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Are your "Buts" in the Way of your Dreams? | How to Live a Passion Driven Life, one day at a time. 

4/5/2013

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Start Making Room for Dreams in your Life, Today

Over the years, somewhere between hot caramel lattes and chilled glasses of wine, friends, family members and clients, have often entrusted me with their lifelong dreams.

"I want to write a children's book"
"I want to become a singer"
"I want to help people become the person they aspire to be"


Ok, the last one was me, but still, the story is almost always the same. 

After the fascinating dream has been revealed, a sad little "but", is ready to follow.

And so the utterly inspiring dreams, abruptly turn into something like this:

"I want to write a children's book, BUT my "real job" as an IT consultant keeps me busy all week and writing a book takes time."
"I want to become a singer, BUT it's too late for me to start now, besides I am really good at my job as a marketing professional."
"I want to help people become the person they aspire to be, BUT I am so busy running my own business and I cannot start over now."


The sad part is that, even people in their 20's or 30's, firmly believe that it is already too late for them to change their lives and make their dreams happen.

And my response to that, is always the same:
"Look for the dream that keeps coming back. It is your destiny."
You owe it, first and foremost to yourself and then to your community and the world at large, to at least give your aspirations and dreams a fighting chance. Don't just let those "buts"  get in the way of making a great difference.

If you have been dreaming of writing a book for 3,5,10 (how-many) years, then this dream will not go away, until you do something about it. 

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And if you are not ready to blow up your whole life, in order to honour your dream; go back to school, quit your job, or move to a foreign country; then you don't have to. All you need to do is start making a little room in your life for that wonderful desire to blossom. Take it slow, one baby step after another.

If you want to be a singer, why not book a few hours at a recording studio during the weekend and have fun signing and recording your favorite tunes or sing at your best friends birthday party or even go to your neighborhood kindergarten and sing for the kids.  

Most of the time, those baby steps, are more than enough to bring a sense of contentment and joy into your life and turn your dream from something you used to consciously neglect to something that inspires you daily. 
 
For me, the dream of helping people get closer to the person they aspire to be, has always been there. Goal setting, monitoring and re-setting, is written in my DNA. Helping corporations and individuals to plan courageously and execute fearlessly, is who I was born to be.

So, after letting my "buts" have the last word, for at least 10 years, I finally managed to talk back to them and take my first small step towards my goal, by launching my HappyBox365 Facebook page, a page dedicated to inspiring people on a daily basis (if you haven't already you can take a look and like my page here). That was almost a year and half now and since then I took several baby steps, to nurture my passion, including creating this blog, committing myself to become a "Life Change Architect", taking life coaching lessons and launching my coaching career. 

Do you have a dream that keeps coming back? A passion that no matter how busy your life has become, is still there? Let me know in the comments section bellow. 

If you have a question you’d like me to personally answer, email me at nichole@take-ten.com

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About Me

Hi, I'm Nichole, and I am a personal motivator and coach, passionate about reigniting the spark in people both in life and business. My specialty? Getting people to ACT by breaking anything down, into to the next action!

I work with passion driven women to help them set their priorities straight and and thrive in life and business, on their own terms.

Connect with me on Facebook or email me at nichole@take-ten.com


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7 Comments
El.
4/6/2013 08:52:26 pm

Hi Nichole! I really liked your theme this week, but most of all I liked the fact that you introduced yourself to us! You look amazing, full of strength and courage! Nice to meet you again! My wish to all, for the future… Keep on breaking your “BUTs” every single day with excitement, ignoring all your fears.

Have a nice week!

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nichole link
4/7/2013 06:13:00 pm

I am raising my glass to that El.! Thank you for being such an active member of this community. I highly appreciate your support! And yes, ever since I started this page, I wanted to make it more personal and formally introducing myself, felt like the right thing to do! Have a beautiful week!

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Daddy Monkey
4/7/2013 12:14:31 am

Hello again Nichole! I really enjoy your articles, I wish I could be one of your life "CHAMPIONS", coach!

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nichole link
4/7/2013 06:10:17 pm

Welcome back, Daddy Monkey, feels great having you here and your support means a lot to me! Have a wonderful week!

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yiannis m
5/9/2013 06:11:52 am

Today, it was a great Gremlin day. My Gremlin was there in a 'great mood' and an apetite to ruin my entire day. By noon I was conquered by fear, anger, and lack. My negative thoughts had created a different universe from the one I am used to daily. One bad incident led to another. I tried to fight him but unseccessfully. In the afternoon, I came back home determined to have a real fight with him. The only method that works for me is to seek 'Truth", the only "Truth"; the fact that as a spirit I am naturally perfect, powerful and omnipotent at any time and place. I started thinking that the incidents happening to my were not real; they were the effects of my negative thoughts. When I started realizing that the only truth as a spirit is my ability to create things through my thoughts and that this spiritual fact was the only reality that exists, my Gremlin was demolished, became very weak and eventually disapperaed. I had connquered him and all of a sudden pleasing things were appearing in front of me. My universe was reinstated back to its normal condition. :)

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nichole link
5/13/2013 09:33:00 pm

Way to go Yianni!
You had a choice on how to react to a certain situation and you did your best and that's al that matters after all!
Keep up the good work :)
xoxo
nichole

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Jacob
5/13/2013 02:10:06 am

I tell my son all the time to get "But" out of his vocabulary. One day that boy is going to listen to me. LOL

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