The Stevie G. Success Show Notes
Episode SGS-0032 – Estela Trevizo: A Model Life
Welcome to Episode 32 of The Stevie G. Success Show: The #1 Personal Achievement Podcast, where we bring you guest interviews designed to help you live more, play more, and rock the world.
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing a remarkable lady, CEO and Founder of the Bella Modeling School for men and women, located in Dallas, TX. Her name is Estela Trevizo, and what I found most fascinating is that she, while working as an up and coming model, saw that the system of teaching others about the modeling industry was broken, and so she decided to do something about it. Her story serves as an excellent backdrop for our topic today: "A Model Future."
Our topic deals with whether we have to wait until we are in our mid 40-50’s before identifying what we truly want out of life. It’s a question that arises frequently but only after we have suffered a loss or consequence of a prior decision. For example, many people begin their adult lives pursuing degrees and careers that they are really not passionate about or interested in. We choose them out of convenience, pressure to follow in the family footsteps, or because of pressure to make a decision before we are fully aware of the facts or circumstances. We get into relationships, have babies, and maybe even get married before we even know who we are and what we really want from life. We end up making decisions at such an early age before being fully equipped to appreciate the long term impact of those decisions, and then the consequences of those decisions begin to rise to the surface, and we say “oh-oh” how did this happen, and what do I do now?
As you look around at the people in your life you will see examples of this “act now, worry about the consequences later” approach to life. You will see people dissatisfied with their jobs and careers, dissatisfied with their relationships, and generally stressed about their futures. Some people will choose to shove it all under the carpet and not deal with anything because it’s too scary, too overwhelming, and more often than not because they are guilt ridden and ashamed for having made the decision, and not making a change sooner.
Creating a model future is something that can begin at an early age, I say as early as in high school and certainly by the time we are in college or recently graduated from college. Creating a model future is actually a very simple process which begins with asking of yourself these 2 questions:
“who am I”
“what do I want.”
These questions will lead you on a journey to examine your values, your priorities, and the things which are important to you. These questions will lead you to examine your feelings and emotions so that you can pinpoint yes, I like these feelings and emotions and I want more of the same. Or, it will lead you to identify feelings and emotions you do not like and hopefully you will be prompted to avoid situations, circumstances and experiences which are likely to bring about these negative feelings and emotions.
The same questions can be used for determining the course of any area of your life, business or personal. When it comes to business ask of yourself “Who am I?”  This will lead you to identify if you are a leader, a follower, a risk taker or safety seeker. If you find you are a leader and risk taker, you may find that perhaps a 9-5 job in a corporate environment may not suit you in the long run because most corporations do not look fondly on taking risk. In which case, you may want to consider starting your own company where you have the opportunity to direct the path of the company.  On the other hand, if you find you are more of a follower and safety seeker, you may be more comfortable working for someone else, accepting guidance and instructions on what to do and when to do it, and collecting a steady paycheck. Either one of these options are fine as long as it is suited to