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Lisa Nichols, founder and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit LLC, is a dynamic motivational speaker. She was a feature in Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret”, and even though her English teacher thought she was one of the worst writers ever, Lisa has two book deals with the highly successful “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series.

Motivating the Teen Spirit is changing lives for teens and their parents everywhere. Over 60,000 teen lives have been touched in some way. More than 1,800 suicides have been prevented, nearly 1,000 dropouts have returned to school, and countless teens have been reunited with their parents.

Helping people is a passion that Lisa Nichols has had since she was a teen herself. She recalls many prayers to God during her youth asking for guidance through tough times. If God would show her how to get through, she promised to show others as well. Lisa was normal on the outside - a typical social butterfly - but she was looking for emotional literacy on the inside as many teens do today.

Greatness isn’t born. It’s not something that comes from “magic fairy dust.” Lisa believes greatness is a product. It’s something to which one must work, and it’s something that comes from each good and bad experience in life. Let each challenge be an opportunity to learn and thrive rather than knock down.

In Biblical days, Moses was called upon to speak, but he was so scared that he tried to get his brother Aaron to step in for him. Lisa was similar in her earlier days. She always wanted to be a speaker, but she was afraid. “How can I speak,” she thought. “I got a ‘D’ in speech class.” Lisa dwelled on her can’t-do attitude for five long years before finally following the path she believed God wanted her to follow.

Your passion might not be public speaking, but everyone has a passion for something, and nearly everyone struggles at some point to put that passion first in their life. Lisa’s fear wasn’t only the speech part of her passion, it was the insecurity of going out on a limb. She already had a six-figure income with benefits to support her young daughter. Why leave that?

Face your fears. Don’t let your security derail your passionate goals. Ask yourself how happy you REALLY are. If there’s something you could change to make your life have more meaning, figure out what’s holding you back. Change doesn’t happen by itself.

Lisa decided to overcome her fears by studying speech, facilitation, and entrepreneurship. Before her confidence and credibility would allow her to start charging a fee, she worked with teens for free. She’s happier than she ever thought possible, and her fears of speaking and security are gone. Get out there and face your fears, too. You’ll be happy you did!