Moving beyond one’s zipcode can be daunting. You’re signing up to leave everything you’ve ever known and hoping that you will be rewarded for taking a leap into the unknown. For Mississippi native, real estate closer, and photographer, Leah Bardin, moving beyond her zipcode was...
Category: Self Growth
On My Terms: How Kyra Green Learned to Bet on Herself Against the Odds
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 7, 2025
Why is betting on oneself so hard for many of us? It could be because it takes self-belief even when your environment may test that trust. Or it could be because it takes a willingness to take risks with the knowledge that, despite your best...
What is Inspired Action, And How to Start Taking it?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 28, 2025
Last year, on my 2024 vision board, I pinned a cut out of a quote that read: “inspired action comes from the spirit, not from thinking, not from the ego.” This quote stood out to me among other options for that year because I found...
How Do You Know That You’re Living the Life You’re Meant to Live?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
January 13, 2025
It took me a while to realize the magnificent power in curiosity. When we were children, we didn’t question curiosity. It would appear and we would dutifully follow it. But, as we get older, many of us allow our curiosity to slowly dwindle and lay...
One-Way Ticket into a Life Beyond the Blueprint
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 30, 2024
I remember my first day of kindergarten. I walked up to the heavily decorated door, hand-in-hand with my mom. She bent down, squeezed me tight, and said something along the lines of, “have a great day, love you.” Now, I don’t know how my mom...
I’ve always loved a good breakthrough story. A phoenix rising from the ashes type tale. A story of transformation and self-discovery. I know that this is an ironic statement because no human in their right mind would willingly ask for something in life to break...
Why I’m Completely Disconnecting From Social Media
posted by: aaliyahinspired
August 20, 2024
The older I become, the more I am becoming protective with what I choose to share about my life on the internet and the more I crave anonymity. In a digital age where sharing every moment of your everyday life has become second nature, doing...
I Read This Book When I Was Struggling with Change And it Completely Shifted How I Look at Uncertain Times
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 24, 2024
I once heard that a book finds its way to you when you’re ready. It’s a tenet of the law of attraction: when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Recently, I’ve been reading Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart. I’ve seen Chödrön’s books...
I Felt Guilty For Slacking on My New Year’s Resolutions Until This Mindset Shift
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 7, 2024
It’s that time of year. That time where we reach the halfway point and take stock of the New Year’s resolutions we set. It can honestly feel as if an eternity has passed since we set those New Year’s resolutions because, as often is the...
Manifestation isn’t That Complicated, We Just Need to Return to the Basics
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 17, 2024
Manifestation has become such a buzz term in today’s culture. There are numerous articles, podcasts, books, and other resources on the topic; this is a good thing considering that I am a believer in the power of manifestation. However, the saturation of this topic leaves...