Journey to Self-Discovery

Hey girl hey! My name is Melissa Valentin, but you can call me Mel. I am a 25-year-old vet tech with a romanticized view of love, life, and the pursuit of happiness. I have been working at my clinic for over two years and realized that I was made for this career.

However, I have always felt like something was missing. I genuinely think I have been searching for this missing link my whole life. In searching for what is missing I ended losing myself at certain points which is a mistake I think a lot of us make.

My life has been a Shakespearean play that has included: a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, bad relationships, bad decisions, and a desperate need for redemption. It was not until I hit 21 that I realized I had driven a wedge between me and everything I cared about. I knew I had to do better so that is exactly what I did. I went back to school and I started the career I have now.

Although, I made it through the hard times and did end up working my way back to who I used to be, that missing piece was still not there.
It was not until a month ago that I realized I could do more and wanted to do more not just financially but for my physical, mental, and emotional health. I wanted to find out more about myself and was hungry to add more satisfaction in my life. I started hiking to lose weight, started giving myself more affirmations (stop being my own worst enemy), and started meditating. My sister called me and asked me if I heard about Monat and if I would be interested in going on this journey with her. At first, I thought she was nuts, but then I realized could this be what I have been looking for. When I signed up my first VIP member, I knew I had found it. I found something that helped me feel successful, beautiful, and capable of accomplishing more than just financial gain.

Now I am on a journey of self-discovery. I have always been waiting for things to happen because I have been terrified of setting myself for rejection. Then I realized a quote from one of my favorite movies – A Cinderella Story; “don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” From now on I am making it my mission to put myself out there, work on getting out of my comfort zone and never be afraid of failure. It is not about how many times you get knocked down it is about what you do when you get back up. Now I am up, and I am ready for the rest of my life to not only be a journey but one hell of a ride!