Speaking of Women - Dreams and Change

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE!

7 Steps to Realizing Your Dreams, Spice Up Your Life & Say Hello To Your Future Self!!!


Whether it’s going back to school for your degree, or becoming an entrepreneur in a new start up company, or whether you just want some
CHANGE in your life. Even if you’re young or old, married or divorced, rich or poor, make up your mind to put these steps I give you into action NOW by taking things off the back burner, then watch as you transform, grow as a person and reinvent yourself.
Have you ever found yourself daydreaming?
Did you ever want to do something else with your life?
Was there ever a time you found yourself fantasizing about living your life differently?
Have you ever put your dreams on hold?
Did you ever hear yourself saying to friends (or to yourself)….someday I’d like to do……….
Are you filled with dread and fearful of change or failure?

“If you’re afraid for your future, you don’t have a present” – James Petersen

Let’s think for a moment…

What if you woke up one morning and were suddenly granted one wish.. to spend the rest of your working years doing something you absolutely loved and enjoyed, fulfilled your creativity, filled you up emotionally and gave you a sense of productivity and well-being. Wouldn’t THAT be great? What would the value of that be for you? Think about that for a moment?
There may be those of you who don’t know what you want to do differently but still want to change things anyway. Stay tuned, there’s hope for you too.
The reason I know this is because at the age of 70, I have finally done it, I am doing something I’ve always dreamed of doing but for years told myself the time was not right. The truth is I was filled with fear.



Overcoming Fear ~

Sometimes it takes courage to change things and most people don’t like change. Don’t dwell on the fact that it is actually change. The best thing to do is to tell yourself that what you’re doing is just different, and try to embrace it. Most times, change is good but sometimes, with change, comes fear.

Fear can be overcome just by surrounding yourself with people knowledgeable enough in the field of your endeavor to help you by either mentoring you, basically showing you the way, or arming yourself with all the information needed toward your goal that it will empower you enough to move forward. Remember, knowledge is power and this reduces the fear. In other words, once your shown the way and you learn “How”, your fear will diminish.

In any case, I believe if you follow certain steps, it may be possible to turn your dreams into reality. I know they did for me.

Here’s how!

“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this. Decide what you want.” –Ben Stein

First, define your dream and what it is you’d really like to spend the remainder of your time doing. Then go about planning what you’ve always wanted to do!

Second: For those who are not sure….. ask yourself…
What are you passionate about? Passion is an intense, driving emotion! What things drive you?
What are you good at?
What things do you enjoy?
Who are you all about? If someone were to describe you, who would they say you are?
What are your hobbies?

Ask yourself this…have you ever had a hobby you enjoyed playing at? Was it something that took you into a complete state of relaxation, peace and calm? Remember how completely and utterly happy you were in the moment? Can you remember? That’s because with a hobby, you’re just playing at it and enjoying it, so your mind and body are totally relaxed.
What if you could turn what you love doing into a full time career and spend your time doing what you enjoy for the rest of your years? Wouldn’t that make you happy?

Third - Make sure the timing is right in your life. Don’t plan living your dream just when Junior is getting ready to attend college (unless of course you can afford it.)

Fourth - Step out of your comfort zone. Make friends with people with the same interest. Mix, mingle, join, learn, laugh, have some fun. This will all add to your confidence level because you will be thrown in with other like-minded people and learn to grow as an individual. This does wonders for your confidence level and personal development.

Fifth – Surround yourself with positive people. Get rid of all the negativity in your life especially negative people, they’ll bring you down. Attend events relevant to your interest and make some new friends.

SIXTH – Don’t make excuses – I’m too old, too young, too busy, too tired, can’t afford it, too difficult, no time, etc. etc. lose the blues! Some people spend more time coming up with reasons NOT to do something then they do dreaming of what they can accomplish. Be prepared to shed some old habits.

SEVEN- Read, learn and educate yourself. Talk, transform and communicate with anyone and everyone. Become a sponge.

Follow these 7 steps and I promise you, if nothing else, they will at least bring variety and spice to your life, you’ll grow as a person, overcome some fears and you might be lucky enough to be living your dream and reinvent yourself in the process!

Remember, this bears repeating: Mix mingle, join, learn and laugh, get off that couch and put down that remote! Get Out, learn new things and have some fun!!! In any case just remember, ITS NEVER TOO LATE!!!!


Submitted by Carole Goldstein, Motivational Speaker, Image Consultant, Certified Coach, Author., Quincy, Ma. Cgold521@msn.com . 617-770-9978, go to http://www.speakingofwomen.ws