. No one wanted to deal with me and thought I was a worthless troubled teen, that you just needed to write off.. and most parents didn\u2019t want their kids around me because I was \u201cthat bad kid\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I admit, all of those things above were due to my personal choices. I was in a rebellious stage, where I hated the world, and was surrounded by an environment where drugs, death and gangs were the fabric of our community, so it was easy to bend in that direction.<\/p>\n<h2>The Shift<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2518\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me on the left, during my high school \u201ctroubled\u201d years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Little did I know, an abusive relationship that I was in, during my high school years, would lead me to college. I had finally gone back to school, and spent the summers and Christmas breaks taking classes, trying to play catch up so I could graduate in time with my peers.<\/p>\n<p>My english teacher was holding a contest, where we got bonus points for each acceptance letter we\u2019d receive from a college, so I needed all the points I could get, and decided I\u2019d attend the college fair, in hopes of finding a school willing to accept me.<\/p>\n<p>I desperately needed to get the heck out of dodge before my boyfriend at that time, would do something stupid that would cost either one of us our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tons of schools that I would apply to, only one school accepted me\u2026\u00a0 And it was under the terms of academic probation.<\/p>\n<p>I had no idea what that meant, and at that time, anything was better than staying in LA. so I took the offer, totally clueless about what the future would hold.<\/p>\n<p>This was around the time that OJ Simpson had taken Nicole\u2019s life, and my then boyfriend continued to threaten that he was going to do the same to me if I ever left him, so getting the heck out of dodge, by any means possible was my intent.<\/p>\n<p>I bailed as fast as I could to Tuskegee, Alabama, having never heard or seen the campus before. None of that mattered, because I knew, the further away I could get from home, the better off I\u2019d be at living and experiencing a different way of life\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Little Did I know, How Different<\/h2>\n<p>Fast forward to today\u2026 nearly 20 years later since I made the decision to leave LA, little did I know, I would become the woman I am today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2513\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The encounter that would change my life and expose all my insecurities, with Will Wood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There has been a series of events that led me to where I am today, and I wont\u2019 go into great detail about it all here.. but I will say, the photo you see above, was an encounter that would have many of those moments from my past, resurface, and show me where my fears and insecurities have been, that have been holding me back from breaking through to another level in my life.<\/p>\n<h2>My Hypnotic Experience<\/h2>\n<p>The picture above was taken during a Speakers training we had last week with Will Wood. It was a new encounter for me, one in which I had no idea what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>I usually look at \u201chypnotism\u201d as a hokey pokey procedure used to manipulate people and embarrass them with crazy antics\u2026. But not this go round!<\/p>\n<p>Will Wood, our Speaker and Trainer immediately addressed the fact that he wasn\u2019t there to embarrass us or do anything to harm us in any way\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it was designed to dig deep into the subconscious mind, and address those emotions and feelings that have created limiting beliefs that tend to hold us back from making progress\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Boy, Boy, Boy\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I had no idea how this would impact me, but instead of telling you about it.. check it out here as we re-demonstrated it for the audience here\u2026.<\/p>\n<h2><span>4,000 People In Tears<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Imagine a room full of people, each person with their on set of needs, internal battles, desires and dreams\u2026 all on one accord.. bursting into tears and experiencing a mental shift and breakthrough, unlike anything that have ever happened before.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 4,000 People Filled With Tears Because They Finally Connected With Their Life\u2019s Purpose!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NO, this wasn\u2019t church!<\/p>\n<p>NO, this wasn\u2019t a religious event!<\/p>\n<p>NO, this wasn\u2019t about one person or money!<\/p>\n<p>It was about the people\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Getting to the hearts and needs of the people\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Allowing people to feel worthy, deserving, empowered!<\/p>\n<p>It was about connecting people to the one desire we all have\u2026. and that is, Identifying their Purpose and feeling worthy and deserving to fulfill it!!<\/p>\n<h2>What Is It That You Really Want?<\/h2>\n<p>After seeing the video above, and probably following tons of people online that appear to be living the life you want.. I must ask you.. What is it that you really want?<\/p>\n<p>Not Money\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Not Cars or Fancy Houses\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Not nice vacations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What is it that\u2019s inspiring you to live and move beyond where you currently are?<\/p>\n<p>What is it that you want to experience?<\/p>\n<p>What is it that you want to feel?<\/p>\n<p>What is it that you want to hear?<\/p>\n<p>What is at the core of your existence?<\/p>\n<p>What is your why?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it is, it is our mission to help you discover it\u2026 and also, to finally live it!<\/p>\n<h2><span>My Mission To Help You<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What I discovered, is that I\u2019m right where Im supposed to be in life!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2521\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Sunday Morning Team Connection Meeting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I don\u2019t have to have any reservations.. Any fears, worry about the what if\u2019s..<\/p>\n<p>I can live in this moment, be proud of this moment, and serve in the maximum capacity in this moment\u2026<\/p>\n<p>My calling is to impact the lives of people in the business world!<\/p>\n<p>To be a beacon of light, that draws others, but instead of just giving them the route to money, I\u2019m here to give them Life, Purpose, and an opportunity to feel worthy and valued!<\/p>\n<p>But.. It all starts with you..<\/p>\n<p>You must make a decision!<\/p>\n<p>You must be in alignment with wanting more for your life!<\/p>\n<p>You must be willing to commit, and invest in yourself\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t take responsibility for others, however, I will allow myself to be a vessel used to assist others who are seeking \u201ctheir way\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>If you know EXACTLY what it is that you want!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re willing to commit to what you want!<\/p>\n<p>Then here\u2019s your chance to partner with me\u2026 And join forces with me here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past week, I had so many breakthroughs that I don\u2019t know where to begin. You see, despite the fact that today, my life appears as if I\u2019ve been that girl that \u201cHas it all together\u201d, the truth is, I haven\u2019t. As a matter of fact, my past is pretty embarrassing. 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