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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Hiatus
I have not forgotten about my journey. I am in the process of switching to WordPress.
School has taken up A LOT of my time. But I assure you, I will be posting again.
As for now, I am on HIATUS.
School has taken up A LOT of my time. But I assure you, I will be posting again.
As for now, I am on HIATUS.
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Being Present
A lot of people have issues with focusing on the present. I am one of them. We are all so busy with sports, friends, family, work, hobbies, etc that sometimes we forget to remember we're living in the now. Throughout this journey I've gotten frustrated because I'm not always conscious of what I want to do. Therefore I end up doing things I don't necessarily like myself doing. For example drinking beer, ordering food I wouldn't deem fit for my food plan, spending money, staying up too late, sleeping in. I know how I feel about each of these things, which is why I've chosen to make certain life changes. No matter how miniscule or how massive these choices are, they are still important to me. However if I really want that beer or that food I wont get angry at myself for indulging.
I am doing all of this because I believe it makes me happier and makes me into a better person for myself, my future and my friends and family.
But sometimes it's hard to realize what I am doing before I do it. I realize it wont come easily, change takes time and a lot of effort.
So I've been thinking of little ways to become more present in my life. Hopefully some of these things will help you as well.
The List:
You know when people say, "Make a list." When you're stressed or have a lot to do and you sort of brush it off? Well they're not in the wrong, making a list seriously helps. Sometimes you don't realize how much stuff you have going on in your head. You have an essay due, and readings that have to be done and a thing for work, and you have to pick up supplies and food and.... And each second you use up thinking "OK what do I have to do after this, then what do I have after that?" If you write it all down in a list you are more inclined to focus on the thing you're doing now, in the present.
Making a list helps your mind relax because it knows you've taken the time to already map out what you have to do. Not to mention when you start crossing out each thing you feel super accomplished!
Meditation:
I understand that meditation is not everyone's cup of tea but even if you make the choice to sit there for five minutes a day you'll see a difference. The type of meditation you want to do to make yourself aware of being in the present is... well, awareness meditation. Sit comfortably, close your eyes and use each one of your senses. Focus on one at a time and become aware of the way it feels or sounds or smells or tastes in the moment. And if one sensation wants to grab your attention, let it. It's all about being in the moment.
If you take the time to becoming aware of focusing on the present for this exercise it will come more easily to you throughout the day.
Write Them Down:
Write down the things you want to enjoy in the moment. Write down the things you overlook and do because you aren't present. Really focus on each one of these things and think about them in depth. That way when you come to them next time your mind will be more inclined to remember to be aware of what you're doing.
It is really just about training your mind, which I admit is not easy. But remember its your life and no one else can make changes except you. So if you see something you want, something that will make you happy, be aware of it! And on your way to fulfilling your dreams, live each moment out passionately!
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Developing My Passion and My Ideas.
I had an interesting experience the other week where someone told me my dream of being in the theater program wasn't realistic, nor could they see me being accepted.
It came rather unexpectedly and in a situation where I did not think I was going to have to defend myself or my dream. I was literally so confused that I did a poor job of convincing this person other wise. So I walked away feeling blind sided and like shit.
I know I want to make this change, I know how passionate I am about theater, so why didn't they see this? So I decided to write all my thoughts and feelings down. Some of it may not make sense but I really just wanted to show you the process of how I realized how I can make theater into a job and not just an undergrad.
" Why theater?
Take responsibility, it's not her fault that she is trying to push you out of your comfort zone. She wants you to realize no one is going to just hand this over to you. You have to fight for it, you have to take it. 'But I thought by deciding to change my major and making that huge choice I was fighting for it! I thought I was taking a risk and it was a big deal!' Well it was, for you at least, how are they supposed to know your passion if you don't show it?
Since I can remember I wanted to act and be creative. But I never had that push, no one ever pushed me like I needed them too. Yes, people were supportive but I never reached out to someone and asked them to really help me with it. Then I realized I have to do it myself, its my life. I have to fight for what I want, I have to take responsibility for my own happiness.
Why does theater make you happy?
I love connecting with myself, pushing my limits, creating with other people. I believe in doing things I am passionate about and being creative opens up your happiness, opens up your life!
I love the way it makes me feel. How? Free, happy, exhilarated, passionate, accomplished, rested, fulfilled, connected. You know how they say when you love someone you just know, I just know I love this! When I auditioned in 2009 it was one of the best days of my life! I loved the connections, the atmosphere. I loved myself. I want to love what I do and I want to collaberate with people. I want to fight! I want to learn and grow and try and succeed and feel in love with that I do.
Find yourself so that you can present yourself clearly, without fog. Show yourself!
How can you take your undergrad and make it mean more in collaboration with your life and business?
Theater - Rehabilitation - use theater/acting techniques!
Lifestyle coach - helping people - "rehabilitation" - theater techniques - help people. -- Become "one" with yourself, understand you, what goes into "you". Take responsibility for yourself.
Creative/ Art - Rehabilitate lifestyles.
How? Finding root, connecting with self, awareness.
Skills which help you to understand and control and consciously contribute to your life/lifestyle.
People supporting the arts... I want it to be... arts supporting the people!!
REVELATION! "
Before this experience I was viewing my undergrad and my business as two separate things. I believed that being in an undergraduate program that I loved and felt passionate about would somehow contribute to helping me succeed in my business. However when this person asked me what I wanted to do with theater and told me that being passionate about it doesn't pay the bills, I was forced to realize my true idea. Which is molding both into a sort of Creative lifestyle rehabilitation coach.
People will try and put you down, or push you around but it is up to you to take those experiences and use them to fuel your dreams and your passions.
You have dreams for a reason, to fulfill them.
It came rather unexpectedly and in a situation where I did not think I was going to have to defend myself or my dream. I was literally so confused that I did a poor job of convincing this person other wise. So I walked away feeling blind sided and like shit.
I know I want to make this change, I know how passionate I am about theater, so why didn't they see this? So I decided to write all my thoughts and feelings down. Some of it may not make sense but I really just wanted to show you the process of how I realized how I can make theater into a job and not just an undergrad.
" Why theater?
Take responsibility, it's not her fault that she is trying to push you out of your comfort zone. She wants you to realize no one is going to just hand this over to you. You have to fight for it, you have to take it. 'But I thought by deciding to change my major and making that huge choice I was fighting for it! I thought I was taking a risk and it was a big deal!' Well it was, for you at least, how are they supposed to know your passion if you don't show it?
Since I can remember I wanted to act and be creative. But I never had that push, no one ever pushed me like I needed them too. Yes, people were supportive but I never reached out to someone and asked them to really help me with it. Then I realized I have to do it myself, its my life. I have to fight for what I want, I have to take responsibility for my own happiness.
Why does theater make you happy?
I love connecting with myself, pushing my limits, creating with other people. I believe in doing things I am passionate about and being creative opens up your happiness, opens up your life!
I love the way it makes me feel. How? Free, happy, exhilarated, passionate, accomplished, rested, fulfilled, connected. You know how they say when you love someone you just know, I just know I love this! When I auditioned in 2009 it was one of the best days of my life! I loved the connections, the atmosphere. I loved myself. I want to love what I do and I want to collaberate with people. I want to fight! I want to learn and grow and try and succeed and feel in love with that I do.
Find yourself so that you can present yourself clearly, without fog. Show yourself!
How can you take your undergrad and make it mean more in collaboration with your life and business?
Theater - Rehabilitation - use theater/acting techniques!
Lifestyle coach - helping people - "rehabilitation" - theater techniques - help people. -- Become "one" with yourself, understand you, what goes into "you". Take responsibility for yourself.
Creative/ Art - Rehabilitate lifestyles.
How? Finding root, connecting with self, awareness.
Skills which help you to understand and control and consciously contribute to your life/lifestyle.
People supporting the arts... I want it to be... arts supporting the people!!
REVELATION! "
Before this experience I was viewing my undergrad and my business as two separate things. I believed that being in an undergraduate program that I loved and felt passionate about would somehow contribute to helping me succeed in my business. However when this person asked me what I wanted to do with theater and told me that being passionate about it doesn't pay the bills, I was forced to realize my true idea. Which is molding both into a sort of Creative lifestyle rehabilitation coach.
People will try and put you down, or push you around but it is up to you to take those experiences and use them to fuel your dreams and your passions.
You have dreams for a reason, to fulfill them.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Realize Your Passions
I apologize for letting my blog take a back seat for a few weeks. My journey is still amazing and I've built up the strength to make more changes and more goals. As for the balance part, I have to say falling off the wagon for one, or two, or three days is a huge eye opener. It has happened a couple of times and it is incredible to notice a real difference.
At first when you make changes to your lifestyle, like I did by eating better and practicing yoga and meditation, etc, you don't really notice a huge difference, at least I didn't. Then I went away for a weekend on a Student Council Retreat, which was super awesome and a lot of fun, but I didn't do yoga or meditation and I indulged in alcohol and a 'slightly' unhealthy diet. I felt off balance for at least half of the week after that! It was incredible to fall off the wagon and realize how good it felt to be on the wagon!
It made me realize just how capable I am of making a serious impact on my own life! And as I continue to push myself to believe in making myself happy, I've realized I have to take charge of other aspects of my life.
I know I said that the program I am studying at York will benefit me, but then I realized that maybe I was just saying that to make myself feel better about being in a program I don't completely LOVE!
Theater and acting used to be one of the things I was insanely passionate about. I just took a summer course, Acting for Non-Majors and I fell in love with it. I loved the parts of myself it opened up (I believe it is a HUGE part of why I realized what I want to do with my life). Then I started to think about the path my past has taken. Originally in 2009 I had applied and auditioned for the theater program at York. It was one of the best days of my life. I was confident with my audition and interview and my feedback was positive enough for me to believe I was most likely getting accepted.
Then York lost all my information and said I hadn't been to the audition or the interview. I was furious and frantic so I applied to the program that looked as appealing as possible, Professional Writing. I had taken up the hobby of writing since high school and felt it was the best fit out of all the programs I could still apply for.
Then York put me in a double major of English and Professional Writing. So I went with it. Since York is divided into colleges I was put in Stong College which is affiliated with my program. I fell in love with the Stong community and I didn't look back. I liked my program enough that I convinced myself I had ended up in the right place. Then, very recently I became frustrated and realized "Hey, wait, weren't you head over heels for the theater program? Why didn't you apply again after first year?!". I had gotten so caught up with Stong and a program I thought I liked that I forgot to remember where my true passion lies. Then as more time passed those past options seemed to fade, becoming less likely to be a plausible reality.
I've spent that last few weeks in a whirl wind of frustration and confusion. Do I really want to take five more years of school? (The theater program is four years and I missed the spring auditions so I have to take another year). Should I just push through for the next few years of my current program? I can't seriously be tied down for another five years of school. Am I really willing to pay for an in between school year? But I love theater, it makes me so happy! Can I handle not being as happy as I know I could be? I had thought once or twice maybe I'll do a masters in theater. BUT WAIT, I don't need a masters program. My goal was to complete an undergrad then start educating myself for my business. Why don't I just do it now?
I AM CHANGING MY MAJOR TO THEATER! I was on the fence, talking with a few people pushed me over the edge. And let me tell you, I could not be more thrilled!!! I am so stoked that I took the responsibility to make myself happy. I am a firm believer that practicing and taking part in things that make you happy and passionate opens you up to a better life.
Being creative and passionate will help me with my business and help me to walk the walk. I can't tell people to go out and do things that make them happy when I can't even do that for myself! I have to take risks!
Since I wont be graduating until I am twenty-eight I've decided, to study with the C.H.E.K Institute over the summers while building a clientele and getting my Level 1-3 as a Holistic Lifestyle Coach. As for this school year I am going to take any courses that will help prepare me for my auditions in the Spring!
I am absolutely thrilled to have come to a point where I know what I really want to do and how to make myself happy.
Taking part in and surrounding yourself with things you are passionate about completely helps to open your eyes and helps you to change your life for the better. Also an amazing support system of friends and family is SO important!
Start realizing your passions in life and go from there!
At first when you make changes to your lifestyle, like I did by eating better and practicing yoga and meditation, etc, you don't really notice a huge difference, at least I didn't. Then I went away for a weekend on a Student Council Retreat, which was super awesome and a lot of fun, but I didn't do yoga or meditation and I indulged in alcohol and a 'slightly' unhealthy diet. I felt off balance for at least half of the week after that! It was incredible to fall off the wagon and realize how good it felt to be on the wagon!
It made me realize just how capable I am of making a serious impact on my own life! And as I continue to push myself to believe in making myself happy, I've realized I have to take charge of other aspects of my life.
I know I said that the program I am studying at York will benefit me, but then I realized that maybe I was just saying that to make myself feel better about being in a program I don't completely LOVE!
Theater and acting used to be one of the things I was insanely passionate about. I just took a summer course, Acting for Non-Majors and I fell in love with it. I loved the parts of myself it opened up (I believe it is a HUGE part of why I realized what I want to do with my life). Then I started to think about the path my past has taken. Originally in 2009 I had applied and auditioned for the theater program at York. It was one of the best days of my life. I was confident with my audition and interview and my feedback was positive enough for me to believe I was most likely getting accepted.
Then York lost all my information and said I hadn't been to the audition or the interview. I was furious and frantic so I applied to the program that looked as appealing as possible, Professional Writing. I had taken up the hobby of writing since high school and felt it was the best fit out of all the programs I could still apply for.
Then York put me in a double major of English and Professional Writing. So I went with it. Since York is divided into colleges I was put in Stong College which is affiliated with my program. I fell in love with the Stong community and I didn't look back. I liked my program enough that I convinced myself I had ended up in the right place. Then, very recently I became frustrated and realized "Hey, wait, weren't you head over heels for the theater program? Why didn't you apply again after first year?!". I had gotten so caught up with Stong and a program I thought I liked that I forgot to remember where my true passion lies. Then as more time passed those past options seemed to fade, becoming less likely to be a plausible reality.
I've spent that last few weeks in a whirl wind of frustration and confusion. Do I really want to take five more years of school? (The theater program is four years and I missed the spring auditions so I have to take another year). Should I just push through for the next few years of my current program? I can't seriously be tied down for another five years of school. Am I really willing to pay for an in between school year? But I love theater, it makes me so happy! Can I handle not being as happy as I know I could be? I had thought once or twice maybe I'll do a masters in theater. BUT WAIT, I don't need a masters program. My goal was to complete an undergrad then start educating myself for my business. Why don't I just do it now?
I AM CHANGING MY MAJOR TO THEATER! I was on the fence, talking with a few people pushed me over the edge. And let me tell you, I could not be more thrilled!!! I am so stoked that I took the responsibility to make myself happy. I am a firm believer that practicing and taking part in things that make you happy and passionate opens you up to a better life.
Being creative and passionate will help me with my business and help me to walk the walk. I can't tell people to go out and do things that make them happy when I can't even do that for myself! I have to take risks!
Since I wont be graduating until I am twenty-eight I've decided, to study with the C.H.E.K Institute over the summers while building a clientele and getting my Level 1-3 as a Holistic Lifestyle Coach. As for this school year I am going to take any courses that will help prepare me for my auditions in the Spring!
I am absolutely thrilled to have come to a point where I know what I really want to do and how to make myself happy.
Taking part in and surrounding yourself with things you are passionate about completely helps to open your eyes and helps you to change your life for the better. Also an amazing support system of friends and family is SO important!
Start realizing your passions in life and go from there!
Monday, 6 June 2011
When I Am Ready
Today I officially started my journey with yoga and meditation. I woke up and I thought to myself I am going to start my day with yoga and meditation. It was a simple thought, one that just happened, I believe because I was finally ready.
Two posts ago I mentioned how hard it is to get out of routine. Lately my routine has been getting up between 9:00-9:30am, making breakfast and going on my laptop. I find it relaxing to go online and do my thing, however, it sucks me in. Before I know it its three hours later and I've been watching TV online, frequently checking Facebook, etc. Then I get frustrated because I know I'm on this wonderful journey and I should be doing more. I know I don't like this routine or what it leads me to and that is the first step.
I said earlier in this blog that I would try not to stress myself out, which is why I am not forcing a lot of this change. I know where I want to change and what I want to do for myself. So slowly I am opening myself up to these changes.
Part of making changes is realizing when you're ready to get the ball rolling on something specific, like making meditation a part of my morning routine. I woke up today and I felt passionate and excited about meditating. So I knew I was ready. I was ready to make good on my intentions to change my morning routine.
Just knowing what I want to introduce into my life was the first step. And at first that was enough for me. Keeping these goals and values in sight has been rewarding and tough, but as I continue on this journey I make more and more changes. These changes come when I am ready. Not when other people think I should be ready, or even when I think I'm ready. When I'm ready, I know, I don't think. I literally feel it and know it consciously. Also most of the time, at that point, the change is easy and it just happens without having to make myself do it.
My most successful change so far has been my diet. As soon as I decided I really wanted to change my eating habits, I did. For so long I had always said I wanted to eat healthier, but never did. Because I didn't want it bad enough at the time, it wasn't a priority. Now its incredibly easy, I can resist junk food, in fact I don't really want it. I am now consciously aware that I am eating properly to provide for and take care of my body.
Once you make the conscious choice to really change yourself for the better and know you really, truly, want it, you can achieve all of your goals. People are so scared of change, I know I am. It takes a lot of courage and trust in yourself. YOU have your life in your hands. Sometimes I don't think people really realize this. They don't realize the importance of it. Your life is yours, no ones but yours, you have to take responsibility for you. And since your life is in YOUR hands, just think of what you can accomplish. You remove your own obstacles, you make your life choices, it all comes down to you. Once you realize this you can really feel the overwhelming power of being in control. It is up to you to seek knowledge and help.
Just because I say it is all up to you doesn't mean you are in this alone, in fact the opposite is true. It is up to you to seek others out and to put your intentions out into the universe so you can find people who can help you and who you can help in return. This is not an independent journey, every journey has other journeys intertwined in some way. In fact I would not be here without a journey or two, or three, or four, of the people I have in my life.
I really can't tell you how lucky I feel that I woke up and realized what I wanted to do. I wish I could tell you the secret. But for me I feel that all of a sudden, I was just ready. I was ready to take my future into my own hands. I was inspired to take all the things in my life that inspire me and put them to use.
The most important thing is to invest in yourself. Make yourself happy and enjoy life, because that is when you open yourself up to so many wonderful things that you deserve. After doing yoga and meditation today I feel wonderful, I feel beautiful inside and out! And the best part is that it was all easy, simple, beginners stuff. You have to start somewhere, right? So think about something you want to try or are interested in and become a beginner.
Two posts ago I mentioned how hard it is to get out of routine. Lately my routine has been getting up between 9:00-9:30am, making breakfast and going on my laptop. I find it relaxing to go online and do my thing, however, it sucks me in. Before I know it its three hours later and I've been watching TV online, frequently checking Facebook, etc. Then I get frustrated because I know I'm on this wonderful journey and I should be doing more. I know I don't like this routine or what it leads me to and that is the first step.
I said earlier in this blog that I would try not to stress myself out, which is why I am not forcing a lot of this change. I know where I want to change and what I want to do for myself. So slowly I am opening myself up to these changes.
Part of making changes is realizing when you're ready to get the ball rolling on something specific, like making meditation a part of my morning routine. I woke up today and I felt passionate and excited about meditating. So I knew I was ready. I was ready to make good on my intentions to change my morning routine.
Just knowing what I want to introduce into my life was the first step. And at first that was enough for me. Keeping these goals and values in sight has been rewarding and tough, but as I continue on this journey I make more and more changes. These changes come when I am ready. Not when other people think I should be ready, or even when I think I'm ready. When I'm ready, I know, I don't think. I literally feel it and know it consciously. Also most of the time, at that point, the change is easy and it just happens without having to make myself do it.
My most successful change so far has been my diet. As soon as I decided I really wanted to change my eating habits, I did. For so long I had always said I wanted to eat healthier, but never did. Because I didn't want it bad enough at the time, it wasn't a priority. Now its incredibly easy, I can resist junk food, in fact I don't really want it. I am now consciously aware that I am eating properly to provide for and take care of my body.
Once you make the conscious choice to really change yourself for the better and know you really, truly, want it, you can achieve all of your goals. People are so scared of change, I know I am. It takes a lot of courage and trust in yourself. YOU have your life in your hands. Sometimes I don't think people really realize this. They don't realize the importance of it. Your life is yours, no ones but yours, you have to take responsibility for you. And since your life is in YOUR hands, just think of what you can accomplish. You remove your own obstacles, you make your life choices, it all comes down to you. Once you realize this you can really feel the overwhelming power of being in control. It is up to you to seek knowledge and help.
Just because I say it is all up to you doesn't mean you are in this alone, in fact the opposite is true. It is up to you to seek others out and to put your intentions out into the universe so you can find people who can help you and who you can help in return. This is not an independent journey, every journey has other journeys intertwined in some way. In fact I would not be here without a journey or two, or three, or four, of the people I have in my life.
I really can't tell you how lucky I feel that I woke up and realized what I wanted to do. I wish I could tell you the secret. But for me I feel that all of a sudden, I was just ready. I was ready to take my future into my own hands. I was inspired to take all the things in my life that inspire me and put them to use.
The most important thing is to invest in yourself. Make yourself happy and enjoy life, because that is when you open yourself up to so many wonderful things that you deserve. After doing yoga and meditation today I feel wonderful, I feel beautiful inside and out! And the best part is that it was all easy, simple, beginners stuff. You have to start somewhere, right? So think about something you want to try or are interested in and become a beginner.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Planning a Future
Thanks to Chris Guillebeau's book The Art of Non-Conformity I have started writing out my goals. He recommends three different lists: One-Year Goals, Five-Year Goals and Lifetime Goals, each of which gets revisited a certain amount of times within a certain time-line.
This recent surge of change and passion for life came because I realized what I wanted to do with my life. I want to own a business. I want to own a business that helps people reach a more balanced life. I want to own a business where I can really make an impact on peoples lives and help them to improve themselves and reach their goals. Also with this type of business I can stay on track of who I want to be as a person.
So when I finally woke up and realized that this was what I wanted to do, I was excited, filled with passion and buzzing with ideas. Then I thought, "Where do I start?". How can I start living my life right now, to ensure I can have the future I want. Chris Guillebeau talks about this in his book, how people feel there should be more to life, how they want a specific future but they don't realize they have to start NOW!
I knew I had to change my lifestyle now to get what I wanted, but these ideas needed to find a focus. My brother said to me, "Start with your own journey" my journey to balance. If I want to start my own business, I have to walk the walk and know what its like to try and make these types of changes to a lifestyle. People have to invest in me as a person not just a business, so I can help them to invest into themselves.
So today I was sitting in Second Cup on campus and I started making out my One-Year Goals list, my Five-Year Goals list and my Lifetime Goals list. I became more conscious of the fact that I needed specific goals to connect to help each other come to life.
So I went backwards and started writing out my goals to see how to start setting up my future. For example, regarding my business.
Lifetime Goals
I am currently in University doing a double major in English and Professional Writing. So instead of overlooking that and seeing the future education I want, I need to use what is at my disposal now. I am still going to have a degree, why not use it to my advantage. If I invest in my education now, work on getting published and making connections in the writing world it will be an investment in my future. I do love my program. Writing is a passion of mine, I can't forget that.
I know I want to have a relationship between the two things. I eventually want to write a book. Any way I can use my talents and tools to reach people and educate them is beneficial.
I am aware that after university I will have to have some kind of a job to help my finances and my future. Yes writing will help, but I'd like to have a few things to help me along my way. So I guess now I just have to brainstorm on what they can be. And also take opportunities as they present themselves.
Whenever planning or trying to make a change, don't just dismiss your life now, use it as a tool!
This recent surge of change and passion for life came because I realized what I wanted to do with my life. I want to own a business. I want to own a business that helps people reach a more balanced life. I want to own a business where I can really make an impact on peoples lives and help them to improve themselves and reach their goals. Also with this type of business I can stay on track of who I want to be as a person.
So when I finally woke up and realized that this was what I wanted to do, I was excited, filled with passion and buzzing with ideas. Then I thought, "Where do I start?". How can I start living my life right now, to ensure I can have the future I want. Chris Guillebeau talks about this in his book, how people feel there should be more to life, how they want a specific future but they don't realize they have to start NOW!
I knew I had to change my lifestyle now to get what I wanted, but these ideas needed to find a focus. My brother said to me, "Start with your own journey" my journey to balance. If I want to start my own business, I have to walk the walk and know what its like to try and make these types of changes to a lifestyle. People have to invest in me as a person not just a business, so I can help them to invest into themselves.
So today I was sitting in Second Cup on campus and I started making out my One-Year Goals list, my Five-Year Goals list and my Lifetime Goals list. I became more conscious of the fact that I needed specific goals to connect to help each other come to life.
So I went backwards and started writing out my goals to see how to start setting up my future. For example, regarding my business.
Lifetime Goals
- Own my own successful business and improve peoples lives, as well as my own.
- Do CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Levels 1-3 / Educate myself for my career
- Graduate University
- Become financially aware so I can start saving for my post University Education
- Invest in my current education and build my connections
I am currently in University doing a double major in English and Professional Writing. So instead of overlooking that and seeing the future education I want, I need to use what is at my disposal now. I am still going to have a degree, why not use it to my advantage. If I invest in my education now, work on getting published and making connections in the writing world it will be an investment in my future. I do love my program. Writing is a passion of mine, I can't forget that.
I know I want to have a relationship between the two things. I eventually want to write a book. Any way I can use my talents and tools to reach people and educate them is beneficial.
I am aware that after university I will have to have some kind of a job to help my finances and my future. Yes writing will help, but I'd like to have a few things to help me along my way. So I guess now I just have to brainstorm on what they can be. And also take opportunities as they present themselves.
Whenever planning or trying to make a change, don't just dismiss your life now, use it as a tool!
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