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Welcome to Surpass Your Dreams. The goal of the monthly newsletters 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. I'll Be Happy When...
2. Are You Ready To Be Happy?
3. Great Resources

I. I'LL BE HAPPY WHEN...

Part I.

 Are you happy with who, what, or where you are today? Are you having fun? Are you enjoying your career? Are you excited about your future? Are you jumping out of bed each day, waiting to take on whatever comes your way? Are you living your life to the fullest? If the answer is no, then I ask "Why Not?"

Most of us are searching for something, or sometime in the future when we will finally be happy. We tell ourselves that if we can only get to "that place", then our lives will be perfect. What we miss when we go through life with this perspective, is the joy of today, and all the wonderful things that it brings.

So what will it take for you be happy? Will it be the bigger house, the new car, getting married, getting divorced, becoming pregnant, getting a new job, moving to a new home, etc? When will you stop running and enjoy what you have today? The search for happiness is internal and impossible to obtain from outside things. Sure, they may make you smile initially, but the emptiness will not go away.

So, how can you be happy? Being happy means accepting your life as it is today, and not where you would like to be in the future. It's about being in awe for having the opportunity to learn something new each day. You don't know what your life will bring tomorrow, so appreciate today!

Being happy today means appreciating what's great about your life. Whether it's being grateful for having your health, a job, a place to live, food everyday or a family that loves you. Being happy today is doing something nice for someone else. This could be as simple as holding the door for the person behind you, or as big as volunteering your time to your favorite charity. Or, you could do something nice for yourself. It's up to you!

And last, being happy today is accepting who you are; the good and the bad. Knowing that you are doing the best you can do, and accepting where you are today. I'm not saying to ignore what you'd like to improve in your life, but by only seeing what's missing, you lose out on "loving" what's great about you.

See Part II continued below...  

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 II. ARE YOU READY TO BE HAPPY TODAY?

Part II.

Being happy is hard work. Sometimes our focus on what's missing can be our biggest obstacle.

If you are ready to surpass your dreams and be happy today, then Personal Coaching may be right for you.

For a Free 30-minute Telephone Coaching Session, call me at 631-874-2877, or send an e-mail to info@surpassyourdreams.com. This session will give you the opportunity to see first hand if a personal coach is right for you. My web-site is at http://www.surpassyourdreams.com.

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