Cheryl Wheeler

"It's challenging to look back on my life and specifically pinpoint the moments and experiences that fundamentally changed who I was as a human being, and as an evolving soul. We’re all born into unique situations and we all transform, to some degree, from who we think we should be to who we are destined to become. This testimonial is about just such a change. At one point my experience of life was far different than it is today. Today I enjoy a mutually respectful, deeply loving relationship with a man, a soul-mate, who encourages and supports the fulfillment of my dreams. I have a wonderful, entertaining, insightful son who melts my heart and relentlessly challenges my expectations of life. Today I paint! I create with a passion I once feared. Today I am sober, and treat my body and soul with respect and dignity. I live in Mexico, am learning Spanish, and dream of all the possibilities the future holds. My life was not always this fulfilling and ripe with potential; in fact for many years it was far darker. And while it is impossible to point to any one single event, or series of events, and give that experience credit for the entire transition, there are pivotal experiences, and moments of clarity, that I know in my heart contributed in a meaningful way towards my change. Meeting Peter Thomas and subsequently participating in his LifePilot program was one of those critical "coincidences" that ultimately reoriented me down a different, more rewarding path.

 

 

Like many, my childhood and adolescence were littered with enough dysfunction and chaos to keep a bevy of counselors employed indefinitely. Life challenges were inevitable. At the age of nine I effectively lost my parents to divorce, resulting in the loss of all discipline and structure in my life. I graduated high school with below average marks because I refused to apply myself and partying became the center of my life.

At the age of 19 a moment of clarity provided me with the courage to enroll in business school. I had seen myself in a boardroom leading what seemed like an important discussion. I thought “how am I going to get from here to there?” At that moment I felt inspired, my imagination was alive and I decided I was going to make it happen. I applied the next day and subsequently completed a Business Management and Marketing program with honors, then started studying for my BC securities stockbroker’s license. This led to employment as Director of Investor Relations at Samoth Capital Corporation where I fortuitously met Peter. Over the next five years I watched and learned how Peter became successful by using his now formalized Lifepilot program.

Have you ever had a burning desire to follow your passions and yet somehow found yourself doing everything else but what you desired? Have you ever abandoned your natural talents because it didn’t seem practical or responsible to indulge yourself in pursuing them?

For twenty years I had a desire to paint, but told myself that I couldn’t make a living as an artist. So, like most other responsible women my age, I went to business school instead, and created my own success. I made everyone proud. Everyone but me. Only I knew that my heart was aching to express itself in the form of art.


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