Stepping Out - One Rock at a Time

My four year old daughter was playing in the creek a few days ago. I love how she hops from rock to rock, not worrying too much if she falls or slips. Occasionally she’ll look up to chart a course and see the big view. If she falls, she might cry for a moment, then she brushes herself off and starts again.

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3 Foundational Steps To Living Your Divine Purpose

Whether you are right on track with where you want to be in living your Divine Purpose or you’re not even close, or, even if you are somewhere in the middle where sometimes you feel like you are in the flow and everything is going your way and sometimes you wonder:

What just happened?

1. Know what your purpose is. Knowing your purpose allows for you to focus your energy on what you are creating in the world. Notice that I didn’t say you don’t have a Divine Purpose or that you aren’t living it. You already are! Bring some awareness to what your purpose might be.

2. Get Support! You might think you need to do everything by yourself, but the universe is waiting to support you in your Divine Purpose. All you have to do is ask! There is a ton of support out there for you. Look to friends, family, and professional support–make the commitment to give yourself support so you don’t end up three or five years down the road wanting the same things.

3. Trust! okay, trust and breathe!
Create a foundation. January is Foundation Month at Divine Purpose Unleashed. Visit Michelle Friday mornings at 9am MST on her Unleash radio show. Join us January 18th for our weekend workshop or come to Black Cat Books on Wednesday mornings and meet with others who are committed to their purpose just like you!

What are some other steps you’ve taken this year to help you manifest your purpose in life?
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7 Ways to Chase your Rainbow for Fun and (Emotional) Profit!

Do you have a rainbow that you want to chase? Dreams, Goals? A Vision for where you want to be?

I’ve chased a few in my life. - Entrepreneurial ventures, travel, creativity, all in the name of finding my passion. And it worked - at least to some degree. I’ve had lots of fascinating jobs and lived my life with passion and purpose -but sometimes I didn’t always think it through.
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Follow Your Envy and Get a Clue on Your Divine Purpose

Are you envious?

I’m not talking about the kind of envy where you wish you owned that cool Prius. I’m talking about the kind of envy where you see a beautiful painting of an abstract flower and wish you had some talent. Any talent. And the mind takes over. Read more

1 Essential Step to Manifesting Your Life Goals

The New Year is coming; Do you have life goals or resolutions for 2008? Are they the same dreams you had last year? Maybe your goals and dreams are laying dormant in the hidden recess of your heart and when the New Year comes along you’ll say to yourself with conviction:

I don’t believe in making resolutions, they never happen anyway.

or

Maybe I’ll loose that extra 5 pounds this year. Whatever.

What if this was your year to manifest anything your heart desired? What if you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that your goals, dreams and desires could all come true in 2008?

What if?

Choose one long dormant dream, or a life goal you’ve been working on for a long time that never seems to happen. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths. (after you read this post of course).Think of your goal or dream. Picture it in your minds eye. Now here’s the tricky part. Here’s the one step to manfesting your dreams that I promised you.

• You’ve got to go in and listen to your heart.

What does your heart say? Is this goal something that you want from deep inside your soul? Or is this a dream that comes from your mind? Can you feel what it would be like to actually have your dream come true or does your mind come in and tell you what it would be like? In other words, is there any emotion attached to your dream?

Once, long ago, as a salesperson for my computer company I made myself a goal of having a Mercedes by the end of the year. (This was back in 1988). I put a photo of the exact car I wanted up on my bulletin board. I detailed every step of what I’d need to do to earn the car. How many sales I’d need to make in a week, a month, the following year, and how long it would take to earn my car. I focused on the car every day and I visualized myself driving it.

The end of the year came, and I didn’t have my new car, I tore down the photo, shrugged my shoulders and moved along planning my next year’s goal.

I didn’t even care that I didn’t get the car.

Now, looking back I can clearly see how skipping the step of checking in with my heart stopped me from getting the car. My heart never really wanted the car.

The car was something that was important in my mind - but in reality I’d probably have been more engaged with planning an exotic trip or a buying new wardrobe. - Something that my heart could get behind.
When we feel totally excited, passionate, and heart engaged with a dream, we’ll do whatever it takes to reach it. If we can tap into the feeling that reaching our life goals will bring us, then nothing can stop us from getting there.

So now, take those three deep breaths, tap into your heart, and allow your deepest desires to come up into your consciousness. Imagine yourself fully living your dream. Is your heart full? Do you feel passion?

Every day, tap into that feeling as you take one small action step toward your life goals. As you feel the excitement brewing as you get closer, your heart will become more engaged and your sub-conscious mind will also work overtime to help you. Creative ideas will arise from the shower, and resources will fall into your lap - all because your heart knows.

This is the step that many people skip, - it can be too hard, or the mind gets in the way. Our mind wants to tell us that our dreams are too big, or unattainable. Don’t fall for it. Our minds can be very deceptive.

It’s not your job to figure out all the hows and whys of getting to your dream. It is your job to hold your dreams sacred.

Your heart will lead you, make you commit, and then your mind will help you execute action steps.

What are your dreams that will manifest in 2008?

I’m working on my next book, Divine Purpose Unveiled and it’ll dovetail with my podcasts, workshops and events. I clearly see myself on stage with Sonia Choquette. This is the year.
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This post was inspired by Priscilla Palmer and the reveal your dream challenge.

The challenge was originally started by Neil Sattin - on Getting to the Heart of Personal Development

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