Nead Inspiration

Do you remember Bob, that crazy man who drove his self-contained psychiatrist Dr. Marvin to the brink in the movie, "What about Bob?"  Actor Bill Murray played him perfectly.  He was smart, insecure and able to get under your skin or in your heart depending on your psychological stance. 

In this clip below, Bob faces one of his many phobias, a fear of the wide open waters.  You seem him walk towards the dock and in the next scene, his voice reaches you before you can see him.  He says, "I'm a sailor, I'm sailing, I sail!"  Then he repeats it, wanting everyone and anyone to witness his "Baby-stepping" miracle. "I’m a sailor, I’m sailing, I sail!"

Bob doesn't care that he’s strapped to the mast of a boat.  He doesn'’t care that he is doing absolutely nothing to help the crew actually sailing the boat..  Yet in the middle of what is clearly instability, you find yourself rooting for a person who has so completely and thoroughly embraced his new position.  He has taken hold of his vision.  It is his.

Have you embraced your vision, or is it still stuck in your head or on a wall??  There are reasons you might keep some "healthy" distance between you and your vision..   

• You aren't there yet.  It feels stupid wanting something that doesn't exist anywhere but your head. 
• Who do you think you are?  There is always a little voice questioning why you are different than the rest of the world NOT attaining these things..  You convince yourself you should just be happy with what you have.
• You don’t want to face the disbelief.  You haven'’t done it yet.  When you embrace it, someone can say, "Well, Bob, you aren't actually sailing," and pop your miraculous little bubble.
• You don't want to have to make the first move.  SOMEONE needs to say they are sorry!  You want a romantic love life but you want your partner to make the first move.  You want to publish a book but you are hoping that somehow, someone will see your talent.  You sort of wish you just got the stomach flu so you could lose that weight.

If you want your vision, you need to do three things.

• You need to sail!  Are you doing it?  Writing, romancing, working ou, eating well, learning, growing.  If you sail you will feel like a sailor.
• You need to call yourself a sailor.  How do you describe yourself?  Do you say you are trying or hoping or planning?  Or are you a lover, a fitness buff, a writer?
• You need to say you sail.  Talk about it, think about it, live it.  You must speak your vision.  I write.  I love.  I w.rk out.  I am my vision.

I love Bob.  I love the exuberance of that break through moment.  And I'm going to do it right now.  I'm Liz.  I am an internationally known speaker and television personality.  I coach millions.  I am a sailor.  I sail.  I'm sailing. 

I hope you will too.

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There is NOTHING like the feeling when you realize something from your vision board.  It's the nature of the vision board that makes it so great.  You have to be brave to put your desires "out there" for the world to see.  You have to be committed to put your efforts behind that vision.  You have to be patient while you wait for your vision to become a reality.  And, you have to have faith to keep believing.  When it all comes together and you are living in something that was just a scrap of a magazine or an jpg image, it's nothing short of amazing.

I am celebrating today.  Yesterday, another idea from my vision board is now a piece of history in my life.  I'm not a magician.  I don't have a short line to God and I certainly didn't live an exemplary enough life to deserve this good fortune.  But there are some important things to remember.

Secret #1:  Commit to the BIG PICTURE, not the steps to get there.  Your vision is the end-state, the ultimate goal. If you look down when you are running, all you will see is your feet hitting the pavement, over and over.  But when you look up, you have somewhere to RUN.  No one (at least no one normal) likes to wake themselves up and work out in the morning.  It's not pleasant to NOT buy something you want when you feel the urge.  Who likes to eat vegetables when your favorite brownies are fresh out of the oven?  It's hard to like the steps to get to a better place.  Look up and keep your eye on the big vision.  The toned body, the lower cholesterol, the money in the bank. 

Secret #2:  Don't treat your vision board like a fairy godmother.  This isn't magic!  You can't just slap up some words and pictures on a wall and then wait for what you want to fall out of the sky.  You might be waiting a long time.  Vision boards are an exercise in synchronicity.  When you are pregnant, all you can see around you are pregnant people.  The truth is, they were always there, but your brain notices because you are pregnant.  When you place something on a vision board, you are telling your brain to recognize the pieces of the vision-puzzle that have always existed in front of you.  Look for the clues.  See the connections.  And then, buck up and go for it. 

Secret #3:  You have got to find a way to make yourself believe.  You are a responsible adult.  That's why you haven't sold all your stuff and moved to Alaska just because you've always wanted to live there.  But in order for your vision board to be really powerful, you have to place yourself in your vision.  It has to become a part of you.  I will warn you, this secret can make you feel ridiculous.  I imagine sitting on the Today Show set with Ann Curry when I am working out in the morning.  I don't want to have to do a crash diet when my opportunity comes!  What do you see when you close your eyes?  Can you see yourself wealthier, faster, thinner, improved?  Find a way to convince yourself.

To be honest, I become a bit afraid when my vision becomes real.  It means I have to ensure I don't do anything to sabatoge myself, that I have to take the process seriously.  And, there is a little mystery and magic in all that I cannot see but have to believe.  I can't wait to tell you more about what happened yesterday, but it'll have to wait for now.  Let the fun begin!

Make sure to check out www.lifedare.tv and www.30daysofyou.com for more ways to make your vision come to life! 

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My vision board is hung at the foot of my bed.  Even if I don't look at it directly, I'm getting a glimpse of out of the corner of my eye when I blearily stumble to the shower in the morning or when I finally sink gratefully between the covers for bed. 

Every so often I catch my husband peering at the weird mix of important words and photos of media stars, wondering how this connects with the deposits in our bank account and my tireless ambition.  I don't always have an explanation.  If I see something that speaks to me, a phrase or a picture, I cut out and place it in the collage. 

It's been 11 months, and I can see my life taking the vision-board shape.  But there is this one thing that completely blew me away.  I'm still not totally sure what it means. 

30 Days.

A few months ago, I began these 30 day experiments.  It started with my husband.  I strive for excellence in my career and health, but my relationship to him was mottled and ignored and dusty.  The beginnings of the solution for reconnection came to me on a date with him at the Texas Roadhouse.  "What if we slept together for 30 days?" 

Then I moved on to meditation, tracking my pennies and what I called "making room."  It changed my life, empowered me, created a new reality of thought and experience and a time when I could only be called an "old dog." 

A few months later, a business coach from California suggested I create an online community and we called it "30 Days of You."  

30 DAYS.  30 DAYS.  Get it?

How is this possible? I smack this random phrase on my board, I don't look at it regularly and eleven months later there it is:  30 Days.  An inventive, creative, beautiful space in my life.  

To be honest, I am still living the answers but this 30 Day phenomenon has taught me a few lessons:

1. If something speaks to you, don't ignore it.  Your soul is trying to offer you abundance.  It's a gift from God.
2. You don't need to know exactly how it's going to tie in your consciou vision.  Just be ready for something wonderful to arrive in your life. 
3. Keep your vision somewhere you can see it.  Even if you don't look at it purposefully, something amazing can happend.  

I had a magical moment.  It was wrapped in a package titled, "30 Days. "  Today, I really examined the other stuff I threw up on that vision board.  Who knows what will be happening next?  I bet it's going to be amazing. 

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I spoke to the Association of Women In Communications of Greater Des Moines this week.  LOVE speaking to people are engaged and ready to risk and learn. 

Special thanks to Peggy Fleming and West Bank for a fabulous set up (look at the SIZE of that SCREEN) and Terrie Kohl/ Country Club Market for the yummy food.  Thanks all!

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I just had lunch with a lovely person, so full of honest energy and interest.  She is going to Kenya, a trip that she will earn through her business.  I can tell she will make it, walking through the unfamiliar rich green of Africa next year.  I can also tell she doesn’t quite believe it.  Not because she can’t make it happen, but because she is afraid of what will happen when she accomplishes her goal. 

Fear is keeping you from your dreams!  Long before a thought streams from your mind, deep in your subconscious, fear is working.  Fear wants to ensure you are not hurt.  Fear is protecting you from losing the things that you love.  Fear doesn’t want you to wish you could rewind and go back to a better time. 

Fear wants you to think about it for you go for it.  You might lose everything.

I want the largest platform I can find to connect and help others reach past the fear into love.  I want to empower and encourage as many people as possible.  Every day I work toward that goal that will never be reached, the numbers will only grow larger.  Every day I create communities and dream up challenges and focus my creativity to help others.  And yet, there is a reason why my “it” has not happened already.  It is fear.  I’m not afraid of public speaking.  I’m not afraid of trying new things.  I’m not even afraid of NOT being the expert.  But I am afraid.

I’m afraid of losing my position in my household.  I’m a mother.  I love to be home with my kids several days a week, unpacking their bags, giving them a snack, hearing about their day.  I love the feeling of getting things done, the dinners, the laundry, the homework.  I love the routines of my household which end with my husband each night.  “Making it” will endanger all of that.  I don’t have to overcome fears related to my business.  I have to jump the barriers in my heart.

My next 30 Day Challenge is to GO BIG in my career plans of having an international reach in speaking and television.  I plan on talking it through with my husband.  I plan on admitting my fears of looking crazy.  I plan on letting go of my patterns and routines and enjoying the ride.  And I plan on living in LOVE, not fear. 

You have a fear space.  A situation that you love, that you don’t want to lose.  Change may endanger that.  Your fear is just trying to protect you.

As you go through your 30 Day journey, remember that space.  As you speak and think, trace the thoughts and words backward deep into your soul.  Ask yourself it is coming from a place of fear or love.  And once you can hear your well-meaning fears pointing out your responsibilities, you can answer your fear with love. 

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?  TRY 30 DAYS OF YOU AND ROCK YOUR FEARS WITH LIZ.

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