U-Diety Co by Tara Belzung

U-Diety co. 

I've always wanted to start my own business and run my own company dedicated to helping others grow and achieve great success. However, I have never really had a vision or Idea or a connection to a passion that made sense to me. I grew up as an artist, or at least thats what my mother called me. I am considered to be a really good painter but I never could mix my passion for Art with my passion for education and help. I tried a few times to teach art classes at my apartment community but I never really gave much thought to the idea of turning it into a business. Recently, I have began to surround myself with lifestyle coaches and exercise enthusiast in hopes to change my own lifestyle. I grew up active as a gymnast and a cheerleader. I was always very involved with recreational sports which kept me at an average build and weight. My diet on the other hand has always been... lacking. The reason I say lacking is because I never really monitored what I ate, I didn't need to. I had been super skinny my entire life and I thought it was near impossible for me to ever gain weight. 
Reality check? Three years ago I had some unfortunate events take place which shifted everything. I became homeless and I struggled to hold two jobs, focus on my education, and care for my well being; mentally and physically. I stopped eating, well I didn't really stop on purpose, its more like I just forgot eating was a thing. Over the past two years I gained 80 lbs and entered into a world of depression. My anxiety surfaced and I kept gaining weight without really understanding what I was doing to my body. My life was so busy that I just made up excuses for my unhealthy life style. 
I am studying for Law in hopes to enter the legal profession in the near-ish future. I've always said that my goal was to be a Lawyer, which it still is, so that I can make my mother proud. I am the first child in my family aside from my mother to go to college and I wanted so badly to prove that I could be anything, even an attorney. The reason I bring this up is because I had always said "I want to go to Law school and become an Attorney" but deep down I knew I wasn't passionate about the legal field. People would come up and ask me "Tara, what kind of law are you going to study?" and I would always stumble to try and answer their questions when in reality I had no idea. 
How does this tie into my story about struggle and health? Well, just recently at 210 lbs I decided enough was enough. I knew that I could not do this to myself any longer, not if I wanted to be successful. It actually had less to do with my weight and more with my mental well being. One night, a few weeks ago I remember hitting rock bottom and just feeling like an absolute waste. Mentally I was falling apart and I couldn't seem to stay focused or motivated about anything, not even school. School and my education is my most prized possession so when it came down to my education suffering I knew it was time. I started hitting the gym every day that I could, some weeks it was almost impossible but I gave it my best. I stopped easting fast food and began researching healthy meals and shopping cart items so that I could better track what I should be consuming. I poured so much time and dedication into learning about different exersises, diet, and mental health. The Gym because my meditation temple; my me time. In pursuit of a healthier me I have so far lost 15 lbs (I try not to look at the scale because it can be discouraging, remember muscle weighs more than fat!) and I feel mentally stronger. I have started to smile and I am passionate about my art and learning again. 
With all that i have endured, and am still going through, I realized something... Maybe, just maybe this happened to me for a reason?
Is it possible that I hit rock bottom so that I could find the strength I needed to pull myself out? Is it possible that this could be a passion of mine, if so can I mix it with the Legal field? I've recently started documenting my weight loss/ health journey and I've gotten so much support from people all over the world. People that are in the same situation and are stuck without guidance. Maybe I can help guide them, maybe thats my passion? Now, I have started looking into becoming a lifestyle trainer for people who wish to over come the speed bumps in their lives. I am working on starting my own business which has three different "product lines" so to speak. The first being workout eqquptment suited for burning fat and building muscle. My followers who are supporting me in my journey would love to try these products out for themselves. The second "product line" being workout guides and nutritional guides. These are especially important because it gives consumers a place to start and ofen times thats what they need. With the guides, customers will be able to create an account and become involved in discussion posts and various support groups. The third "product line"is actually not tangible. I intend to become a personal trainer and offer my own support and knowledge to consumers through professional speaking and guidance. These three tiers make up my company: U-Diety, which is symbolized by a white lotus and a green emerald. These items are symbolic in nature because they correspond to my name; Tara. In Buddhism, Tara is the goddess of compassion, protection, and wisdom and is most notably symbolized by a white lotus and a green emerald, amongst other things like a Raven.
I plan to focus on this company for the next 3-5 years and help it grow with my education. I plan to still go to Law School and now I know my area of focus will be in sports medicine and health sciences. I can be an attorney for top law firms that oversee health sciences and sports medicine. 
All of this seemed to come at a perfect time because it aligned perfectly with this course. I signed up for this course because I need it to finish my degree and move on to law school. I am in my senior year and I honestly had no guidance or idea as to what I was doing. The first set of lectures for this course really inspired me to be an entrepreneur and start my own business. I hope that this course will help equip me with the knowledge necessary to get my own business up and running so that I can help others who are in my situation.