INSIDERS Ep 46: Practicing Gratitude with Amberly Lago

The INSIDERS on Real Estate & Marketing Episode 46: Practicing Grace with Amberly Lago

In the spirit of the holiday season, we are excited to welcome a very special guest – Amberly Lago, the author of True Grit and Grace.

At age 38, Amberly was hit by an SUV. Recovering from 34 surgeries to save her leg from amputation, Amberly was diagnosed with an incurable disease dubbed the suicide disease. As result, she lost her business and self confidence.

If you have ever spiraled down into depression and felt stuck and hopeless, this episode of the INSIDERS is for you.

From a perspective of business, the market is very compressed and transaction flow is down substantially in real estate. We will see a purging of the business, which is not always bad. With rates high, it is difficult to create transactions when housing prices have not shifted lower. We add the normal holiday slowing, and we have a storm brewing.

Now is the time for a strong mindset, discipline of your daily task of making calls, and working your data base. People are probably more fearful than they are faithful. Those that retreat will miss the opportunity to rise from the ashes, rebrand their skills and success, and embrace social media even more.

Our guest Amberly Lago speaks to these things and how to practice gratitude in the face of tragedy.

ABOUT AMBERLY: As a personal trainer, wife, and mother, Amberly Lago was living the California dream until it turned into a nightmare in May 2010. As she rode her Harley down Ventura Boulevard that breezy, sunny day, Lago was hit by an SUV, throwing her thirty feet down a busy street and shattering her right leg.

Months in the hospital and 34 surgeries, along with plates, pins, and sheer will eventually spared Lago’s leg and severed femoral artery, despite the initial recommendation to amputate. However, as a sexual abuse and divorce survivor, Lago determined to save not only her leg, but her career, her dreams, and her dignity. This Texas girl at heart dug deep to find the hope and faith needed to face her life’s greatest challenge.

Amberly’s unwavering commitment to regain her active lifestyle of training clients transformed her tragedy into victory and she motivates her audiences to find resilience in their own difficulties. She is a fierce advocate for others who suffer from CRPS and proves that any challenge can be overcome by the support of others as well as a determination and belief in oneself.

TALKING POINTS:

– Overcoming fear

– Daily discipline

– Rise above the fray

– Build your support system

– Give thanks and acceptance of your circumstances

– Shift the mindset from flight to fight

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