Many people have big dreams that never move from their dreams into reality…and this is such a shame, because big dreams are planted to be grown. I believe that big dreams come from the Divine, and they choose you as much as you choose them. Don’t let this idea put stress on you – let it encourage and excite you!

Because your dream chose you, that means your dream believes in you. Because it’s come from the Divine, the Divine is going to help you bring your dream into reality. And it is important to realise that it is not just about ‘making the dream reality’, it is also about the growth and the change and the learning and the challenges (challenges are good, I’ll talk about that in a future issue!) and the confidence and the stretching you will get from taking action to make your dreams reality.

Many people don’t start because of their expectations for their big dream – what if I fail? Well I have news for you. If you never take any action, you will DEFINITELY fail! Your big dream will never become reality if you don’t try. But if you do try you MIGHT succeed! And you will definitely grow in skills, in confidence, in brilliance, in potential. Seriously, the more you follow your big dreams, the bigger they get! So far, I haven’t found any limit to the potential that can be explored in me. It’s phenomenal. I am doing things now I never thought I would or could do – public speaking, writing, podcasting, videos, even the coaching and marketing aspects of my business have gone up a level every 4 months or so in the last 8 years!

So how do you get moving? EASY. You take a baby step. Then another. Then one more. Then another baby step. Then you might get stuck for a bit or hit an obstacle (I’ll talk more about obstacles in a future issue too!)…but once you get past that, you’ll take another baby step. And another. And another. Sandy Grason taught me the following question to ask: What’s next?

Simple huh? This made a HUGE difference to my ability to progress on my big dreams, because every time I got stuck, I just said to myself ‘what’s next?’ and did that thing. And before I knew it, my next step was taken and momentum gathered again and my big dreams moved forward. The key is to make is EASY. So no saying ‘my next baby step is to move the house 3 inches to the right/create a website/save up £12000/start a business/write the book’ – them are NOT baby steps y’all!

A baby step is something small you can relatively easily do. So a baby step for a ‘big dream’ of writing a book might be to spend 10 minutes brain- storming ideas for said book, or writing down the basic plot, or picking your lead character’s name, or booking a time to write, or writing 50 words. You want to make it so easy that it’s almost impossible not to do it. When you make your baby steps really easy, many obstacles just melt away – like any fears you have of completing a big step…well, if you just take a baby step and another and another, all of a sudden, you’ve taken the big step without even noticing!

Baby steps don’t take you as far out of your comfort zone, so they are easier to just do and keep doing. And as you keep moving forward, you gain confidence and momentum to keep moving further and further into making your dream into reality. Each baby step you take makes you feel good about yourself and your big dream…and not only is it good to feel good, it’s rocket fuel for your dream. So learn a new dance – the baby step! And keep dancing that dance until you reach your dream. If you just keep baby stepping, it is inevitable.

Your Homework
What is the next step for you to take towards your big dream? If you know exactly what your next baby step is, do it. If you’re not sure, your next baby step is to find out what your next step is. You could try writing the question on a piece of paper and just answering the question for 10 minutes (by then you should get past the ‘I don’t know’s). You could try creating a mind map and brainstorming ideas for next steps. You could ask the Divine for help. You could get a coach and get some help! (see this month’s Special Offer) Trust that you know exactly what to do next – I believe in you!

And I would love to hear what you’re doing to baby step in the direction of your big dream – leave a comment below, or come over to the facebook page and leave a comment there.

This article was taken from February’s Dreams to Reality newsletter – to sign up, click here.

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All too often we don’t honour ourselves, recognise ourselves or celebrate our little steps towards our big dreams. Why celebrate? To achieve your big dreams you will need all the encouragement and support you can get. It’s time to stop holding ourselves back with criticism, blame and negativity and start cheering ourselves on with celebration, recognition, support and cheerleading. WOOHOO!!!

To listen to this week’s podcast, click here: Celebration and Your Big Dream

Homework:
Celebrate every little step you take towards your big dream.

You can also subscribe to this podcast on itunes here.

May all your dreams become reality.

Love

Donna.x

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Q: I know what I want to do and I’ve been looking on the internet for help to make it happen. Now I’ve done loads of courses, read loads of books, and I’m on about 100 mailing lists…but I haven’t actually DONE anything towards my dream. I seem to be getting distracted by all the conflicting advice, and I just don’t know where to start. Now whenever I look at any of the books, e-mails and courses, I just feel bad.

Part of making your dream a reality is ‘information-gathering’ – it sounds like you’ve got stuck in the information gathering phase! Here’s my 3 step plan for you:

1. Unsubscribe – only keep the stuff that you enjoy, you love, you think you will (happily) do, only have things coming into your inbox that make you feel good!
2. Get back in touch with yourself – and what you think and feel. Try the morning pages by Julia Cameron – 3 pages of writing – just free-write everything that comes into your head. Try meditating – don’t be put off by the idea of this, just try out some different ways to quiet the mind – walking meditation, guided meditation, chanting, focusing on your breathing.
3. Take action. Find the next step and take it. Then find the next step and do it. Here’s the link to the podcast about this: The First/Next Step

If you have a question, leave a comment, come to my facebook page or even twitter

Love

Donna.x

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When I am on good form, I am a business GENIUS! When I am on good form I am creative, productive, focused, I have a lot of fun and life is easy. When I am on good form I enjoy life more. When I am on good form I don’t take the bullshit so seriously. When I am on good form I am confident in my own skin. When I am in good form I am joyful, fun and energetic.

When I am on good form, I am the real me – magnificent, unique and have a great sense of humour and a lust for life.

Who are you when you are on top form?

Sometimes you are on poor form…really poor form, and you try and try to carry on regardless and just keep doing your do. Even though you know that if you stopped to get yourself back on good form, you would be more productive, have greater clarity and enjoy life more. Sometimes you need someone to remind you of who you are when you are on top form – when you are rested, cared for, energised, enjoying life. I needed that reminder yesterday! Let this blog post remind you to keep yourself on top form.

What will you do today to make sure you are on top form?

Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Love

Donna.x

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Some people really struggle with asking for help…but your big dream needs help from other people! You can’t do everything alone. You do need to be discerning about who you ask and for what – get the right person for the job.

To listen to this week’s podcast, click here: Ask for Help With Your Big Dream

Homework:
What do I need to move my big dream forward right now?
What does my big dream need to move forward right now?

I got pretty vulnerable here and asked YOU for help! Can you help my big dream move forward by sharing these podcasts, my website, my facebook page and helping me to get more ‘exposure’? Thank you. Xxx

To find the February special offer, go to http://www.donnaonthebeach.com or come and visit me at http://www.facebook.com/donnaonthebeach

You can also subscribe to this podcast on itunes here.

May all your dreams become reality.

Love

Donna.x

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Q: I’ve had ‘goals’ for years, but listening to you talk about ‘what’s my big dream’, I’ve realised that my goals are not my big dream. What happened? And how do I change these goals to find my big dream? I’ve been working on some of these goals for YEARS, now I’m feeling like I’ve wasted all that time working towards something I don’t even want! Help! Jessica

It’s quite common to find that the goals we’ve been working towards are not our ‘big dreams’ because we don’t really stop and feel into our hearts and souls to find out what we really want in life. The good news is that no experience is ever wasted – it all comes together to make you who you are, and you may find that a lot of the skills you’ve learnt will be useful when you are working towards your big dream.

Set a timer for 10 minutes and answer the question ‘what is my big dream?’

Love

Donna.x

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And to help you do so, I present my February Special Offer: 4 coaching sessions for the price of 3. £172.50 for 4 coaching sessions (to be taken within 8 weeks of booking). What are you waiting for? Get in touch right now to arrange a chat to check it’s for you or to nab one of the places, which of course are limited as this offer was announced to my newsletter list last week. I look forward to working with you!

Love

Donna.x

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It’s full moon dreamboard time again with Jamie Ridler of Jamie Ridler studios – to find out more about the full snow moon, click here. The question for this month was: What desires lie deep within? This is my 3rd dreamboard, and I am falling more and more in love with the process and the outcome each and every time. Creating this month’s board involved mining for desire’s held deep within – and some surprising images caught my eye.

For anyone curious about this process, I will tell you hand on heart that it is insightful, fun, and a beautiful way to dig in to what’s there for you – sometimes we can’t ‘think’ our way into our desires, we need to feel them and see them and have them surprise us by showing up in collage! For example, one of the things to show up and surprise me was the kangaroo – and the significance of this is that the kangaroo cannot go backwards, it can only go forwards. To me right now, this was a real ‘aha’ moment. Join the dreamboard circle and create your own – if you’re not sure how, here’s a free resource from Jamie to teach you.

To your dreams!

Love

Donna.x

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There are 3 levels of ‘big dream sharing’:
1 – the ‘baby big dream’ – when your dream is new and precious. The only people to share with are those who will treat it gently and with the respect and love it deserves.
2 – starting to take action on your big dream. Again, it is a time to be gentle with your dream. This is a time to share with people who support, encourage, love, and cheerlead you and your dream.
3 – your big dream has gathered momentum and you no longer feel so afraid of it or protective of it. Now share with all sorts of people – you might get lots of great help at this point from other people – even if it’s a critical person pointing out a glaring flaw in your plan!

To listen to this week’s podcast, click here: Sharing Your Big Dream

Homework:
Experiment with your friends – who are the baby dream holders/cherishers, who are the encouragers and supporters, who are the people you DON’T want to share your big dream with when it’s still fragile? Have fun finding the people who will support you and love your big dreams as much as you do.

You can also subscribe to this podcast on itunes here.

May all your dreams become reality.

Love

Donna.x

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Question: I am following my big dream and it’s been really hard work. I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don’t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to ‘be positive’ or give up. Maria

People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don’t understand those of us who are. Ask for the support you need from your friends – be really clear with them about how they can help you. Take a break from your big dream – when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.

Here’s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars: http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/ – the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy. If you’re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low. If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream. If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!

If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.

Love

Donna.x

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