I MENTIONED last week that my first book anniversary is on November 24. I am in the habit of reflecting, and that process can bring back fond memories. I went to 2018 when I published my first book.

LIVING WITH INTENTION offers readers a glimpse into that world that makes every day a masterpiece, even with life’s challenges – the struggle, strength, survival and endurance, but also commemorates the beauty, honour, love, compassion and forgiveness. This book takes you to the core of survival, the importance of loving yourself, and why we celebrate.

Looking back, I have to give God the glory because he deserves it. When I think of the valley moment that motivated me to get back to the mountain top. If the mountains were smooth, we could not get to the top right, so we have to find a way to appreciate the challenges. I activated my faith and jump and grew my wings down when I became more intentional. I will never forget an incident on one of my visits to the Berbice prison. One of the ladies said she wanted to share something privately with me. She held my hand and said, “I left a young baby at home and it is devastating to be away from her, but after reading your book, I can deal better with prison. Your faith you wrote about has activated my faith and I thank you.” Feedback like those and these Amazon reviews remind me that my story is really not for me.

“Wow! Words cannot describe how this book moved me. After reading, I was in tears. To see such strength, determination, drive, focus and passion being demonstrated. As a young mother and entrepreneur, many times when I am faced with obstacles, I feel like throwing in the towel; this book and what was shared by Dr. Noel ignited a fire within me. I felt empowered and more motivated than ever. I pressed the restart button that day and I know despite what life throws at me. With the right attitude, and drive I shall overcome and succeed.”

I am energised when I witness the desire to grow and develop and that motivated me to create a few personal development courses that will help people to live with intention. The way it is structured it adjusts to your time for those people who are busy. These are some feedbacks recently shared on some of the participants FB pages:

“The healthy thoughts challenge course has enabled me to retrain my mind to focus on more positive thoughts. Before this course, there was so much going through my mind about things that happened to me in my past. I would normally overthink a lot. Now I am able to replace every negative thoughts with positivity. When these negative thoughts started to attack me, I would listen to motivational videos, gospel music, read my Bible, meditate, take a walk, call a friend or practise yoga. There is a video by Wayne Dyer, ‘101 ways to transform your life,’ that I would highly recommend for you to listen to on a daily basis; it will really help you to transform your life and be a better person. Miss Sonia Noel is a great role model and inspiration to me. During this course, I learnt a lot from her excellent presentations. I want to encourage you to enrol in one of these courses by Miss Sonia Noel. You wouldn’t regret it. This course also helps people that are battling with depression, anxiety and stressful situations. Step out of your comfort zone and into your purpose. Don’t allow negative thoughts and small minds talk you out of your dreams.” Rubeina Khan

“Behind every smile and laughter, there is a broken and lost soul hoping to be rescued, but not everyone who has eyes will really notice it, only a few like Ms. Noel. I have always been a dreamer, but always afraid of going after those dreams, afraid of what people will say and discouraged by what people said, and before I knew it I had fallen prey to toxic thoughts, low self-esteem, depression, and dream killers. And somewhere along life’s journey, I have really lost myself, given up on everything I once dreamt of, but the God I believe in, man, He has never failed me nor has he ever given up on me, it only took one prayer and He sent his faithful servant to rescue me.

“I am beyond happy and grateful for the wise counsel, the mentorship, the teachings, advice, and motivation from Ms. Sonia on the Confidence Becomes You and The Healthy Thoughts Challenge journey. I am super excited and motivated to find the girl in me and work on her until she becomes who she was born to be. In fact, I have found her and we are working together every day as I journal.
I have realised that one negative or toxic thought can set you back in life, it can destroy your whole purpose if you don’t deal with it.” Raffiella Rose Doobay

“To have a mentor is one thing, but to have a Phenomenal mentor who is dedicated to improving the lives of others and gives of selfless service and life- skill lessons, coaching and training, is a blessing!
I am thankful that I have taken the mentorship programme called ‘Becoming the Best You,’ which was inspired by Sonia Noel .
By doing this programme, I have gained a whole level of confidence and inner peace money simply cannot afford. I have learnt to block out the toxic thoughts and nourish only the positive thoughts through visualisation and meditation.Thank you, Miss Noel, I am inspired!” Latoya Douglas.

I don’t ever try to give the impression that my life is perfect because I am under construction, trying to give the best of me and sharing my experience to inspire someone to take action. Every day we need to grow and I will include the last paragraph in my first that was inspired by Myles Munroe.
“I have found a way of feeling comfortable while being uncomfortable and being able to stand firm on my shaky legs, and you can too. I dare you to dig deeper and believe you are an original. I dare you to implement or accelerate that growth plan. I dare you to raise you standards.

We all should ask ourselves:
WHO AM I?
WHY AM I HERE?
FROM WHERE DID I COME?
WHAT CAN I DO?
WHERE AM I GOING?”
I invite you to join me for the free LIVING WITH INTENTION Mastermind on November 24 (email livingwithintention11@gmail.com or Whatsapp 5926289044) as we continue to celebrate this beautiful journey called LIFE BEYOND THE RUNWAY.