What to do? I GOT THIS DREAM NOW WHAT? 53

I just realized that if you are reading my posts from facebook you may not be seeing all the photo's, book recommendations and or photo's that I am posting.  If you ARE reading from FACEBOOK, CLICK THE LINK that says VIEW ORIGINAL POST to see some of the books and links that don't always translate over when it posts on facebook.

I was asked the question the other day about the realities of life as they relate to a dream. It was important to do several things. 

1. Make sure your goal/dream is at least 50% believable.  Wait it might not have been 50 any USM'rs reading this please post the percentages.  But some percentage believable.  You gotta believe your dream a lil bit.  At least a lil for starters.  Do you believe somewhere in your heart that you can achieve this?  Are you seeing it?  Are you speaking it?  What are you seeing and speaking and what are the competing intentions around your dream/goal?  Meaning you have a dream of wanting to have children but secretly you don't feel you deserve them because you had an abortion when you were 14 or something like you want to be a fitness model but don't think it possible because you are 80 pounds overweight and secretly eat Twinkies at night.  I don't know what the competing intentions are but they exist and must be managed.  

2.  Create an Ideal Scene or a Vision board.  Something that you can see and look at everyday that holds the idea of you realizing and living your dreams.  But you want not only things but you want emotions, how you will feel, the quality of life and the mental and space you will be in.  Then measure how often do you feel and see yourself in the way you are in the board?  What can you do, what small steps can you take to bridge the divide?  Who can you seek support and help from.  

3.  Share you goals and dreams with those that you trust.  Not because anyone is capable or has the power to take your dreams from you for this is impossible. BUT when unsure and uncertain one can certainly give their power away to others.  Remember it is what you believe is possible.  But share with someone who can hold light and space for you and your dreams.  Ask friends when they have seen you in your light and make a list of these instances and review them daily.  

4.  Create practices that support your hearts desires.  What are some small things that you can and will commit to daily to cultivate the living, social, personal, spiritual and actual scenario's you want in your life.  Even if what your job or life is now is vastly different from your dream what small things can you commit to daily that will bring this about.  YOU HAVE THE TIME.  Make the time for you.  Another thing I used to tell my Weight Watcher members was to remember the announcement that the flight attendants always make before a flight departs.  If those air bag thingies pop down and you have small children, PUT YOURS ON FIRST.  The instinct is to put the child's on first.  But what happens if you pass out before that happens, a child may not know how and both of you could perish.  When you can breath you can better assist your child's breath.  So it is in life.  Take care of you everyday, you will have more energy to devote to the people and things you care about.  

5.  Even if you are doing something you don't like or want to be doing.  DO YOUR BEST.  Always put your best face/foot forward.  

6.  Fake it until you make it.  Live, act, breath, speak, dress and live from a place of you having already achieved your dreams.  Life is about the journey not the destiny.  Your life is here and now.  Always all we have is what is right in front of us.  

7.  Affirmations.  Write them, copy them, bite them, listen to them or all of the above but have them in your brain to drown out the madness.  The brain does not really know the difference between the real and practiced event.  I remember one time a group of girlfriends and I were getting ready to go to a big party.  We got together in my apartment before hand, we were clowning around, dancing, laughing, trying on each others clothes and teasing each other.  It was like a slumber party.  We finally got to the party before we all looked at each other and realized we had more fun getting ready for the party than actually being at the party.  Remember it is about the what?  The JOURNEY...

8.  Fill that date book up with meaningful appointments that move you towards your goal.  Steve Chandler once said something like, 'show me a dream deferred and I'll show you an empty calendar.' So many times we say we don't know what to do next and that simply is not true.  You do know what to do.  Do it.  Challenge yourself and figure out a way to feel the fear and do it anyway.  (watch above USM video or if viewing from FACEBOOK click on VIEW ORIGINAL POST to view video)

9.  Have fun.  It's just life.  We take all of this way to seriously.  God put us here to shine.  Then SHINE and give the creator GLORY.  At the end of the day its not about you.  If you have a gift get out of the way and add your light, your love in your own unique way and help bring light to the world.  It's what we are here to do!!!

Thanks