We live in a very noisy world, it’s the Information Age also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age, a truly historic period. We have begun a rapid shift to an economy based on information technology, where everyone’s thoughts are given a value. Many people are going to tell you what you should be doing, whether it be friend, family, or just some random person you happen to start a conversation with. So instead of me telling you, I’m asking you, what do you want to do? What action, sets your soul on fire, makes you feel alive, and brings a smile to you face?

I have always found it amusing that so many people " know" what others should do with their lives, yet have less than half a clue about what they want to do with their own. If you try to listen to everyone's voice, they will all eventually overlap and become nothing but noise. This noise is nothing but a distraction, an obstacle that we unknowingly welcome into our lives. Everybody is going to have an opinion if you ask for it, and even when you don’t, but the one that matters most, at all really, is yours.

There is nothing wrong with taking advice from others, its free information that can at times hold truth and even wisdom. But make sure that when you're sifting through the myriad of information, that your guide is your own voice. Let me say that one more time, and be very clear, make sure that voice is your own voice, not your moms, not your dads, not your best friends, not your significant others, yours.

You must be able to pick out your inner voice in a sea of noise, just as you did when you were a child and got separated from you mother or father, no matter how much noise there was, their voice rang clear. This is what you must be able to do with your own inner voice, give it the power, give it the priority, give it the time to grow, so that you can hear it clearly.

Break through the doubt, uncertainty, and fear, and let the first and last voice you hear be your own. Because contrary to popular belief this is the voice that has your best intentions at heart.

To get to this point in my life, I had to cut off everything that I thought mattered to me, people, things, statuses, habits, I realized that none of these things defined me. When I first began this journey, I was extremely lonely, I was afraid that I would lose all of these people, things, statuses if I stopped interacting with them for a while. But one day while sitting in silence I remembered something, if you love something let it go, if it’s meant for you, it will come back.

For those of you who know me, I’m a people person, and being secluded, being to myself at times felt like I was in the dark. It felt as if I was locked away in a room and nobody could hear me, as if I was completely disconnected from the world, from my own reality. But I wasn’t alone, I was just in an unfamiliar environment, panicked, and had not yet taken the time to look around. Its so easy to ask people what they think, it’s a common practice to look for validation and assurance in others, but this is not one of those times, and I was not happy about it. I struggled at times to come to terms with this choice I had made to be alone, I even went back on my decision a few times, but once I really gave a try, amazing changes began to happen. I found many things once I took a few deep breaths and looked around and within, but most of all I found myself, I found my voice, and you can too.

Some time later I realized that it wasn’t my fear of losing those people, things, status that really held me back, it was a fear of discovering my potential, being accountable to myself and having nothing and no one to blame for not becoming everything that I had always known I could be. You will continue to learn about yourself and as you do, you will begin to trust your voice more and more. Don’t be afraid to be afraid, change can be scary, growth can hurt sometimes, but most things worth doing aren’t easy.

When life gets scary and difficult, we tend to look for solutions in places where it is easy or at least familiar to do so, and not in the dark, uncomfortable places where real solutions might lie. – Robert Maurer

Worry less about what, where, and when other people are doing things, their journey is out of your control. Your journey is very important, so give it the focus it deserves and take control of it. Find the mental space or better yet a territory that is your own, where your inner voice is alpha and omega. If that space does not exist, then create it, you deserve it, and once you create it, nobody can ever take it from you.

Break through the noise, find your peace, find your prosperity, find your voice.