I have always been athletic but was never a “gym-fanatic.” One day, I saw a friend’s Facebook post about her “bikini competition” and started growing an interest in participating in one.

After a little research, I went to my very first bodybuilding competition and learned more about what it was and how it worked. I was quickly drawn into the sport and committed myself for a show for 10 weeks later. Unfortunately, my main motive was to “distract” myself from a break-up instead of motivation from my heart.

However, one month post-show, a consultant, also a bodybuilder, at a sporting good store recognized me from the show and we started talking and quickly became friends. A year later, we started dating and started working out together and that is when I really started to become passionate and started to love the sport.

We decided to do a show together the following Spring and started prepping for the show. My best friend wrote a check for me from the show organizers, even though there were no cash prizes, why not?

Every day, I glared at the check and envisioned myself on stage having an amazing time and having so much fun with my partner and nailing my poses.

Here comes show day, not only did I win the class I competed in, I won best female poser award! My partner also won his class, overall, and we both became the “couples’ division” champion!

Through these events I was able to find my partner, my new passion and the check and envisioning myself on stage brought us victory!!!!

I have learned to practice The Secret in all aspects of my life, and I must say I feel like I went through a personality change!