Mimi Fong NLP Life Coaching

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Ovarian Cancer awareness is a cause that is close to my heart and 'oh so personal', as you probably already know.

As I was diagnosed with early stage Ovarian Cancer when I was 47.

It's been a roller coaster ride with plenty of soul searching, digging deep, overcoming fears, and resisting the urge to fall into the 'What Ifs' trap ...

It's been far from easy and at the same time an enlightening journey of healing and self-discovery that is still continuing.

So whenever there is an opportunity to share my experience, my learnings and my knowledge, I jump at the chance.

Ovarian Cancer is the eighth most common cancer affecting women worldwide.

The 5 year survival rate for someone with Ovarian Cancer is 45.7%! That's because there are no obvious signs or symptoms, and more often than not, by the time it is detected, it is in its late stages.

Teal Sisters are women who have been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

So this is for all for all the Fabulous Teal Sisters out there, who like me, are now cancer free and facing the prospect of rebuilding their lives ... 💚💚💚

And if you know anyone who is a Teal Sister or is struggling with a health issue right now, I'd love for you to share this.

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So you have finished treatment and you have been told you are in remission.
Fantastic... you've been waiting for this day and now finally life can return to normal!
Or can it?

Now you have time to take a breath you might be wondering what the hell just happened, you might be feeling guilty for not being elated now treatment is over or you might feel like you have lost yourself. You may be confused and be afraid you are alone in feeling these feelings.

You aren't, and in this article, I share my experience and some advice for managing life after cancer and finding your new normal.

It's very normal to struggle after treatment ends. You've been in a medical bubble for months and although this is scary, it can be comforting to know you have all these professionals around you supporting you. When you are finished, you are sent off into the world and it can feel like you have been left adrift.

It doesn't have to be this way and you are definitely not alone! I hope my article helps you and if you'd like to reach out to me directly, I'd love to hear from you 💖. Either DM me here or at [email protected].

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P.S. FU Cancer, which published my article, was founded to help you discover useful information & learn from personal experiences during this difficult time.

Raise your hand if you are sick and tired of hearing all those coaching experts and gurus out there telling you to 'Fake It Till You Make It' ... ✋

I don't know about you but it seems to be the latest trend or 'craze' hitting the internet at the moment ... based on the principle of 'learning by doing'.

That by 'Faking It Till You Make It', you will become that person you've always wanted to be ... to master the optimal mindset for peak performance ... or achieve that elusive success milestone you've been wanting for a long time.

Which I totally get as I'm all about action-taking.

Inspired action-taking!

.. Not what they're telling you to do instead.

To pretend ... to be someone you're not ... to be unauthentic ... to put on a mask ...

Because what you're telling yourself at an unconscious level each time you 'fake it', is that all your past achievements have been built on faking it.

Not exactly confidence boosting, is it ...?

So if you're anything like me, you're probably screaming inside as you hear these 'pearls of wisdom' being dropped.

What if I don't want to fake it???! Because it feels wrong. False. Disingenuous.

Because it's the reason why I'm in this pickle in the first place.

I've been faking it so much that it's become exhausting. I've been wearing so many different masks that I've lost track of which one I'm supposed to be wearing.

In fact, what I want to do the most right now is to rip off every one of those masks and screw the consequences as I'm so over pretending to be someone I'm not!

So let's make a pact, you and I ...

NO MORE FAKING IT!!

Let's drop the facade and show up fully to the world as you are, warts and all.

Because the alternative is to pretend and be someone you're not.

Be brave ... and then take inspired action!

How do I do that, Mimi, I hear you ask ...

It doesn't have to be big action steps initially.

As a baby, we learned how to walk by taking one little step at a time first, right?

And the key is 'inspired'.

To take inspired action, it's important that you have alignment.

Alignment with your Values (what's important to you) and your Purpose in life (your reason for being here).

Because when you are fully aligned, something called 'flow' happens.

Everything is more effortless to do.

You have more ease and clarity.

And then you start attracting into your circle everything that aligns with you.

Things more naturally fall into place.

And even if they don't initially, it won't matter to you because you will lean into those challenges as this will increase your resolve, and you will pivot until you do.

Your internal compass becomes your guide.

And it's from this that inspiration comes.

Trust me, I've seen it so many times personally and with my clients.

So let's commit together one more time ...

❌ NO MORE FAKING IT ❌

🌟🌟🌟 BE BRAVE AND TAKE INSPIRED ACTION 🌟🌟🌟

Let's do this together and let's start right now.

And let me know what one inspired action step you've taken to move you closer to where you want to be.

Remember it doesn't have to be big.

Do you ever feel that you've lost a piece of yourself 😞? The 'old' you who used to be so in tune with yourself and everything around you that every time you walked into a room, you were like a powerful magnet 🧲 attracting everyone to you ...?

Because 'life' just happens, you get thrown curved balls and all of a sudden you're veering off your path. And it can happen so gradually that you don't even notice it ... until one day you wake up, look at yourself in the mirror and wonder who is this stranger staring back at you ...?

This is what happened to one of my clients. Since becoming a dad, primary bread winner, life partner and small business owner, he fell into a habit of putting everyone else's needs above his own. Which is so easy to do, right? ... But slowly over time, he started to lose who he was. Self-doubt crept in, along with stress, overwhelm and a lack of motivation. He lost his spark. He was like a ship steering in the dark.

Until we started to work on 'unearthing' the lost piece of him that he had been ignoring and not paying attention to for a long time.

And this is what happened next ... 👇👇👇

If you can relate to this, comment YES below ...

Let me ask you a question ... what does Success mean to you?

What would it look like, feel like, sound like ... even taste like?

Think about it for a moment, write it down, and then keep on reading.

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The two most common meanings of Success are ...

💥 Success meaning being financially prosperous. When you don't have to worry about money any more or think twice before spending it.

The Elon Musks and Richard Bransons of the world.

💥 Success meaning being famous or having celebrity status. Becoming a well known household name and being the authority or leader in your industry.

So the likes of a Toby Robbins in the personal development industry or a Tom Cruise or Cate Blanchett in the movie industry.

Did Money and/or Fame come into your meaning of Success?

By the way, there's no right or wrong answer.

Each of us will have a different answer to what Success means.

Being crystal clear on what Success means to you is critical to you achieving it.

And I'm going to challenge you to go deeper on this.

Look at what you wrote down. And then ask yourself 'Is there anything I can add to this?'

'Is this what Success truly means to me?'

For example, I was chatting to my marketing coach/business mentor recently. He told me that if he ever needed a life or mindset coach to help him navigate a big challenge in his life, that he would not hesitate to come to me.

Because in his eyes, I embody Success. And he didn't mean in the financial or celebrity status sense.

He meant in my ability [and success!] to overcome the major challenges in every area of my life - Career, Health, Family and Relationships (you'll remember in one of my recent posts that I shared with you the 4 major life changes I've been through ...].

Challenges that might have left a person floored, crippled, immobile and sunk.

And not just overcome them ... but be able to come out stronger, wiser and more content and at peace than I have ever been before.

So it got me thinking about what Success means to me ... 🤔

And I realised that it's not about the appearance of financial wealth or being famous, or having the house in an affluent suburb with water views, or being married with 2 kids and a dog and a white picket fence ...

It's about the courage, inner strength and wisdom to face whatever crap life throws at you, and then to navigate the 'sh -fest' by staying aligned with who you are and to emerge successfully from it, having kicked its ass (!!) and become so much stronger in every way.

Being true to myself and honouring the best and ultimate version of me.

Fulfilling my Purpose in life and making a positive difference to those around me.

Because it's not until you're tested ... and I mean truly tested in a life-altering, earth-shattering way ... that you can know your true abilities and worth.

And here's another tip 🏅 ... stop comparing yourself to other people!

Every time I see or hear someone talking or posting about how wonderful or amazing their life is with no mention of the struggles and challenges that were crucial to get them to where they are today, I switch off.

Because it's a veneer. A mask.

It's not real.

Not one of us goes through life without facing adversity.

And it would be false and misleading for anyone to make out if they did.

The people who I admire and have the most respect for are the ones who have the courage, grace and vulnerability to share the lowest of their lows and own it ... and how they were able to successfully navigate through these most difficult and sometimes traumatising times.

In my eyes, this is the mark of true Success.

So let me ask you the question again ... 👉🏻 👉🏻 👉🏻 what does Success mean to you?

What do you say to yourself when something negative or upsetting happens in your life ...? 🤔

I was 47 when I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

It hit me like a ten ton truck 🚛. Nothing in life prepares you for something like this.

That was almost 2 years ago.

I'm one of the fortunate ones. I'm cancer free.

It's been a crazy journey. Massive lows and huge highs.

An emotional roller coaster.

I've had to make life-altering, mortality-affecting decisions.

And the life lessons have been beyond 'normal' comprehension.

One thing though has been clear in all the mayhem and madness. That I have never been so grateful as I have been for ALL the skills, knowledge and experience I've had to draw upon ... big time ... as a life coach and NLP practitioner.

It's what saved my sanity and got me through this. No, actually not just got me through it ... but formed my foundation and rock for emerging from this experience so much stronger within myself, wiser about who I am, and clearer about why I am here on this earth.

And so was born the Teal Circle!

My special, private membership support group just for Teal Sisters everywhere. Who have emerged from their cocoon as a beautiful butterfly, NED like me ... about to spread their wings and wanting to fly ...

No one should ever have to go it alone.

If you're a Teal Sister and are now cancer free (woohoo!) or know someone who is, and you’re needing support and guidance to find your new ‘normal’ and live a life of meaning and impact, then this special community is just for you.

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Or comment 'Teal Circle' below and I'll DM you 💚.

Problems you're struggling with ... but you can't quite stretch to my personal coaching right now?

If you’re on the fence about my 12- Week Personal Coaching Program, I have great news.

Two words ... EMERALD EVOLUTION 💚💚

Where you will have access to all my trainings, courses and books in one special, private membership.

It's a gym membership for the mind and soul ...

Where I can give you the same kind of help my personal clients enjoy … at a fraction of the price.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3zBGhi6 ...

Or comment 'Emerald Evolution' below ...

Career 🎓
Relationship 💞
Family 👨‍👩‍👧
Health ❤️‍🩹

Four of my most significant life-CHANGING experiences …

♻️ Leaving behind a secure, established career path where I was miserable and taking a giant leap of faith into the unknown ...
♻️ Navigating a bitter and heart-breaking divorce where one of the fallouts was the loss of my employment ...
♻️ Having and raising my beautiful daughter while running my business, one of my greatest blessings and challenges ...
♻️ Receiving a cancer diagnosis at the age of 47 where I was forced to truly face my mortality for the first time in my life and make life-altering decisions ...

And here I am today ... stronger, older and definitely wiser ... [and cancer free, by the way!]

I want you to know this as I don't believe in hiding behind a veneer of 'perfection' and positivity.

My story so far has shaped me into who I am today. And because of it, I'm in a stronger position to help others navigate the 'unknowns' that life will throw at us.

So if any of this resonates, we should chat 💙 ...

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