The Joy of Making a Dream Come True

By: Tania Baildon

I’ve talked a lot over the years of making your dreams, your heart’s passions, come true in your life in one form or another. You might not make it on Broadway, but you can always act in your local theatre. I’m not a famous singer with thousands of adoring fans, but I did sing the National Anthem in front of 2500 people at our local AA Baseball game.

Sometimes touching a dream is all we can do, and the very act of reaching for it stretches us and helps us grow. Every time we reach for a dream we get a little farther along our path.

Sometimes we know the outcome before it happens. I was pretty sure when I tried out for the Anthem that I would get called. Sometimes we don’t know. We have a great idea and we know it is worth pursuing. We put our hearts and souls into it because it is the right thing to do, whatever the outcome may be. We leap and trust that the net will appear before we hit the ground.

There has been much controversy over the last year or so about the movie and book “The Secret” and The Law of Attraction. Some believe that if you hold an idea firmly enough in your mind it will manifest in real life. Others claim that is a dangerous notion, because you have to work before anything can happen. Just believing isn’t enough.

I agree. With both, actually. If you want something badly enough, you will take steps toward it. If you want it but can’t see it, can’t visualize it, you will have a much harder time manifesting it because you are not clear on what you want. If you don’t believe you can do it or that you deserve it, you will fight yourself every time you get close.

When you can see it and believe in it, you will want to act on it. It is those three things working together- Vision, Belief, and Action that will bring you the things you want. Affirmations, self hypnosis, prayer, scrap books and collages of our desires, all of these help us focus our attention on our dreams, and it is that focused attention that will take us closer to them.

Two years ago this Fall we quit our jobs driving truck and began following our own dreams. Mine was to join Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Robert Allen, Marshall Sylver, and the other mentors and coaches of the world in helping people reach their dreams. I wanted to be on stage, making a difference in many people’s lives. I love to travel, to speak, to share, to teach. I also saw a serious lack of women up there on stage, and thought I could give a slightly different perspective to the world.

So I took classes, went to seminars, joined Toastmasters. I went through Coaching training. I took Alex Mandossian’s Teleseminar Secrets. I joined Robert Allen’s Enlightened Wealth Institute. I learned, I studied, I defined my dreams more clearly. I watched the gurus closely- what I liked, what I admired, what I didn’t. Which traits I wanted for my own, which ones I did not.

I loved the idea of Harris and Merlin’s 12 Week Intensive. You find 12 experts in a field you are interested in. (Actually, you find and contact about 60 and get 12 of them to say yes.) Then you interview them, one each week, on a teleseminar that you broadcast for free. Each one gets to give an hour or so of great information, and promote a product or program of theirs that will teach people even more. You are an affiliate of the sales from the call. Harris and Merlin made about $130,000 from the first 12 Week Intensive they did, and became well known in the process.

That became one of my dreams. Find experts I admire, ask them for interviews, get to know them, interview them, and help them help others.

This month I have started realizing that dream. The first of July I became part of Mark Joyner’s 7 Day Business Turnaround. I have provided a Simpleology link below. The information is great, the training even better, and I got to meet some of the Space Monkeys.

What in the world is a Space Monkey? Well, before we sent humans out to face the void of outer space, we sent up a dog, and then a chimp, to see how rocket travel would affect living creatures. So when Mark created his 7 Day Business Turnaround, he decided to run a select group of people through the program first, just to see what would happen, and he called them his Space Monkeys.

Some of them were already successful business owners and/or internet marketing gurus, like Tellman Knutson. Some were a small presence on the net, like Kristi Sayles, a 2nd grade teacher who made an extra $400-$500 per month in internet marketing. There were brick and mortar businesses, and total newbies. There was even Mike Hudson, a very successful man who wrote much of the copy you see in the guru’s campaigns, who had never created his own product in all these years.

It was an experiment in marketing, in creativity, and in bringing together people from entirely different backgrounds and seeing what they could do in 7 days with intensive training and access to each other. And what they could do was amazing.

I joined the & Day Business Turnaround on it’s launch to the public. I am very impressed with it, and recommend it wholeheartedly. He teaches about cutting costs, stopping the time bleeding, how to do quick “Cash Injection” missions, and how to think long term once you have the present under control. The forums are one of the best parts, because you never know who you might run into.

I ran into the Space Monkeys, and I remembered my dream of interviewing experts. Here they were, 16 Space Monkeys, and I have a way to contact them (or at least some of them.) I have something in common with them, and several are still active on the forum. So…

I invented the Wealth Virus. The WHAT? The Wealth Virus. It is something the Space Monkeys caught when Mark used them for guinea pigs, and it has been spreading ever since. Every project they work on, all the people they come into contact with, seem to catch the Wealth Virus. Really.

Why did I invent the Wealth Virus? Because it gave me a chance to debrief the Space Monkeys. It gave me a story line to play with, a reason to do the interviews, and a fun thing to talk about, not to mention a great URL. Check it out at the end of this article.

So I set up the website and started contacting Space Monkeys. I only had 16. Could I get enough to make a decent teleseminar series? Well, so far I have 7 Space Monkeys and Mark Joyner himself who have said “Yes” to being interviewed. And a dream seed planed almost 2 years ago is growing into the most beautiful reality I can imagine.

Sometimes in the last month I have felt a little overwhelmed with all I am doing, yet overall I am happier than I have been in a long while. Following your dreams and finally catching up to them is a mind blowing, life altering experience, and I recommend it to everyone. :)

I have often said “Follow your dream.” Now I realize that you don’t just follow a dream. You dream it, you lead it, you follow it, you coax it, you sometimes yell at it for not being what you thought it should be. You let it sleep for a while, then you wake it up and try again. You allow it to grow, you shape it, you trim it, you expand and contract it. You live with it, and it lives in you. Most of all, you work for it, and you never, ever give up on it. And it never gives up on you.

The Space Monkey interviews will start in late August. Be sure to register for your Top Secret Clearance ID at WealthVirus.com.

Become part of my dream with me. Share it with your friends. Watch it grow before your eyes.

Then ask yourself - What is your dream? What can you do today to reach toward that shining star? To bring it out, dust it off, and remember how its glow reminds you who you truly are?

Dreams are for those who stretch themselves in the reaching. “Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"

What dream is worth stretching yourself for today?
Tania Baildon is a Life and Business Coach, Speaker, and Teleseminar Leader. Her coaching specialties are life changes and growth, and small business creation and promotion. One of the most important things Tania brings to her coaching is the ability to break people out of their own thinking habits and brainstorm new possibilities. Coaching: http://www.extraordinary101.com Tania also does professional teleseminar interviews and teaches tele-classes. Her curent project is interviewing Mark Joyner’s Space Monkeys to find out how they caught the elusive Wealth Virus. www.wealthvirus.com
For more self- discovery, get Tania’s 8 week Ten Percent More Ecourse ($67 Value) Free at http://www.tenpercentmore.com/Ecourseform.html

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Balance Your Life and Thrive

Written by BraveHeart Woman
Sunday, 12 August 2007

Finding balance in our lives can be difficult especially if we think our life is already in balance.

* Do you get out of bed running and before you know it it's time to have lunch but you don't remember eating breakfast?
* At the end of the day are you absolutely run down but you notice that nothing on your "to do" list got done?
* Do you spend most of your day running around putting out "fires", feeling frustrated and stressed? Guess what? Your life is out of balance.

The list goes on and on but I won't. Truth is truth no matter what your opinion may be. Do you know anyone who is managing a large family? Have you ever thought to yourself, "How does she do it?" Perhaps the one you're thinking of doesn't do it all that well -- her life is out of balance. Think about it. Do you know anyone who seems to have a "full plate" -- much more to do than you have -- who seems to be thriving and growing? Does she volunteer to do more? Do you find yourself thinking, "Better her than me"? Would you like to know how she does it?

I'll share with you how she does it. I'll share with you how I do it. I have 8 kids. I home-school those of school age. I am currently working on my doctorate and am maintaining an "A" average. I teach childbirth classes from my home. I volunteer in my community and am available to mothers 24/7. I am building my own business. I am active in my church. There's a lot on my plate. I begin my day by making my "to do" list the night before after the kids are in bed. I sit listening to the silence with a pen and paper handy. I write down whatever comes to my mind. I sit listening to the silence until nothing else comes. It usually takes about 30 minutes, sometimes longer. I then take that list and I mark the six most important ones. The ones that MUST get done, no matter what. I then put everything into categories. All "like" items into the same listing -- phone calls, housework, etc. Now I can sleep because I've put it all down on paper. It's no longer in my head keeping me awake. I attempt to rise early.

Notice I said "attempt". I have a nursling and he sometimes wants to nurse when I want to get up so I will do that first. Sometimes the result is me falling back to sleep but that's okay because I've already made my list. Once he's back to sleep, I rise and sit in the silence. Remember, I have 8 kids. Silence is scarce so I use that time wisely. I ponder on my day, I read something inspirational, I do some form of exercise or stretching, I shower, dress and get my hair and make-up done. I eat breakfast. That's right -- I EAT BREAKFAST. I'm not talking about a granola or breakfast bar. I'm talking about breakfast. Make it a big one -- your body will thank you in the form of energy. You know what else happens when you feed your body a lot of healthy food first thing in the morning? Your emotional state improves. How does that happen? You've just given your body what it needs to balance.

I've started my day out the right way - the balanced way. I've fed my body spiritually (listening to the silence and pondering - aka meditation), mentally (reading something inspirational), physically (eating a good breakfast), and emotionally (starting the day slowly with intention and purpose). Does this ensure the day will run flawlessly? No. What it does mean is that I am balanced and ready to accept whatever gets thrown my way. The top six things on my list WILL GET DONE. They may be the only things that get done but that's okay. The kids will get loved on and taught what they need to know. My husband will be okay if he comes into an unkept house because he knows by the happy kids that I've been working hard all day. I am feeling balanced. Complete. Whole. Peace is in the center of my day. I can and will do the things that are necessary. The day will finish and I will sit in the silence and make my list.

The cycle continues. Businesswoman, Friend, and Team player Angie Taylor assists Women to be success stories and inspiration to others. The fact that you are investigating the home-based business industry is a sign that you have dreams and trust in those dreams.

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Don't Waste Your Time - Use it Wisely

by: Andrew Grant

Do you waste time? Are you lazy and indolent or are you continuously on the go, using every minute to the maximum?

If you are in the first category, there are a lot of very obvious things you can do to improve, but in this article I want to concentrate on those of us who are already using our time constructively and examine how you can squeeze even more from your day.

You may think that your life is so full that this is impossible, but I recently ran an inventory of how I used my time and realised that there was still some room for improvement. Here's what I discovered.

Timespace #1 – For years I avoided doing any kind of exercise. It was pretty easy for me, I had been skinny all my life and even though I wasn't too fit, I was still the right weight. As I got older, though I realised that I had to take my body a bit more seriously.

Since then I have become a moderate, regular exerciser; I now go running for half an hour every second day and visit the gym three times a week. No problem there; I get satisfaction from using my time well and I appreciate the results.

However, I calculated that I am spending about five hours per week doing great things for my body, but nothing for my mind. So now when I'm pounding the streets or straining at the weights, I use the opportunity to listen to self development programs on my I-Pod, to concentrate on goal visualization, to practice affirmations or just focus on being grateful for all the good things in my life. And there's a bonus too; because the blood is racing through my veins, my brain is more alert and better prepared to learn and grow.

Timespace #2 – I drive a lot. My business requires a good deal of travel and most of it is done in the car. I used to listen to music on the radio or go into an almost trance-like ‘auto pilot' mode, usually to escape the tedium of long distance driving.

Now, though, I put a self development CD in the player, or a language course, or again, I use the time to practice visualizations and affirmations. The privacy of your little tin box allows you to shout, sing, laugh or mumble. Who cares? You are on your own. It's your space.

Timespace #3 – Finally, this one is not so much about finding extra time as making better use of the time I thought I was using wisely. My personal time audit showed me that I was wasting a whole hour, sometimes more, at the beginning of the day catching up on the overnight e-mail load and then planning what I was going to do for the rest of the day.

I prided myself on being an efficient time warrior, but I now realise, that I was missing one of the biggest mistakes of all.

So how did I fix that? Simple. I changed two things. Firstly, I now do my planning, the night before, by taking ten minutes, near to the end of the evening and writing down everything I want to achieve the next day. The bonus here is that overnight, my mind works on the issues even while I sleep, so by the time I get started next day, I am far better prepared.

Secondly, I leave my e-mail inbox until lunchtime. I spend the morning getting through the goals I assigned the night before and then just before I take a break for lunch, I race through my inbox. That way, I find I already feel good about what I've done so far in the day, my mind is much more focused and I don't get distracted.

So no matter how efficient you think you are, take a look again at your day and I'll bet you can find some extra layers of time, you never knew you had. Good hunting.

About The Author Hi my name is Andrew Grant, I'd like to invite you to visit my website and subscribe to my newsletter for more information and inspiration on Goal Setting, Positive Thinking and Internet Marketing. http://www.money-and-mind.com/

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