Deep Breaths

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties ~ Barbara Walters

Boundaries are hard to abide by. If you’re like me, you probably made a big goal and are trying to accomplish it. Or, also like me, you enjoy doing something so much that it starts to consume much of your time.

Two things usually happen. First of all, I tired out and then boundaries are not problem to abide by…LOL  After that, I revise my plans and try to accomplish as much as I can in as little time as possible, leaving plenty of time for rest, relaxation, and play.  And again, once I find the balance, boundaries are usually not a problem.

How do you keep everything in balance?



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Define Boundaries 

Play a Shoestring

You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere ~ John Coltrane

I have no doubt you could play a tune on a shoestring if you were determined! All it would take is…you got it!

Create a Vision
Set Goals
Develop and Follow Routines
Define Boundaries
Find a Friend

Even I have been struggling with my morning routines lately. There’s so much I want to get accomplished, yet so much to do. I’ve taken the same approach at home with work by emailing myself things I think of that need to be done after work. I also try to accomplish one or two tasks before I start making dinner or while dinner is cooking.

I am going on Week 2 of not getting up in the morning. I know it’s temporary, I’ve done it before. I’m not freaking out just yet that my mornings have gone to hell, but still maintain that my normal routine is to get up at 4:30/5:00 each morning and work on my writing projects before I go to work. I know I’ll get back to those routines soon, if not this week.

How did you get back on track after a bout of missing daily or weekly routines?



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Develop and Follow Routines

Here's to Elephants

Here’s to elephants ~ Jill Badonsky

Today is Elephant Appreciation Day. In honor of elephants and their memories, let’s remember our goals and the why behind the goals.

I love writing. Working on my projects has helped me get through the summer. I remember my goals because I do work full time and I want to continue to produce publishable manuscripts.

What are some of your goals and why have you set them? I’d love to hear!



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Setting Goals

Fountain of Youth

There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you will have truly defeated age ~ Sophia Loren

I truly feel young when I am busy working on my dream goals. When I returned to school to finish my degree, I remember how energized that made me feel. No longer was I coming home and crashing at night, but coming home and working on homework and class projects.

Same now. Last winter when I took a break from writing and other dream goals, I sure felt old. In bed by 9 pm, some nights earlier, home on the weekends before “traffic” got too bad. Since my life changed in May, I can certainly tell the difference when I am working on my romance novels and this blog regularly. It keeps me young.,

How does working on your dream journey keep you feeling young? I’d love to hear!



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Creating a Vision

Ideas

I don’t know where my ideas come from. They just come, usually when I’m mowing the lawn, driving to work, or walking my hound ~ Ron Kofron

Sometimes my greatest ideas come not when I’m sitting down and working but doing a million other things. Now that I always have my cell phone with me, I have a place to capture notes and ideas and review them later. It wasn’t always that easy before cell phones.

The best ideas I have for my romance novels come from church. There I have the bulletin make notes and then I have info about Bible verses, hymns, etc.

I’d love to hear about the craziest place and best idea you’ve come up with on your dream journey?



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Creating a Vision

Setting Goals

Develop and Follow Routines

Define Boundaries 

Dream Buddy

Timing

Life is all about timing…the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable…attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It’s all about timing ~ Stacey Charter

Patience. It’s something I don’t have any more.

I developed my patience as a corporate trainer back in the early 2000’s. I was able to empathize with new employees trying to learn about, in some instances, the banking industry, and, in may instances, how the system worked. For some, it was the first time they worked on a computer ever. (Yes, that was 2001.)

But when it comes to my dream goals, I am very impatient. I remember being two weeks in a January Big Weeks month while selling Tupperware. I had not recruited any new consultants and even my own party schedule was lacking. My director (distributor at the time) told me as long as I was doing the work each day/week to date parties and recruit consultants, in time my  team and my sales would grow. I’d achieve my goals, but it takes…TIME.

Same thing with my writing. I wished I could sit down and pound out 10,000 words per day. Sometimes my daily 500 word goal takes me longer than I really want. Although I won’t get more than two novels published a year, my writing is goal is what I can handle right now.

Be patient with yourself, be patient with your goals. As long as your completing your daily and weekly routines to reach your goals, you’ll get there when the time is right.

I’d love to hear about time when you were impatient with the process?



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Creating a Vision

Setting Goals

Develop and Follow Routines

Define Boundaries 

Dream Buddy

Humorous Wisdom

Here’s to wisdom that can be framed humorously ~ Jill Badonsky

The best friends can help you find humor in everything! My friend Cindee and I laugh about so many good memories that are more than ten years old.

Don’t fall asleep when tanning because you might end up in the shade.

Traffic isn’t really that bad if you’re going 55 mph (or the posted speed limit) during rush hour.

Don’t lock your keys in the van because someone might have to drive 50 miles to unlock the vehicle.

Our dream paths have diverged, but we’re still the best of friends. What are some funny memories you have with your dream buddy?



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