Do you struggle to BELIEVE in your dream? Visualize a path between where you are now and where you want to be..

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May 8, 2001.
written by life and career coach, KristinCoach.
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The Juicy Topics In This Issue Are......

1. Welcome!
3. Quote of the Week
4. Feature Article - Breaking Down a Dream Into Smaller Actions
5. Try This! Lifework
6. FREE coaching offer

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1. Welcome
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Welcome Back!

I had an interesting experience last week that prompted me to send you the feature article below. It is about BELIEVING in your dream.. Yes, it is one of my favorite topics... You can never hear enough about this subject, in my opinion.

Well, so here is the experience I had.... I was hanging out by the pool recently and found myself teaching a little neighbor girl how to swim. She was trying soooooo hard to tread water and swim but just kept sinking below the surface. Yet, she seemed to have some of the basic swim moves and strokes in her repertoire. As I observed her, I was curious about what exactly made her SINK versus SWIM. Was it simply a lack of skill and practice? Or, was I looking at a classic case of "lack of belief"?

I asked this girl a question:

*"Do you expect to sink or swim?"

She thought about it and said, "I guess I think I will sink since I always do.."

SO, then, I asked her to SEE herself swimming. I wanted her to BELIEVE she could do it. To expect it.

After a few minutes of this, she improved her swimming to the degree where she would swim to the wall without sinking. QUITE an accomplishment considering the fact that she looked like a drowning victim up until this point. Now, she looked relaxed, smooth and much more accomplished as a swimmer.

This was a fun moment for me. I did not TEACH this girl how to swim. In fact, I think she already had some of the basic moves she needed. What she LACKED was BELIEF. I did help her there...It was a proud moment. It was really very simple, too.

SO, I ask YOU this...

Do YOU have the belief that you need to "swim" in your life? Or, are you expecting to sink? Think about it.

Enjoy your week.

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2. Quote of the Week.
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"Dreams come a size too big so that we can grow into them."
-- Josie Bisset


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3. Feature Article - BREAKING DOWN A DREAM INTO SMALLER ACTIONS
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BREAKING DOWN A DREAM INTO SMALLER ACTIONS:

What stops us from moving all the way through the smaller actions that will eventually lead us to our final "destination" or the realization of a magnificent dream? DO we get bored? Get stuck? Lose sight of our overall plan? DO we shift gears and tackle another project or do we simply get lazy? Think about it. If it REALLY is so easy to take any goal/vision/ dream and break it down into smaller parts, why don't we do it?

Here's my theory. Most of us don't BELIEVE it is THAT simple to get what we want. OR, many of us never really believed in the first place that the big dream we "want" is ever going to manifest. See, BELIEVING is where all the juice comes from. It is the energy that will propel us forward through the actions.. If we don't BELIEVE, we will eventually get stuck, lose steam, get bored, lose sight, etc..

SO, the true simplicity in this plan is in step one.. THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP.

STEP ONE...To get what you want you MUST believe it is possible.. If not, you are wasting your time..

Try this...

Take a vision or dream you've had for awhile.. Let's say you want to live on the beach in a fabulous house overlooking the water.. Look at that house in your mind.. Dream about it.. What does it look like?? Put yourself in the house.. Walk around... Feel the sand on the kitchen floor you tracked in.. Smell the air. Make it yours..

Now.. I ask you.. DO you BELIEVE that house will ever manifest or
materialize for you?? DO you BELIEVE you will ever own that house? It is ok for you to say no.. Just be honest..

OK, let's say you do not totally believe it since you cannot see the way to ever make this happen..Even if you do believe, try this..

Close your eyes and VISUALIZE this. Now, pretend you are on a winding path... You know it leads to your house, but you do not know how long or winding the path may be plus you do not know if you will need to run or walk to eventually make it to the end "in time."

Can you see the path? Can you see that there is a connection between you, or the "start of the path" and the dream (house in this case) at the end of the path?... If you cannot see it, then draw it in your mind. All you want to do is create a solid path or a line between you and the dream...

So, what is the first thing you will need to do to move along the path? To move 1 mile ahead.. What would you need to do? That is your step one.. Once you've accomplished that step.. Move ahead, again, asking yourself that same question. Continue to see the path between you and the dream, not knowing exactly how long it will take to travel along it but simply know that it exists.. Can you at least believe that such a path exists? Do you know there is a WAY to eventually get what you desire..I ASK that you DO believe ..Also, ask yourself each week, "What do I need to do this week to move forward on the path?" or "What will need to happen in the next month to move me along the path?" Your BEST action each MONDAY A.M. is to ask yourself this question and then follow through with the actions
prescribed for you by your own inner guide..

As you move forward along this path (in your mind) continue to visualize it linking you to your dream.. REALLY see that in your mind.. Look to see what is alongside of your path or what the weather is like as you walk or run along it.. These are all signs for you.. If you see "storms ahead".. Just know that and look ever farther for the sunny skies.. Know that the storm or clouds are your "temporary tough times" and that you will move through to the
brighter patch of the path..

In breaking down a goal or dream into bite sized actions you can handle, what you are really doing is taking on "believable" steps.. And, once you've taken that step, your belief about what is possible will change.. Eventually, as you stand closer to your end goal or dream, it will seem much more "believable" that you will, in fact, make it.. The idea is to get some movement along your mental path so that eventually you stand close enough to practically touch and feel your dream.

I believe in your ability to have or be anything you desire as long as your belief is strong enough and as long as you see a link between HERE and THERE. Between where you are now and where you want to be. TRUST yourself and and know that with each action you take you are closer to where you want to be since YOU are the one leading yourself down the path you've created. Who could be a better guide than you??


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4. Try This! Lifework
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If you have trouble BELIEVING in a dream, try this... Find someone who has pulled off your dream. For example, if you want to open a doggie daycare but you think this might be an off the wall idea, how about hunting down someone who already runs one? Volunteer to spend a day with the daycare owner and ask questions about how she got started, what she loves about her work, if she was scared to begin, etc. You will BELIEVE it is possible for you once you see someone else has achieved the same dream..........And, you may end up
with a new mentor to help guide you, as well. People love to help. Ask around for the help you need.

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5. FREE coaching offer
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Lots of love to you,

Kristin