(spoiler. it’s in front of you.)
I can’t believe 2019 is almost over! Don’t blink after the new year, right??
I took this snapshot at Aiea Loop on New Year’s Day of this year. This view was a representation to me of some inner work I had been doing – all about choosing a clear path, finding the right direction to take to be able to grow that beautiful life I am always talking about…
I am a big dreamer. But I so easily get caught up in the big end destination dream that I fail to move forward. Can anyone relate?
2019 was about learning to focus on the path right in front of me…
This learning was honestly a discipline in a few areas of my life. I really struggled to identify current options that would or could lead to more – or I felt that there were just too many choices! How to know which one to select right now? I experienced the anxiety, stress, fear – all the emotions involved in these big life-directing questions.
This focusing on the path in front of me was a lesson about being present. And I learned that the first step is to embrace the presence with a choice that is right for today. It was time to get focused on what I DID want out of what I could see & grasp in this moment.
This doesn’t mean that I have stopped dreaming big! My dream board is still just as visionary as ever… But I also needed to narrow in for clarity for the NOW. So I learned to maximize lists.
I had observed the value & power of list-making as a life-manifestation or creation tool in my work partner, William. He frequently set goals for himself and put them in writing. Then he would decide on an action strategy to get it done, and he started doing it. His goals could be a fun trip or a major investment or even physical life changes, but I as I watched, I realized that he was using the exact same successful strategy over and over.
I love to learn from other people! So I experimented with William’s methods for myself this year. I thought about what I wanted, narrowed in, and got specific – – and most importantly, I wrote it down and posted those goals where I see them every day. And I just expected them to happen – as I implemented action steps.
Some of those goals felt like major stretches – or I really couldn’t see how on earth I would get there any time soon. But do you know something? I totally attained three (3) of the toughest things on my list within the first half of the year! Starting this blog was another goal that I can now check off, and I am currently working on yet another big item.
As someone who has tended to just feel bound to experiencing life as it happens – this has been a revelation of the creative influence that I have over my own circumstances.
I still have more to learn! I let my list get a bit longer than I think William would – and I wasn’t as specific about a few things. And, of course, those are the areas that I have not seen success in this year… I also still have a lot of work to do in that trusting expectative perspective – oh, and some of the action work… #roomtogrow
To recap – I’ve learned four secrets to finding (creating!) my life path:
Be PRESENT – focus on what is right NOW
While still dreaming big – NARROW IN to be CLEAR on what you want
WRITE IT down – be SPECIFIC and post it on the wall where you will see it
EXPECT what you wrote to be reality – with ACTION-oriented trust
Have you learned anything specific in 2019? Or do you have your own life lesson secrets that you use to achieve big goals – to grow your beautiful life?
Let’s support each other and exchange strategies & stories.
xo
Danielle