If there's one thing that i've learned while being a Beachbody coach, it's that in order to succeed in your life, you MUST be open to opportunities. What do i mean by that?

I mean that you go through life closing your thoughts off to opportunities, either through self-doubt or negative outside influences. Thoughts like, "I wish i could have this/or be this/ or meet/ or do *insert thing* but who am i kidding? That will never happen to me."

Seriously, instead of saying that you will never be able to do XYZ think about all of the ways that you COULD accomplish XYZ. Why is it SO unfathomable that little ol you could possibly achieve your dreams and do XYZ?

The only person that is getting in your way, is Y-O-U. And this was something that i had a really hard time accepting. There were a TON of excuses that flooded my brain. "well i never got to finish college because of financial reasons." " Well im helping my parents financially right now so i cant do XYZ." Well i work a full time job and go to school full time so i cant do XYZ." and on and on and on it went. I could make you a page of excuses and reasons as to WHY i havent been successful or why i couldn't do the things that my heart desired.

And it was because of me. I let myself down. Opportunities have danced naked in my face and i have either let them go by or i accepted them but never acted on them. It wasn't until this year, 2015, that i knew something had to change. I needed to start taking responsibility for my failures and shortcomings.

No one else is to blame but me. It's not your fault you are the way that you are but its your fault if you STAY like that.

Do you know what happened when i stopped letting myself get in my own way? I started achieving things. Not big things. Just little things here and there. Until yesterday. On April 14th, a huge opportunity made itself known to me. One of my mentors was doing a book signing in LA on a Tuesday.

I work Monday-Friday and have school Mon-Thurs. Making that book signing almost impossible to even fathom going. But then something started happening. Turns out my boss had something to do Tuesday so we would be closing the store by 1pm. And school was on Spring Break. Which meant my entire day was OPEN.

See what i mean about being open to opportunity? Guess what- I was able to not only meet my mentor, but i was also able to talk to her and get in a couple of photo's! How cool is that!?!

Meet Giuliana Rancic can now be crossed off my Bucket List.