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21 Favorite Quotes to Inspire You on Your Passioneering Journey

October 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
  1. “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” ~Anthony Robbins
  2. “The beauty of intentions…you can’t often choose your circumstances, but you can always choose your reaction, your attitude, your behavior, and your intention. Nobody can ever take that away from you. It’s one of the gifts we have as human beings.” ~Greg Foster
  3. “There are some bonds that S&P and Moody’s can never de-value.  Bonds of the heart are always AAA-rated.”  ~SZO
  4. “Don’t believe everything you think.” ~bumper sticker
  5. “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” ~Einstein
  6. “Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think.” ~Chinese Proverb
  7. “I wish I could have known earlier that you have all the time you’ll need right up to the day you die.” ~William Wiley
  8. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’”  ~Audrey Hepburn
  9. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James
  10. 10. “Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” ~Wayne Dyer
  11. “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~Emerson
  12. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman
  13. “Expect to become prosperous; start thinking and speaking in those terms and no other. Remind yourself often that scattered, idle thoughts words and expectations bring scattered, idle, poverty-stricken results. Hitch your mental image of prosperity to the rich start of success and keep it there.” ~Catherine Ponder
  14. “Joy is the best makeup.” ~Anne Lamott
  15. “Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever fresh and radiant possibility.” ~Kate Douglas Wiggin
  16.  ”We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.” ~Rabindranath Tagore
  17. “The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication.”  ~Michael Farady
  18.  “I think all great innovations are built on rejections.” ~Louis Ferdinand Celine
  19. Without the playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.” ~Carl Jung
  20. “Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”  ~Albert von Szent-Gyorgy
  21. “The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” ~Edwin H. Land.

 

 

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Next Gen Passioneers: Time to Shake UP the Entrepreneur Game

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Big thanks to Nathalie Lussier for posting an awesome blog on Under30CEO.com:  “How Gen Y Will Leverage the New Economy and Come Our Ahead.”  She calls the next generation into creating its own rules, is hopeful about the future and about entrepreneurship as a solution to current challenges.  It’s so refreshing to hear a young adult touting possibilities and personal responsibility instead of complaining.   Says Nathalie,  “It’s time to change the game and create the new rules of success, and that involves entrepreneurship and personal responsibility.”

That said, as a half-century year old female here in America, I feel it’s my generation’s responsibility to hear, support, and mentor Generation Y and others to come.  After all, we are leaving a pretty messy legacy on this planet, yes?

Nathalie ends the post with a call-to-action for Next Gen entrepreneurs:

“So what are you waiting for? If you’ve been stagnating, it’s time to recognize the great opportunities that are in front of you right now. Right here.”

This is a fantastic call to budding entrepreneurs of ANY age who might be waiting for the “perfect time” to put their ideas into action. Guess what?  There is no perfect time, so NOW is as good a time as any other. Make sense?

Last week I met with a 20-something man (I almost said “boy,” can you believe it?) about his future.  When I asked him about what he wants to create in the world, he lit up and proceeded to tell me about his dream of a global nonprofit.  Then, after a few minutes, he somberly shared how he is struggling to pay off school and other debts, by holding down three jobs.   Of course he can’t think about launching a new business, right?  WRONG!  I challenged him and I challenge anybody to find at least three baby steps each week to move your idea forward.  It doesn’t matter if it’s 15 minutes of competitive analysis or an informational phone call.    Perhaps you could ask someone in your life to be your mentor.  Regardless, those small steps move you forward and fan the flames of entrepreneurship.

As the quote in Nathalie’s blog post states:

“Like every generation yields, the newborn hope unjaded by their years…” -Sarah McLachlan  

My generation’s version:  “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”  ~ Publius Syrus

Stay nimble, open, and willing to be willing.

Happy Passioneering!

 

 

 

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Passioneering Moment #13 : The Completely Unleashed YOU

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you’re like me and most individuals, you spend little if any time during the week dreaming.  In fact, here in the United States, dreaming gets a bad rap because it’s not “productive” or valuable. As rugged individuals and pioneers, most Americans pride themselves on doing and making things happen.  That’s their definition of productivity.  It was my also my definition until a few years ago.  Yet recent global studies on happiness and life satisfaction indicate that Americans are among the least happy individuals on the planet.

So what if you DID spend more time dreaming?  Napoleon Hill said that together, conceiving and believing are the keys to success.  If you want a bigger life, you must hold bigger thoughts AND believe them.  Simple, if not easy, yes?

Below are five questions to take into your upcoming week.  Spend some time in the question “What do I look like completely unleashed?”

(Attached also is a Word document with these questions that you can print up.)

  1. Who would you be and what would you do, if you knew you couldn’t possibly fail, all barriers aside?
  2. What would be present?
  3. What would not be present?
  4. What would you be feeling?
  5. What would you have to give up?

Happy Passioneering!

 

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Passioneering Picks: Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Scores Bigtime

September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), an international non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring young people from low-income communities to stay in school and to recognize business opportunities, today announced its World Series of Innovation, presented by Microsoft, was selected as a featured event for the 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 14-20, 2011.

“The World Series of Innovation will bring NFTE’s pioneering experiential education program and vital message about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in our society to thousands of new young people around the globe,” said Amy Rosen, President and CEO of NFTE. “With the economy still mired in problems, now more than ever NFTE feels an obligation to inspire as many young people as possible to think creatively about their world and seize opportunities to meet market demands and social needs. We are sowing the seeds of the next generation of entrepreneurs every day.”

If you haven’t yet checked out the Global Entrepreneurship Week, do so now!  It’s “the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.”

According to its website, “the initiative kicked off in 2008, launched by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Since then, it has grown to 115 countries—with nearly 24,000 partner organizations planning more than 37,000 activities that directly engage more than 7 million people.”

See the video below, and Happy Passioneering!

 

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Next Gen Passioneers: Adina Mangubat

September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This week’s Next Gen Passioneer is Adina Mangubat, CEO of Spiral Genetics.  Her goal for Spiral Genetics is to transform the medical industry by making it possible to perform large scale DNA research and discovery.   By making medical care personalized, Adina believes that Spiral Genetics will improve quality of life and expand life expectancy.  She hopes that Spiral Genetics is the first in a series of her future endeavors that will make significant positive change.  You can reach her at www.spiralgenetics.com.

“I want to change the world…one company at a time.” ~Adina Mangubat

On Wednesday, September 7th, we’re interviewing Adina on The Passions and Possibilities Network®, at 9am PST.  Dial-in live at (347) 205-9038 or streaming via the website with your comments and questions.  We welcome ‘em!

Adina’s Passioneer Interview

1.    What’s your definition of “passion”? Passion is fuel that powers my drive, ambition and dreams.

2.     Where/how does “paying it forward” fit in your mission? A company is not created by the actions of a handful of people.  What I am doing is made possible by drawing on a huge network of support.  I have been extremely fortunate that I have received amazing support from so many people who have gone before me.  The majority of those people have come from an entrepreneurship community that helps mentor young entrepreneurs, the youngest of which is 14 years old.  It’s an incredible group of people and I’m doing my part by helping mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs.

3.    Which success factors have been most critical to your success?   Perseverance, Community, Passion and Integrity.

4.    What have been your biggest challenges in leaping into your passions, and how you have addressed them?  Especially as a young adult?  Someone once told me, “your assets are your liabilities and your liabilities are your assets.”  My age falls squarely in the category of asset and liability and reconciling that was challenging.  The bottom line is that I have not been on the earth as long as the vast majority of executives in the business world.

“Someone once told me, “your assets are your liabilities and your liabilities are your assets”

I have less experience and it’s a double-edged sword.  On the positive side, I don’t have clear borders on my world map which separates the ‘possible’ from the ‘impossible’ and so I can dream big without as many assumptions.  On the negative side, I have not traveled these roads before and so I don’t always know what potholes and bumps exist in the road ahead of me. My challenges were first recognizing and embracing both the pros and cons that came with youth and second, understanding how to effectively compensate for the fact that I haven’t done this before and don’t know what challenges may lie ahead.  I’ve overcome the first challenge by putting a lot of time and effort into understanding myself and what fears were rooted in my resistance to my age.  Ultimately, I was able to overcome that challenge when I realized that I didn’t have to know the answer to everything, I just had to know where to look for the answers.  That quickly allowed me to address the second challenge. I recruited a number of more experienced people and asked them to help me navigate the unknown.

5.    What tips do you have for an individual to discover what they really love/their passions? Take the time to know yourself.  Deep introspection is the only way to know and understand what really drives you at the core.  I found that my passion is not any one thing, but a series of experiences that motivate me and can be found in many different forms. I examined the activities that I most enjoyed and asked myself, what is it about this experience that is motivating for me?

6.    What tips do you have for an individual to integrate more of their passions into their life? Push the upper limits of your comfort zone.  It can be scary taking the leap and in many ways it does not require a huge leap to integrate more of your passions into your life.  Just be willing to push yourself and be a little more daring every day.

 ”Just be willing to push yourself and be a little more daring every day. “

 

Thanks Adina, and Happy Passioneering!

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Passioneering Moment #11: Walking Your Integrity Talk

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This Passioneering Moment is on Integrity

To me, integrity means wholeness, completeness, and simply honoring your word.   Self-development organizations like Landmark Education define integrity as “planning your work and working your plan.”   Bottom line?  It’s about walking your talk.  I notice how often I choose not to honor my word, especially in today’s chaotic lifestyle.  Excuses abound for my not choosing to do so:  “I forgot,” “I didn’t have time,” or “something just came up.”   Notice my emphasis on choosing, which acknowledges that I am not a victim of circumstances, but rather the captain of my life.    Consider the possibility that your word is powerful and creative; that what you say not only impacts your reality, it IS your reality.  Below are three ways to begin immediately to up the ante in your integrity game:

1)  Be on time or early. I choose to honor the platinum rule.  Remember the golden rule, which is about doing unto others as you would have them do unto you?  The platinum rule requires that you treat others as they would like to be treated.   It’s a big difference.  So, even if you don’t mind when someone is late, trust that your own punctuality shows respect and appreciation to others.

2)  Make clear declarations. There is power in declaring that you will do something by a certain time.    It’s easy to allow squishy terms to come out of your mouth, like “maybe,” “if I can,” “I’m going to/will” or “I’ll see.”  Do you use any of these terms?   I still do, although I’m more aware of it!

3)  Follow through.  It is one thing to make a powerful declaration, and quite another to actually fulfill on it.  The most powerful people in the world are masters at declaring and fulfilling.  When you follow through consistently on your commitments and walk your talk, you are letting the universe know that you are proactively creating your life.  Follow-through also engenders trust and respect in your relationships.

An Invitation

Make this a walking-your-talk week!  Declare and write down at least three action steps that you’re taking to create something extraordinary in an important area of your life: relationships, career, health, finances, being on time, etc.  Bonus points for agreeing, with three individuals, to be accountable for completing these three steps.

 

For more information about Passioneer coaching, consulting,  the charitable non-profit, or if you’d like to connect with the wisdom of over 350 Passioneers around the globe, check out www.passionsandpossibilities.com or subscribe to the bi-weekly PassionBlasts.   Happy Passioneering!

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Radio Interview with Passioneer® Karen Drucker, Recording Artist

June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We recently had the honor to interview Karen Drucker, a gifted singer & songwriter who travels around the country performing and speaking at conferences, retreats, churches, concerts, workshops, and her own spiritual retreats. She has created 13 CDs and has worked with such inspirational authors as Joan Borysenko, Mary Manin Morrissey, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Alan Cohen, SARK, and have been honored to receive an honorary doctorate from the United Centers for Spiritual Living.  You can reach her at http://www.karendrucker.com. If you or someone you know would make a great Passioneering guest, please let us know!

Below are the archived show and highlights:

Radio Interview Highlights

  • Taking action is critical: Having a “by” in front of your name is more important than having a BA (or other designation) after it, according to Karen.
  • What you gain from a mundane j.o.b. is what you need to do your dream career, especially if you do the j.ob. with passion.  Karen used to sing at weddings and gained valuable experience and lessons about singing and songwriting in the process.
  • From an early age, Karen learned the importance of making a difference in the world: she garnered support and financing to fix the broken Hollywood Hills sign.  If not her, then who?
  • A caller-in to the radio show expressed his gratitude for how Karen’s music touched him and his mother, who had gone through chemotherapy for cancer treatment.  His story brought Karen and me to tears.  (Thanks Mark!)
  • Karen performs at Seattle Unity this upcoming weekend, June 18-19, for a music symposium and Passions workshop.  More information, see Karen’s website.

Listen to internet radio with Sue Oliver on Blog Talk Radio

Thank you Karen, and Happy Passioneering!

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From Your Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale to A Swan’s Song

June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I love the fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, written by Hans Christian Anderson in 1844.  Here’s the Cliff Notes version.  One spring day, a baby swan is born into a duck family and it’s immediately apparent that he just doesn’t belong: His egg is much larger than the others and after he’s born, he’s physically bigger, more gray, and gangly than his siblings.   His family members and the rest of his community shun and criticize this ugly duckling, so he leaves home in shame.  He then travels around the countryside looking for a home among a variety of other animals and humans, although they all shun and drive him away.  Finally, in the Fall, the ugly duckling arrives at a small pond, where he sees several swan flying across the sky and honking as they depart.  He feels a stirring inside himself as he watches these elegant creatures fly away, unaware that he himself is a swan.  So the ugly duckling remains in the pond throughout the winter, bearing the freezing ice and snow.  When Spring arrives the following year, the migrating swans return to the pond, and the ugly duckling, upon noticing them, bows his head in shame.   Suddenly, he sees his own reflection in the water and finally realizes that he is a swan!

The Ugly Duckling (w/Danny Kaye)

 

There are many interpretations of this story. To me, it is a calling for each of us to step into our “swanhood,” no matter how often we feel separate, different, ugly, and alone. You probably have had many ugly duckling incidents where you heard different versions of “You don’t belong!” from various characters in your life (e.g., a partner, family member, childhood crush, teacher). If you’re like me, you made those events mean something very negative about yourself (e.g., “I’m a big loser.”).   Perhaps you survived, as I did, by stuffing those ugly duckling stories into an overflowing recycling bin, where they played over and over again.  The situations and characters in my life may have differed, but my starring role never changed. Hmmm.

Take a moment to ask yourself this question:

Question: Where in your life’s journey have you felt rejected, criticized, shunned or alone?

Now ask yourself: What’s the real deal – the T.R.U.T.H.??

Instead of rejecting, resisting, or recycling your ugly duckling stories, there is tremendous power in bringing them to the surface and then releasing them.  Why?  Because they are fairy tales. Here’s the truth of who you are: You were born whole, complete, and perfect; nothing missing, nothing lacking, and nothing wrong.  You are a divine spark that is here to shine brightly and unleash your unique gifts, talents, and creativity in the world as your beautiful swan song.  Since you are a child of the most High, you’ve inherited the queendom and kingdom already, so there’s no waiting line.  There is absolutely nothing you need to be or do to receive your inheritance.  It is grace, and it is your divine nature.  Your purpose and passions came fully funded, orchestrated, and supported by the universe, as you entered this world.  Just as the acorn knows how to be an oak tree, and just as the baby swan has everything it needs to become a swan while in the shell, so too you are fully equipped to experience and express the magnificent you.

Breathe. Isn’t that awesome?

Now, you might be wondering, why, if you came into this world with everything that you need and more, you still feel like an ugly duckling who’s not living the life you love?

Question: “I’m not experiencing the life of my dreams? Why not?”

Answer: You’re buying into the myths that your ego and the world tell you are the truth.  You know, those stories of how you’re not being, doing, or having enough;  the myth that you are not worthy of living the life that you love. (More details on these myths in the next blog installment).

This week, I invite you to take on three ugly duckling antidotes, in order to remember the gorgeous swan that you are!

Ugly Duckling Antidotes

1)  Write down three qualities or values that are really important to you; not what you do, or what you have, or what you look like. Instead, list the aspects of who you are in the world.

2)   Complete this affirmation with those three aspects, and post it in a visible spot throughout your week: Who I Really Am Is _______________, __________________, and __________________.

3)  Ask three trusted friends to tell you what they love most about you.   Take a deep breath.  Allow their feedback to sink in.  Then ask yourself: What is possible for me, if what they say is true?

“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” ~Helen Keller

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Passioneering® Life Assessment: How Passionate and Possible Are You?

June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The first step in creating a passionate and possible life is to assess where you’re at right now, without blame, shame, or discouragement.  If you’re like most individuals, you’re living large in a few areas of your life, and not so much in others.  Here’s the real deal:  you CAN live the life you want to live in ALL areas of your life.  How?  By simply declaring it to be true and then aligning your actions with that truth. Simple, if not easy, yes?

Below is a brief life assessment to download, print and review with your coach, accountability buddy, close friend or partner. Allow for at least 30 minutes for quality time and reflection in your answers. Simply completing the questions is a big step in creating your dream life. Why? Because you are becoming more awake and aware of what’s so right now in your life.

We do not collect your answers, however, you may send me your answers and receive a private, complimentary 30-minute coaching call to discuss them (details below).

Schedule Your Complimentary 30-Minute Session Today!

 

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Passioneer® Life Assessment

(Click here to download a PDF-version of the Life Assessment)

1. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rank your satisfaction in the following areas of your life (1 = Very Satisfied; 5= Very Unsatisfied)

  • Overall happiness _____
  • Overall energy level _____
  • Overall stress level _____
  • Health/fitness _____
  • Finances _____
  • Partnership/marriage _____
  • Family _____
  • Career _____
  • Friendships/social network _____
  • Spirituality/spiritual practices _____
  • Time management _____
  • Fun/play _____
  • Creative outlet/expression _____

2. What observations do you have about the areas above that you ranked high or low?

3. Assuming that you could not fail and could create the life of your dreams, what would it look like?

  • What is your life’s purpose or mission?
  • Who/what would be present?
  • Who/what would not be?
  • What would you be doing/being now if you were guaranteed this life?

4. What are the biggest barriers between you and this dream?

5. What are your biggest areas of procrastination lately?

6. What are you most passionate about?

7. What talents, gifts, or strengths do you have that are obvious? Not so obvious?

8. What are you most grateful for in your life?

9. What does your support network look like now?

10. What are your personal values? Which are the most important (place an asterisk next to them).

11. What’s the minimum annual income required to cover your expenses and survive? What’s the annual income you want to thrive?

Are You a Passioneer? (Select Yes or No)

1. Are you a big thinker with big ideas for your life and the planet? Yes/No

2. Do you believe that happiness involves a healthy mind, body, and spirit? Yes/No

3. Are you ready and willing to make courageous leaps in inspiring and serving in the world? Yes/No

4. Are you clear about your passions and your purpose? Yes/No

5. Does your definition of prosperity embrace much more than material gain but isn’t the “starving martyr syndrome”? Yes/No

6. Do you follow a path of regular self-reflection, self-development, and spirituality? Yes/No

7. Are you an open-minded, lifelong learner, and wisdom-seeker? Yes/No

8. Are you big-hearted and compassionate? Yes/No

9. Do you believe in the power of oneness, connection, and relationships? Yes/No

10. Are you a good steward of the earth, including resources, plants and animals? Yes/No

11. Do you actively and consistently walk your Passioneer talk throughout your day and with every being that you meet? Yes/No

If you circled “Yes” on 7 or more of the questions, you are a full-fledged Passioneer – Congratulations! If not, then you’re probably a budding Passioneer® J, woohoo!

Thank you for exploring. Feel free to send this to me at sue(at)passionsandpossibilities.com, if you’d like a complimentary 30-minute exploratory call.

Happy Passioneering,

Sue Zeal Oliver, Chief Passioneer

Powerleaps LLC Coaching for Passioneers

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A Smile a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Smile-ologist and HealthTap founder, Ron Gutman has studied the relationship between your smile and quality of your life. In this compelling TED video, he discusses various research studies that show a direct correlation between a big smile and a happy life.  One study examines yearbook pictures and the students’ longevity, while another considers baseball players’ smiles and their performance.   The good news?  We’re smiling when we’re born, according to Ron’s research.  It’s no surprise to most of us that smiling is a basic human characteristic that indicates joy and satisfaction.  Did you know that more than a 1/3 of adults smile more than 20 times a day, while children smile as much as 400 times a day?  Ron cites several studies that show how another person’s smile is much more effective than chocolate or money in bringing a smile to our own face.   One smile, he says, can impact you as positively as several thousands of chocolate bars or dollar bills.    So, Ron notes, our children are truly the richest beings on the planet.

Thanks Ron and Happy Passioneering!

If you have a story of how someone is paying it forward in your life or someone else’s, let us know so we can acknowledge them.

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Passioneering Moment #10: Step Away from the Hamster Wheel

May 19, 2011 By 2 Comments

I caught myself rushing today, from the get go.  One look at my To Do list, and I was on a roll, checking email, posting to Facebook, and returning to three open projects from the prior evening.  Had I stopped to eat?  No.  Meditate?  No.  Journal?  No.  Enjoy the glorious Northwest sunshine and singing birds?   Heck no.  I was on a mission to conquer my day, rather than to savor it.  It certainly was not going to be a mission of j.o.y.  So why the rush?  In truth, the rush was all in my head, since the activities I was doing were neither urgent nor important.

What if I had chosen instead to create a day of joy and delight?  What would my morning have looked like, and how much more would I have enjoyed the rest of the day?  What would it have required for me to stop, breathe, and chose peace over chaos?  It would have required my letting go of control, surrendering, and removing the unimportant tasks from my calendar.  Sounds simple, if not easy, yes?  Then why do I make it so complicated?

“Whys?” are killer questions that can tie up my time and mental energy.  I notice that they are also a strategy for me to procrastinate and stay stuck.  After all, if I can’t figure out why I’m doing something, how can I possibly figure out how to stop it, right?  This is so NOT right!  Instead, my days go much more smoothly when I focus on answering the most important  question: “WHAT do I want my day to look like?”.  Starting with the end in mind is a powerful, creative way to begin any day, especially if you load tons of stuff on your plate like I do.

My Invitation

Tomorrow morning, I invite you to create a mission of joy for your day, one where your sole To Do is To Be.  This approach entails your focusing on what you want to be, not how on you’re going to do it.  Simply remember that you truly have all of the time in the world, if you choose to believe it.  So there is no need for you to rush, strain, or struggle.  Instead, you can choose to relax, release, and enjoy.  Your body and soul will thank you, so will your household and the world around you.

Happy Passioneering!

I’m Sue Zeal Oliver, the Passions & Possibilities coach who supports individuals and groups to leap vibrantly and prosperously into their passions for paying it forward, as Passioneers®. I’m on a mission to prove that when you do what you love AND give back, the rest DOES follow. For more information about Passioneer coaching, consulting, and marketing services OR if you’d like to connect with the wisdom of over 350 Passioneers around the globe, check out www.passionsandpossibilities.com. Happy Passioneering!

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Passioneering Moment #9: Don’t Just Do It. Be It!

May 10, 2011 By 1 Comment

Often I ask individuals who have successfully leaped into their passions if they have any regrets. Without exception, they have responded with a resounding “No”! Their most common tip for individuals who are considering the leap is to stop procrastinating and to just do it. Here are a few easy, powerful steps to move forward today:

  • Hang Out with Passionate People. When two or more individuals discuss together their passions, magic unfolds. So over the next week, find at least one social or professional group that shares your passion. Attend one of their events.
  • Explore a Career Change. Your dream life may require a career change. Write down at least five alternative adventures that would allow you to more fully express your passions. Consider hiring a career specialist.
  • Face Your Fears. Write down your ten biggest fears about fully leaping into your dreams. Then examine which of the fears are facts and which are really your interpretations.
  • Spread the News. Tell at least ten people that you are pursuing the life of your dreams now. Ask them to tell at least ten people. Leverage new and existing venues, especially social networks on the internet.
  • Build a Cheerleading Team. Make a list of ten individuals who could be strong supporters of your dream. Meet with all of them over the next month, and make a specific request for their support.

I’m Sue Zeal Oliver, the Passions & Possibilities coach who supports individuals and groups to leap vibrantly and prosperously into paying it forward in the world, as Passioneers®. I’m on a mission to prove that when you do what you love AND give back, the rest DOES follow. For more information about Passioneer coaching, consulting, and marketing services OR if you’d like to connect with the wisdom of over 350 Passioneers around the globe, check out www.passionsandpossibilities.com. Happy Passioneering!

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