Welcome to week 4 of this alphabet inspired newsletter. After a long weekend over in the UK last week, on a fantastic training course, I am inspired to share why it is so important to dare to dream, discover your destiny and make decisions to move you forward in life. It never ceases to amaze me how easy it can be to keep on growing, learning, and be inspired to continue to stretch our imagination. The key ingredient for me is always about deciding to take 'action' at whatever stage in the process you are. Make time to dream, discover your destiny and then decide to take action.
Dare to Dream - In the words of Walt Disney 'If you can dream it you can do it'. To dream is to seek a purpose in your life. It allows you to open up to possibilities, to extend your boundaries and push your limits. Daring to dream really is the starting point of great success and achievement in your life. My top tip though is to keep on dreaming as you will inevitably achieve many of your dreams along the way and grow in the process. Big dreams result in big growth allowing you to help and inspire others along the way. All your dreams can come true when you have the courage to pursue them. One of my favourite quotes is “Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.” - Karen Ravn. If you find the process of dreaming difficult, think about using guided meditations or visualisations to help you on your way. YouTube is a great source for these. You can see an example here.
Destiny - Have you discovered yours? Do you need some help? I know I did! This realisation dawned after I spent 25 years on a career path based around a job I just fell into at 17 when I left college early. Somehow somewhere I forgot my childhood dream to never work in an office and ended up doing just that for many years! Has something like this ever happened to you? My message to you today is that its never too late to discover your destiny and do what it is you love rather than perhaps what was expected, or what naturally seemed to come your way. If you love what you do, I would say you have already found your destiny. If not though - what can you do to uncover it? I went to a great life coach to help me work on an area I found really difficult. I was so entrenched in the way of life I had carved for myself I no longer knew the answer to the question - 'What brings you joy?' To help me answer that question, my coach gave me a very simple exercise. You can download your copy of the same exercise here if you need help too.
Decision- To move forward and take action, all you have to do is decide to decide. Are you thinking easier said than done? Making no decision is also a decision, but one that inevitably keeps you stuck. Often the first decision to make is - Do you really want something in your life to change? This can bring up all sorts of fears, doubts and 'what if's'. One way to conquer these is to decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. Susan Jeffers book 'Feel the fear and do it anyway' provides great insight and tools to help you turn indecision into action. One of the big takeaways for me was to replace the concept of - 'what if I make a wrong decision' with her 'no-lose model' on decision making. When faced with any choice point, stop thinking in terms of right path or a wrong path. Start thinking in terms of path A and path B both of which are right. Each path will be full of opportunities, just different ones, neither right nor wrong. This is such a great way to open up your thinking and take the pressure off too. Check out the book on Amazon here.
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Janine Wood is a woman who thrives on her sense of adventure and her capabilities at giving anything a go. She left her 6 figure corporate income to live her rural dream life in France with the love of her life Tony and their two rescue dogs Junior and Benjy. Janine is inspired by interior design, creation, music, art, dance, fun and personal growth and she lives each day with love, laughter and inspiration. Her role now is to inspire other people who know that they can take more out of life and supporting them as they too discover how to live every day like it was their best. Subscribe to this Let Go and Love Life Newsletter here.
Janine Wood is a woman who thrives on her sense of adventure and her capabilities at giving anything a go. She left her 6 figure corporate income to live her rural dream life in France with the love of her life Tony and their two rescue dogs Junior and Benjy. Janine is inspired by interior design, creation, music, art, dance, fun and personal growth and she lives each day with love, laughter and inspiration. Her role now is to inspire other people who know that they can take more out of life and supporting them as they too discover how to live every day like it was their best. Subscribe to this Let Go and Love Life Newsletter here.
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