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RISING WOMEN EXPERT
ADVICE...
I’m struggling with how to make my dreams materialize. I know what I want
to achieve but I don’t seem to be able to take the necessary steps to move
forward.
There are five factors that must be in place for you to achieve your
dreams:
1) Believe in Yourself - If you don’t believe in your own
abilities, no one else will;
2) Trust Your Intuition - You may not know why you must
fulfill a particular dream, only that it’s imperative you do so. Trust that
the answers will come.
3) Embrace Support - Surround yourself with people who
encourage you, not those who tell you why something can’t be done: the first
is ideal; the second non-negotiable.
4) Show Up and Do the Work - Take at least one step every day,
no matter how small, towards achieving your dream.
5) Enjoy the Process - Once you make a commitment to a dream
and begin taking tangible steps towards achieving it, other forces will kick
in and help move you closer to your goals. But you have to show up and do
the work.
George Eliot (Maryann Evans) wrote, “It’s never too late to become what you
might have been.” But know this: time IS passing and how you spend your days
is how you spend your life. Procrastination is the thief of time, so be
aware that every moment you spend putting off until tomorrow what your soul
is crying for you to do today takes you further from your dream.
Here are 3 tips to get you moving in the right direction:
1) Spend time alone every day and dream your dream! Even if it’s just five
minutes, you need to visualize yourself achieving it...what does that feel
like?;
2) Break it down into manageable goals and then break those down into
bite-size tasks;
3) Prioritize: put one of these tasks, no matter how tiny, at the TOP of
your daily to-do list.
Can’t be done? Then try this: close your eyes and picture yourself at the
end of your life. You’re lying in your casket and they’re just about to
close the lid. Now ask yourself if you’ve achieved what you needed to in
this life. If the answer is no and you didn’t like how that felt, then yes,
you CAN put your dream at the top of your list. Because if not now, when? If
not you, who?
For more advice on being all that you can be, contact Maryanne Pope of
Pink Gazelle Productions Inc. at 403.271.5319. Visit
www.pinkgazelle.com
to find out more about Maryanne. |
