We recently connected with Brittany Gramm and have shared our conversation below.

Brittany, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?

You are only a thought process away from success.

Success is not what you see on TV, in the news or on social media. Matter of fact, what you see on the screen is fake and society has tried to paint a false picture of success.

For the majority of people in America, we were taught to go to school, get good grades, go to college, and land a good paying job. From there we were taught to get married, have kids, buy things we can’t afford and retire when we are in our 70s and hope to live off whatever is left.

However, some of the most influential people would say otherwise.

If you were to ask the number one leadership teacher, John Maxwell, he would say success is in how many people you have influenced and served. Or when Napoleon Hill said, no man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.

So, what were they really saying?

Success is not merely a material possession, promotion or status, success lies within the inner being of one’s spirit, thus their foundation of who they are.

You are not a “What,” you are a ‘Who.” And once you understand this, then you are on the path to success.

When you think about the foundation of who you are, think about your heart posture and how you operate, not what you possess.

Before I learned this crucial fact, I was focused on the “what.” I was chasing the big house, fast cars, nicest clothes, and the most attractive men. I thought success was an image, and how others would perceive me. I wanted respect, honor and love and I thought having nice things would give me that.

Until I started to get those things and noticed that not only would I trample on someone to get it, but in return I didn’t receive respect, honor or love from those around me. I had the things, but no one to share them with.

When I began to learn what success really meant, I changed my focus from “me,’ to ‘we.” I took my eyes off of myself and began to serve others, respect, honor and love others above my own needs. Soon enough, not only was I getting what I wanted from others, but I was getting the results I wanted for myself as well. If you serve enough people, you will automatically get what you want.

Success is a thought process and a heart posture, and when you get that right, nothing can stop you from creating the life of your dreams.

Brittany, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

There is no testimony without a test and there are no chains broken without courage.

When I was graduating high school, I thought hard about what my next step would be in life. Up to this point, I was the kid who was always up to no good, barely passing grades and raising myself since age fourteen. I barely graduated high school and knew college was not something I was interested in.

One thing I knew for sure was that no matter how hard life hit me, I was always able to take my eyes off myself and put them on others when it came to success because I always saw other people’s potential and that was when I decided to be a Public Speaker.

That dream didn’t start to come true until five years later after many trials and tribulations. From getting hooked on drugs, becoming an alcoholic, a stripper and almost going to prison for attempted murder.

After five years of this, I hit rock bottom and realized the path I was on and where it would lead me. I knew if nothing changed than nothing would change and if I was going to break generational curses then it was time to draw a line in the sand.

Fastforward to today, I am sober and have had the pleasure to speak to Entrepeneur’s, business owners and students about what success looks like and how to break chains in their own lives.

I am a firm believer that you can do whatever you set your mind to and the only thing stopping you is YOU.

Soul Purpose Search, changing the world one soul at a time, is about setting the captives free.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

I was extremely blessed when I found a mentor and they took five years to develop and pour into me. They loved on me as I was healing and trying to rewire my thinking.

My mentor helped me fall in love with self-improvement through books and audios. So, for those who want to grow professionally, financially and emotionally I have a handful of recommendations that radically changed my life for the better.

My number one recommendation for personal, financial, and emotional growth is the Holy Bible. When I became open minded to the Bible and it’s teaching, I saw drastic change in my mood, my heart posture and even my finances. All by simply reading and applying what it says. It is truly the ultimate blueprint for success.

Some other gems would be, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter, The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson and Build Your Foundation by Rick Renner.

My top favorite speakers to listen to would be Eric Thomas, Inky Johnson, John Maxell, and Les Brown. You really can’t go wrong with allowing them to speak into you in my opinion because they all have a strong foundation.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I had to learn not be cold hearted. Since I was little, I had the mentality that it’s a dog-eat-dog world and only the strong survive. When you see enough violence, it starts to eat at your spirit, and you become immune to it.

Since elementary school, I was exposed to seeing physical and verbal violence in the home and soon after I experienced it on the streets where I was essentially raised. I’ve seen someone killed on the street, someone getting shot next to me, people trying to kill me on a handful of occasions and other things I wouldn’t wish upon any young kid.

I trained myself to not feel and if I were to show any emotion let it be anger, because anger and violence give power and dominance, so I thought. I had to unlearn that thought process and learn to love to feel and have emotion.

Expressing emotion is what true strength and power is. If someone can’t express emotion, that is a clear sign they are unhealed and haven’t experienced true peace and joy.

Contact Info:

• Website: soulpurposesearch.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/grammbrittany?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ==
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/brittany-gramm-106242138