03-Adversity, mentors, comfort zone Efrat Avnor

Published: Aug. 27, 2014, 3:48 p.m.

b"Efrat Avnor lives in Israel and is a very successful entrepreneur and mother of 3 whose overcome adversity to succeed. Efrat shares her amazing story of finding the courage to leave her stable career of 25 years, finding her \\u201clegacy\\u201d in life, overcoming childhood sadness and even using it to motivate herself and achieving the life to fulfill her dreams.\\nEfrat\\u2019s Wakeup call:\\nEfrat was a successful project manager in the corporate world. While on a business trip that was not going smoothly, she asked herself a serious question about priorities and importance of choices in life. Why was she working in something she didn\\u2019t like? Was it for a salary? Was she just fulfilling other people\\u2019s dreams? She decided against a lengthy road trip that day and her life changed forever.\\n\\nHaving just watched The Secret the day before, she felt overwhelmed by a memory of a frightening experience from childhood during the Yom Kippur War, in which her mother made a statement that Efrat has never forgotten: \\u201cThere are people who want to kill us.\\u201d This would cause Efrat to have nightmares that became dreams of clarity.\\n\\nEfrat dug deep to determine what her legacy would be; not as a mother, not as an employee, but something that would leave a story of perseverance and success. She decided to enter into the entrepreneurial world using her previous experience, but shifted into a new arena.\\n\\nHere is where she looked to learn from others:\\n\\nEfrat's certification in the self help industry started with Bob Proctor known as a world leader in the Personal Development arena. She traveled to his conventions and paid a fortune to get knowledge and get to learn from him and know him in person.\\n\\nMeanwhile she started to coach Nina Pekerman - Ironman age group champion today. Through the journey with her for 3 years going through training to work to competitions etc. She also got to meet, investigate and work with other champions in different sports. She\\xa0 studied everything, determined to soak in every detail to further her knowledge.\\n\\nThroughout her journey, she described herself as having to be a \\u201cbright light\\u201d to keep herself positive and to keep those around her convinced that her choice was the best. She talks about the importance of perseverance and determination to achieve living a life of success through adversity that may try to impede your way. There are so many pieces of her work to success.\\n\\nEfrat describes her thoughts on motivation:\\n\\nIn this arena of self-help and personal development, many times people say that they need energy and motivation. I don\\u2019t believe that to be true. I think that we\\u2019re full of energy, full of the energy that can turn into motivational energy. When I hear phrases calling people to be motivated, I think that it\\u2019s wrong. \\u201cMotivation comes from following your heart\\u2019s burning desire.\\u201d\\n\\nEfrat\\u2019s suggested reading list: \\n\\nAs A Man Thinketh \\u2013 James Allen\\n\\nThe Science of Getting Rich \\u2013 Wallace D. Wattles\\n\\nThink and Grow Rich \\u2013 Napoleon Hill\\n\\nOutwitting the Devil \\u2013 Napoleon Hill\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nEfrat\\u2019s contact Info:\\n\\nwww.efratavnor.com"