We are in the process of compiling inspirational stories from women who are committed to living a life they love – of endless possibilities. If you have decided to live and walk out your purpose in life, to fulfill your dreams, goals and visions – then you are the person we want to feature here. Click here to share your story with our community…

Also, help us spread the word to the women in your life that you would like to see WAKING UP to a life they love.  We all have women that we know who have major potential, but they may stuck or simply don’t know where to go or where to start.  We can help them, share the wakeUPgirl movement with them.  You can also spread the word on your favorite social media networks and websites/blog.  Simply copy and paste the following and post it on your wall/blog/site:  Ladies it’s time to WAKE UP to a life you love with endless possibilities!

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ANITA “AC” CLINTON’S STORY

Love Conquers All

At the age of 5, my mother asked my dad to leave our home.  Up until this point, although my dad was in and out, when he was in – I was truly daddy’s little girl.  He was kind, sweet, and attentive to me.  In fact, when present, he made me feel as if I was the apple of his eye.  So when he left and never came back, I was completely baffled.  I was too young to really comprehend what was going on and in that moment, I told myself that he left because I wasn’t good enough for him to stay and I begin to hate him for rejecting me.  When I got a little older, one day my mom explained that she asked him to leave because he refused to stop using drugs and she decided that she didn’t want drugs around my brother and me.  However, what I heard was, “I wasn’t good enough, because my dad chose drugs over me,” and that was the narrative that I used to construct my entire identity.  From that moment on, I set out to prove to everyone that I WAS GOOD ENOUGH.  As a result, I was an exceptionally great kid, teenager and young adult.  I rarely got into trouble because I was determined to make my family proud of me,  and I did.  Click here to continue reading…

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MICHELLE MAJORS’ STORY

I was searching for something… I had been an employee for the City of Seattle for 10 years and while I appreciated the financial comfort having a “secure job” could provide, I was aching for something else. Not really sure what it was. I had a college degree, no attachments, or reason to stay so I ventured out and found myself in Atlanta in 1996. In Atlanta, I joined one of those insanely huge mega churches and attended faithfully as I begin to feel that I was finding what I was looking for. But…

I was searching for something… I moved to Chicago. I had been transferred with my company and for all intents and purposes, this was a new life and I was excited about being in a place where nobody knew me.

I always liked the feeling of creating a FRESH START, and being able to re-invent myself; and a big metropolitan city like CHI-Town? Oh, it was going to be GOOD! Life was GREAT! And it was! I made great money, drove up and down Lake Shore Drive with my top down, shopped on the Magnificent Mile, lived in an awesome apartment with stunning views. It was good. It was REALLY good! But…Click here to continue reading…