Functional Flow Newsletter May 2010: Are you Living Your Life or Living Your Past?

As a coach one of the greatest privileges we have is giving our clients permission to dream again. For many it is very easy to fall into the habit of responding to life or getting caught up in our day to day responsibilities and settling for less then our heart desires. One of the most impactful ways to support our clients in living a life they dreamed of is being a role model of doing the same.

After celebrating this past Mothers day, the topic of dreams is on the forefront of my heart, mind and conversations. I am pleased to share that I am going to be a MOM! Our baby is due to arrive mid-July.

Our dream of becoming parents did not come as easily as we expected. After five years of trying we are finally going to be parents.

What I know for sure is that living the life of your dreams is truly possible. Setbacks will happen and it will not always be easy, but when we keep the vision, access our inner courage and take action, so much is possible.

Am I excited to be a mom? Yes! Am I grateful? Yes!! Do I have fears? YES!

Isn't it funny how we create what we want and then there is this little voice that says "oh crap, now what?"

I remember when I made the decision to start my own coaching business; I quit my full time job and jumped in with both feet. I was excited to embark on this life long passion but within the excitement was also fear "wow, now it is truly up to me to make this happen"

When I got my first paying client, the little voice said "will I deliver enough value?"

When I secured my first speaking event I understood the statement "humans number one fear besides death is public speaking"

Making the transition from entrepreneur to mompreneur brings up the same voice of self doubt:

Can I really do it all? Will I always be exhausted? Will the stress of being a new mom with a thriving business destroy my zest for life? Will I lose my passion for the work I do? How will I balance the demands of my business "baby" and my real-life, crying-in-the-next-room, needs-a-diaper-change-NOW baby?

For years I've told women just like myself - ambitious, established, and full of vision -that they CAN have it all, and keep a firm grip on their sanity too. Every fiber of my being believed it, and every day I help women achieve it.

Through my tenacity and commitment of realizing many of my own dreams and supporting hundreds of others to do the same what I know for sure, is that it is absolutely critical to have a proper support system in place.

Never give up on your dreams and S.E.T. yourself up with three critical kinds of support:

S: Strategic Support helps us shorten the learning curve, find resources and create faster, better results. It could come from a colleague, someone with more or different experience, a mentor, coach, mastermind group, even someone you hire such as an webmaster or ghostwriter. Collaboration lets you do a lot more with less time.

E: Emotional Support is something that every single person on this planet needs. As an entrepreneur with high standards and ambitions, well... emotional support is like oxygen! Make it a priority to build and lean on your emotional support team - a soul community of intimate, like-minded people who give you permission and encouragement to be all that you want to be. We owe it to ourselves to establish relationships at that level - because we need it.

T: Task Support comes from those who help us get things done - an assistant, housekeeper, babysitter, even the helping hands of those we love. This kind of support gives us more time and energy for the things that matter most. Work on your delegation skills, as well as systematization and automation. Get creative and dare to do things differently.

"If you can dream your dream alone your dream is not big enough"

Having a proper support team is key to making any dream come true!

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