We want to hear about your wake up moment!

Please write in the comment section and tell us about the defining moment that changed your life and put you on the current path of your life so we can share your story and inspire others around the world.

Thanks,

Steven E, Lee Beard and the Wake Up Live team

  • Susie Sunshine: On the night before Thanksgiving in 2004 in the middle of a snow storm, we lost most of our appliances through a power surge. I was a worrier at the time. My husband expected me to cry, yell, and berate him for what was happening. Because of other things going on in my life and books I had been reading, I just smiled at him, told him that we would just have to deal with it, and then I let it go. That night our heater and oven got fixed without any outlay of money. By Sunday we…
  • MIchael Larsen: There are times in every person’s existence that the Universe conspires to wake you up. My first massive wake up moment came back in 1969 when I was in the military serving in the Philippines. I had read an article in the newspaper about a man who had been blind from birth. The article stated that as a young man he was examined by a doctor who told him that a simple operation would restore his sight completely. The operation was successful and when the bandages were…
  • Norina Bucci: My wake-up moment was approximately 4 months ago when I read the book “The Secret”. Because of that, I began to look deeper within myself, soul-searching, and realized what I was ‘after’ most of my life wasn’t quite right. I am an accomplished local guitarist/musician and have studied my instrument intensely since I was 13. I also am a composer and perform live. To make a long story short, I’ve always struggled with a severe inferiority…
  • Mike Pickles: My wake up moment happened while I was working and living in a fly-in, isolated community in Canada’s North. Instead of given in to the dark, cold, isolation and depression, I began to read and write. It was here that I co-authored my first book and began my journey towards fulfilling my passion of becoming a Professional Speaker.
  • Emanuela Bertozzini: Looking back I had more that one wake up moment! yes: at first when I decided to live in the Middle East and have the job I wanted and then when I decided to come back to Italy and do what I really loved, the profession I choose now made me more aware of my wake up moment. enjoying what I am doing for living and feeling better about it every day is a blessing also because I am touching other people lives and it is a wonderful experience. The chance I have to be in the…
  • Janet Florence McCormack: Among the many Wake Up Moments in my life, a significant one was a few months ago when I realized that becoming a wealthy, successful entrepreneur is not aligned with my innate unique soul self. Every time I am busy doing the business of business my blood pressure goes up. Deep in my gut I yearn for activity involving the “natural” world rather than the manmade constructs where success ultimately depends upon making money. And making that money eventually…
  • Beverley Le Cuirot: My wakeup moment must be when I realised the power of participating in the Wakeup publishing concept. After 30 years of a corporate career in Marketing, Service, Organisational Development in many industries, I have taken the big step of going alone and starting my own Marketing and Employee Engagement Consultancy. Being involved with the Wakeup publishing concept may just give me the ‘boost’ I need early on.
  • Kandi White: Hi, My wake up moment came in Feb. 2003 when attending a leadership seminar. This seminar was going to give me all the tools to propel me into the top 5% of successful internet entrepreneurs. Yes, I was going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams. Instead I left the seminar with my entire life purpose changed. God got me to the seminar with one intent, and through Dr. Wayne Dyer and the other remarkable speakers, I left with another. In one of Dr. Dyer’s inspiring talks he…
  • Ginny Ann Jackson: My wake up moment came in 1982 as my journey began as another staistic in the world of cancer. I saw myself being diagnosed at St. Jude’s Hospital with an “UNCLASSIFIED SARCOMA”, scheduled for an amputation of my whole right leg up to my hip, and told that my chances of making it were slim since “IT” would return in 6 months. At that time I began doing meditation as I lay in the bathroom floor of the hotel where we had been staying awaiting…
  • Marsha: I have had several wakeup moments. The most vivid occurred when I was 37 and had a difference in opinion regarding business ethics that forced me to resign from a job in Corporate America where I turned down a promotion and left behind over 200 employees. Several months later I underwent surgery for endometreosis that would allow me to conceive a child, only to have my boyfriend (whom I was planning to marry) end the relationship with me. I hit rock bottom and fell flat on my face…
  • Gwen Fox: I watched them enter the room in a slow fashion..eyes questioning. They were here to prove to themselves that the quest for self expression through painting was just a hope . One could read their thoughts…let’s get this over with so I can get on with my life. I watched them over the next few weeks realize the creativity within them was not only assessable but alive and well. All it took was giving them permission to believe in themselves and let go of the fear. These…
  • Silvestre: When I now that the Pourpose in my Life is to be happy, and that i get the opportunity to get the knowledge to make it happen
  • Stephan Bourget: My wake-up moment happened 18 months ago. That’s when I got a call from a real estate investor from Georgia, Lou Castillo, who offered me strategy session and opened my eyes about my not needing any money to get started investing in real estate, which I had wanted to do for a number of years and for which I had been trying to build some wealth through a number of ways without really succeeding at it. I decided to jump into it head first, made the investment, and flew to…
  • Cindy Spiess: My wake up moment was a couple of years ago when I happened to turn on the tv and Wayne Dyer was on public TV . He was presenting The Power of Intention . I got an ah moment that said OH! when you put it that way I totally get it ! It began to put together all the moments of my life when I felt something is very right about this moment and this thing I’m learning. I realized that in those moments I had tapped into The Flow of live , spirit , awareness . I realized that I…
  • Michelle: My wake up moment was in 2007, when I was sitting in a doctors office, being told that my health was at serious risk. Over the years, I stopped taking care of myself. I worked too much, dealt with too much stress, wasn’t eating properly and never exercised. I was in an unhealthy relationship. I was unhappy, both personally and professionally. My body began to shut down. I am surprised it ran as well as it did for as long as it did. I think my diagnosis was God’s way of…
  • Edna Massi: The wake-up call for me happened in late 2007 when my relationship with a man I love dearly ended. I felt it would be for a lifetime, but it ended abruptly. I realized I was in illusion and thought I could not possibly have a better life. The relationship centered around feeling secure, but not from within myself. Now that it is over, I know that I’m in control to make decisions and create the life I really want. There are no boundaries or limitations other than what one…
  • Ben Sutter: When I attended the Choose Your Destiny seminar I was unsure of my direction. After farming for 30 years, I had been trading in the markets, which wasn’t satisfying. When Ric Thompson, of HealthyWealthynWise asked me what I wanted to be doing I found myself answering “writing, speaking, story telling, helping people find their purpose”. I became a Passion Test facilitator, working with Chris and Janet Attwood, joined Dan Kuschell’s Protege program to get my…
  • Neo Mnisi: My wake up call goes back to more than 10 years ago. When I was 16 years old I discovered a special soccer formula from studying soccer through television and media. I became so convinced about the formula that I made it my lifetime goal to have my own soccer team some day. I preferred to have my own soccer team because I knew that convincing people in the soccer fraternity would be an impossible task. With this in mind I went out to find ways to make money for my soccer team. I…
  • Susie Beiler: My wake-up moment happened on December 13th, 2004. This was the day I woke up from the illusion of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I realized my diagnosis came from being spiritually and emotionally oppressed. Now that I am creating my life, including a new career, I continue to free myself on deeper and deeper levels to experience deeper joy and freedom. The thing about waking up is that you realize it is not a once-and-done thing. Waking up is a constant process with infinite…
  • Barbara Birmingham: I have had many wake up calls, but 2007 has been very AWAKENING in many ways. The first of the year, I recieved a HUGE wake up call from my physician who let me know if I didn’t wake up and make changes, changes will happen that can’t be reversed. This brought about major emotional drama for my family and me. Changes had to be made. This woke me up to see that if I don’t live the life i love now, I may not be able to later. I had been putting alot of…
  • Alice Robb: There have been so many “wake up moments” over the past few years, and each of these moments take me closer to where I am presently; closer to my goal of “Peace of Mind”. Twenty-seven years ago at the age of thirty-nine, I made my first “surrender” in a 12-step program of recovery. After several years in that program, I learned my entire life had been dominated by fear — fear that shot through every thread of the tapestry of my life. Soon…
  • Camille Pace: There is no Turning Back There are experiences in our lives when there is no turning back from a specific awareness. About seventeen years ago, I had a consultation which re-united me with my Guardian Angels. I was so impressed with the process that it changed my life completely. When I was a child I used to talk to my dolls and they each talked and responded back to me. At some point I lost this ability, as many children do. I remember the date of this magnificent personal…
  • Rosemarie Pesner: Twenty something years ago my husband was diagnosed with cancer. I was a young woman with a beautiful two month old baby boy. Confronting me was the conflict between the ultimate joy of my son and the fear of losing my beloved husband. The contrast was intense. I wanted so much for my son, especially for him know and love his father. The treatment was successful and life progressed along, including the birth of another joyous little boy. I left my career and joined my…
  • Jane Shaw: My wake up moment would be more appropriately referred to as my wake up moments; as there have been many. Thirty years ago on my birthday when blowing out my candles, I made a wish. The wish was to truly get to know God. From there I can tell you I have had many rebirth or wake up moments. What I have come to know is that it is not in the knowing of God or Spirit that is most important but rather to have experienced the all powerful and loving Universal God Spirit that is life…
  • Heidi Reagan: My wake up moment came after my marriage of 18 years ended and following several lengthy self-pity sessions. I spent endless months immobilized by fears regarding money; fears of re-entering the work force; and fears of being alone, among others. There were many issues I struggled with but the most resounding were these. I viewed the disintegration of my marriage as a personal failure and I feared I was perpetuating the same pattern as my mother, a single woman alone, raising a…
  • Susan Baldaeus: I have had many wake up moments, most of them having to do with the realization that there is more than just “me” operating in my life. Each time I’ve had a wake up moment I realized I had the definite intent to change something for the better in my life. This intent seemed to act as a magnet to draw information that I needed to help me make the change. My latest wake up moment occurred just recently while reading Abraham Hicks. I realized I was not living…
  • Barbee Carpenter: Nov 4, 2007 For me it was moving across the country from Washington to Pennsylvania. This move put me into some circumstances that I wasn’t prepared for. I hated some and loved others, it was scary and exciting. I knew I always wanted bigger and better for my husband, two daughters, our black lab Mickey and myself, I just never thought how it could happen. Then through a very good friend, Heidi, I was re-introduced to Peace of Mind Principles by Karen Mayfield. This…
  • Alice Comer: October 12, 2007: My wake up moment has occurred in phases, but my definitive moment occurred less than 1 month ago. I will give the background to how this happened. I have pretty much lived a life of “un-knowing”. I am a nurse and have had what most people would consider a good solid career, working my way up in the ranks to eventually becoming a manager of a significant department that assists people in the hospital to smooth their progress through the system. Well,…
  • MIke Atkinson: My Wake Up Moment My wake up moment came while driving from Branson, Mo in 1992. I had just closed a deal that was going to make me over 2 million dollars and I got off the phone and started screaming driving down the road at 75 miles per hr excited that this deal I had been working on for 2 months was going to happen and suddenly there was a pop in my head above my right ear like a person thumping me with their finger. I suddenly has a vision out of the left side of my head…
  • Karen Mayfield: My Wake UP Moment A New Lease on life My wake up moment came after a short but very severe illness. I had ignored some health challenges and before long, I was in trouble. I remember thinking how could I be so critical I walked into the hospital. My hospital stay, provided me with ample time to think and the high fevers provided me with a flurry of dreams, that played out like a script most of which made no sense at all, but for the scenes that did I began to have clarity. My…