In the ultimate, cosmic sense not really…because there really is nothing wrong in life.  You are given opportunities to choose what you moves you forward, what keeps you where you are, or even to fall back into old patterns.  This path is for those who are not quite ready to learn as quickly as others. 

In a 3d reality sense, yes, sort of…because when you are on the right path you would not have to ask that question.  You are just rolling along, putting one foot in front of the other. 

Although we are always on our “path”—we have to use our free will to fulfill that path to the fullest expression possible. And that takes making courageous choices, making changes that lead you in a new direction.  For this reason, many people are actually missing THE Path that will get them where they truly want to go with more ease and grace.

In my book The Destiny Discovery:  Find  Your Soul’s Path to Success, I discuss the 4 levels of Purpose.  The first three (default, pseudo, and personality purposes) are created by the limited self/ego.  It is only the final level, that of Destiny that is created by our Soul. 

Playing life at this level is not for the faint of heart, that is why I have created a new, low-cost, high transformation program to help those ready to access their innate courage and begin expressing it in who they are, what they do, and how they live.

Remember Life is essentially a game, and the more choices that you make that move you forward, the more “points” you win in terms of fun, fulfillment, and freedom.

What I have seen is that those who have accessed their Inner Courage, are moving quickly and easily on their TRUE Path in Life.

Click here to read the invitation page and see if Activating Your Courageous Heart is the
program that will have you step on THE PATH that is yours to claim.  

Well if you are reading this blog, I know that you have a divine spark inside of you waiting to be ignited, and that you are Ready to not just Discover Your Destiny, but
to Rock Your Destiny.  With my re-brand, and new site Rock Your Destiny.biz, I have been thinking a lot about what it means to ROCK.

Here is what I think it means:   To emotionally move someone….by singing the song that is yours to sing, and expressing a message.

All good rock songs have 3 things in common:  they have a powerful, soul-moving rhythm, an anthem that speaks to you on a deep level, and a performer who embodies it and brings it all together, the song and the music.  When you are rocked, you have been inspired, touched and moved.  And you feel it!!

To me, it is to live from your heart, and do things that bring upliftment, encouragement, and hope to others.

So here is a Destiny Practice for today:  What can you do to Rock Your Life for just today?  Could you write a blog post, create something new, be extra attentive to your partner?

Share below what will do or have done so we can be moved by  you!

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can

reely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

For me, Oprah embodies “Greatness” and is a shining example of someone who has found and confidently owns her unique place in the land of success. Oprah possesses charisma, character, influence, affluence, and makes a huge contribution to our world by her work and also by simply being herself.

So, what if you could more like Oprah?  It’s possible you know.

It seems everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big.
Who hasn’t dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?

Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that —dreams.
When our aspirations fall to the wayside with life’s obligations, we often feel dis-heartened and give up on ourselves.

This is a mediocre way of living. Instead of experiencing life as an exciting adventure in self actualization, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.

I have seen from many years as a professional coach that most of us settle for less than our heart’s desires.
We let the ‘mental monsters’ of fear, doubt, and disbelief run our lives.

We human beings have “set points of satisfaction,” that are typically quite low, and so we set goals that they know we can easily achieve. Why go for the A Lifestyle when you can get the B Lifestyle without breaking a sweat.

Most people know Oprah was a “victim” of childhood abuse and certainly had to overcome many challenges in the cut-throat entertainment industry. She went through all that and probably a lot more on her journey to becoming a shining star.
And through her example of living an inspired and great life, you can learn a few key lessons.

Here are 8 Keys to Greatness to get you headed in the right direction:
1. CHOICE
Being great is most importantly, a matter of choice.
You can choose to surrender your victim stories and see each life experience as an opportunity for growth. Great people take everything in life in stride and keep on moving forward with even more inner strength and clarity.

2. DESIRE
Without a deep, driving desire, you will fall into the drift of mass consciousness. This desire is like the “eye of the tiger” hunger for greatness—remember the Rocky music theme? That is what I am talking about!

3. HEART
People who are truly great come from their heart. They possess a great deal of passion and gut instinct. The human heart is where our receptivity lives and with an open and compassionate heart, greatness is often a by-product of who they are Being.

4. PURPOSE
Great people give their lives over to something greater than themselves.
A definite purpose that aligns who you are with what you do is a sign of someone on a mission from the Divine, and the world makes way for people like that.

5. TRANSFORMED
Great people see personal development  as essential to their success and happiness and do things “on purpose” to stretch and grow themselves. They have the courage to look deep within themselves to discover who they really are, decide for themselves what is Truth, and release any dogma or inherited belief systems that are standing in the way of their greatness.

6. SUPPORT
Great people know that success is a team sport and choose to surround themselves with other people who are up to big things in the world. They are not afraid of “cutting away” dead weight in friends or family in service to their greatness. They also happily invest in the guidance of coaches and mentors.

7. Confidence
Great people are confident people. They are “full of themselves” in a good way and realize that shining who they are in all their glory is a great gift to others. They are not afraid of their own light because they know that feeling good about oneself is healing to others.

8. Resilience
The ability to bounce back from disaster and disappointment characterizes great people. When you read biographies of famous people, you quickly realize how much resilience they built up, and how in the end, it served them when they rose to prominence.

Truly, the best thing you can do for the world is to live your greatest life.

So dream on, friend! Don’t let your limited perceptions run your life. Think big and work hard to attain your Destiny. As you step up to the platform of a new and brighter life, you will see that what you want has been waiting for you all along. All you had to do is to get into alignment with it.

So, go forth, and Embody the Greatness that YOU are.

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

Click here to listen to the West Coast Radio  Interview About Destiny

Enjoy the show and leave a comment below about what resonated.

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

-Say “I am in” so we know who you are and can support you
-Mark your calendar til March 30, set daily reminders to be grateful and
“speak only that which you wish to be true”, 
-Repeat our mantra (esp when you want to complain)
“Thank you for everything, I have no complaints whatsoever”
-Tell a friend who will help hold you accountable
-Write out your intention (example below)

I, Michelle Lynn Casto, vow to give up complaining about my primary relationship. I powerfully choose to focus on what is working, and give thanks and gratitude for all that comes my way. I have no complaints whatsoever. This will give me renewed energy, more happiness, inner peace, a sense of relaxation, receptivity and a lot more fun,  with opportunities for true connection.
-Share your wins and challenges here on this page (www.facebook.com/brightmichelle333)
-Since complaining originates from the energy of anger……you must also deal with the emotional piece, so find ways to express your irritation or upset in healthier, more active ways: extra exercise, breathing, walking, etc.
-If you want extra coaching support, let me know!

To join in, “like” my fanpage and start sharing what you learn along the way to a No Complaint Reality.

I believe this commitment to being your word about “no complaining” and speaking with more positivity and compassion will change many things for the better in your life.

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

I always say, transformation is just a new thought away.  Brain science is now enabling us to see exactly what it looks like when we form new neural pathways.  Watch this amazing short video and challenge yourself to write down 3 new beliefs you are going to transform.
Leave a comment below and let me know what resonated.

No matter what is happening in your life, you can change it.
Keep in mind that working with a Mentor who specializes in “Mindset” can make it easy, fun and effective.

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

***Michelle’s brand new “Mindset Rest Super Session” will clear away a boatload of limiting beliefs in just one session, it combines your mind, her mind, divine mind and ThetaHealing.  Click here to read more information

You are not what has happened to  you, you choose who you become.  You choose the interpretation of everything that happens to you, and thus become, as it were, “the author of your own success story.”

At any moment of any day, you can change what you’re thinking about and thus, change who you are and where you are going.
Truly, transformation begins with a change of heart and the introduction of a new thought into your mind.

To begin the process of life transformation, consider the area of life that is giving you the most
challenge and  generating the least desired results.  Once you have identified and accepted that this is
an area you would like to change or upgrade, you can then move into a simple process that actually
works to bring about  positive improvement.

Follow the examples of others who have used the power of thoughts to ocercome tremendous obstacles in life, Oprah Winfrey, Abraham Lincoln, Dale Carnegie, Martin Luther King, and other people who were against all odds, who rose above their circumstances and chose the destiny they wanted to be a part of.

Keep in mind that everything you see on the outside is the direct reflection of what is going on inside.
This applies to every person you come into contact, including how you treat yourself.  (Wow!)

We have heard time again in the best self-help literature, that thoughts becomes things.  So let’s once again look at this and see how you can being envisioning the success and happiness you want now by directing your IAM presence to the experiencces you would like to have.   Here is a simple process you can walk yourself through that will empower you right away.

Envisioning Change Process
What do I want in my life, relationship or business?

Who do I need to be to create this?

What must I release/let go of?

What do I say “no more” or “no thanks” to?

What must I allow/let in?

What do I now say a hearty YES to?

Am I willing to be transformed to live a life of more passion, purpose and possibility?

If yes, then say, Yes I can. Yes I will. Yes I am.

Now drop down into your heart and with loving gratitude ask to be shown a symbol of power, something that reminds you of
your strength, beauty and wisdom.

Write down what this symbol means to you, and “activate it” whenever you get caught in a downward spiral of doubt or disbelief that you an have what you want.

Ask, what is my next best step?

Commit to taking that step.

Get the support you need to succeed, with a mentor or coach.

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

***Michelle’s brand new “Mindset Rest Super Session” will clear away a boatload of limiting beliefs in just one session, it combines your mind, her mind, divine mind and ThetaHealing.  Click here to read more information

Let’s Roar!!

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

Q:  Can you give us a brief overview of  Enchanted One: The Portal To Love?

A:  In Enchanted One, I provide readers with a guide to embracing love in every moment.  It gently reopens and reconnects readers’ hearts with their minds and encourages surrender as they delve more deeply into their heart center to explore emotions.  Enchanted One supports the highest expression as readers find themselves resting in Divine Love.  In this space you will remember that you are a beautiful reflection of Divine Love on earth.”

In  this book, I offer a message of love that weaves together channeled messages from the vibrations of Isis and Magdalene, with my own personal experiences of embracing the full spectrum of emotions as a gateway to living in harmony with All That Is.

Turning to the Divine Feminine, the essence of which has always been with us, to offer guidance, I channel the spirit of Magdalene and Isis with an open heart and weave together teachings from these two beautiful and loving Goddesses.

Whether you are beginning your journey of exploring emotions and living in unconditional love, or you have journeyed deep within your soul and are on the verge of fully integrating Divine Love into every aspect of your life, this book will meet you where you are and gently guide you to the next level.
Q: You say that you weave together, channeled messages from Isis and Magdalene. Can You explain a little about what you mean by this?

A: To me, the term “channeling” is best described with the metaphor of a television.  We all know that television shows are constantly running through our airwaves whether we are tuning in or not.  Once we turn the TV on, we have a choice of what channel we will tune into.  Tuning into one does not stop the other broadcasts from existing; they are just simply not in our awareness at that particular time.

Similarly, when I tune into Spirit, there are various levels, or “channels,” through which I experience the messages.  In its simplest form, this is best described as inspiration, creativity, or intuition.  I simply allow myself to open my own knowing and, in surrender, allow God’s grace to flow through me.  My experience and understanding is easily expressed from this place of higher consciousness.  I am fully aligned with my Spirit and focused on my intentions with an open heart.  This is the level that I strive to live from in my daily life so the vibration when I am speaking from this state is very similar to me simply talking in a casual conversation.  You could say I am ‘in the Zone’ at this level of surrender.  It is my intention to live from a space where this is my natural state.

As I surrender deeper, I begin to hear and see the spiritual realm of angels and ascended masters that are here to assist us.  This is where the metaphor of the television really comes into play.  There is so much more in existence than what we see and hear with our physical senses.  Even in the simplest terms we know that animals hear  sounds that we cannot hear.  Basic science has proven energy fields exist that we are not aware of with our five senses.  In this state I simply ‘change the channel’ to tune into the vibrations that are not commonly recognized by our lower senses.  We all have the ability to see, hear or sense beyond our common senses.

When I begin to move to an even deeper level of surrender with the Ascended Masters that I journey closest with, I completely give myself over as a pure vessel for ascended master teachers to use in order to get their message to the world.  This is the vibration that I was in when I brought through the messages from Magdalene and Isis in Enchanted One.

These messages that I offer in Enchanted One are of Divine love, Unconditional Love, Universal Love.  The message is beyond the language.  In order for us to support and guide each other on our spiritual paths to that space of fully living in the remembrance our Union with God we must use language.  I use the words that bring me clearest understanding.  I use the stories of ascension that are most familiar to me.  I tap into the vibrations of Love that resonate most closely to me.  Whether through Isis or Magdalene or simply love itself, then, I ask that you open your heart to receive the message of Love that exists beyond language and names.
Q:  When did you realize you had a gift of communicating with Spirit?

A:  I would say that the most defining event in my early years was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. I was a Syracuse University exchange Student in London the semester leading up to that tragedy.  Many of my friends and most of my fellow students were on the plane that went down just before Christmas.

I can still vividly recall the moment I heard about the bombing of Flight 103.  Then later, when my family from the states called to read me the list of people who had gone down with the flight … as I heard name after name … face after face flashed through my memory as my brain tried to fathom the depth of loss.  This was the breaking open of my heart and a journey into grief that would, with time, act as a gateway to my understanding of Spirit, Life After Death and My Oneness with All That Is.

A few weeks later, while attending a memorial service for my friend Lindsey in Baltimore I had my first experience of communicating with Spirit. I was staying with Lindsey’s family. They of course were anxious to hear about the last six months of her life as back then overseas communication was limited so they knew very little about her last moments on earth. After an evening of sharing memories with them… being in a sense the voice of their daughter/sister, I said good night. Shortly after sliding into the bed, in that dreamy state just before sleep, I was startled by a vision of Lindsey sitting on the bed with me. This was my first experience seeing and hearing a loved one after death. I was of course a bit uneasy at first but her love and friendship soothed me. She shared with me a message she needed her family to hear and in the morning I told her family about the experience. They were both open and grateful to hear of her peace. This pivotal moment sent me on a journey of exploration and mastery that led to my life as a Spiritual Seer, and Teacher and Author.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to share with our readers today?

A: Yes, I want readers to understand that while Enchanted One contains deep messages from Spirit it is also a very practical guide to living in joy on earth.  I think sharing an excerpt from the introduction is a good way to express my passion to help people create the lives of their dreams.

From the Introduction:

In each situation, in every minute of each day, you have a choice, and the choice is always the same: “Do I choose to live from a place of love or a place of fear?”

My answer is, and always has been, love, in every situation.  This is how I have learned to create a beautiful world around me. And this is what I want to share with you.

By no means am I asking you to live in an illusion or a bubble. You are a practical, rational being. You face life head-on. The lessons in this book are about embracing, not escaping. When you embrace the full spectrum of your emotions, increasing your awareness and moving deep into your shadows, you allow yourself to live in the power of unconditional love. This is how you will create the beautiful world your heart desires.

Over the past centuries, the heart-centered teachings of the divine feminine have been buried — not lost, but simply hidden until we as a collective group of souls on Earth were ready to understand and embrace them. We are ready now.

Whether you are aware of this or not, you are ready now, which is why your heart led you here.

This is the perfect moment for you to open your heart and receive the profound message of love that you have been seeking for so long. You are about to embark on a journey of unconditional love — the journey of the open heart.

My wish is to help others to open to the beauty, love and joy that is all around them in this moment.

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Sheila Applegate:  As a clinical therapist, motivational presenter, author & teacher, Sheila’s passion is to provide a forum for people to process emotion & integrate spiritual understanding into their daily lives. Her new book, Enchanted One: The Portal to Love, provides readers with a guide to embracing love in every moment. www.sheilaapplegate.com

In celebration of the release of Enchanted One, Sheila is offering this raffle contest for multiple chances to win one of two Amazon Gift Cards.

TAKE NOTE (if I may be so bold)! PLEASE… Share your thoughts and comments below and to show my appreciation and support I am making this special offer (in addition to the raffle contest offer above!).

Times certainly are challenging, but really, no more challenging than other times, except that now it’s US experiencing some pretty intense social and economic changes.

I speak from experience, I’ve been through some  challenging times…..such as growing up feeling unsupported emotionally and “feeling weird,” divorce, financial set backs, foreclosure, and three serious car accidents where the car was totaled, and yet I suffered minor injuries.  Each of these things shook me to my core and caused me to awaken to more of my Purpose in life.  I knew I had a choice to make and so I chose to work with some of the brightest lights on the planet, and I am so grateful to all the coaches, mentors, healers, who helped me to access more of my truth and potential.  Each of them had a key that unlocked an important part of the real me.

In my book The Destiny Discovery:  Find Your Soul’s Path to Success, I discuss the concept of the dark nights of the soul, and that I actually see them as rather  dark nights of the EGO.   They are sort of a rite of passage for those of us brave enough who choose to go on a Soul’s Journey–they are to be expected.  You will get through them.  The question is whether you make it easy on yourself.  As you look ahead to 2013, I am going to invite you to make a commitment to yourself to get the help and support you need to make that career change you have been wanting to make, let go of the path you have outgrown, and start believing in yourself a whole lot more by working with a mentor.  Did you know that the original meaning of the word mentor goes back to ancient Greece and means ‘highest advisor’?  This is because throughout history, it is known by those who succeed in life, that the best way to get headed in the right direction, is to follow the footsteps of someone who has already ‘been there and done that.’  Right now, you can begin the journey to authentic success and purposeful living, by starting with a Destiny Activation Session. 

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

We all feel the impulse to love deeply.

The impulse to live big dreams.

The impulse to connect.

The desire to accept ourselves, others, and the world at large.

Yet why is it so few of us in our lifetimes truly actualize our fullest potential?
Many of us have read the books, watched the DVD’s, studied the information, and we know WHAT to do.  We may even be over-loaded with information.

Yet, with all that information, we are still continue down the path of judgment, struggle, and falling short of being who we came to be.

I know many of you reading this have a desire to make a big difference, and you want to impact the world in a positive way.  I know many of you have something truly valuable to contribute and a purpose that longs to be fulfilled through you.  That you want to come into Full Acceptance of who you are and your greater Destiny.

This is one of the reasons that Jennifer Urezzio and I were guided to create and deliver at the end of this pivotal year, the brand new program Journey to Acceptance. 

After coaching thousands of people across the planet, we have found that The Key to living consciously is Acceptance.  What we can say is that the Journey to Acceptance is a profound program for visionaries, lightworkers, coaches and healers that are truly ready to release the resistance and step into who they were born to be in this life. 

If you are ready to breakthrough that final barrier and begin playing a much bigger game in life, then we want to invite you to journey with us and others who are committed to The Conscious Path–vibrating Acceptance, Love and Success.

The Journey begins November 13 and continues for 6 weeks, completing December 18, three days before the Solstice event.  To say that this is divine timing would be an understatement.  It’s time to know the freedom and fulfillment that comes from BEING the Energy of Acceptance, no matter what.

We hope you will be joining us. Click this link to learn more. 

Michelle L. Casto AKA Bright Michelle is a woman on a mission to inspire you to discover the Truth of who you are so you can freely shine your brightest light. Whether you are changing careers, making a major life transition, or seeking more meaning from life, you can benefit from the support of an experienced mentor to assist you with navigating the tough spots of walking your highest Destiny. Michelle has worked with thousands of international clientele to find their ideal career path, expertly blending human psychology, spirituality, and the science of success into a powerful formula for personal transformation. Her proven Destiny Success Process (Awake-Shift-Shine-Succeed) empowers people to grow beyond victim mentality and shows them how to be conscious creators of their life. A prolific author of 30+ life transformation products, her latest book, is The Destiny Discovery: Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.

Our Destiny Discoverer Contest Winner is Kathy Mallary, a beautiful and insightful SOUL.  

What were the stepping stones that allowed you to step into your True Purpose/Destiny?

Successful (or effective) people know their own minds and recognize the relationship between their thinking and their reality. They make spiritually smart decisions that are in alignment with a higher power source. Successful people look within for guidance.

Unsuccessful (or ineffective) people have no clue what they are thinking and see no relationship between their thoughts and their reality. They make unconscious decisions that are disconnected from a higher power. Unsuccessful people look to other people for guidance.

A major problem in the world today is that human beings have not developed their thinking skills.

Here’s a thought to ponder (I love brain twisters). Just because you have a thought does not mean you are thinking!

Thoughts fly through our heads all day long (to the tune of about 65,000 a day, and 95% of those are thoughts we have already thought, and those are negative and limiting).

In this mode, we are on autopilot and going nowhere fast, circling the same territory again and again.

Thinking involves a conscious and deliberate act to monitor and choose the thoughts you want to think. It involves asking yourself questions so you can gain insight and revelation. It is kind of like conscious dialoguing with yourself and a higher power.

It’s been said many times  that we become what we think about all day long.

So when we allow unconscious and negative thoughts to run through our minds all day long, guess what our reality is like?!

Not a pretty picture.

Speaking of pictures, are you aware that your brain thinks in images?

Let me demonstrate….

If I were to say— think of a horse.

You would think of a horse

We end this amazing Destiny Discoverers series with yours truly!  
I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed connecting with all the amazing experts. I realized I had not given you insight into my own journey,and exactly what it took for me to transform myself several times, first from being an only, lonely child with no visible means of guidance to learning to follow my heart, and then losing it all as an adult, in order to gain everything, to now be a leading expert in living a life of passion, purpose, power and Destiny.  

What were the stepping stones that allowed you to step into your True Purpose/Destiny?
Growing up, I always knew I was destined for greatness, even though it was not something that was cultivated by my family of origin.  My parents did not really have the skills to guide me, as they were unawakened to who they were (let alone who I was!).   Fortunately I was intuitive enough to follow my heart early on, and to forge a non-traditional path, one that has led me to where I am today, talking about this big concept of Destiny. 

At an early age, I was fascinated by the world around me, and was very much at home in nature, talking with the horses in farmland surrounding my neighborhood in Kentucky.  As a teenager and young adult, I found insight in astrology and one of the first “life path” instruments I was curious about was getting an Astrological Natal Chart run…..one of my first readings indicated that communication and spiritual development were very much a part of who I was and what I was here to do. Apparently, I was a natural born communicator, and here to facilitate a change in consciousness!

I learned to be quite independent and found my own way in the world after my parents divorced when I was 15.  As a first generation college student, I paid my own way first at the community college, then for my bachelors, masters and eventually, I earned a non-traditional PhD program that allowed me to study the correlation between coaching and cognition.  There were all a part of my formal studies, but LIFE was the place where the most profound learning occurred for me. 

My higher awareness always seemed to be with me, and I quickly saw the connection between what happened and how I was feeling/what I was thinking.  The awareness was not enough, though, because I did not yet understand how to access my inner knowing to its fullest capacity, and for too long, I was creating my life by default, feeling a little too like a victim of circumstance.   

This back and forth between empowerment and disappointment went on until my 30’s when one of my biggest wake up calls happened after I got divorced in 2006…..I had a serious car accident and woke up in an ambulance and asked “is that a bad dream?”  and the paramedic said “no mam this is not a bad dream.”  (you can read more about my awakening in my book).  Suffice it to say, that was when I had to make the choice to Wake up and Stay awake.

What did you have to let go of in order to truly follow your path?
There were four main things: 

1.  A so-called normal life, based on “society standards.”  You know the one, the ‘socially acceptable formula for success’ which not only was based on money and status, but also on what other people thought about who you were and what you did for a living.
2. My life & career plan that were based on working in an academic setting.  As much as I enjoyed teaching and counseling students, it was too small for what I was meant to truly do.  Whenever I would try to put my big SOUL into a small job-box, it just never worked out. Finally, I had to realize that I was not born to fit in, I was born to stand out.
3. The limiting belief that I had to do things alone and that I was not supported. This has been a painful “life story” that I have battled throughout my life, and even though I have moments when I may slip into old thinking, for the most part, I have given that story up in favor of writing a new, more empowering one, which has opened new levels of fulfillment in my life.
4. My first marriage, because part of my success formula included being in the right partnership. 

What did you say yes to?
To what my heart desires.  To believing in myself.  To living life on my terms. To accepting support. To being loved.  To being loving. To being “weird”.  To making changes.  To handling the challenges. To facing the mental monsters.
To experiencing the life, relationships, and business that I knew in my heart were possible.

What were the key actions you took to start creating the destiny you wanted to experience for yourself?
My two key actions were education and mentoring.  I am an advocate for lifelong learning, especially that of Self-Knowledge, that is knowing and honoring yourself from the inside out.  I took the standard “what do you want to be when you grow up assessments” as well as relied on astrology, tarot, and other intuitive arts to guide me.  When I faced a challenge, I religiously sought out ways to understand what was happening so I could move through it faster.
And of course, being supported in my personal growth process.  I have had many mentors (coaches, healers, guides, mirrors) along my journey, and each one is, I believe a “divine appointment.”  People that we are meant to connect with to further our path.  I know  that especially the mentors that I paid to work with had keys to help me unlock more of True Self.  I cannot recommend getting mentoring highly enough.  It goes without saying to filter everything you hear and see through your own heart and take only what resonates for maximum effect.

What is one key nugget of wisdom you wish to share from your journey?
You are the one you have been waiting for, and the time is now.  Stop doing what does not serve you and start doing what lights you up.  Life is short, right now is your best shot to experience the MORE that your soul is looking for. 

Ask yourself these following questions and get moving in YOUR right direction!
What would make my heart sing?
What is possible when I just believe in myself?
What would I do if I had the courage?
Who can help me get where I want to go?

***Michelle L. Casto (yours truly) is The Destiny Diva, Success Catalyst and Prolific Author.  Read my  latest book upon which the series was created The Destiny Discovery:  Find Your Soul’s Path to Success.  

Welcome to our 11 day Odyssey of Interviews called ”Destiny Discoverers”  

About Destiny Discoverer Kute Blackson

“I said YES to life itself!”
Kute Blackson is an utterly unique visionary in the world of human potential. Unlike those who promise to simply help people “get” what they want, Kute’s life work instead reveals to people what they have to give, by liberating who they are most
truly and deeply. The focus: Freedom.

World renowned for creating revolutionary results, Kute is creating a world-shift in consciousness and is widely known as a transformational facilitator, speaker, and leader. Today, the venue for his message may be one-on-one, a vast stadium setting, experiential seminars, and transformational travel intensives all of over the world. Kute has an energy that is so powerful and complete, one cannot leave his presence without a recollection and feeling of what love truly is, true love, who they have been all along. His transformative and healing energy is sought out worldwide. Kute is a bold voice for a new generation.  Visit www.kuteblackson.com 

***Michelle L. Casto aka Bright Michelle is on a mission to help you discover your Destiny.  Read The Destiny Discovery:  Find Your Soul’s Path to Success in paperback and Kindle.