Watch for the signs!

I have learned many lessons thus far on my journey to finding my bliss. I know that in order for things to happen you have to be an active part of the process. You can't just sit and wait for something to come to you - it doesn't work that way.

I think visualizing and really thinking hard and true about what your dreams and goals are is a huge effective tool in getting where you want to be. You also have to stick to the goal, stay on track, do what you can do to keep feeding the dream or goal. Infact I think eliminating the word "dream" and concentrating on the word "GOAL" is a much more effective way of thinking. In my way of thinking a "dream" is just a thought, a fantasy, not a tangible or reachable reality. But a "GOAL" is something you work towards. You can break it down into small and achievable steps - it is obtainable, it can be a reality!

Too many times 'helpful' friends and family will give you guidance that isn't always in your best interest - it's in theirs. I have found that some people just don't want others to be successful or happy - at least not more than they are. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish that this is really happening. Because most of the time it's done in very subtle ways, little comments that make you self doubt and undermine your courage and abilities. These "little" comments make you ask yourself - can I do this? Am I worth it? Do I deserve it? The answer is YES YES YES, you do and you can. You deserve every wonderful thing in life you can achieve and enjoy. I guess the one thing I would say you have to realize is that it's not that these people really don't want you to be happy or successful. It's that they are not comfortable stepping out of their comfort zone to better themselves or their lives. Even though they may come across as they feel superior, they infact have low self esteem and can't bare to see a friend or family member being happier or more successful than they are. So with these people, we need to just look past and maybe be a little deaf to their comments and know that it's their problem - not ours.

There are so many tools around us that can be used to assist us in our goals. On Sunday, in church, Pastor Kevin talked about how God lays down the steps for us to take on our journey - how the signs for your direction are there - you just have to recognize and follow them. I started thinking about decisions I was trying to make in my life about which direction I should be following. I feel like I am to decide which business direction to go to. On 1 hand I have the home daycare I have been trying to start with my daughter. It's been a long and stressful process, we butt heads, don't agree on things, argue and because of this I believe I have been dragging my feet in continuing it. I'm afraid that it will ruin our relationship - certainly not what I want. On the 2nd hand I have my ACN biz - which I have been slow in my efforts - because of the daycare issue. I believe I have also sabotaged myself in not getting out and meeting new people to help grow my biz. I learned that you can't count on friends and family to support you the way you know you would support them. Again that's part of the "helpful" people syndrom -- always there to point out flaws, not supportive, etc. As I was thinking about this decision and Kevin's message I thought back to things that had happened prior to Sunday. 1) After sending many many job resume's out I finally got a response back from a company. 2) The licensor called and cancelled her inspection. 3) A friend at church out of the blue says he wants to sign up with ACN. and now 4) I recieved another email from a company I sent a resume to, requesting I call for an interview. So I first thought, ok the licensor cancelling was a good thing - it buys me more time to get ready. But then I started thinking maybe that it's a sign that I shouldn't do the daycare (I have been asking for some guidance or a sign as to the direction I should take), that I should get a job, which would give me more opportunities to meet new people/friends -- which would give me the opportunity to build my ACN biz, as a lack of people was my issue in not building it sooner or maybe it was just my excuse, "I just don't know anybody anymore". In reality I didn't want to get out of my "comfort zone", I was waiting for something to just "come to me".

Many times over the years I have heard successful people state that things "just fell together". I kind of feel like that is what's happening for me right now. I feel like another "step" was given to me through a magazine I purchased. I picked up a copy of a mag because the cover feature was something I was interested in. While reading through the magazine I came across a feature story about women who had created their own destiny through direct sales! I was so excited, I felt as though this was truly a sign to me.

I know it takes a lot of hard work, things don't really "just fall together". But I do believe that after you've put in the hard work and walked the steps needed, that things do indeed "just fall together". You are now reaping what you had already sown. All your efforts and hard work are beginning to pay off - fullfilling your dreams and goals.

RESEARCH!

If you want to find out something - you have to do research! It's just that simple, you don't gain anything by sitting and waiting for something to happen. Since I decided to take control over my life and find the answer and solutions to creating my ideal business things have started happening! I subscribe to a women's magazine and just recieved the Oct issue. low and behold it has an article about creating your dream. This was one of the best articles I have ever read from a "how to" type of story. It gave actual steps that the women had taken to achieve their success. Needless to say I was impressed. *** I am working on an outline of my steps thus far and will be posting them soon.

Then, this morning I was checking my emails and read a post from a fb friend that I had just overlooked for the last few days. Kick myself now and hard! The message was about buying the best dog treats ever - it clicked in my head- hey silly you make dog treat jars!!!! Lightbulb moment! So I followed the link to a fb mall and read quickly on how to sell on fb. I'm so excited! I will need to download new pics of my items and get everything set back up - since my desktop hard drive crashed a few weeks ago. But this is exactly what I've been looking for. The days of paying to rent a space or table at an event and praying you get enough sales may soon be gone!!! Other than to do some advertising??? I will still hold my (at least this year) annual Santa's Helper Holiday Boutique the first weekend in December, but not having to haul, set up, take down and sit for a day or days to make a few bucks is an extremely awesome thought!

Well it's time to get some things done around the house. I should be able to finish up the clean up from the yard sale purging today and then move on to the next step of my journey.

So till the next time - remember, it's all in a day!