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So, you all know I love dreaming and I love dreams and I REALLY love to hear the stories of dreamers out there who had a dream and went for it.
Priscilla Ahn did just that. She is a singer-songwriter and took her little 18 year old self out to L.A. and went for it. Here’s a snippet of her story. I love her song, Dream (see below). Maybe you’ve heard it in the movies, Bride Wars or Love Happens.
Today is A Good Day (title of her new CD). 
I received many emails yesterday about the piece that ran about Robert Butler and his Volleyball Dream Business on NBC5i here in Dallas-Ft. Worth. I was interviewed as part of that piece and in it I talked about daring to push the limit of reality as you now know it.
More people seemed to cue into that part of the interview more than any other part. And, to me, this is the place I most love to play in with clients. It is so much fun to dissolve barriers and edges of reality.
Want to find your edges? Ask what you believe about whatever it is that you are creating. Yesterday, a client and I played with this and while $5,000 a month was not an issue, $5,000 a month for one client seemed different. All of a sudden, all of the borders or rules came out with this idea. Soon, she was dashing off one after another… and now her possibility threshold is just a bit larger and more infinite – just like she is!
Dare to push the edge of possibility… and don’t forget to have fun!!
How far did Barack have to push the edge to dream this big?
"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s always doing both." —James A. Michener
I don’t know if you know any hockey fans, but I have talked to THREE different people in the last 30 days (all from Canada) and they are CRAZY about hockey. I mean, seriously, they talk about it like it is their LIFE!
Which made me think about this…what am I THAT passionate about? I mean, seriously? It’s not sports… it’s not hockey (although I have to admit the ONE hockey game I attended was GREAT)…and it really isn’t a big list of other things.
When I read this quote, it made me realize that my life and my work really are the same. I LOVE people. I love to watch them, I love to talk to them, I love to experience them (feeling their different energies), I love to share stories with them. So, in my world, any day with a bunch of people or a few people… or just me as a people is a good day.
I used to really be harsh with myself about what am I doing with my life? And now I know… I love people, I love ideas… and entrepreneurs are people with ideas. It’s a great day when I can combine a day with entrepreneurs who are also conscious and interested in transformation (another love) and we can spend time sharing our ideas with each other.
This blog is like that… it isn’t a job. It’s my place to share what I’m thinking about all day (well, not ALL day… bits of the day, really).
I’m so loving the feeling and the energy of hockey fans. They are fanatical in a very unique feeling way. It is truly wonderful to hear them tell their stories!
Hey y’all. How y’all doin’? I’ve been reading Paula Deen’s autobiography and it is so good. I love biographies – I can gobble them up like Chicklets. This one is sweet and honest. I appreciate her candor and there are so many good lessons she teaches. I’m amazed by her truthfulness. Wow.
One thing I learned in Miss Paula’s book is about having a vision. For Paula, she read a book called A Woman of Substance that gave her a vision to reach for. She kept saying she was going to be a Woman of Substance – even when her reality looked like anything but! She made a commitment to become a Woman of Substance, and I believe, y’all, she’s done that. Don’t you?
It reminds me of my own desire to leave a legacy. I didn’t know what that meant but I started thinking about it a couple of months ago. You all know I know I’m not perfect, but somehow I started thinking there might be something bigger I could be doing to be of service.
I came up with an idea, and from there, it has grown and grown over the last few weeks. That idea is the Rapid Success Experiment. And, I want to invite you all to join us to go BIG to end 2009 on a high note.
http://www.rapidsuccesspartners.com/services/the-rapid-success-experiment
Like Paula, I desire to be a Woman of Substance and live a legacy that I would be proud to leave.
Come join me to create your own vision! Join us and go big! PLUS, I just KNOW we are going to have to have a BIG OL’ PARTY at the end of the year or in the New Year to celebrate. Hitch your wagon to a star and let’s go!
Last week a client and I talked excitedly about all she is creating in her life. She would say one thing, I would say another, then we would laugh and talk even faster. It was as if we couldn’t talk fast enough.
At one point we paused to catch our breath, and the conversation turned to ‘new’ things – things she had not ‘mastered.’ As she began to say, “Well, I’m not that great at that yet.” She must have hit the phone key pad, and heard the operator say, “Your entry is not valid.”
Startled by the woman’s voice coming over the line, she said, “What was I just saying? Wow, that was weird. Was that the Universe’s response to what I just said?”
After such a long conversation about trusting, following, knowing all is well, the contrast was palpable. We laughed as I said, “Yep, you were saying something about not being that great at it yet… and, YOUR ENTRY IS NOT VALID.”
She said, “What a great reminder – I’m always great – and ready!”
What entry in your life isn’t valid?
Let’s break out the colors for summer kids. My favorite nail polishes are OPI and Essie. ESSIE has super yummy colors. One of my favs is Jam ‘n’ Jelly. OOOOh, it is so much fun. Essie has a NEON line for the summer, and I also remember a brand for a while back – Hard Candy. Remember them? This line introduced us to crazy colors like blue and green. It looks like they don’t have any nail polishes anymore, but OPI has a smokin’ hot blue (No Room for the Blues) in the BRIGHTS collection – whoa! I’ve always loved OPI’s polish names – I’m really not a waitress is a fun red color. How about Ladies & Magenta-men. Now that’s creative!
Summertime, tan time (spray tan is good for those who like to look tan without the skin damage) is a good time to break out the bright, beautiful colors. It reminds me of an article I wrote a while back, but thought it would be good to share again…got lots of emails on this. Enjoy…
I attended the eWomen Network Conference a few weeks ago. I love this group of people (yes, there are men who attend too!) for many reasons, but probably the primary reason is that they are genuinely kind people. It is an atmosphere that feels like a warm blanket – it pulls you in and asks you to ‘get close’ with others.
Why am I telling you this? Well, because this story may have only happened in such an environment!
I met a woman who represented 29000feet.com (for those who may not have heard, this is like a super-secure dating site that connects service providers to their clients and is backed by training super company, Delaporte). Of course, I was intrigued by the idea (I had not heard of them before that moment), but I was even more intrigued by the nail polish on her toes!
“It’s Jam N Jelly by Essie!” she exclaimed. All I knew was I had to have it! She told me where she purchased it, wrote down the name of the company on a business card and sent me on my way. I felt great – where else would this conversation have taken place? Now really?!
What does this have to do with you and your dreams? A lot. Stay with me.
I get to Ulta3 (this is like the Costco equivalent to beauty items) and I’m dazzled by all the new products and the colors and the fragrances. I bee-line over to Essie and am floored by the colors. Having been a loyal OPI wearer for a decade, I admit it, I haven’t ventured into new nail polish waters recently. And, come to think of it, I never buy polish – I just pick from the colors on the rack when I get a manicure or pedicure.
The Essie colors were amazing. I mean, I have never seen colors of nail polish in these shades. Come to think of it, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen these colors!
So what?
Well, it made me think… what made this Essie Chick think she had something ‘new’ to offer the already VERY CROWDED market of cosmetics? What made her believe she could do it? What was it that allowed her to go for it?
If you think about it… we have lots and lots and LOTS of choices for paint for the old daggers. BUT, I stood there marveling at how these were somehow different. The colors were just slightly off of the regular path. They had various clear equivalents that were slightly more opaque. They were, in a word, unique!
Again, what does this have to do with you?
Well, let me ask you.
Are you trapped in the “Why does the world need another…” illusion? Do you yearn to write a book, compose a song, tap dance your way across broadway, take a worldwide tour on foot and document it, visit countries that we probably don’t even know exist to help others? If the ‘reason’ why you are not doing it sounds like any of these…
“What can I say that hasn’t already been said before?”
“There are plenty of people who want to do this, why should I even try?”
“Doesn’t the world have enough __________ [insert your creation – diet books, cosmetics, coaches, savers of the third world?”
“I am not unique enough to stand out.”
If so, then you are probably looking through a cloudy lens. Your desire is enough of the reason why! You are unique. Your desires are unique because they are fulfilled by you and how you create them. We are all the same and yet we all are uniquely individual.
Now, may I ask you one question? What would have happened if Essie had thought… oh, there are plenty of nail polish companies out there. I don’t have anything special to bring. I wouldn’t be wearing my Jam N Jelly finger and toe nail polish right now! And, that would be a sad thing indeed!
Quick Action:
♪ Are there any places in your life where you are playing the “what do I have to offer” card?
♪ Take a moment, close your eyes, and ask… Where does this originate?
♪ Notice the first thought that comes to your mind.
♫ Make a choice. Will you keep this belief or release it? Why?
Quick Lyric
This is the beautiful melody that played in my head as I wrote this. Tracy Chapman sings this song about love, but I believe it applies to this idea:
If not now, then when?
If not today,
Then, why make your promises?
A love declared for days to come,
Is as good as none.
You can wait ’til morning comes.
You can wait for the new day.
You can wait and lose this heart.
You can wait and soon be sorry.
And, I’ll add this… if not you then who?
Here’s to you, and to another week to honor YOU and YOUR DREAMS!
Your dreams do matter – to you and to the world!
I discovered Jana Stanfield (where have I been?) last week – WOW! What an amazing voice, what an amazing spirit!
This song captures the feeling we had in mind when we (Kathy Garland and I) created Fearless Manifesting. Many of us know what fear feels like. I used to use fear like a weapon on myself. I would amp up fear to ‘get things done’ – what a torture device!
Imagine what you could do if you turned fear into power and power into action! Ask yourself…What would I do if I were brave? Let us know!
Yeeee, I might have told a tiny white lie (you know, about not mentioning CANTON anymore). But I PROMISE that this post isn’t about Canton Trade Days! Okay, so when Dusty Rose, Mark and I went to take in the lovely creations last week, we swung by Iron Willow for mom to get her ‘flying pig,’ and when we got there, she was SOOOO excited, you know, like I said… almost about to pee her pants for this thing she is totally salivating over, and … then… it HAPPENED!
The one that she wanted wasn’t there. The one she wanted was POLKED DOTTED (remember?). No polka dotted pig, so she started looking at the other ones. PLUS, she REALLY wanted the BIG size… $89. Not the smaller size…$59.
I could feel it, I could see it, I could almost even SMELL it… settling energy started coming in…starting flowing in… and I felt every part of my being come in… “Mom, DON’T SETTLE. GET WHAT YOU WANT. WAIT FOR WHAT YOU WANT if it isn’t here!”
I totally didn’t yell it… but I did URGE her very *STRONGLY* to really follow her HEART. She looked at me, looked at the others, smiled, and then said, “I really DON’T want those… I know EXACTLY what I want.”
Yippee! Great – “So what’s next?” I asked her.
“I think I’ll sketch what I remember from last month and place an order and will pick it up – in the size I REALLY want!”
Yeah! And YOU can have what you want (since you know you ARE the creator of EVERYTHING in your experience), and I get to have what I want… and, yes, Dusty Rose gets the flying, polka dotted pig she gets. AMEN!
Do you have a dream? Been playing small? This theme of playing small is one I’ve been seeing with a LOT of people these days – Eeeek! I’m wondering if I’m playing a bit too small too?
I happened upon this video and was struck by how MUCH we can learn from Susan.
First, Simon asks her what has kept her from singing before now (she’s 47). She says, “I haven’t been given the chance.” Hmmmm, is this true? Or has it just not been the right time for her? What is for you? Trust me, I’m asking myself these as I ask them here!
I’ll put my own answers in italics… I haven’t been ready.
Second, she begins to go into her head…thinking…she trips up her speaking, and people really begin to think she is going to be bad – ever notice that happening? You go into ‘thinking’ or ‘trying’ mode and it backfires on you?
Uh, yes, like EVERY TIME! I’ve finally figured out that no one wants to see, hear, experience my ego… they want ME.
Third, she runs off energy by moving a bit and going into her protection zone… seems like it is probably humor. The audience responds with MORE distaste.
My protection zone used to be more information… just give more information, that will get us out of here. Now, it is my breath…no hurry, just breathe.
Fourth, she begins to center… answering what her TRUE DREAM is… to be a singer like Elaine Paige. This links her to her TRUTH. How do we leave our dream by the wayside when we feel judged? Or when people seem to not ‘understand us’?
At some point, I figured out, what difference does it make? I can either say what I want now and not endure the pain of ‘woulda,’ ‘coulda,’ ‘shoulda.’ Or I could endure the pain of being misunderstood. Either way, it felt painful and by going with what I wanted to speak in the moment, I found that wonderful things happened!
Fifth…she sings from her heart…from her soul…with all she has. And gets the gift that comes from that. How many of us would have buckled under an entire audience of people laughing? Going into the ego of feeling bad?
When you’ve got the goods, you know it. If you don’t feel like you’ve got the goods yet, keep going. Keep reaching for your dream. Soon enough, you’ll have them – more like you’ll be consciously connected to them – because you’ve always had them! And, when you know it, go with it! I’m really KNOWING it… and it feels great!
What is your dream? Your BIG, BIG, BIG dream that you hold inside? Let it out… share it with us… tell us… and let us also ENERGIZE your DREAM!
I’ve been dreaming since … well, as long as I can remember. I almost died at 7 months old from chicken pox, and clearly remember the events surrounding that despite not being able to remember other things that happened last week. lol
What I remember most about life as a kid was dreaming about what it was like being other people. My insatiable curiosity about other people took me into their energy, into their worlds. As I grew older, I wondered about the people who lived in ‘those’ houses…big houses that did not match ours. What did they know we didn’t? I wanted to know.
I spent most of my early life in my quest to find out, and ultimately did learn what they knew we didn’t. And, the secret is… they had a bigger vision of possibility. They believed in bigger dreams, bigger possibility and followed it.
You can too…open your heart and mind WIDE and go! I did, and it has taken me on amazing adventures… let’s dream bigger together!
