Deborah Brown-Volkman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Issue:

December, 2007, Issue #104

HAVE YOU GIVEN UP ON YOUR DREAMS

Welcome to Surpass Your Dreams. The goal of the weekly tips is to help you recognize your potential and surpass your dreams. Included are tips for either transitioning into a career you love, excelling in the career you have now, or loving what you do for a living everyday.

If you are thinking about making these changes in your career, (and your life), Deborah Brown-Volkman offers 30-minute complimentary calls to those who want to experience coaching, to see if it is the right tool to help them move forward. To find out more, please visit http://www.surpassyourdreams.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. Have You Given Up On Your Dreams 
  2. Seven Steps To Getting Your Dreams Back  
  3. Coaches Corner-Cherish Your Gift And Your Dreams
  4. Great Resources

I. HAVE YOU GIVEN UP ON YOUR DREAMS

Part I.

 

Have you given up on your dreams? Would you like to get them back?

 

Many of us give up on our dreams. Often our dreams slip away without our even realizing it. We get bogged down with the day-to-day responsibilities of being a wife, husband, parent, full-time worker, etc. We know that we are busy at the moment, but we'll get back to pursuing our dreams "some day". We really will.

But then "some day" doesn't happen and it seems too hard to get back to where we were when we were first excited about our dreams. It becomes "too late" or "impossible" to pursue, so we give up and walk away.

See Part II continued below...

WANT TO FEEL GREAT AT WORK EVERYDAY?  START WITH YOUR WELLNESS

 

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II. SEVEN STEPS TO GETTING YOUR DREAMS BACK

Part II.

So How So You Make Sure You Are Never Without A Job? Follow These 6 Steps Below.

1. Acknowledge That You Have Dreams:

I meet so many people who say that they don't have dreams or they can't remember what they are. You know what your dreams are, you really do. You've just pushed them down so deep that it might take some time to bring them to the surface again. Let them out, you deserve to live them.

2. Write Down Your Dreams:

How can you live your dreams if you can't see what they are? Write them down. Don't judge your dreams or wonder "how?" Just do it! Sometimes we continue at habits or thoughts that no longer serve us because we are not sure who we would be without them. Trust that a new you will emerge once you get rid of the blame. Trust that the answers and the direction you seek are there once the cloud of blame has been cleared.

3. Realize That Dreams Come True In Steps:

Your dreams cannot come true until you take a small step. It doesn't have to be a large one. It just has to get you moving. Small steps are the steps that will get you to your dreams. Until, one day, you realize that you are there.

4. Face The Barriers That Are Keeping You From Living Your Dreams: 

 

What's keeping you from living your dreams? Not enough money or time? Too many responsibilities? Look for ways to overcome this. There will always be a reason not to do

something. It's up to you if you want to give into these reasons or not.

5. Find People Who Will Support You:

Select people who will love you and cheer you on as you move toward your dreams. Tell them how much you love and appreciate them. You do not want to live your dreams by yourself.

6. Pat Yourself On The Back For Your Successes:  

 

You deserve it! The fun part of living your dreams is the journey. It is the road to success that builds character and the part that you will remember the most.  

 

7. Be Comfortable With Fear:  

 

There are times when you will wonder if you have what it takes to fulfill your dreams or if you deserve to live them. Fear is a normal part of the process. If you can accept that sooner or later you will be afraid, then you don't have to spend time worrying about what you will do when fear sets in. The only way past fear is through it and not around it. There is no other way.

So, what do you say, you only have one life to live so it might as well be a life you love!

III. COACHES CORNER

Since many of my subscribers are coaches, this section is for you. It contains tips and techniques to take your coaching practice to the next level.

THIS MONTH: CHERISH YOU GIFTS AND YOUR DREAMS

A coaching practice you love is within your reach. Here are some great ways to get there:

1. Recognize the difference between your practice and your life.

2. Be clear that your practice is a business to enjoy.

3. Learn to say no. (And, mean it!)

4. Get your needs met outside of your practice.

5. Create a community of people you love.

6. Have fun.

7. Build a reserve of time, money, and love.

8. Set high standards.

9. Create time for your family and friends.

10. Enjoy every moment.

About the Author: John A. Zenkewich, B.S.Psych, J.D., Master Practoner NLP, Coach, who can be reached at John@lifespirit.com or 516-823-0940

Happy Holidays!

From our family to yours...

IV. GREAT RESOURCES

Below are great resources you can use to excel in your career.

AccessAudrey - Audrey Martorana, Virtual Assistant, E-Commerce Specialist and Web Designer offers a progressive and intelligent solution to having your own personal assistant and website designer, without the everyday overhead. To find out more, please: Click here.
 

INSIGHTS ABOUT SUCCESSFUL JOB HUNTING FROM A RECRUITER. This unique e-book, written by a professional recruiter,  who has over 20-years in the business, tells you how to work through recruiters, the people who know where the best jobs are, and who are looking for qualified candidates like you. To find out more, please visit: Click here.
 

DAVID RIKLAN, the President and Founder of the #1 Self Improvement website in the world, SelfGrowth.com, has tapped the minds of the greatest experts of our time such as Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, and put what he discovered into 101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life. I am a one of the authors of this book, contributing an important chapter on career planning and the 5 steps you can take so your career can go from denial to victory. To find out more, please visit: Click here.

Previous E-Newsletters:
 

 WISH UPON A STAR (November 2007)

 BAD CHOICES CAN LEAD TO GOOD ONES (October 2007)
 FEEL BETTER AT WORK (September 2007)
BEGIN WITH TODAY (August 2007)
 HOW TO CREATE A POWERFUL CAREER (July 2007)
 YOU GIVE WHAT YOU GET IN YOUR CAREER (June, 2007)

HOW TO PERFORM WELL AT WORK (May, 2007)

WHAT TO SAY AND GET THE JOB YOU WANT (April, 2007)

MAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT YOUR CAREER (March, 2007)

ARE YOU REALLY COMMITTED TO YOUR CAREER GOALS? (February, 2007)

WILL THIS BE YOUR YEAR (January, 2007)

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