focus and flexability

goals can create focus with flexability
goals guide you to make choices by your values
and what’s most important to you

goals create growth
upward spiraling growth
from the experiences in your life

achieving goals
changing goals
expanding goals
expanding your vision

goals guide your life experiences
goals are your experiences
and your journeys of life

goals create endless waves of transformation
life is growth
growth comes from all life experiences

do you have goals for the life experiences
you want to have in all life areas?

where are you in each life area?
where do you want to be?

create you life!
live your truth!

where are you?

where are you now?

are you caught in your thinking
of where you want to be?
feeling the lack for what you want
for this and for that?

where are you now?
where were you?
how far have you come?
what have you already accomplished?

more than you give yourself credit for!

make a list right now

  • what have you done?
  • what have you accomplished?
  • what have you achieved?
  • what steps have you already taken?

celebrate all that!

celebrate your growth
celebrate being you
celebrate knowing where you want to go

feeling gratitude for what you have done
celebrating what you have accomplished
will create the energy for what you want

trust your continual growth
trust your goals
trust your values
trust you are creating the life you want!

create your life!
live your truth!

why are goals great?

what do goals help you with?
for living?
for life?

for being?
for doing?
for experiencing?
for creating?

why are goals important?

goals give you purpose
something to achieve
a reason for doing
a reason for making the choices you do
give you growth

goals guide you

are you living by your values?
are you doing what’s most important to you?
what will your goals create?

is that creation what you want?
is that creation what’s important to you?

create your life!
live your truth!

hitting the target

do you have goals?

what are they?
are your goals big?
are your goals small?

do you achieve your goals?
do your goals change?

aiming for the target, your goal
and letting the arrow loose
flying towards the target

will the arrow hit its mark?
will the arrow be just outside the center bullseye?
will the arrow be on the outside of the ring?
will the arrow fly high and miss altogether?
will the arrow sink too soon and fall short?

what happens with your goals?
when your goals are missed,
falling short and not on target

do you modify your goals?
do you let the missed goals go?
and create new goals?

how do you feel?
are you frustrated and upset?
are you learning and moving on?

what do you want from your goals?
why do you have goals?
what do you want to achieve?

create your life!
live your truth!

celebrate

overwhelmed setting new year’s resolutions
overwhelmed setting goals for this year

lost thinking about all you want
wants growing more and more

feeling the lack of this
feeling the lack of that

stop right now!

celebrate

where were you?
where are you now?

how far have you come?
you have achieved great success!

where are you now?
where do you want to go?

you will achieve that
you will get to where you want to go!

live your truth!

balance

in all life areas
separately and
in the whole of life

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values
goals
vision

prioritizing
what’s most important

allowing
letting go

boundaries
expectations

guiding
empowering

balance in life is a lot
present moment awareness with

values
goals
vision

in mind allow choices for

balance
growth

happiness
fulfillment

love
abundance

live your truth!

life dreams and desires

what does living your life successfully mean to you?
how do you feel, or how would you feel, when you are living your life fully?
are you experiencing your life to the fullest?

life dreams and desires, life goals, are for creating and balancing your life so that you feel you are living a fulfilled life

life dreams and desires are in all areas of your life:

  • personal/spiritual growth
  • fun and recreation
  • finances and money
  • business/career
  • family and friends
  • physical environment
  • health and wellbeing
  • romance and love

when you know what your life dreams and desires are
your dreams and desires are in alignment with your values and purpose
and you are taking action to achieve your dreams and desires
– your life is lived with happiness and growth, a feeling of fulfillment

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a life dream or desire is a goal that if you accomplished or experienced, you would feel your life was a success, as you define your success

what does happiness meant to you?
what does success mean to you?
what does fulfillment mean to you?

who do you want to be?
what do you want to do?
what do you want to experience?
how do you want to live?

create your life and enjoy your life journey!

live your truth!

what’s your journey?

taking action to achieve my goals has been a lot like taking a canoe journey. when paddling a canoe, to move forward you paddle on both sides of the canoe. in life, to achieve your vision, you take action on goals in all areas of your life.

every journey and goal is different; you never know what your challenges will be, or when you will be challenged during your journey. the effort required to paddle, to take action towards your vision and goals can and will change.

our goals are like the ripples in the water from paddling the canoe, one expanding into another, effecting and joining one another.

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on my various canoe journeys i’ve had many different experiences. i’ve been able to paddle leisurely. i’ve been faced with a challenge; a light wind, a strong wind, rain, or a change in direction.

in life there are times when your priority and focus will be on one area of your life and you will spend more time on the goals related to that area of your life to grow and achieve your vision. in these moments paddling, or taking actions for your goals, will be slow and steady to keep you moving forward.

on my canoe adventures i have had to change directions to make it to my destination. changing directions in a canoe requires you paddle more on one side of the canoe than the other. i have changed directions and was going into the wind so i needed to use more focused effort and energy. i have moved into a new direction and the wind was less and the paddling was easier because i wasn’t fighting against the wind.

there are times in life that you need to change directions, the goals you have may no longer be leading you to the vision that you have for yourself. in life changing your goals to achieve your vision may require more discipline and focus, or the goal may be easier because you are not fighting against the challenges that you faced going in the wrong direction.

there are times when i’ve been paddling in the right direction but a strong wind challenged me and i put forth a lot of energy and effort. paddling through challenges requires more determination and focus on your final destination in order to arrive to it. i didn’t let the wind stop me from reaching my destination; i’ve had to paddle with stronger and quicker strokes, i’ve had to move closer to shore stop and let the wind calm or the rain pass. i’ve gone with the flow letting the current carry me to rest, refresh and rejuvenate before continuing on my journey. i’ve had to ask for help in paddling, both to stop paddling and to begin paddling.

there are times when taking action on your goals you will have challenges; negative feelings of overwhelm doubt or worry, negative opinions from others, or a change in another area of your life. it is important to keep taking action towards your goals and move through and grow through the challenges you will face.

i have felt overwhelm when trying to achieve my goals. and the overwhelming feeling is accompanied with thoughts of doubt and worry, and questions of “how?” and “am i going to make it through?” at these times i take time to become aware of where i am, where i’ve been focusing my energies and actions. have i been taking action on one area of my life and neglecting another that i am out of balance and need to realign? do i need to let go and go with the flow?

most often when overwhelm tries to get to me it is because i’m not prioritizing my life and i haven’t had balance for too long. not too long ago i was feeling overwhelm and i became aware that it was because i wasn’t putting my health – specifically my physical activity as a priority. i was neglecting my morning exercise; running, yoga strength and stretching. and i know that when i’m not physically active, i’m affected in all areas of my life. it’s like ripples in the water disturbing and merging with the others. i’m not able to do my best, because i’m not physically my best.

it is important while on your journey, taking action to reach your goal, that you enjoy the journey! happiness comes from the experiences on your journey, not from reaching the final destination. reaching your final destination, achieving your goals is a time for celebration. during your journey and at the end of your journey practice being in present moment awareness. and as one journey ends, be ready for a new journey to begin.

enjoy the challenges of your journey!

live your truth!

river of life

i like to think of my life as a flowing river. all the different currents are my dreams and desires creating my life journey.

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the middle currents are faster and free flowing. the currents are the goals and desires that are grounded and centered in your core being.

the currents along the edges are slower having to feel the way and learn while moving along the river. the currents are dreams and desires for experiencing life fully and fulfilling your being.

sometimes there are obstacles, rocks and logs that block the flow of the currents. the obstacles slow the current down and need to be removed or navigated around for the current to continue it’s journey down the river.

what obstacles are in your river? what are you doing to remove them and get around the obstacle?

what does your river look like right now? rivers are constantly moving and changing. the currents are constantly moving and changing.

what are the dreams and desires in the currents of your river? what is the life journey all of your currents are creating in your river of life?

live your truth!

a word, an intention

i have a word for my year. sometimes more than one. this word could be defined as my intention.

for me what helps make a year, a moment, a period of time fulfilling is having a word, an intention, to help guide my being.

an intention to be who i want to be and to create what i want to create.

goals are important, i enjoy having goals, and i have many.

being may be more important than doing. so i have my word, an intention.

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in my being, i am able to do what i want to do. in my being, i am able to experience what i want to experience. in my being, i am able to create what i want to create.

my words, intentions, for this year are love and empower.

the words have many different meanings to me.

love

  • give love
  • love unconditionally (especially myself)
  • empower
  • tough love
  • choosing what is most important to me
  • self-care

empower

  • myself
  • my kids
  • all those lives that i touch
  • my business
  • wellbeing
  • abundance
  • freedom

what word do you want for your year, moment, period of time?

what intention do you want to have?

who do you want to be? what do you want to create?

find a word or more, an intention for your being!

live your truth!