Amazing Dreamer Contest

We are seeking Amazing Dreamers! Whether they’re famous, or your next door neighbor, heck, maybe it’s even you! Who do you know who is following their heart, taking risks, doing interesting, fun or cool things? This is your chance to tell the world about your dream accomplishments and/or highlight someone else. Who inspires you? Who do you know (personally, or not) who has made a dream come true?

Tell us why you or this person is an "Amazing Dreamer". The winner will receive a personal Dream Coach session with me. Amazing Dreamers stories will be featured on iTunes and 10 top winners will win a year's membership in My Dream Circle. www.amazingdreamers.com

Take Serious Steps Forward

Sometimes, when you put your dreams on your "To Do" list, they may be too big and never materialize. But break these into manageable tasks and you can more easily accomplish them.

Here’s an example of how to design a simple strategy or plan for a big dream. I’ll call my project, "Go On A Free Cruise To An Exotic Place Within The Next Three Months."

I listed the ways I could make it happen. In this case, I couldn't just purchase a ticket because my project was to go on a free cruise. I chose to create a bartering relationship by booking a speech on a cruise ship in return for a free trip.

The steps to accomplish this were clear. Describe some topics about which I could speak; prepare my biography; get the name and number of several cruise ship lines. I decided not to mass-mail my proposal: I wanted the best cruise available. I committed to getting booked by Cunard Lines, which owns the luxury liner, Queen Elizabeth II.

In less than a month, I developed promotional materials, sent out a marketing package, and scheduled a date by which I intended to set sail. Before I had a chance to make a follow-up call to see if they were interested, Cunard called me. I was quickly booked to go on a Hawaiian cruise, all expenses paid for two, in exchange for presenting three twenty minute talks on how to make your dreams come true.

I'm an advocate of simplification and short-cuts. If you can find a faster way of getting something done, do it. One strategy for accomplishing something that you don't know how to do might be to learn it. Alternatively, you might hire or partner with somebody who already has that knowledge.

A crucial component of creating successful strategies is making use of the resources in all the areas of your life. Think about the people you know in the different aspects of your life; consider what's available to you in the way of technology and information. There's nothing that's not a potential resource.

Be sure you understand clearly the difference between a project and action steps. The project is the end result and the action steps are the strategies that get you there. It's a lot easier to be in action on one component --than on a big dream. You know that old joke, "How do you eat an elephant?" "One bite at a time." This is also how you can more easily accomplish your dreams. One serious step at a time.

My Dream Circle members learn directly from Marcia live on September 5th (or download anytime) her Tele-Class: Shortcuts for Accomplishing Your Dreams.

September's DreamTalk Guests Include:

Marcia Wieder, president of Dream Coach Inc., Shortcuts for Accomplishing Your Dreams

Stephanie Marston, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 30 Days to Sanity: Create a Life you Love

Michael Port, Creator of the Think Big Revolution,
Book Yourself Solid

Bonnie Ross-Parker, author, "Walk In My Boots", The Joy of Connecting

Big Dreamers Share

• Scott Martineau’s great new book, The Power of You, made it to #1 on amazon.com
  
  
• Lorrie Caplan-was featured in an Asian Art & Film Festival. Her beautiful art was chosen out of 150 artists. Check out her art at www.lorriecaplan.com.
  
  
• Janet Simpson just completed a triathlon. She wrote, “I beat my time from last year by about 3 minutes, finished alive and did not come in last.”
  
  
• Marcia Wieder will appear on Chicagoing with Bill Campbell on September 10th at 9am on ABC-TV.
  
  
• Our newest Certified Dream Coaches – Class of August 2007

  

Dream Coach News

We love sharing your dreams and achievements, and we want to share ours with you, too! Here's what's happening in our world:

• Become an Inspiring Speaker Oct. 18- 22nd - World-class experts show how to achieve this dream. 10 spots left.
  
  
• Maui Dream Retreat- Nov. 12-18th. Come on a PassionQuest to find your purpose and create new dreams.
  
  
• Dream Coach Certification – Learn to help others achieve their dreams with a proven system. Join Marcia LIVE Jan. 22-28th 2007. 12 spots left. Register now.
  
  
• Dream Coach Group Leader Program – Advanced training for Certified Dream Coaches Only– March 26-31st 2007

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