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Say Yes.
I am not a fan of always being available. Are you? (I currently have a bandage on my finger which makes it a bit of a challenge to type, so please bear with me.) While I have been trudging along my Dream Project path I have wanted to say NO on several occasions. NO. NO! NO? No, I can’t do that-I can’t help you I don’t have enough time. No, I am too busy as a mom. No, I don’t have enough money. No, I am not going to approve that. NO, you cannot have another cookie…
Then I started to think about YES, what if I just said yes to everything? (except the cookie) Then I tried it for a full day, and here is what it looked like… I said yes to the gym, which meant I actually went and did the entire workout, I said yes, to my husband and let him work longer on his project while I fed my son dinner, I said yes, to the phone all day long by answering it (I usually have it on silence and listen to messages). I said yes to my son when it came to sleeping on the big bed, which meant that I had to stay in the room with him… I said yes, to the rude young lady in the corner store. There are probably 10 more YES moments for the day, but I want to get to the point… which is this: Every time I said yes, there was a significant (positive) reaction or feedback… COOL! Now, how does this relate to Living My Dreams and the Makings of a Dream Life?
DUH?! Keyword: POSITIVE. I had an entire day of positivity, bringing me one day closer to fulfilling my commitment to helping 500,000 people achieve 1.5 million dreams! Awesome.
My challenge is staying with the YES… and really knowing when to insert the NO (no more cookies) with a positive manner or spin so to speak. Saying yes changed the muscles in my face, changed my mood, changed the way that I looked at someone, it even changed the way that I drove… COOL, COOL, COOL. Yes, yes, yes.
I question people, I question myself, I question you, are you saying yes, are you one step closer to Living the Dream Life, if not, then I challenge you to join me… let’s say YES together!
Carry on, stay calm, and keep dreaming!
Other Stuff You Might Take a Look at…
- The Dream Life (takethefame.wordpress.com)
What kind of people are in your life?
I recently realized that I have some amazing people in my life, who make my life much more easier to handle, now.
Being a mom, and an entrepreneur demands constant attention to details, (now I’m not saying that this is the only job that demands critical attention… I’m just making a note) emails, line items, budgets, and I’m often dealing with a lot of personalities… and my son. This can be tricky, daunting and completely exhausting. Good news is that I have some amazing people in my life that tow the line for me when I’m in trouble, which is so nice!
About a two years ago, I had an awakening around relationships… and people. They(people) are not always what I want them to be, and as a result of my convoluted yet, wishful thinking I am let down by people who I thought were one way, and actually in the end were not that way at ALL! I want so badly for people to do good, be kind, and do the right thing, to be supportive, handle situations which can be tough or awkward… but what I have realized is that NOT everyone is on the same spiritual, business, friend, OR life page as I am… and this is, and has to be OKAY.
What do I do, what did I do… I cleared the path for others, I said see ya later to the “no-shows” AND THEN LIFE FELT EASIER… Are you holding onto someone? Let go! I tell you it will feel amazing.
Keep dreaming.
Related articles
- For Entrepreneurs, There’s a Fine Line Between Good and Bad (blogs.constantcontact.com)
Fridays come and go
Another friday, already.
I have been swamped with my pivitol tracker messages… so much work and so little time. But this is great news, which means I am closer to launching, the soft launch. Lets be honest, the test launch.
On another note, I have noticed that my son, has suddenly stepped into being TWO. Now I have begun to understand why they shake their heads and say something like, “Oh yeah, the terrible twos” Last night after I had just finished cutting all the broccoli and chard for my son we went BOOM. He ran up behind me and bites my, bum… hand on pot stirring veggies, food went flying, we fell to the floor and suddenly I couldn’t figure out how we got there. Scared that something had burned him, and shocked that I didn’t start screaming from the bite… we sat with pieces of broccoli and swiss chard scattered on our kitchen floor, gas flame still dancing. This became our first official TIME OUT, I sat him down quietly and said now you don’t bit mommy, you need to sit and be quiet by yourself! Low and behold… he sat. I think it helped that I had the music on, as he started to snap his fingers and pretend to play the drums, I reminded him to be quiet and still and he did…
WOW.
I guess there are first for everything. We are at 2, what am I to do? Teach, love and remember that he is only two, yes only 2…
Until next time.
Details have to be close…
I don’t want to say that I am a perfectionist, but I am when it comes to details… and what a kick in the butt that is! I have to swallow my pride and let things be… and trust… I’m trusting. Watch!
FINALLY… it’s coming together. LOGO
All I have to say is that if you are looking for design work…. then you must… YES must… check out http://www.tanyarockphotography.com/ for real. Here is the story.
I have to open my mouth
Some conversations are a bit challenging… but they all have to happen, in time.
I think I left the planet
Holiday, came and gone, and so was I. I woke up today, sore, sore neck, sore back and a sore throat, great just what I need on my first day back from holiday.
Let’s talk about holidays for a moment, Yes I will. I am of the variety who loves to travel and relax, but I really do love making my own tea, having my own toast, and being able to relax in multiple rooms if necessary. We rent small houses or cottages when on holiday, and now with our son, we rent at least a two bedroom! This holiday we went to Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles, I was thrilled to go away, I was looking forward to it. I shared this with another mom, and she quietly under her breath said, oh sure that will be fun, that is no holiday at all… NOW I know the quiet slur turned out to be absolutely true. When a mom goes on holiday with her family, she is not on holiday, her, my life continues to be a Full time mom, I still have to make breakfast, change diapers, bathe, play trains, blow bubbles and cuddle to bed for nap. There are no breaks.
I now realize why my friend, Tracy once talked about the all-inclusive, which at the time I was horridfied to thing of or even consider… pre-made breakfast, crispy sheets, the smell of hotel curtains… no Blue Bottle Coffee… Well, now after this ten day excursion I am shouting from the roof, YES ALL INCLUSIVE! On our next trip I don’t want to do dishes, I don’t want to do laundry, I don’t even want to make a bed… NOW that will be a holiday! Wow, life has changed, indeed Lane.
Dreaming of the next holiday… June!
I love pirates, therefore I love Johnny Depp
And this is no secret, even my husband knows this… As my dream project gets pushed further and further behind, I begin to look in old drawers, dig into old books, and let my mind wander to a safe and sane place. Currently the idea of trying to put together a logo is wreaking havoc on my mind… hence I turn to JD. Watch.
I wish there was a song I could sing.
But there isn’t. The Dream Project is … S T I L L. On anther note, I was dreaming of being in Spain eating delicious paella!
