I have been sending out emails to some of my clients who competed in the Mrs. International Pageant last week and realized that this letter is something that if shared, may personally touch each and everyone of you who are meant to read this. I hope that it helps you realize that whether or not you achieve a pageant title, a job position, or a position on your student council, then you still have the power to reach for your dreams.
First of all, I cannot commend you enough on how beautiful you were and how well you represented yourself at the Mrs. International Pageant. As you know, this pageant represents women who are beautiful, intelligent, articulate and passionate about making a difference. You represent each and everyone of those qualities.
I truly understand your disappointment, as I have been where you were at...wondering how all of those months and years of preparation in the end did not allow me to achieve my dream. Remember that every step in your journey towards your goal helps in the process of discovering who you are, what you believe in and ultimately helps you discover that you alone have the power to create every dream you can imagine. These dreams may not happen in our timeline, but if you remain determined and focused, you will achieve the dream that you are meant to create. Those that remain within our hearts and minds are those which will stay true to us, and wait in the background until we allow them out once again at the right time.
This is the moment where you need to relax and allow yourself the privilege of being human and allow yourself to be disappointed. But whatever you do, never apologize to anyone for not acquiring the goal you wanted. There is not one soul that you have disappointed or that you owe an apology to. My role as your coach has always served to be your "mirror" and see yourself for the beautiful, intelligent, compassionate, and genuine beauty that you are. The fact that you have walked through this journey and found a place of self-discovery is one of the greatest gifts that pageantry can provide. Take that gift and allow yourself to continue seeing yourself through those eyes of truth and never lose the reason or the "why" you decided to compete in a pageant to begin with. Your "why" will serve as your greatest source of inspiration, and when the tears are dried and your heart has smiled again very soon...allow your "why" to come forward once again and see where it takes you. There are quite a few Mrs., Miss and Teen Internationals who have used their journey to inspire themselves once again an have accomplished the goal they set out to achieve and Shannon Devine and Erin Golden are just two examples of this.
So many dreams have been lost because the dreamer chose to close the door on that dream and lock it into the closet of their mind. Dreams don't fail us, we fail to follow our dreams. Now is the time to unlock the "closet door" and write your list of dreams down on a piece of paper so you can't hide them anymore. Start achieving them one by one, and see where they lead you. Ultimately if your goal is to become Mrs. International, change the world, or become a stronger advocate for your platform, then do what you need to do and see where the road takes you once again. It was not an accident that you were placed on this stage out of the millions of married women across the country, and from the millions you became one of 53 contestants who followed your inner-calling to be the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves. Listen to your own voice now and know that you are already changing the world one person at a time.
Suzy
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