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Step off self-improvement's hamster wheel.
There is nothing wrong with you.
Hi, I'm Joe Syrowik.
I'm excited and honored to help you reclaim, reside and remain in your inherent goodness. The very identity you were born with.
In X Practices you'll be YOU.
Happiness Awaits.
Set yourself free from the daily struggle of self-doubt, fear, anger, sadness and shame.
- You'll reclaim the inherent goodness you were born with. The goodness you sensed has always been within. The goodness that's within right now.
- You'll restore your true identity so that peace, joy and happiness return as your daily experience.
- You'll laugh (even cry) as you realize you had the power all along.
- Here lies your freedom. Your happiness.
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What's happening now? Where you going?
Happiness does indeed wait for you. Not only today, but each day for the rest of your life. After all, it is your birthright.
With practice and time you'll realize that what you once believed about "who you are" is quite untrue and is actually a lie. It is this lie that created the doubt and uncertainity about your self-worth. You'll understand where the lie came from and why you believed in it the first place.
Knowing who you truly are makes all the difference in the world. You'll name the other false beliefs that held you back that created the very unhappiness you tried for so long to be rid of. When you reclaim the inherent goodness you were granted at birth you will not only know it and feel it as truth, but live it as well.
Living this way is powerful medicine. It literally sets you FREE.
Change becomes easily available. You become more compassionate, accepting and loving toward yourself. You integrity, esteem and confidence rise.
Things start to fall into place.
When you reclaim your true identity you begin to manifest wonderful changes in your life. . . especially those that revolve around:
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Love Relationships
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Health and Diet
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Family Relationships
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Career Pursuits
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Financial Well-Being
Be encouraged. Be elevated. Be empowered.
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Happiness can be yours today.
Happiness does indeed wait for you. Not only today, but each day for the rest of your life. After all, it is your birthright.
With practice and time you'll realize that what you once believed about "who you are" is quite untrue and is actually a lie. It is this lie that created the doubt and uncertainity about your self-worth. You'll understand where the lie came from and why you believed in it the first place.
Knowing who you truly are makes all the difference in the world. You'll name the other false beliefs that held you back that created the very unhappiness you tried for so long to be rid of. When you reclaim the inherent goodness you were granted at birth you will not only know it and feel it as truth, but live it as well.
Living this way is powerful medicine. It literally sets you FREE.
Change becomes easily available. You become more compassionate, accepting and loving toward yourself. You integrity, esteem and confidence rise.
Things start to fall into place.
When you reclaim your true identity you begin to manifest wonderful changes in your life. . . especially those that revolve around:
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Love Relationships
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Health and Diet
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Family Relationships
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Career Pursuits
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Financial Well-Being
Be encouraged. Be elevated. Be empowered.
Who are YOU? Your answer is your destiny.
Your belief about who you are becomes your life script. You act it out willingly and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you're rooted in truth that you possess inherent goodness happiness naturally arises.
Unfortunately, if you're like most everyone on the planet you may believe there literally is something wrong... with you. This belief (conscious and unconscious) usually creates a condition known as "The Imposter Syndrome."
If this is something you struggle with then you're in the right place.
The sense something is wrong with you is what's behind your feelings of fear, anger, sadness and shame. It's this sense that's behind the constant desire for self-improvement. The thinking is you can earn the happiness and love you've always longed for simply by becoming a better version of yourself.
Sadly, even when you make improvement in an area of your life there remains a sense of lack... that something still wrong. Why does this happen? It's because this feeling is rooted in the core belief about who you are. Your identity. Again, it is rooted in the belief that there is something inherently wrong. With you.
The constant effort to "get better" changes you from a human being to a human doing.
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What Happened? How did you got here?
When you look at an infant what do you see? If you're like me you intuitevely know he or she has inherent goodness. Like me, you also sense on some level he or she knows they are inherently good, too?
You were an infant once. What happened to you intuitively knowing your inherent goodness? Your original truth? The truth that still whispers to you and desires only your return.
The inherent goodness that resides within.
How did the truth about who you truly are change? How did you come to believe something is wrong that requires fixing?
Look back and it's easy to understand. The belief you fall short is rooted in the people and institutions that taught you this lie... and continue to teach you today.
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Parents
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Siblings
Your siblings experienced similar messages from your parents that something was wrong with them. That somehow they fell short. They often passed this same judgment on to you..jpg)
School
Your teachers frequently focused on mistakes and what you did wrong. Oftentimes, anything less than "A" or "B" grade was deemed as falling short..jpg)
Religion
Your religious upringing (if any), may have taught there was something wrong with you simply because you were human. That your very nature in some way was bad.
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Work
Your daily employer likely rewards conformance and productivity. This is often at the cost of being an individual where "stepping out" to be yourself is done at great risk.
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Society
Your daily interactions with society (especially social media) bombard you with messages saying you fall short in some way. Thy often imply you aren't beautiful, smart, wealthy, successful, loveable or happy enough.
What Happened: How did I get here?
Our life script
I've been on the path of self-love for 36 years and learn something new daily to connect me more deeply with myself. That's why I'm a seeker on the journey of self-love, too. . . just like you.
How's your journey going?
I ask as self-love is a gift only you can give yourself. No one else can ever give it to you.
Your parents can't. Your spouse can't. Your kids can't. Your job or money can't. Social media can't.
It's a gift ONLY you can give yourself. Added bonus? No one can EVER take it from you once given.
Do you struggle with self-doubt? Are fear and anxiety things you often deal with and struggle to overcome? Have you kept trying to love yourself only to be confronted with negative thoughts that say, "I'm not worthy?"
If so, I can help.
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The opportunity that lies before
Programs & Offerings
Be encouraged. Be elevated. Be empowered.
- Self-Love Coaching: Literally transform your life as we work together. Grow in self-awareness, self-compassion and wisdom as you learn to love yourself a bit more each day.
- Self-Love Circles (monthly): Join other self-love seekers and I as we share stories of growth and challenge. Be inspired and more loving of yourself. Our next Self-Love Circle will be scheduled shortly and is conducted via Zoom. Check back here for details and to reserve your spot. . . I look forward to seeing you there!
- Self-Love Diary (weekly): Each monday gain insights on how to love yourself in the coming week with my Self-Love Diary sent via email. Be inspired with affirmations, meditations, self-love tips, self-love activities and more. Click here to sign-up.
- Social Media Channels: Connect to my growing community via your favorite social media channel. Join me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
- 10-Day Self-Love Course (coming soon): Commit to loving yourself more in just 10 short days. Learn critical insights that allow you to be more accepting, compassionate and loving toward yourself.
You're Worthy of Love
Self-Love Coaching
Imagine your life changing as you experience deep self-love daily. Imagine living your life KNOWING the ultimate truth. . . that you are not only inherently good, but lovable.
Why wait any longer?
As your Self-Love Guide, I witness and relfect the inherent goodness that's always been inside you. You feel and experience self-love more each day as you begin to claim it as yours.
You have more compassion. More patience. More understanding and appreciation for your humanity. You behold your face in the morning mirror and CHOOSE to love yourself a bit more than yesterday. No one can (or ever will) do this for you.
You do this for yourself. Because deep down, underneath it all. . . you truly DO love yourself.
Self-love has always been your birthright. Now it can be yours today.
You simply need a guide
Self-love isn't saying to yourself, I'll love myself when. . . " It's not constantly trying to be a better version of who you are now.
That's tiring. Draining.
Self-love is LETTING GO of the constant TRYING and all the condemnation you heap on yourself when you fall short.
Can you accept that you don't accept yourself in this moment?
This is what self-love is. Feel that.
In your complementary coaching call we discuss your goals and set a plan to give yourself the gift of self-love. . . the gift you have been striving so long as so hard for.
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“Joe has given me the encouragement and inspiration to help me love myself more . He made it easier for me to change self-beliefs that I’ve wanted to for a very long time. Most importantly, his energy and spirit are contagious, and has supplied me a safe place where I can truly be myself.
-- Mary C. (Michigan)
You are amazingly unique
You are ONE in forever
Love your SELF more each day and gain greater happiness, courage and peace.
Like your fingerprint YOU are truly one in FOREVER.
“I've had the privilege of informally experiencing Joe's insight and guidance and now am being formally coached by him. His own life experiences speak to many of our own. What a blessing it's been to be helped by someone who has struggled in a similar way and found a wonderful path to self-acceptance. In just a couple of sessions I have received tools to keep me grounded and heart-based. More importantly, I now feel better and love myself more. Thank you, Joe.”
-- Michelle G. (Pennsylvania)
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Frequently Asked Questions
I had a difficult childhood and struggle so much because of this. Will I ever be able to love myself?
Your thoughts, feelings, actions and way of being in the world are NORMAL given the abnormal things you may have experienced as an infant and child growing up.
Regardless, the truth remains you were BORN inherently good and lovable.
This TRUTH has never changed. Even better news? You remain inherently good and lovable today. . . in this very moment.
You simply need to relearn the truth. This is what you'll do as we work together.
After all, there’s no amount of self-improvement that can make up for a lack of self-acceptance and self-love.
I've tried to love myself for many years and nothing works. I feel hopeless. Why can't I love myself in spite of everything I've tried?
Surprise. . . having tried unsuccesfully to love yourself for many years is actually a blessing!
Why?
It's because you finally are realizing there is nothing you can ever "DO" to help you love yourself. You begin to realize self-love isn't about "getting better."
It's about accepting WHO YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.
This acceptance is rooted in self-compassion, which is the foundation for your self-love.
As your Guide I witness and reflect back this compassion so you can practice, integrate and own it for yourself.
Is self-love an "all-or-nothing" proposition?
Not at all.
Learning to love yourself starts slowly and you gain momentum over time. Patience makes all the difference.
There will even be times you feel you don't love yourself. That's OK. Simply trust your path and self-love will occur more frequently each passing day.
Your daily practice of self-compassion will be at the root of your self-love. It is fertilizer that grows your self-love until it fully blooms and becomes your second nature. . . . your way of being in the world.
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"You are inherently good. You were born lovable. Most importantly, you remain lovable in this VERY moment."
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