Gain insights into how to
build the life of your dreams, from a coach who has created his dream
life. Featuring insights gleaned from one of America's top 100 self-help
coaches and top sites for self-help, AspireNow.
I've had many people ask
me how to build the life of your dreams. There are several essential
elements. I think they boil down to the following:
1. A knowing. You must
first know who you are and what you want to do if you are to do anything
significant with your life.
2. Integrity. Being
true to who you are is the first rule of enlightenment. It is also the
first rule in building the life of your dreams. It starts with how we
think. From there, what we say, and last, how we act. If any of these
are out of alignment with what your "knowing" is, you will drop in
integrity and struggle to attract what you want and to build your dreams.
3. Replace blocking
mechanisms with faith and confidence. Some of the things Tony Robbins
and Don Miguel Ruiz talk about involve how you program your mind. If we
utilize self-talk that puts-down or all allows doubt to creep in, we
allow those mechanisms to block us. Instead of allowing those blocking
mechanisms a foot in our mind, we ought to give them the boot! Replacing
these mechanisms with faith, confidence, and belief in what we are doing
is critical to living our dreams.
4. Don't settle - keep
reaching for our dreams. I think that great athletes are always reaching
for another title, another way to improve their game. Artists must
constantly reinvent themselves in order to remain fresh and new. Businesses much
change and evolve or get passed by competition and advancements in
people and technology. It is the same with our dreams. Once we have
realized one, we must push forward to see where the dream is supposed to
stretch us. Allowing ourselves to stretch is a healthy way to continue
to grow.
5. Striving for our
highest good. When Don Miguel Ruiz says "always do your best" I don't
think he means the best we try to do but our absolute best we CAN do.
It's like Duke Ellington said, "do the very best you can with what
you've got." I think we can then stretch to do even better. I often find
an article I've written five years ago and, upon reading, find edits,
rewrites, and things I can improve with what I've learned since I first
put the pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard!). Give yourself a
boost and do your best, be your best and highest self. Who are you not
to be your best - you deserve it.
6. Going for our dreams
even when someone tells us we can't do it. I've almost gotten to the
point where, when someone tells me "I don't think that's a good idea,"
or "I don't think you should..." my ears perk up, the gloves come out,
and instead of fighting, I put my focus to make it happen. I can, I
will, I do. That's my motto.
7. Tenacity,
persistence, and desire. What other ways can you
share your dreams? Have you reached some milestones that can inspire
others? Being in business for over five years was a milestone that I
passed a few years ago and it's pretty cool. The business has produced
more in the past year then all the other years combined, so sometimes,
the dream just requires LONGEVITY and PERSISTENCE to make it happen. So,
go for your dreams and make them come true.
Here are some of the top
resources for you to create the life of your dreams, featuring books, audio
programs, and card sets by Anthony Robbins, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Eckart
Tolle:
