Not having confidence on the inside and not feeling confident in my own skin made it really challenging for me to own the success I had created in my business and celebrate the milestones that were happening. There was a lot that felt out of alignment. It wasn't apparent to everyone else; it was something I knew and struggled with personally.

I remember meeting you back then. To the outside world, I seemed confident. I looked like I was rocking it and loving clothes, fashion, and all of that. But not so much.

Now, beauty and spirituality are no longer separate worlds for me. Beauty is often thought of as outer beauty, while spirituality is about inner beauty. Today, those worlds blend and mesh together. They are one and the same.

This may sound funny to say, but one of the biggest accomplishments of my life is that my insides match my outsides. The light that I know is inside of me is reflected outwardly. When I walk into a room, people don't see my clothes—they see me.

You taught me that. I remember when you came to my house and started clearing things out of my closet. I was thinking, "What are you doing?" But I also remember you telling me, "When you walk into a room, people should see you."

I had never thought of it that way because I wanted people to see my clothes. I didn't want to be seen.

Now my insides match my outsides. My light and spirit are reflected in the world, whether I'm with my family, involved in my work, or simply sitting at my desk by myself. That confidence and sense of unity within myself is significant.

It impacts the courage I have to take risks in my business more than I ever imagined clothes, hair, and beauty could.

For someone who already appeared confident to the world, this transformation created a deeper level of confidence through total alignment. I feel unstoppable.

I walk differently. I talk differently. I interact differently with my clients, my mailing list, my stepchildren, my sister—every aspect of my life.

There is a congruency that allows me to be the greatest version of myself that I could ever imagine. It comes from alignment. It all comes back to confidence and being able to own that for myself so I can express it through the work I do in the world.

Why did I choose Natalie?

Sometimes I think Natalie chose me and I didn't have a choice in the matter.

We're sacred sisters. I knew from the moment I met her that there was something special, even if I couldn't articulate it.

I chose Natalie because when she walked into a room, people saw her. They didn't see her outfit. Yes, she has stunning outfits and knows how to wear beautiful things, but she was the first example I had ever seen of someone whose presence came through more strongly than what she was wearing.

Whether she showed up on a phone call or in person, people felt all of her.

I thought, "I want some of that. I want to feel like that on the inside so my insides can match my outsides."

She demonstrated that with grace, beauty, and power. She brought those two worlds together in a way I had never seen before. In my mind, it had always been one or the other—beauty, lip gloss, and feminine expression, or power suits and power shoes.

Then I saw someone who had blended those worlds together.

For any woman considering this journey, I would say that self-love is at the root of everything you do.

Whether you're here because of your business, your family, your relationships, or something else entirely, at the core of it all is self-love.

There is nothing more valuable than investing in yourself so that your outer world and your inner world become one and the same.

When you are able to locate yourself in that place, you can use your voice.

Someone earlier spoke about sacred rebellion, and as I listened, I realized that self-love is the most powerful form of sacred rebellion.

When you love yourself enough to ground yourself, find your voice, and fully step into who you are, it doesn't matter what challenges you face. You have the courage and the sisterhood to meet them.

I chose to do that with Natalie because it was wicked fun. It was crazy amazing. It was beautifully sacred. It brought beauty and spirituality together for me.

I had no idea how to shop for myself, so doing that in Paris was incredible.

I will never forget the day I received Natalie's email. I was at a retreat, sitting with a colleague. I said, "I have to do this. If I don't do this now, I will never do it for myself."

I'm so grateful she was there because I had a hundred and one ways to talk myself out of it. She kept encouraging me and saying, "No, you need to do this. It's crystal clear."

I was so resistant because I had never said yes to myself in that way before.

The truth is, I wasn't saying yes to Natalie's program. I was saying yes to me.

That was the hardest part because women often don't know how to do that.

The more we say yes to ourselves, the more we allow our light to shine. The more we allow others to do the same. And that's how we change the world.