What are some of your bigger goals or dreams that are sitting on the shelf because life has gotten too busy for you to even think about them? You might be thinking, “I will get to them next month, next year." Well, we know how that goes. The year passes you by and those desires are still sitting on the shelf, collecting dust. And then the frustration begins to creep in again because there is a deep longing inside you to bring these dreams to life.
Here are a few suggestions to get the momentum going while continuing to live your day to day lives.
Week One:
1) Clarify what you really want.
Nothing will happen until you get clear about your goals. Find 30 minutes of private time during one day this week and take out a pad of paper to do some creative scribbling, drawing, or journaling about what you would like to see unfold. Maybe you would like to take a trip to Portugal, learn another language, plant an herb garden, write a book, or remodel your bathroom. Perhaps a lifestyle uplift by taking more alone time for yourself, or beginning an exercise program.
Week Two:
2) Determine the large steps that need to happen to reach your goal.
If it is to plan a trip, write down all the steps involved such as research on flights, hotels, travel sites you are interested in. If you want to write a book but don't know where to start, maybe the first thing you need to do is to read a book about writing a book. If you want to plant a garden, but not sure what you would like it to consist of, one of your large steps (I call these Mile Steps) would be to spend some time researching plants or flowers. You are not actually doing any of this work yet, you are merely writing them down. By seeing your large goals broken down into smaller steps, they are much more palatable and easier to swallow.
(You can also do this entire process on Blastation, the software I developed to help make your dreams come true. www.myblastoff.com/blastation.)
Week 3:
3) Break it down into daily action steps.
Take your Mile Steps from Week 2 and break each one of these down into small increments. For instance, take your garden research and break it down into 10 minute increments per day. I call these Mini Feats, small steps of accomplishment. Read your 'How To' book for 10 minutes each day. Try doing three Mini Feats per day toward your larger goal, and by the end of the week you are at least 15 steps closer to attaining it. And if you say you don't have 30 minutes somewhere in your day, I will have to reply, "I don't believe you!" Wake up 20 minutes earlier, take 10 minutes during lunch, watch one less football game during the day. I could go on and on.
Week 4 and on...
4) Document Your Mini Feats.
Make sure you write down your Mini Feats for each day and give them a time, like an appointment. This way you will be much more committed to making them happen.
You can do this on Blastation web-based software,www.myblastoff.com/blastation or download this free Mini Feat Calendar form at http://www.myblastoff.com/Coaching-Resources.html. Fill in your three Mini Feats for each day and write the allotted time under the column entitled 'hour'.
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