Carol Burmood & Desiree Smith-Collis
meet: Carol & Desiree
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Carol Burmood is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with LifeImpact Counseling. She is super passionate about helping people discover and bring purpose-to-dreams-to-real life. With over 20 years of experience, she has a unique style of combining faith with “living with intentional strategies” to help you achieve your purpose-driven goals and dreams. She believes everyone is hard-wired to become and live the best version of their lives possible and, in turn, to help others. Carol co-authored MentorUS, a book designed to walk couples through premarital counseling for her church and community, and has led various personal growth groups and mentoring. Carol lives in Florida with her husband, Dean, of 23 years, and daughter, son-in-law, and three amazing grandchildren.
Desiree Collis is a mother, Certified Life Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, and unceasing seeker of knowledge. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida with a degree in Social Work and has always had a heart for helping people reach their full potential. She is on a mission to share her hard-earned knowledge in a practical, relevant way to impact those seeking to transform their mind, body & spirit. Desiree’s heart for people is to help them discover and visualize how to move forward from where they are in their current life and step into the future utilizing all of their gifts, talents, and full potential. She currently resides in Florida with her three children.

You Are Here was inspired by our faith and belief that each of us was created to create, pursue greatness, and impact our part of the world. This book is a guide for anyone who is feeling stuck or unfulfilled and wants to move beyond their current reality, but doesn’t know where to start.
Through their life and professional experiences, Carol Burmood, Licensed Mental Health Counselor of LifeImpact Counseling, and Desiree Smith-Collis, BSW, Certified Life Coach & Certified Yoga Instructor, offer up 12 life-changing chapters full of stories, faith-building inspiration, insights, and personal development strategies that will encourage you to never settle for less. This transformational book will help you to:
- Uncover and release the mindsets that hold you back or keep you stuck.
- Understand and release the beliefs that are blocking you from an abundant future.
- Learn what will drive you towards your destiny, what is your why & your motivation style.
- Step into the future and feed the dream inside of you.
- Develop habits that will sustain you for the long haul.
By the end of this book, you will have created a map of what it takes to walk into your true identity, pursue greatness, and build the life you love. Let’s get started!
You Are Here loving yourself well
You Are Here knowing where you are headed
You Are Here reaching for more impact
You Are Here building a lasting legacy for others










































































































