We have talked so much about the importance of finding your life’s purpose …

When what you do for a living becomes what you do for a loving …

A natural extension of who YOU really are and what you are here on earth to do …

But what about when you are simply going through the motions …

Spending day after day at a mind-numbing job, rote activity, non-stimulating …

Even the paycheck you receive feels somehow tainted

As it is the hook that is keeping you enslaved

Responsibilities are real, yes

But the choices we make which maintain a debt-controlled consciousness are also real and measurable

The danger is how a situation like this will eat away at you on so many levels

It is insidious, and damaging …

So how can you find freedom?

How can you make the leap towards releasing yourself from an existence that feels stale and tired

And find that spring in your step again …

Find that catalyst which will unleash the phenomenal potential you have always carried inside you

And allow it to finally find expression

So that you are able to leave a legacy, a mark on the world unique to you and your gifts

The first step is admitting that you have been going through the motions …

For years in fact …

The second step is a resolve to make a change …

Realizing that it is not the size of the steps but the momentum you have set in motion …

The third step is to listen carefully to yourself as you determine what your passion truly is …

And give it time to bubble up from deep within …

And the fourth step is to identify those who will assist and support you in the process of your transformation

And as you bravely charge forth, sometimes confidently, sometimes not

Give yourself credit for having the courage to live with honesty and integrity

In pursuit and enjoyment of something that is supremely meaningful

To YOU!

We have all been there …

Feeling like our world is crashing around us …

Financial noose around our necks with savings accounts evaporating and creditors calling …

Relationships strained and kids uncommunicative …

The weight just stays on and the pains won’t subside …

Can’t sleep for the worries and our gut is in knots …

What do we need to escape from this hamster wheel, running in an endless circle day in and day out?

HOPE

Hope is a life force …

It keeps people alive in dire circumstances

It allows them the space to takes steps toward their goals and dreams, however small

As hope is nurtured, people move from hoping for a happier, healthier future

to actually having one

I recently read an article written by David B. Ward, PhD., a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington where he defines hope as “a belief and a feeling that a desired outcome is possible”

Dr. Ward goes on to suggest that the  foundations of hope are Options, Action, Evidence and Connection

How much hope one allows oneself about the desired outcome is directly related to the belief and feeling that options exist to achieve that outcome

The greater number of options, the more likely one feels hopeful

Hope is sustained or diminished  by your belief and feeling that you are willing and able to ACT on those options

And hope is influenced by the evidence you have that the desired outcome is possible

For example, if you have accomplished a task or seen others like yourself achieve that goal, you are much more likely to feel hope that you can too

Finally, your hope is directly related to your feeling of connection to others who support or help you to achieve your desired outcome – it is entirely RELATIONAL

Our hope truly increases as we are surrounded by others who support our hope

Each of us can be a beacon of hope for someone else as we help them

Discover options …

Work toward action…

Remember evidence …

And create connections around their goals and dreams

I encourage you to let me help you

Together we can create a space where hope – your hope – can prevail

And you can begin living a life where you can Imagine Your Possibilities

This business opportunity!

That marketing tool!

Those not-to-be-missed business seminars!

Got to have, know, be, do it ALL if you are going to be a successful marketer!

NOT!

So how do you sort the Great from the Good, the Essential from the Excessive?

Well …

It starts with you…

In the same sense that you CANNOT be all things to all people

Every tool, trick, strategy, biz opp and gizmo is not going to be right for you

Getting distracted by each bright and shiny object as it splashes on the scene

guarantees one thing …

In no time at all you will be out of money, out of energy and feeling stupid …

You would be better off to sit down, with your laptop or yellow legal pad

And write a narrative (take your time – this is a process)

About who YOU are, what YOUR interests, skills, talents and gifts are

And what you are prepared to offer as you work on developing your own unique ability …

Excel at coaching?

Systems wizard?

Ace copywriter?

Natural in front of the camera?

Really drilling down to find that THING that excites you no end

That feels like a effortless form of communication for you

And working from that place first – this is KEY

You can delegate, outsource, automate all those other tasks that leave you feeling

Bogged down, worn out, frustrated

And concentrate on developing what you LOVE to do

So it can find expression and add value to the lives of others

When in doubt, check in with your gut!

As you consider an approach that you think you HAVE to do

(Since clearly everyone ELSE in this online world seems to do it effortlessly)

And it is just NOT speaking to you

Trust Your Gut!

When you have really taken the time to identify your unique gifts

The mentors who will assist you to develop those talents

Will magically appear – it’s Law!

And you will begin to attract those individuals who are meant for YOU!